Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-18

Yes. sir" answered Eckstefn.
Where were you that EVENING""
IT was at the house of the Bechtels."
Ibid you see Mabel there?''
Eyes. sir"
Did you and Mabel go out together?'
NO SIR
you remained at homer"
Eyes SIR"
did you spend the night there?"
Yes SIR"
(Which room did you occupy?"
1.-THE second-story front"
In which room did Mabel sleepT'
'Second-story 'front.'"
Under cross-examination Eckstein said
he loved Mabel and he thought she cared
for him. He understood 1t was agreed that
he should marry her.
you often spoke of marrying her?' he
was asked by counsel for the defense.
81 did" 4.;sss
What did Mabel say?'
'tShe always put me on.
Ibid you ever strike Mabel?'
yes"
Witness was asked to explain why ne
struck the girl. He said:
Reason He Struck the Girl.
81 heard that Mabel had been out with
well-known man in town. and that her
mother told her to get all she could out of
l.
her that If she kept on acting like that I'd
never have anything to do with her. /
told her that if she should get into trouble
nobody would have her, and she would be
a CASTOR. Then she ran into the kitchen
and got knife When she came back at
me 1 struck her to defend myself"
DO you remember on one occasion you
and Mabel were out driving, and Mabel
came home with blackened eye? Didn't
you strike her then?'
mo sir; the butt end of the whip struck
her accidentally.
And didn't you one Sunday night after
coming from church hit her in the face?"
mo. sir: I simply smacked her"
Obi only smacKed her? Why did
you smack herr
"She said, On YOU and I smacked
her"
why did she say D-n your
Because 1 would not go up town with
herr"
Mr.. Schaadt then asked Eckstein about
the numerous Quarrels he had with Mabel.
The witness told Of Weisenbergs appear
ance on the scene and of the manner in
which Mabel transferred her affections to
him.
Came for Final Answer.
"You came to the Bechtei home Monday
night to get final answer, didn't your"
Yes, sir
THAT answer was to be about the we'd
ding day7"
Yes, sir"
And you called at the house Monday
night"
"You asked for Mabel?"
mo; said to Mrs. Bechtel, It's no use
asking for Mabel; saw her on trolley
car"
"She said, You're wrong; Mabel Is out
driving"
"on Sunday night what time did you get
homer
ABOUT o'clock"
Did you stay home?"
mo: / went out again." and Eckstein
mentioned the names OF half dozen
places he visited between 8 and 10 o'clock
that night
DR.. John Lear Called.
DR.. John Lear, the biological expert Of
Muhlenberg College, who analysed the
stains on the various articles found in the
Bechtel home was next called to the stand
All of the objections were overruled by
Judge Trexler. and the first important point
was scored by the prosecution.
In reply to counsel for the defense DR..
Lear said there were three different kinds
of tests of blood-micropscopic, chemical
had been accepted as practical by courts
of justice, except the biological: this test
had not figured In court In this country,
but had been accepted In all European
courts.
''And you made biological test Of these
articles9' asked Mr.. Schaadt.
eyes"
"Then. this would be the first application
OF the test In an American court?"
Yes"
DR.. Lear's Tests.
In making his tests. DR.. Lear said, he
used two rabbits, snto which he injected
human blood. The Injections, DR.. Lear said,
he made daily for about Ave days. Mr..
Schaadt endeavored to show by referring
TO several American authorities that the in
jections should have been made two or
three days apart and for six to eight times
at least. DR.. Lear explained that the au-
thorities say the operator may use his judy
ment and make his injections according to
the health and physical condition of the
animal.
The attorney FOR the defense objected to
the witness on the ground that he did not
properly qualify as an expert to give testi-
mony in this case.
DR.. Lear testified that he examined the
found in the Bechtel home. The micro
scopic chemical tests, witness said showed
the spots to be bloodstains, but he was un-
able to determine whether 1t was human
blood until he had made the biological
tests.
THE result of your tests was wfat?"
queried the district attorney.
II found the stains to be human blood"
answered the Witness
The coverings Of Tom Bechtefs bed
and Mabel Bechters wearing apparel were
shown to DR.. Lear. and he said the stains
on them were human blood On the bed
sheet he also found tobacco stains
The wooden steps leading from the kitch-
en- TO the cellar were shown to the witness
and without qualification he stated that
the spots on the boards were human blood
stains.
BY this the commonwealth will endeayor
been carried down those steps and placed
IN the atieyway where it was later found
Court then adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
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