Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27

=, 'u"II"l lell now tlllngS VIII come
out, she said. conc minute | think
the commonwealth $ case is clear and
was asked. mo. only saw him
once
Did you sec an automobile in front
OF the Virgins house last fallI'' "Ics,
l did on October 10 at about Z 40 p. IN.
and again at II O'Clock that night"
City Chemist Testifes
DIR. W. G. Robinson, city chemist
who testified yesterday. was recalled.
and testified that he had gone to the
| Fourteenth district station house last
| night with the others, at the request of
the district attorneys office. and again
saw the automobile from which he took
blood samples late in October. lie was
| shown u photograph of the door and
| identified it as that from which he had
taken the samples of blood.
Did YOU anulyzc those spots?" he
| WIS asked 'Ics. ! did,
"What are they. in your opinion?'
They are bloodstainS.
"Whut kind of bloodstains?" MAN
mallian blood"
He was turned over for cross exam
nation. "You testified to certain spot
Mr.. Gray. WAS that the largest
spot?' II don't recall"
would you designate the other spots
as minutc?" insisted Mr.. Gray. NO,
| sir.
They are smaller, though. aren't
thcy?" No, sir.
"Wcrc there any other spots on the
body of the car" Eyes,
GLOW many Il didn't count
| them
when did you make the cNamina
| tionf' October -. ="
"Whcn YOU said that the spots you
removed are in your opinion mamma lllai
blood, are YOU prepared to say it is
human bloodT' mo, SIR
Minute Spots Examined
Did you examine the entire car?
Yes, sir; and | took away everything
] thought were bloOdstains.
ibid you examine every spot YOU took
off the rcnr right door:' ~ did"
The witness then left the stand but
was recalled. aud Mr.. Gordon asked hin
if he had applied scientific tests to diff
fercntiatc between mammalian blooC
and human blood. II did not"
''DortOr,' said Mr.. Gray. give somt
| idea, SO we rs laymcn may understand
the material you took in the aggregate.
Il Scrapcd stains from the car" said
DR.. Robinson. "and possibly got one
| twentieth of Il grain.
"That was hardly visible. was it?'
1T was sufficient for my purpose
You are chemist, doctor.' said Mr.
Gordon. Ibid you get sufficient fol
your purposc?" Il did"
Gray Rebukcd by Court
Harry Bodkin. the official city pho
tographcr, followed DR.. Eolmcr on the
stand. IIc identified photographs he
| had taken of the section of the automo =
! bile door containing blood stains.
On cross examination Mr.. Gray de-
mandcd to know whether Bodkn had
taken any other photographs beside,
those shown. Mr.. Gordon objected
Judge Ferguson, in sustaining the OBJ
lection, said to Mr.. Gray: You have
no right to KNOW
Then Mr.. Gray asked whether the
photographer had made picture of the
defendant. Mr.. Gordon objected
when the time comes that l canno
respectfully differ from the court
began Mr.. Gray after Judge Ferguson
| had sustained the objection.
"Now. don't argue" cautioned JudgC
Ferguson.
Mr.. Gray repeated his question: "Dio
you take a photograph of this defend
ant?' Again objection was made anC
the objection sustained.
Did You take photograph of th'
finger prints Of this defendant: -
Again Mr.. Gordon's Objection wa
sustained.
did you give to the distrcC attor
ucy, or the district attorneys office
tor use in investigating this case,
I photograph of this defendant or o
finger prints of the defendant that yo'
took at any time
Mr.. Gordon objected again, an
again was sustained.
Major Wymmc then was recalled b.
Mr.. Gordon.
I'm your testimony yesterday, Majo
Wynnc," said the assistant district ut
torncy, "you referred to some papc
targets found in Brin"S room. Wcr
thcy used with Il - calibrc ritlc?'
Mr.. Gray objected but was over
ruled.
"Truc." said Major Wynnr.
II told Mr. Gordon" said Mr.. Gray
"that | was willing to do all thSnt tn
side bar" lie was referring to qucs
tions which he now proposed 10 as
the witness in further cross 'cXamina
ton.
did you have II photograph to al
YOU in your search for lrincS"' askc'
Mr.. Gray. Mr.. Gordon objected and wa
sustained.
And did you have II photograph q
the finger prints to aid yOu|' he in
sisted. Mr.. Gordon once more objccte
and again was sustained.
Mr.. Gordon then asked another qucS
tiOn of the witness did yen say tn
targets were marked with Il - calibr
rinrf" II said %c,--but this was mcrel
opinion"
WAS it a rifle and not IA 2-calibc
pistol that made the shot marks in tn
targct?" II cannot say"
MIR. Gray asked "Didn't Your in
yrstigation show you that this boy wa
On the University OF Pennsylvania riff
team" "Gcs.
"Ccrtainly," intcrjrctcd Mr.. Gray
"l"t'S not have any guessing about
revolver.
When Major Wynnc left the stan
by Mr.. Gordon.
Tells of Investigation
You said YOU went to Hartford
Conn, with me- "Nrs."
DO you know Mr.. Fitzgerald, of til
Colt Firearms Co. - "Nes.'
! ''Did you have this automatic gu
with YOU when YOU went thcrcF'
'NpS -
"Did Mr.. Fitzgerald use it, "NGS,
GLOW many timcs|' ObjcrUo
made. Mr.. Gordon replied in urgu
? mcnt: II expect to offer certain cvi
dcnce as to this gun aud the bullet /
the dead mans head, and | must Ia
the ground work.
Judge Ferguson suggested that the
| hnd bpttpr discuss that at side hHI