Evening star., 1901-12-04

| been made by the index finger of a left
hand The index finger on the left hand OF
Mrs. Bonine corresponded with the imprint
| on the shade.
Questioning DR.. Rumn.
According to the witness the stains he
| found on the yoke under the velvet collar
of Mrs Bonine's wrapper, had the appear
| ance of having been made by diluted
blood.
| The cross-examination of DIR. Ruffin was
conducted by Mr.. Gould, who. first of all,
developed that the witness has never before
testified in court regarding bloodstains. DR..
Ruffin did not examine the extra wrapper
| Did you test all the specimens you
| took?' asked Mr. Gould
NO sir, said the witness.
| Because they did not look suspicious"
| You were told where you were expected
to find blood, were you not?" then inquired
Mr. Gould.
Yes, SIR answered the witness.
Continuing, it was developed that the wit
| ness had examined the velvet on the collar
| that had been nearly over that portion of
| found traces of blood, but he discovered no
evidence of blood on the velvet
Mr. Gould called the attention of the jury
to the size of the piece of duck lining on
which DIR. Ruftin claims he discovered
| traces of blood. The specimen was about
one-fourth Of an inch square.
By further inquiry the United States
attorney showed by the witness that tea
| spoonful of blood would contain about
2,OOO,OOO00O corpuscles Each section of
the specimen examined by the witness that
passed under the microscope showed about
three or four cOrpuscles. The witness said
| that prior to his connection with the Bonine
case he had never examined leather for
| blood
'.Dr. Ruffin." Mr.. Gould asked, was that
| wrapper, when you examined it for blood
stains, in the condition you would expect
from what you had heard it had been
| through?'
The defense objected, and another long
| argument ensued. Attorney Douglass re-
| marked that If the government cared to do
| so they could make DIR. Ruffin their wit
ness and ask him the question. The latter
| It was contended, was not proper cross
| examination.
| Mr.. Gould replied that lack of funds pre-
| cluded his employing any more experts
| The United States attorney in support of
MS claim that the question was admissible.
| read from that portion Of the statement
made by Mrs. Bonine the Goth of May, in
which she described the alleged struggle in
| Ayres' room.
| face down." added Mr. Gould. There were
| pools Of blood the floor, and counsel
| have offered evidence to show that her
hands were drenched with blood. I think
| 1t is proper to ask the witness If the wrap
| per appeared as if it had been through the
| experience have described
Inc court held that the question was one
for the jury, and sustained the objection.
MI Gould asked If his own hand could
| nave made the imprint on the window sill
| and if the imprint could have been made
| by left hand. The reply was in the mega
tive. The United States attorney intimated
| that the imprint on the sill might have
been made by Ayres. mortally wounded
leaning back against the sill before he fell
| 1t was endeavored by Mr.. Gould to show
| that the direction of the smear on the
window sill was from inside outward but
Dr. Ruffin was not willing to testify re-
garding the direction of the smear.
in what position was the person who
made that hand imprint when the imprint
was made In your opinion?" Mr.. Gould
| wanted to know.
Objection to the form of the question
was entered and Mr.. Gould altered It,
DIR. Ruffin replied by saying that If the
person was in the room at the time the
| imprint was made the person was facing
| In If outside, then also facing in.
AT this point the usual recess was taken.
The Blood Stains.
| DR.. Ruffin resumed the stand after the
noon recess. He could not say how old
garment in evidence; they were not fresh
The witness thought the stain might have
been made by a person taking hold of the
velvet with bloody hands. and then at
| tempting to cleanse out the stain.
| On redirect examination Attorney Full
| ton asked Dr. Rufiin to show how small a
piece Of the duck he used in making his
| test for blood stains. In answer a small
| thread was taken by the witness from one
| Of the specimens of cloth in Illustration
| and exhibited to the jury on sheet Of
paper by Attorney Fulton If all the blood
| had been washed from the wrapper. said
| the witness, he would have been unable to
| find traces of blood
| Attorney Douglass explained that he
/ would vary from his plan Of introducing
| testimony in order to accommodate two Of
| his witnesses. who are physicians. and who
i did not care to be detained In court longer
| than necessary. DR.. Henry d. Fry was
| then called to the stand. He explained
| that he has been practicing medicine for
| twenty-five years. and the 23d Of last May
| he made an examination of Mrs. Bonine at
! the District jail. The witness found the
bruises and abrasions, as described by Dr.
| Glazebrook Taking into consideration all
| the bruises, DR.. Fry concluded that they
! had probably been received during a strug-
| gle. The bruises on the left leg might have
| been caused, he said, by climbing onto a
| window sill but in view of all the bruises,
| the witness was inclined to the opinion that
| it was more likely they had been received
| during struggle.
/ Expert ON stand.
After The Stars report of the proceedings
yesterday closed counsel proceeded with
/ the examination of Mr.. Berklin the ex-
| pert cleaner. The witness described GER
tain experiments he had made in reference
!. to removing blood spots from velvet. BY
soaking the velvet with water and then
brushing 1t carefully. Mr.. Berllin said, he
had removed blood spots from velvet and
left no trace. SO far as the naked eye could
/ discern, that the fabric had been washed
The defense offered in evidence the pieces
of velvet on which it's experiments had
been made, but Mr.. Gould objected. claim
Ing among other things, that the expert
ments did not constitute fair test. The
| witness. said Mr.. Gould, was an expert In
Il 9faips from fabrics while fl
4 not been shown that the defendant had had
any experience in that line. According to
her statement. she had merely gone to q
bath room at o. clock In the morning, and
4 ssWaelfed out some sDOtS :,