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. tht front p*rt, the t«U-,vm PCM* ittv». Tttbt prowl blood «·&» in th8 front trf the K«lativ*»:Aor ·-.,:: V ertnuy ea Detcribed M fo Mental ·>»?trtne,?1* handed j witness for further ceneh eo*u u ··;·«»· ».»..,«,. of etothM "Sad.'JbttA 'tu* :M"i':SKC'«' ,. AMUM Vtornii !·'.; father .'had; ate . th* . M»euw4 -at. h Iwt time Mm. V*«mUj*» l»4. there was about 3.yw» ag*. Iswt Urns aecused h*d been vteitwi by his mother, wltaewi wma tlw present,. 'O:« visit trai Jn thfl.TsM: oo'tne «x»t or the vert of the suit WM Jotted but on the pant*, wit:OBjH give an opinion other- aa,.th«;,rignt J«£f . sow* oT these J,a*r- named ,-AureUi} A that », WM you? and i* were fpand pojtHYA lie»ttP^ Wood, --. W* Vsrmlttrsft, »n»e in this mother's nama? A. Y«s» Beih chil- propes On the toft lejr orJly on« 'cut and morning's testimony at -, his trial dren of the accused had been very caanc ~ on the charge of jmurdftr of >his fond oftheir father. "A^ the "Hme ficulti j agjiert «f B» Attoroey-Gener- On. ;'..;;.:"·. :,: :'·'. : · ..";/, :-,' ... mother. Mrs: Aurelia · Vermilyea, of toe divorce, the daughtwUttl "Tire , Department, to ehargn of the On the handle of thr hatchet, on October 4, last. .,JBis sister, to!d the court she-- wished -to be chlWr of the clepartmentToc the witness first observed »ome "greagr^ Mrs. J. A C, Faulkner..- was being with her. father.- r.-V^l-'v?,^ ·:· hope 1-3 years; rwhen first estab- figures wlth-.the marktajrfl3.75.- "cross-examined by CpL Greer, VIsn't this'more^or" Sas:: hear- alike. (C prcTtoos-te» that, under ques- Below the blade on the shank.Of 'counsel for the defence ,. say "interjected the -court.' DeOontag of Mr. trrquhart. Crown the handle, a second mark war that l-VThe cold which several Jurors and fence pointed' ' out thartrf, every Prosecutor.- had! engaged .In "legal left by the removal :of *» label. the majority of the spectators on the family certain thta^iof . Uus natmedicine" for the department he This area hadTbeerr photographed by trial of Harold Vermilyea have been ure were regarded as'Jfamlly facts!. * testified. JPost mortem examinations, the department.' ; ! , ;.',: '.>.; · Aurelia. at present Is nlneteca suffering fittm during the past few "~A.' ·tain examinations and btood exam-: ^* - · ' · · ' · · : Photographs years pld; Than Is 14. years.,- · days, had Spread to the"prisoner Inatkms were specialised to, he add- -DefensFraised an objection at this overnight. Vermilyea entered the . Vermilyea settled ;in,.Qnt,.__Callf, ed; This work also Included com- time,to the photographs: "I don't court room at 9.40 o'clock this in 1918. Previous to that,. his octhe neceiclty- of admitting parisons of nalr. Some five or six morning carrying with, his ,. air cupation 'bad necessitated, 'considpractise was-had hi theni," objected Col.- Greer. erable, .travel. When visited Jn On'It Is quite" usual," replied Jus- cushion a top coat over the other tario., by Ala sister, he was described The coat was of the same > Sdeniifie Method KnowB.;;:yr tice .Jeffrey. .AX--ii---.,.' _'. _ . ' ' arm. as the dark brown tweed as being, in fairly eomfortaWs cir- AIr« Q^ Is there a scientific method for Q--(By Mr. Unruhart) ,Is there material constantly worn by accused. cumstances. · In 1932 he had kwt determining the presence of human any mark-on-the'hatchet brought suit Only when the court crier opens hla position with the _ fruit, ex-Wood on=*ri object? A. There Is-- out by; the photographs, that .would the day's session does,the prisoner change company. This was the renot be visible to. the eye? · . : the test is known all over the world. s ; of a failing ott '- export buiIn · answer Dr. Prankish -pointed directly face; the.court. " ""The white hatred witness toM of Today's session opened with the iness. Witness was not. clear what to