The evening world., 1903-01-15

saw no blood on young Fosters fore
head. He examined the clothes young
Disbrow left behind him at the hotel.
They were not wet and neither were
the shoes he left behind.
But" said Mr.. Grifing. you do not
know how much clothing Disorow had
nor how many pairs of shoes he hadf"
mo, sir" answered Mr.. Tunnel.
IDENTITIES Keep Back Crowds.
1t, took the combined efforts of all
the SheriT's deputies to. hold back the
crowd that tried to get into court after
the moor recess. -,
Disbrow was very nervous. He could
not keep his hands from his face. he
smoothed his nose downward. rubbed
his chin. Then he shifted his blue eyes
from the witness to the press and, as
though seeking the impression made ny
each answer. He crossed and recrossed
his legs. locked his fingers as his hands
bit his nails, dropped his head so that
he had to look at the witness with up
turned eyes. The defendants father.
who sat by him: was ~, ais So nerSpus whose
methods in connection with the case
have been severity criticised. was called
by the defense shortly before 3 O'Clock.
DR.. Nugent was not called by the prose
cution. because observation-disclosures Smith
did not consider him as In sympathy
with the States case.
No Bruise on Fostcr's Face.
said Dr.. Nugent. "In the pockets I
found a bunch Of keys. some matches
and a tintype. This was the picture of
'Dimpie' Lawrence. l examined every
found no mark or bruise of any char
acter."
Cross-examined by Lawyer. Griffing.
DR.. Nusent admitted that he had never
haS ma nvnnrtanrn uS In 1rnuynaI hNIipQ
He had been a country doctor all his
q. You said on a former occasion that
the lungs of Foster We're collapsed,
q. Do You remember telling the Dis
trlut-Attorney that you had seen a
brnise on Fosters forehead. A. ! do not:
The Coroner did not recall admitting
to several n~ewspaner men on the day OF
the finding of Dimple Lawrence's body
that he had decided to disinter Fosters
OF the bruise on the dead mans fore
head.
His Fight with Foster.
Harold squlres was called to the
stand at $50 o'clock to tell of the
fight he had with Foster on the day
of the young mans death.
@. You saw Foster at the railroad
station on the 9th of June? A. Yes, we
had a fight.
Q: What was the fight about. A. He
said something that l considered an in
suit and ] hit him.
9. Where did o hit him. A. Over
9, How hard did you hit him. A.
Withall my might.
Q. What effect did the blow have? "A.
He staggered and then ~apologiZed.
The last of the answer was stricken
out. Justice Maddox then took the
witness in hand.
Q. With which hand did you deliver
tlz lNrr9 with tha rtaht band
A. And your blow struck over the
right eye? Indicate just where IT landed.
A. Here (and witness put his index fin
ger on his forehead about an inch above
the eyebrow
Q. You are sure you hit him over the
| right eye? A.. / am positive,
Q. did your blow leave a mark? A.
Not that / could see.
A PuzxIe for the Witness.
Lawyer Griffin cross-examIned the
q. Why Is IT that your blow with the
stead OF the left? A. / hit him with a
swing instead of a straight punch.
Q, Isn't 1t remarkable that, With that
swing, the blow should have landed over
the eye furthest from you.
The witness hesitated. Justice Mad
dox was Interested. He REPEATED the
II suppose 1t was remarkable" said
Q, Have you ever told any one of this
night? A. Only my father and W
q. (By the court.) You were at wit
ness yesterday for the prosecution?
@, Were you asked about the fight?
A. Nc. l was not.
Justice Maddox appeared not to UNDER
stand why II was hat the prosecution
had not learned OF the night at the sta
ton.
Experts were then called. l~ife-savers
and undertakers to tell how they had
seen drowned bodies without visible
| visible wounds which a blood flowing
| from the nose and ears.
DisbrOw Was Disabled.
Dr.. William r. Scoyil. of Richmond
Hill, the Disbrow family physician, tes-
tined that the defendant called on him
at / O'Clock A. NJ. April ~ last with
his right arm hanging limp. He found
a fracture of the collar bone at dts
Joint with the arm. The testimony was
brought out to show that on June .
DDfsbrow vas physically incapable of
| delivering the blow that is supposed to
have killed Foster.
DR.. Scovil said that a month later he
treated Disbrow for fractured RIBS,
while hds arm was still bound up. On
May II, three weeks before Fosters
death, when the surgeon paid his last
visit. Disbrow could hardly move hls
"He couldn't raise his hand above his
shoulder at the time OF this tragedy"
the surgeon declared.