The Daily spy., 1849-06-15


sunset the % of Oct ls There was large gathers ,
ing about the houses Sree,er laid near the door s,er
Mrs. ). about Is fee distant examined Sue,er and
ordered him carried the rear OF tie house. and then Up
s'aFs' Her throat was cut extcnsively--lhe wind pipe
severed and Tachea or swallow partly so dressed
Tue wound and left about O'Clock He could make
un'sef understood, but could not speak aou6-I asked
"p' "hal made him cut his wite's throat. He said he
Snould not have done II, if she had not choked him.
asked nm If he had been drinking liquor7 He said he
nadnot lie drank glass that morning, but was no
under the influence Of when the murder as commit
led examined Mrs, Sueeter The wound vas
very extensive one 1t looked as if he cut from near
The ear to the front part of the throat ON one side and
men brought his hand round and continued il to near the
other ea-here was angle in the cut at the front of
the threat
Cross Eramined-Dr. Spooner arrived soon after |
commenced dressing the wound, and assisted me- Ex,
pressed The opinion TO him that il was doubtful il s.
recovered He appeared to have no desire to live. ]
have no doubt of his intention TO kill himself / think
the conversation with Sree,eI, testified TO- was the next
morning.
HoldT4ge Amnlidopn The Coroner was al Street
er's between and O'Clock the 23d of August Saw
Sireeter in the front chamber. Mrs Sreeter was OF
the floor IN the front parlor, There were peo
pie IN The bedroom, and saw blood on the floor anc
pasering Examined the room Afterwards In from
OF the door there was the appearance of quart NOR
OF blood Saw blood from the top the bottom Of th
stars. On one door the print of bloody hand
Cross Examination. The inquest was held at th
house. When the Jury had made up their minds the,
adjourned, about o'clock, to Esq Barow's office /,
make out the verdict. The coroner here exhibited
razor covered with bood and stated that it was hande,
HIM BY one OF the jurors as the one with which the of
ence was committed, and Mr.. Edmands identified ii al
the one seen by him on the occason.1
Tue Attorney for the prosecution here rested his case
and Henry d. Stone Esq for The prisoner opened tht
defence by briefly stating that the killing Of Evir;
Strceer by her husband was not denied but estimon,
would be adduced to show that killing her The crime
murder was not committed, but less ofence-that O
mansaughter. 1t would be sho xn that when child he
met vi h bad accident by falling in the FIRE, which con.
deTably impaired bis intelect and other circumstances
would be proved which, although they might not show
insanity, would indicate tha, the mind was disordered
Asa Sheeter-ls father to prisoner. Prisoner was 29
years old last May When he was young he had fits
W he was y OF years olu W nen 2Z months old he f.
into the fire. Was found lying on his back the chair on
top OF him, his head in the fire and burnt 10 SCROLL
There never has been any hair great portion OF his
head since In two places the flesh all came off and
eft the skull bare. Dr. Willard of Uxbrdge had The
care Of him whle-he was then carried 10 Dr. MLllors
in franklin, and remained with him weeks. The head
remained an open sore, making discharges of mater fo
5 OF years. The witness was here inquired of as r.
the capacity of prisoner, but objection was made to the
expression of any opinion on that point. The counse
then went nTo of examination as 10 facts rela
ting 10 his aptness 10 learn both al school and elsewhere
and the answers indicated want of the usual aptnde
lie got his hand caught twice in the way in the
machinery at The factory in Southbrdge so that he was
disabled from work for time and on being advised
so to do, removed him from the. mill. After he mar
red, he resided for while in my family HI treaec
his wife kindly and tenderly The winter before
the murder; at one time, he got up after going
to bed and went out with hardly any clothes on
and wandered about in the lot without any apparent OBJ,
Ject He had on shirt and pants but no coat or vest
Tie went some 20 rods more from the house His
wife was a he'd When got him into the house he re
turned up stairs and to bed again He never told
me why he went out
To BE CONTINUED.