several small marks... One was Bereceiving,*, hatchet at the departcalling of Mr*. (Dr.) Faulkner, ha had wor«al-»t-|S18SWingHh^. tas* --mtsfc-ZToni- · Tn>p<ctor-^-Oardner> shoVn_Justice Jeffreyjit his request. ~5>f. .FHnHslv~you Tpive Better 1 -.'Changs-In Betath»«hlp~ Ixe : ~Whea,,reodTed_,(on,. ,Bat., dct.,, 6. Dot. Qreer >took the witness. *· , 1814) there were brownish stains eye' sight than I have," commented Mrs. Faulkner, - still dressed In - About two years" ago a "change victe court'.after a careful scrutiny. prtso on the bade, and also where the the r "And he had better eyesight than deep black, had the same composed In relationship between them was Th . Bundle engages the' head. * bearing as on Tuesday. admitted by witness. sanif · These stains were still visible on I lit the preliminary hearing -- -A Bible was ' produced by defence Q. About two ye&rs ago your Zthe.Jmtc^i,Jt_w«jpc4nted ouf by' that's why I object," added defence In which entries of the birth of the brother, asked your mother for Beni .- . natc him when the tool was handed him counsel. : " · ; ' · ' ! . : :··. children had been made. certain money? A. Yes. Several full size photographs of Vermilyea for Identification. ,,.;---,., Harold Vermilyea 'had left Belle- Q.Jfe wrote, asking hetJCor-lt? it w: the hatchet were passed around There were other stains on the first -in 1908, said his sister. --How riracteA.-$5,000.._ -.__. " ~ tech: and examined by both defence^and ville serratedi head. - ·. ' At one time accused had an imped- Q. He had been out of work: thep both Crown*. . . , · _ . * secrt v.-. Btood Stains'on Hatchet ^_ r iment in his speech. He had spent Tt --Holding'the tool and facing the Ool.~Oreer7Tn"taKing over the several years" in Vancouver and for some time?- A. Yes. Q. And she jjave him this money? witness brought the statement that cells Jury, witness,pointed to each spot had gone. to California. A. Yes. . ..._._..,-:,.. . -. lie photos had been made through then nobl wnert the stains were visible. Since he left first, Vermilyea had "n "I examined these-stains to see if an ultra violet ray attachment. This been back only three times. The The letter to her mother was answered by witness at the request of fate the; were human blood stains--the -woera~lefvd ·'toward" ar"Ctearw- pic- last time was- in 1923. than an observation mnde Mrs. Vermilyea following a second Ion, tests were positive; the stains were ture iv request for. a similar amount, said Ploe Aware of -Contents -human, blood stains", explained the with the naked eye. Col. Greer witness. 'hammered on the point regarding Se ipedtco. · '··".-· · '· Col. Greer referred to Mrs. VerV the ,I^On~tta;hea<t<'t:tl>e hatchnt small the spot where some figures" were mllyea's Mother Disturbed 7 ~ will. Witness had not been purported to.be~on the huhdie. ur. to s! eJurters of hair were fwr.i .Mhatchet.in hand, sat on present, when it had been drawn. Q. Do you recollect the contents and heiig.The hair was put Into a Prankish, but all members of the family were raiHrjg of ^ f r A J u r y box an^ _MJ n£_thXs-' Test tulae. (ezhibrteeV-»nd-ldent.lfled fairly well aware of the contents' on the stand) Th* hairs were found pointed out where~he thought the said Mrs. Faulkner. "I( -had been An objection was raised by Crown cling 'igures were." Prosecutor over this question. The HHIc to-be-human ones. Col. Greer. "This . testing for made In " accordance with our ^question was finally admitted. f-^lr Hairs of Bat FaotHy father's will," she added. "The other hair" continued witness blood Is a .mechanical technique? Q-- As far as you -know did your "What was the purport of this let- · Ur -- "I found to belong b the-Tat* fam- A. Yes. . . . mother ever make any change-from ter--Why did your mother ask you men . . . . P ily. Witness explained species of the original will as