New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-17

Tho hlne bottle would hold 600 to 800
half grain tablets; and from l,2oo to s
1000 pulverized tablets would be needed y
to fill it. If 90 to 95 half-grain strych- +
nine tablets of ten per cent purity, were q
pulverized and added to enough pulver- /
lied bromo caffeine to I'LL the bottle,
there would be less than one-half of one
per cent of strychnine in the compost
ton. or four and half grains.
On cross examination, the witness
stated that pulverized strychnia tablets,
pIaced in a bottle of promo caffeine,
would have q tendency to work down to
the bottom. The witness explained how
he would make test for strychnla
He would make an aquous solution,
evaporate and apply the Dragondorf
test. Having ascertained the presence of
strvchnia, in order to ascertain the
quantity, steps would have to be taken
to drive out all other substances, which
is a long and complicated process
More Typewriting Testimony.
j. G. Fulcrut, a typewriter salesman
of Minneapolis, said that he had follow
ed the business for fifteen years. He
had been office boy, repairer, salesman
and manager He is now manager OF the
Lacrosse office of the Remington COM
pany. I do repairing right along, Am
familiar with the Smith Premier ma
chine. 1t is claimed that the Smith
Premier will show variation of align
ment quicker than any other machine,
because of the construction making an
unequal strain. The same letter may
occupy relatively different positions,
when the machine is out Of alignment.
Examined the machine in question at
the first trial. The carriage was rigid,
but the typebars were loose, showing
nard wear. This causes uneven writing
The wide carriage machine gets out OF
alignment more easily than the stand
ard size. The roller at the last tria
was very slightly marked. and covered
with rubber mould, indicating newness
I found only few points of punetu
alton marks in the center of the cylin
der. Anybody will strike through thu
paper with punctuation marks, which
present smaller face than letters. TIL
rubber mould disappears in three to si2
months, according to use. One macnin
cannot be distinguished from anothe
positively by the writing alone. TIL
alignment changes at different times
and a person can manipulate any ma
chine as to the alignment. There ar
two ways that can be relied upon fo
identifying the writing of machine
These are when type has been chlppe
and when a letter is "off it's feet" S
that one portion of the type strike
heavier than the rest. Many sample
would have to be seen to prove this.
find in this exhibit that the letter SIN
in Ulm is lighter at the bottom than 6
the top Have not seen any other il
stance where this letter has been use
on this machine that it has done thi
There is a very slight mark on the ste
of the ''h'' above the loop in Gerhard
which looks like a faulty type. Hal
examined the type under the glass al
have not discovered any defect in 9th
letters 'h'' made by the machine. Aft
repairs have been made on a machir
as Tightening the carriage, a chan
would be made in the alignment.
new roller will improve the alignme
and make the writing show less d
fects
The witness looked at the insuran
policy made out on the machine
question and at the blue box. The ri
bon used in writing the address on t
box has more of reddish tinge tn
that used in writing the policy. T
ribbon now on the machine in questi
is rather new, but is very dry. The
are several shades of purple, Accord
to how the manufacturer mikes his I'M
On cross examination, the witnt
said that the color on the address Wol
change slightly from handling Tht
is no difference in the shade of the WI
ing on the inside and outside of
policy. Have never read any books
typewriter experiences, and never ties
fed before this case as an expert. [
ferent makes of machines can be t
apart by the differences in the lett
only in some cases. The type in
late models are much alike If let
was decidedly out of alignment by +
son of the type bar having slipped,
machine could be identified by the w
ing. The letter "a" in "Gebhardt,"
the blue box, has either been str
twice Or the type worn down. l tn
it has been struck twice.