Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-09

his work on the FARM" asked Assembly
man Hamm.
He did, -
when smoking?'
He smoked a pipe and cigars / did
not see him smoke cigarettes"
DR.. A. Louis Hall. the defendants ex-
pert. the succeeding witness said he had
made experiments atvarious ranges with
different kinds Of cartridges. among 9TH
ers, % caliber long
Il show you this exhibit" said Mr..
Hamm. producing the shirt. and ask
you whether In your Judgment the hole in
1t was made by a bullet?"
There is nothing absolutely to prove
ers. that 1t was answered DR.. Hall.
do you find any powder -marks.' :"
I find a slight discoloratiep--no pow
Or: Hall said he had examined the pin.
point mark on the shirt which. the wit
ness Hamilton had described las powder
grain. - -
L was unable to determine with the
aid of a glass whether ii was a powder
grain or not" he added
Experiments With Gun.
He said that the gun in evidence had
been taken and hung up on a nail at
distance Of sixty three inches from the
floor, so that the nail was against the
trigger. Then experiments were made.
Il found" testified the expert that
the gun could be fired in that way at a
distance of thirty-three inches from the
body
On cross-examination DIR. Hall declared
he had testified eight times in trials. ard
that this was his second appearance IN
a defendants side Of a case.
DIR. Hall was asked TO make practical
demonstration of the manner In which the
gun hung on the nail when the tests wer4
made. He did SO, Mr.. sHamm's finger act
ing as the nail
Dr. Halls testimony dragged, and tho
gallery was all but deserted as the noon
hour approached. 1t was showing harG
outside
Harry Simmer followed DR.. Hall. He
was merely a corroborative witness called
to testify to the rifle tests. His testimony
radically closed the defendants case.
Recess was taken until this afternoon,
when final arguments will be heard.
Will Put in Evidence.
The will OF Harry Sampson was placed
in evidence at the afternoon session. yes
terday. The will made Mrs. Georgia
bands estate.
District Attorney Gilbert then informed
Justice Rich that with the exception OF
the testimony OF Mr.. Hamilton, the gun
expert and the Belgian servant OF Harry
There being no Belgian. interpreter pres
ent, it was agreed to read the servant
testimony given at the coroner's inquest.
The servants testimony was uniInpor-
tant.
Albert III. Hamilton of Auburn qualified
as gun expert when he took the witness
stand. He declared that the bullet found
in Harry Simpsons body was. the same
calfber and style of bullet as those found
in the unexpioded cartridges that were
discovered near the rifle IN the Sampson ,
dining room. The expert said that the
bullet undoubtedly came from black
powder cartridge.
Mr.. Hamilton said there were no powder
marks on the inner shirt. nor was there
any smuggling or burning either Of the shirt
or on a piece of black cotton fiber found
in the bullet hole.
MIR. Hamilton said that IL was his opin-
ion the hole on the right side of the
outer black shirt which shirt had not
been admitted in evidence, was produced
by a distant shot OF a. black powder
cartridge 1t was not a contact shot, the
expert said.
The gun expert then took the shirts
and placed the inner shirt within the
outer one TO show how the .perfor ations
on both shirts overlapped each other. The
states attorney then offered the black
outer shirt in evidence for the second
time. and Justice Rich admitted IT.
Mr. Hamilton testified that he, mad made
various tests with the rifle, and then told
the Jury what the results had been The
results were illustrated to the jury By
yartons pieces of cloth OF material SINH
tar to that of Harry Sampeens shirts
which the rifle had been fired