The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-11-28
COURT PROCEEDINGS,
Trial of DIR. VIM. II. III. Crandall
For the Murder of Elisabeth Smith.
EVIDENCE.


went to DanvilIe next day with my wife and
her other sister. brought them home in
the evening. When she came to my house
her appearance was better than il had previ-
ously been. The following Saturday she
was taken very sick, and on Saturday night
we did not expect her TO live. On Sunday
DR.. Updegraf and lady came TO pay us
visit. don't know whether they saw her
She was in bed in one of the upper rooms
when they Were in. Inext saw her down
stairs perhaps on Wednesday following.
| saw her standing in the door, and she
looked SO bad that her appearance frighten-
ed me. I II ink that event ng her brother
came down. went for DR.. Updegraf |
think on Saturday night previous 10 her death
The doctor came and attended her until her
death. She was full of pain, and died on
Monday morning between 8 and 10 O'Clock
on the 4th or 5lh of August last. The last
time saw her down stairs was on Wednes-
day, and she was then very pa'e and deli
cate with no color in her face, and not as
when she first came. Her situation on and
after Saturday was desperate in my opinion.
DR.. J. J. Updegraf s,uorn to The COURT at
first supposed from her symptoms that she
was laboriug under pue'peral poreonetus On
my first visit mentioned this to her and
asked her if she had not had an abortion.
She asked me if considered her dangerous
told her the probability was that she would
not get over tiff she had anything TO COM
municate 10 her frie DIS she had better do it
soon. The symptoms of the case would
lead any physician TO come TO that conclu-
sion. There were subsequent interviews
She frequently said "My God, is it possible
that must de." think she said she was
unprepared TO leave the world and could not
thinh of dying. She also requestedthe min-
lister 10 be brought. l think this was on Sun
day morning. Those expressions were fire.
quently made up to1 12 o'clock on Sunday
night. think persons reported her lnsen-
sble at 10 o'clock. She suffered excrucia-
ting pain
Rev. Joseph ELsegood s,rorn to the Comt-I
think said thought she was very low and
perhaps that she would not recover. think
she uttered an exclamation Immediately like
this--"Oh Jane, must die!" | then had
some further conversation and went through
the offices OF our church. l think she made
answer to me TINT she was unprepared to
die and in such condition. She requested
me to hold religious services. They are 10
be found in the ''Visitation of the Sick"
John Gunton recalled-It was on Saturday,
think, went into her room. ooh John,
she said, they have killed mel"
Rev. Joseph Elsegood rsoaHsd.-I found
great difficulty in getting her attention-her
mind continually varying with repetions of
tOh Jane must dep After I had gone
through services approached the bed again
in consequence of her exclamations and i'm
pressed upon her TO dismiss all hopes of re-
covery. think she was attentive while
spoke TO her, but Immediately upon my re-
suming my seat she resumed the same
course of exclamatious. The purport of all
her sayings was that she was unprepared to
die. She said she felt she could not die, but
it was in despairing manner, and of char
acer with all her other eJaculations.
DR. j. j. Updegrcf reealed,-0n Sunday
afternoon she was comparatively easier and
she then lndulged hope of getting better
and asked me if did not think she was bet
ter. She evidently thought herself much
better, though she was undoubtedly worse.
I think she took medicine probably all day
on Sunday. AT frs! visit told her if she
wanted other advice would call in another
physician. She said have every conf
dence in your skill as a physician, and am
certain you can save my life. This was af.
Ter told her situation TO her.
NorE Thus far the evidence was given
to lay the foundation for proving the death
bed decla rations of Elizabeth Smith. Upon
full argument they were admitted and the
above evidence read to tho jury.
John Gunton recalled She said Dan Ran.
kins had bribed Or. Crandall to fetch her a.
way. She said DR.. Crandall fetched her
from the dam 10 Bloomsburg. She said he
persuaded her 10 come away. He had CIV
en- her all the medicine she had with her.
The medicine he had given her to bring the
child away from her, and that it had done it.
1t had the effect and that the obild came a
way from her the following Saturday after
she came. She said he had given her med
icine at home TO brig with her-had given
all she had. She said she had taken medi-
cine al my house. Ihad seen her taking med.
icine out of vials---did not know what she
had taken it for. did not examine medi.
cines till aftor death--one vial of reddish
liquid, and vial with glass cork in il.
Gave the vial with the glass cork to Mr..
Clark. (vial shown) This is the wal. The
liquid is the same color and smells like it.
She said she had been pregnant 5 or 81
months. Elizabeth died at my house 5th of
August last. My house is in Montour coun.
ty. Elizabeth went TO Danville on Friday
after she came. She retured on my one
horse truck wagon-no springs. She sat on
the hind seat. Went home on moderate
walk. DON'T recollect of trotting. One very
bad hill on the road. 1t was up hill coming
from Danyille. There are small rises on the