The Washington times., 1910-10-03
Were Feared By Harms.

Mrs Josephine Hoover, Of this city,
told the jury that in conversation with
her, Harris had several times men
toned the father and brother Of an un-
named Baltimore girl, whom Harris
seemed 70 fear The identity OF this
Baltimore woman and her family has
never been established by the police.
The remainder OF the morning ses-
sion was devoted to the testimony G
gunshOt-wOUnd experts, some OF
whom testified that Harris could not
have inflicted the wound upon him
self. while others held that il was
possible.
Lieut. Milton Farrow, OF the Far
row Arms Company, and Ralph Cole
man. Of the National Sporting Goods
Company, were two experts who made
the emphatic statement that the deed
attributed 10 Harris was impossible
Of self-perpetration-
Experimental On Dead Bodies.
The sensational Developments OF tn
NAL session Of the COroner's jury was
that the police and the Coroner's office,
In order to support their theory Of sJa-
eide, have made experiments and fired
bullets into the dead bodies Of two ne
groes held at the mOrEue- This was for
the purpose OF Illustrating that powder
burns necessarily do not resplt from
shots fired at close range
The COrOner'S jury expressed desire to
see the dead bodies. one OF which had
been held at the morgIe since last
Tuesday. II is understood that several
shots were nred into the body Of Jae
negro The bodies are unclaimed They
Will be turned over 20 a medical society.
That Il has taken the COrOner'S Jury
relating 10 the mysterious manner in
which Harris died on the night Of Au-
gust -. is significant, in view OF the
fact that originally tie investigation by
the police and Coroner was closed with
in few hours and certificate of sui
eide was promptly issued.
The lDueSt today closed shortly after
I clock The jurors went into eNeCu-
tive session 10 consider the widely di-
verSeut testimony Of the more than
half hundred witnesses called
Expert Shot On Stand.
Lieut.. Milton W. Farrow. former
champion rifle shot Of the world. AMI
participant in many International tour
naments. was recalled TO the stand
when the inquest was again opened this
morning
Lieutenant Farrow, since the Friday
recess, had made a number Of other
tests with a pistol similar 10 that with
whict Harris is alleged TO have been
killed, and brought the exhibits TO the
inquest with him this morning. Leu
tenant Farrow showed 70 the jury
thick board covered with heavy flannel,
against which he had placed and fired
n -SS-caliber revolver So great had been
the concussion that a hole an inch 'oag
had been cut in the flannel, and the
aperture was powder smoked for
radius of two inches
Lieutenant Farrow told the jury that
IL was his expert opinion that IL was
impossible for Harris TO hold a gun IN
close proximity 20 his head without
leaving similar powder marks LeutCn-
ant FarrOW IS the owner OF the Farrow
Arms Company, Of 30 street north
west, and has been familiar with FIRE
arms and their use for a third OF a cen
tury. lie repairs the guns used by the
Police Department Of the District.
Another Expert Called.
He. was followed by Ralph Coleman. Of
the National Sporting Goods Company,
who also has had a long experience in
the use and sale Of firearms Of every
description, and who has made numer-
Gus experiments 70 demonstrate the
practicabIlity OF fmpracticability Of the