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to no avail. Her face turned black: she

| to no avail. Her face turned black: she
died; DR.. T. said her death or those
spells was caused by the long continued
use of iron: that it affected the brain and
caused her death. This conversation wSS
addressed to DIR. Med.
Miss P had three spasms: IS the fourth
came on she died; wSs IN one when ar
rived: in fifteen minutes afterwards an
other came on; say in two hours from
first, the Sd came on, and in q hours
from 1st, the 4th, when she died During
spasms, head and shoulders were thrown
back; don't know position Of arms during
spasms. When off, she threw up hand,
and wiped forehead, and smoothed her
hair-exhausted when convulsions passed
off; perspiration very great; entirely con-
scious between spasms; first indications
of return of spasms was nervousness;
eyes opened wide; very much dilated and
staring round the room; noticed frothing
at the mouth twice-if noise had any ef-
feet on her, did not notice it. All that
seemed to affect her was DIR. T. abb
sence: when she spoke, seemed intelligi-
BILE and conscisus-during spasms, her
face would turn very dark, but return to
natural color whenever spasms passed off,
looked like as if she was in perfect
health-body swollen after death-don't
know whether rigidity or fexibihty su-
pervened, she was very heshy-as last
spasm came, she noticed that DR.. T. was
absent and inquired for him; seemed to
be the same nervousness and twitching of
the whole body, as present in other
Spasms. Here witness described body,
and the manner in which it was dressed
for interment, for the purpose of identlfi.
cation.) During spasms, convulsed from
head to foot-limbs straight and rigid.
The mother of Miss Pharr was also ex-
amined. She testified to the marriage
engagement, and closed her evidence
thus:
She told him she did not believe he
intended to marry her, and that she was
ruined, and that be was the cause of it,
One sentence was, "I trust you will
never treat another lady as you have
treated me Had several conver sations
with DR.. T., once about six weeks after
her death. Told him L was sorry be had
not given iron at Christmas when I wish
ed it done. He said her stomach was m
such condition, it would not do to give
her iron now; replied that she had ta-
ken none until the first week in Sep eur-
Der. He said there was some iron i'm the
assafe, ida. Told him her stomach wss
in no better con iition when she did take
iron than when she refused it. The pills
sent on the 25th were sent unsolicited.
[ asked DIR. L. after Agnes death if ne
had sent for s.rychnine. He said he nad
sent to DR.. Coleman for three grains.
Asked him when He said two months
previous to her death. Asked him what
he got it for; he said for Mrs. Campbell's
head, that she had gotten a fall. DR.. T.
commenced the treatment of Agnes case
about the middle of January, 1853. She
heard the rumors of strychnia about two
weeks after Agnes death. Never seen
any attack similar to the one she died.
Her general health before her death, was
as good as usual. Nouced her vomiting
first while in Appomattox, in November,
1853. The good spirits of Agnes were
caused by DR.. 7. telling her that he was
going to Botetourt to make the arrange
ment for their marriage.
On the morning of her death SIZE asked
me to cut her out some sewing. Agnes
slept in my room, except when visiting
abroad. She was at Mrs. Aliens end
Mrs. Payne's early il December. Had
no suspicion of anything wrong uncil
the post mortem examination. DR.. =.
and Agnes had private interviews, some
times, in q room to themselves. He Wis
tied us often; there was no other person
addressing my daughter-had no male
associates. Agnes was person of warm
attachment. She was in her twentieth
year. She had studied all the English
branches, Latin, French, and Greek; was
person of good education. She saw
the large pill the night before her death
supposed she took it in the morning.
DR.. T. was with Agnes while at Payne's.
DR.. T. brought her home. Asked Mrs.
and Mr.. Pharr's assent to the marriage,
in January, 1852. Agnes had ordered
her marriage apparel from Lynchburgh;
they came to hand day or two after
death"
The father of Miss Pharr has died since
the death of his daughter, of anxiety and
grief. The trial was still in progress at
our last accounts.
WANTEp.-A small American or Pro-
testant girl, about IL or IA, to do the