The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-03-17
Big Murder Trial Began Thursday
And VO|uminOus Evidence Has
Been Taken.
CROWD is LARGE.
INTEREST is INTENSE.

jury, Mr.. Reaves was excused with
out any cross examination,
DR.. LOUIS LEROY.
DR.. Louis Leroy. of Nashville, con-
! sidereo one IF the most Important
( witnesses in the case, for the State,
YVES next called. He testified that ne
lived in Nashville; had resided there
about ten years; is a physician. and
also holds the chair of Pytholog and
/ Bacteriology in Vanderbilt University.
! He is a graduate from the University
of Nashville; also of New York
college, and took a post graduate
course in Pans. France. He is also
State Bacterlologist, and consultant
to the State Board of Health. He has
gwen great deal of time AMI study
to blood, he said, and he testified tech
nlcally to the different kinds OF blood,
and the difference between bloods; the
difference between human blood and
animal blood between the blood of
warm and cold blooded animals Blood
ami its analysis, he said has been d
special feature of his study and teach
ing. Human blood, he said, would
g
other blood would. An I he gave sew
real illustrations of how to tell the
difference IN bloods
Il am quite frequently called upon. .
he SAID, Ito make analysis of blood.
1 do quite good deal of that woIk.
1t is possible 10 take stain from cloth
ing ard deter mine whether OF not 1t
contains blood, and 1 have done good
Of hux 20 fn1.
years. Yes, have been witness in
other murder cases to determine
whether or not certt in stains were
blood. -
Defense excepted to this last ques-
ton and answer. Court ovelIuled the
exception,
Here the clothes orn by defendant
Rountree at the ii ne of the murder,
was shown the witness 10y MI. Voor
hes who was examining him, and
he was asked, when Did you first
see these clothes?"
'At your Office, IN the presence of
Shreltf FoIgey, Mess rs Hughes and
Hatcher, Flguers and others. | took
part of the coat and vests to examine
them to ascertain If they contained
any blood stains. There were mum
D0I Vi SII dlDs OI lu0 CObI DOlu Ou uIlo
right and left and back and front. /
took six pieces OF the coat with me to
examine In my examination | used
only half OF the piece to be examined.
In three of the pieces l found evidence
of blood; in the others | did not. In
the stain over the change pocket, and
the one under the left sleeve, and the
one ON tine tail. | eventua y found
Elood. ! made these vestigPtloDs
according to the latest improved
methods. l found blood, but was not
able 10 determine what kind. My
fl ldir upon this examination was not
an opinion, but chemical fact.
Witness here described technically
bow he Gade the examination Oh these
stains; on some of them as many as
ten or twelve tests most of which were
negative 81 could not state what
kind OF blood it was,'' said the wit
ness ''bnt could say it WAS not bid
blood, or the blood of any cold FLOODED
animal.
Q:-Was 1t compatible with human
Flood?
Ayes.
Q:-Could any solvent. applied to the
stains before your test, have SO altered
tnen character as to prevent you fiom
the character of the
blood!
A:-"Yes. Some solvents. such as
gasoline. benzine OF naptha. applied to
the SANS would not prevent my I
whether or not 1t was |
blood. but might prevent my deter
min ng If 1t was human Dlooc. "
Odd you discover the presence OF
any sucn solvent?
A:-Yes, when l first saw these
clothes I detected the odor of benZIne
upon them. Several days after, when
[ saw them the second time, the odor
was not observable.
o. Who was present and assisted
you when you made your last test and
discovered blood IN these stains?
Abr. W. A. Bryan, of Nashville,
was present.
CROSS. EXAMINED.
Mr.. E. Ii. Hatcher gave the witness
4 long and Iigld Gloss examination. lie
asked him mucn about his early his
.ory, his college lie, his professional
.areer, etc. Also as to the different
:na1cteI of examinations he applied in
his case, and if the particular one
elIed upon had not heen discreuited
1y eminent men in leading colleges.
Q:-Diu you thy for any other blood
han human Dlood, IN your examlna-
ion Of these stains?
A:-No.
Q:-Did you set any reaction on
hat?
A:-No. /