The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-24

Saturday, as it Is the custom of the court not to recontene on a Friday after a holiday
 Important Witnesses Next Week.
 Before the opening of today's proceed ings MT. Rand announced that none of the most important witnesses would be called before Monday and,that the greater part of today would be taken up with the expert testimony of physicians and other witnesses by whom if will be att tempted to prove that Young could not have shot Himself. While vitally impor- tant to the prosecution's case. this testi- mony will not have the human interest motive that will be found In the narra- tiyes of Mrs. Young, John Millin, the bookmaker's former partner, and a dozen other witnesses.
 The skeleton which was brought into the case yesterday for the use of cor oner's physician, O'Hanlon. in describ- ing the course of the bullet which caused Young's death, was again brought into the court room when the trial was resumed today. The ghastly exhibit was suspended near the witness stand when MT. Levy for the defense. continued the cross-examination of the coroner's phy- sieian which was interrupted by the ad- journment of court yesterday afternoon.
 MT. Levy in his cross examination led Dr. O'Hanlon back over the ground cov- cred in his testimony yesterday. The witness described in detail the autopsy which he performed on Young's body.
 If you had regarded the case as one of homicide would you have made a more careful examination, asked Mr. Levy.
 T did not regard it then as case of homicide"
 Did you regard 1t as a case of sui- cide.
 "I did" the witness replied pr. O'Hanlon said that while perform | ing the autopsy he found three black marks on the second finger of Young g right hand and he stripped off pieces of 1 skin which were turned over to the dis trIct attorney. The witness was not permitted to answer a question as tc whether the black marks were made bS 1 gun powder.
 Again Meets With Objection. I Another question as to whether hs found any indication of gun powder wher | he examined Nan Patterson's hands soof after the shooting also met with an ob l lection from the prosecution and th' l court directed the witness not to an | swer At the conclusion of pr. Han | Ions examination that part of his tes, | tlmony in which he said he considered l the case to be one of suicide and not homicide when he performed the autopsy was stricken from the record on motlon l of MT, Rand. Counsel for the deiehse took an exception to the ruling ol 'uS | tice Davis on this point.
 MT Levy suggested that pr. U fianion a be put on the stand to tell the Jury "..ae made the black marks in the shil' '' Rand obiected to the defense going on ,,, ae this stage of the trial and aiso eo oai''''e pr. o'Hanlon as an expert. .,. o,
 q have a man who extracteo siaihs V, powder from those pieces ol sAin' s"10 MT. Levy .,.. .,ro,,o,. to
 s.,,sra careful in his remarks and direct ad tbe iurv to disregard the utterances os counsel regarding what 1t was claimed avanofnation of the exhibit by others than the examination disclosed
 Edward Freelig, a clerk in Stern's nawnshop. said that late In the afternoon of June last a man and woman bought a revolver from the place where he is em- nloved The man was tall and well built, hut he was unable to describe the woman. The sale was made by MT. Stern, the proprietor. He identified the revolver ex- hibited in court as the one purchased by the man.
 Jurors Mother-In-Law Dies.
 The mother-in-law of Foreman of the Jury Hendricks, whose illness threatened to delay the trial early this week. died | today. As 1t already had been arranged to adjourn the court at the close of to- nights sessions, MT. Hendricks will have Ian opportunity to attend the funeral.
 John Crowley. a cabman. said he was | hailea hv two men and a woman about