El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-23

! two Of wall paper and one of kalsomine.
One Of the samples Of wall paper was green,
witness said. He placed it in an envelope
and labeled it and did the same with the
other sample. The kalsOmine was done in
the same way These envelopes were idenu-
fled by the witness
Samples Are Tested.
The witness said that he made tests OF
the samples delivered to him on the day
following and after receiving his apparatus
the same that he had used in making the
Marsh erzelius test on the samples Of the
bodies Of Eudora and Mrs. Christine Major.
Finds Arsenic IN Paper.
As a result OF the tests, Prof. Seamon
stated that the light coIored paper gave
a mirror which was not arsenic, but anti
mony: the green paper gave a heavy mirror
of arsenic and light mirror Of anthony.
The weight was about .29 Of milligram Of
inches in the paper. At the same rate. he
said, 1t would test out &c Of a grain per
square yard Of metallic arsenic. or IA Of a
grain Of white arsenic
Little Arsenic in KaIsOmine.
From the test Of the kalsomine. the wit
ness stated that he got but faint mirror.
and the amount was so small that he made
cumulative analysis. About seven and
one-haf grains Of kalsOmine was used.
On cross examination the witness said
that the samples Of wall paper were deliv-
cred to him by Mr.. Maxwell in the presence
Of Mr.. Holt, in his room in the Alamo
gOrdO hotel; that he did not know where
the samples came from
Says He Acted for the Court.
Regarding the making of the tests upon
the wall paper from the Major home, Prof.
SeamOn in cross examination was very close
" questioned by Mr.. Fullen, associate couu-
sci for the state. Mr.. Fullen by his Ques-
uOning implied that the witness while an
officer Of the court in the making Of the
tests as referee upon the samples Of the
bodies Of Eudora and Mrs. Christine Major,
had made these tests for defence secretly
and under their direction
Prof. Seamon stated that he was acting
under the direction Of the court in the mat
ter. and while he had been approached by
the defence to entr into their service for
which he would be paid, he had refused to
do That the attorneys for the defence
knew Of the tests being n - several days
ago but that he made his report to the
court, acting under the direction and at the
suggestion Of the court
Large Crowd at Night.
One Of the largest crowds Of the sessions
of the court assembled for the night session
out over the cross examination that had
been interrupted. Every available space
was taken outside and inside the railing
and large numbers were turned away be-
cause OF being unable to get into the court
room
The night session was resumed wifi, Prof
ton He testified that on January l. two
semples Of wall paper were given him in the
presence Of one Of the attorneys for the de-
fence: that he began an analysis on the
next night and got through on the evening
Of the 18th. He stated that the kalsomine
was given him on the morning Of the 18th.
Tells of Tests.
The test on the green wall paper was
made 1rst, ne said and he found IA Of a
grain Of white arsenic, calculated to one
square yard Of the paper. In the light wall
paper he found trace of antiu16nv ne
said that the tests were made in room "a Of
the AlamogordO hotel and that no one VS.
present at the time. In the test of the Izalso-
mine, he said that he found slight mirror
and was very doubtful whether he could
weigh it on his scales. and for that reason
made MADE no cumulative i i test He said that the
cnelIllcalS uSeq mere were sent to him from
his brothers laboratory in ISI Paso
On reolrect examination, the witness said
that he gave the balance Of the samples to
Prof Hare; that he had the same balances
he used in Ell Paso, capacitated as low as !
1900 Of milligram-
A. J. Buck was placed on the stand nv
The defence and testified that he went TO the |
former home Of the defendant in company /
with Mr. Holt, Of counsel for the defence
and secured piece of wall paper from the I
dining room; that it was taken from the /
west slue OF tne southwest corner of the !
room and behind a small sideboard Sci |
the corner: that it was taken from /
that particular place at the suggestion of I
Mrs. Wiggett who then lived there be-
cause it could be hidden by the sideboard
On cross examination. he stated that the !
piece Of paper taken was about ska inches: /
said thar ne mad told no one OF the cir
Attorney for Defence Testifies.
H. B. Holt one Of the ATTORNEYS for the J
defence was placed on the stand by the de-
,ence. He testified in substance tbat he /
vent 70 the Iolmer Major home with Mr.. I
Buck and told of the securing Of the SAMPLE /
II wall paper from the dining room. thar /
be delivered it to Prof Hare in his room |
n the AlamOgordo hotel; that the wall ma
per was in the same condition as when II !
vas taken from the wall. He said that he ]
saw the tests made on this wall paDer NV !
Prof. Hare, and that at the last test Prof |
5eamon, MI Baird, Mr.. Maxwell, Mr. San 1
iers and Mitchell Major were invited in TO !
zee it
Professor Tells of ANALYSIS. /
Prof X f. Hare, OF the A. q NJ college Of !
College Station, n. NJ, was next placed on /
he stand and qualified as an expert chem i
ST.
He said that he had been professor Of :
chemistry in the A. & NJ. college for the past