New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-10

chine III question, as | examined it UNI
der glass. In my Judgment the ma,
chine that wrot the address on the box
could not have written the address on
the samples.
On second cross examination, the
witness said that tine ribbon now on
the machine is comparatively new. He
described the process of making a rib
bon. The ink is removed by usage, and
an old ribbon brings out the face of
the type better
Expert Chemist.
Prof. Richard Fisher of Madison. Wis.
assistant professor of chemistry of the
university of Wisconsin and state
chemist, was called. Have been at the
university eleven years. Previous to
that l lived at New Ulm, and have
known the defendant and his family all
my life. Commercial strychnine ap-
pears in five common forms, one of
which is sulphate of strychnine, form
ed by snlphuric acid and strychnine
After issolving a substance in sulphur
ic acid, it is impossible to restore the
composition to its original form, as
the acir that was looked for was added
The same with acetic acid. The new
tact that the substance was soluble
strychnine salts would not determine its
character. Where there is only one
quarter of a grain of substance, it
would be reliable, where only e-tenth
o fine substance was sulphuric acid
sought for. 1t would be impossible to
determine the quantity of sulphuric
acid IN so small an amount without a
cumulative test. 1t would be neces-
sary to determine whether there was
snlphuric acid in order to determine
whether there was strychnine of sui
phate of strychnine was looked for.
tested two commercial samples of
bromo caffaine and both gave reac-
ton of sulphuric acid. Effervescent
SALTS have a rough, erinky surface,
while strychnine tablets are smooth.
Mulford's tablets are composed of the
active ingredients and sugar milk.
The blue bottle will hold about one
ard oIIe-half fluid ounces, or 800 grains
81 bromo-caffains pulverized, and not
less than 500 to 600 strychnine tablets
pulverized. Provided 90 strychnine tab
let's were pnlverized and mixed with
enough bromo caffaine to fill the bottle,
there would be less than one per cent
OF strychnine in the bottle. If there was
ten per cent of strychnine in the con-
tents fthe bottle as the ANALYSIS
showed some other form of strychnne
than that found in the tablets must
have been secured. Chemically pure the
strychnine can be bought in the market.
visited the Koch premises after the
moon went down last evening and it
was dark. From the cowyard I could
see a large number of lights across the
slough, and six in the direction of the
Indian monument. Could read the head-
lines of several papers and an announce
ment. Could do this half way before
the barn and corn crib. Held the pa
per loot or more from my eyes. Plac-
ed folded paper on the ground and
could see it seventeen PAGES away.( Saw
cat fifteen feet away. Could plainly
see my shade wagainst the corn crib,
Could see eight electric lights from one
direction and seven from the other,
from this point land conuld read the
name of the paper. Arsenic mas faint
taste, while strychnine is one of the
most bitter substances known.
On cross examination, the witness
said that efferyescent salts are quite
hight. Strychnine tablets will pulyer-
'ze to powder. Don't know that there
Is much difference in the weights of the
two powders. The strychnine powder
might to some extent settle to the bot
tom, when shaken. The fine powder
would g9Sto tn ebottonl.
Nothing In the Letter Story.
DR.. R. c. Gerhard, brother of the late
DIR. Lewis A. Gerhard, was asked to.
day by a. Free Press reporter in re-
gard to the letter alleged to have been
found in the dead mans office. in which
the latter was warned to ''look out foa
Ed DIR. Gerhard stated that the let
Ter was one that he himself wrote TO his
brother, and related to, matters con-
nected with the cranberry marsh that
the deceased was interested in. No such
statement as "Look out for Ed" wac
made, nor anything to warrant the
stories that have been spread about the
matter. To his knowledge, nobody had
Il grudge against his brother and there
was no reason to warn him. -.5
Inc officers at the time the latter