drawn? A--Not to write it? A. Mother was disturb- in Pour small boys, determined, to get 'Tl! animal spoken of. One human hair, that I know, except that she .might ed over Harold asking for money. worn at least one glimpse, at the Interior gray, was found onHhe blade of the have made some other minor be- She · asked me to write back. I lonai hatchet. This hair -was of similar of the court room during. the pres- quests. wro,le Harold and'told him not to ent trial, squeezed in past Mie c color as deceased's. Q--As far as you know, ^as any- Jeopardize mother'siprinclples; that ion Ruards past a side entrance -door. antl-Hair can not, be .Identified as she-had always treated us all. good thing ever said to accused about belonging to any certain individual" 'With solemn faces they paused in your mother ever changing her --and I asked him to stop bothering its i front of the prisoner's dock where methodically explained witness. her. Witness added that each of the of C will? A--No. A coat produced was identified the accused site throughout the day. four had always been treated alike. fThat's where they .keep him." Wrote Irregularly by witness-as one given him by whispered Last Christmas a cheque of $250 CA the leader, of the small Sergeant Harman. Several stains gang. There had been given each one. This hapV wasa tinge of awe In Harold VermUjjea left Belleville found on_lt"were analyzed > and his voice' as he reached forth a hand to get a wider education," said wit- pened often at Christmas time. foucd to be of human blood. The and Hs Says Letter Disagreeable stroked the chair. Then, after ness. During his time away he wrot« fur collar, was compared with that a careful of~the doek-and Irregularly but of late years he had Q. You told him (accused) that. found on the bead of the hatchet the chair, survey he should not expect any more than ! the boys turned, cap in corresponded fairly regularly--for and found to match: The fur was hand- and tiptoed any of the rest of the children? A. I Ing ! out. the last twenty years, a letter might that of the 'raf family. ' , Of IT Spectators Fill Room. be received at least once a week. Yes, A red dress .also stained, was . Bright sunshine and warm winds "Nearly always the letters had been Q. Your answer from him was re- inr*. found to have been "splotched" today niislc brought out the largest num- shown her by her · mother," said ceived? A. He wrote me a very diswith human, blood. agreeable letter-- that_j_,wasu-sittlna of spectators jet, hoping, to gain witness. :_,-.- -A.--,-, i! . 0«n»hkrd)-What wa*J ber a seat ui .the court room at =the Q.-- Wha^was U«jrelatlonsh!p on top of the world didnX know any FR13 »*Myiw*wl«ew"»Sftnra-w»Eap«s»«fc*^- -/-^^sLk*. trtmr-t»MtaTOla^eTrnnye«r~ ~'^ ~a motor car on the At noon, after the Court room had A--He was very af fectlonale towards my time pia.rinj bridge and going i fast ·Sasday.'lt had been" delivered to been cleared of the spectators to air her. · to T»"les and so on. He said I had |dinn< the 'police garage: I. n%t there one the building 'out, a crowd of nearly Q--Do you now whether or not. set mother up so that she would'no: lonto n Bannas. He was accomp«El«d 300 people milled and swarmed your brother was divorced ?^A--He send -%im money: (ThU, letter could turn.' Inspector Ward. about the main entrance. It :was was--aboyt five years ago. not.be produced; it had v been dcs- a gri . only with grieat difficulty that-th« --.Witness. Void of spending a-visit troyed.V 7*S.:-- He 1-Objection was '-rmised at . this guard* were enabled to handle the with her bVoUier afhis California! Q. From that time on his r«^r- cities point'. by defence--, -on the grrounds huge throng. home. _ ~.Iir_.~~.;; on Paje J. CoL 3> lis Ui< untenL »K« ftdfl«a, ^.'^itpl.'.WM* n.1ways vwy affecUonat»; toward hUi "moth«r, ·';.;·-·.;* :, '^'^' :«i« At "til