The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-31

KIND worn Dy QunQreuS OF WOMEN.
JARREL SUMMONED.
Detective Jarrel, who has worked on
the case for the prosecution since its
inception, was summoned.
Did you look for any blood between
the Owen house and the scene of the
crime?'
Yes
"When?'
ION the night of the murder and all
day following. which was Wednesday
Tell the jury whether there was any
other blood spots"
There was none. II there had been,
I would have been bound to see it.
walked up and down the road, reckon
more than any other man. could not
find but the one spot"
Did you know that Alexander Rob
ertson claimed there were any more
blood spots?"
mo. 1 hadn't found any and had
looked so carefully that paid no at
tention to what anyone said"
After the machine was brought to
Tom Owens, how long before 1t was
moved?"
1T stood there until after IL o'clock"
Did any blood drip on the ground in
front of the house?"
TT is in testimony that an elliptical
blood spot, 20 inches by Is inches. was
in front OF Mr.. Rice's house on Midlo-
THAN turnpike. Was such a spot there
on Wednesday,"
NO"
did you examine the road on Thurs
day. too?"
Yes"
Was it there?"
On cross examination, Mr. Carter,
for the defense, asked the witness why
he repeated his search for blood spots.
He said he heard of a story concern
ing other blood spots.
NO BLOOD SPOTS.
Detective Scherer testified that he
had made several examinations of the
road on Wednesday and certain por-
tions on Friday morning. He found
no blood spots. He said he had looked
carefully near where young Robertson
said he saw the additional spots De-
tective Scherer said he accompanied a
newspaper reporter. brother Of young
Robertson, to the scene of the sup
posed new spots and found none.
Major James d. Patton corroborated
Mr.. Scherer's testimony, having ac-
companied the detective in his search.
Ben p. Owen, another uncle Of the
murdered woman who assisted in the
search for blood spots, testified.
ct made a careful examination" he
said, "of the road from the scene of
the crime to my brother Toms house
and saw no blood except the first
spot"
Thomas, who was another witness,
gave. more corroborative testimony on
the absence of additional blood spots.
DEFENSE COMMENCES.
Before bringing forward the wit
nesses for the defense the court re-
cessed for a few minutes to permit
counsel for the defense to argue a
T,,I- 0p
ing of the jury concerning the striking
out of certain evidence introduced by
the prosecution.
The commonwealth had occupied a
week in placing its evidence before the
jury.
Today the prosecution produced four
witnesses, mostly county detectives, to
controvert yesterdays testimony of
young Alexander Robertson regarding
the presence of more than one blood
spot on the Midlothian turnpike where
Mrs. Reattie was killed. The state had
contended that the blood spot where
the murder occurred was not caused
by dripping from the machine IN which
the husband alleged his wife was
seated when shot, declaring that no
blood whatever could have oozed
through the bottom of the car. It was
a detail in the case but by concentrat-
ing attention on the single large spot
of blood, the commonwealth Intended
to show that the woman was murdered
while in another position from that in
which the husband declared she was.
The defense announced that it would
call Paul eBattie to the stand again.
When court reconvened Judge Wat
son announced to the jury that a mo-
ton had been introduced by the de-
tense to remove from evidence all tes-
timony relating to the hairpin and sus-
tanned the motion. Judge Watson
added that motion of the defense
had been likewise sustained to elimi-