The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-23

p; Rooert.oa, .eovn--was called in % give msdi
cal advice to Mia. Pbsrr in October, 1885, In Apo
matfox. whare live. De.ectrd distase thsf jos
,lhed the giving CT medicine. Her mother sid she
satisfied it was caused By pregnsncy-told my vie
80. Think her only mal.dy then dsfress OF
mind. Heard the evidence In regard to her deatr,
and concur with Dfs.! Jordan and EsdH that the
Ma Sproafs sridence, read by consenf-Wasa at Mr.
mars the Saturday and SUNDAY before Agnes
aeafh Left at O'Clock Monday morning. Agnes
then appeared well. Had a conversation on Sundsy
evening, shout o'clock, about the plls-Dr. ThoDp
son osiag present. Heard Agnes te DR.. T. that st .
rssst of he two DE-. tod Her she n1ust take IT,
:, Ms Campbell. sacorE.-H4d a conversation with
Dr. Thompson in August, 1853 Remarked that AZ.
wss very poor. Again. on the 24th or 18th February
1851 to DR.. T. that had gn in church and
ad not hardly know her, she looked weli--he re-
piled that her health was very bad, and that he
you'd not be surprised to hear of her death any
Cross-eromined Had cut on my head, about Fe-
oruary. ana DR.. T proposed to apply solution OF
strychnine objected, rs it was poison. He sid
u would not hut me-.hat he had got it expressly
Tor me Have head DR.. 7. acknowledge his engage
m mt to Mis- Agnes
Here ended the evidence on the part of the Com
monwealth
TESTIMONY IN BEHALF tF THE PRISONER.
Miss Emm1 Stuart, sirora.-kncv Miss PharI-sae
was 10 delicate he iltn. saw her laid out she was
tightly bandaged with corsetts-can't imagine how
she brea:hed. Saw her once have some sort of con-
vulsoa year ago last April. Miss Pharr Is ing
in the trur dle-bed;-she screamed. and when went
o fer found hel h .nds c'erched and stiff her body
s1aighte ned. rolled up her eyes, threw back her
head and seemed unconscious. When the spasm
passed of she put her hsnds up to her head and ap-
peared sleepy. Never saw her In anv other spssm
Think she was imprudent about her health. He ,rd
the conversation between DR.. Thompson and Mrs
Campb.l-shs told the Doctor that her head was
tad, and he ssid she hal better let him make solu
ton of strychnine fotit Objected a. it was a poi.
son. He replied that be had got it expressly. This
day DR. T. acknowledged his engagement to Miss AZ.
mss to me. Mrs Agnes denied the engzgement-said
he was not to lie married to Dr. for she had csuaht
Le.u while down county Had conversation with
Mr. James Burk the Monday after the ex elimination;
he .aid we must 'msnd our hold" for If DR.. T. got
clear ke would break us all up Thought he was in
Cross F1amiaed Thought the spasm al uded to last
ed fifteen minutes There no freth:ng at the
blue round the mouth and eyes. Her mother came
in once in the time-looked at Agnes and went ont
She did not seem to be alarmed No physician YVES
sent for. She seemed sleepy when the spasm was
Mrs. Clark. soorn.-Was present at the laying cut
of Mis-, Pbarr. The body YVES pale and timber, and
corsetted extremely tight. Heard that Mr. Andrew
Damron had told Mr.. Skeen that it was the women
who laid Agnes out who discovered her pregnancy.
Denied and deman ied MIR d. should give the suthof:
he gave DR.. Hamm nd. Had a sister who died in
commissions. She was preensnt-cooked her dinner,
before sundown Don't know whether she was stiff
or not. DIR Cooper said it was hysteria She was in
q o:iou all over and purplish 10 the face
Gross Examined 1T was said she caused the fit by
jumping over the fence. Remember the fits sh. bad
They were frequen:. She was unconscious in the
fits, and sleepy when they passed off. She screamed
hen she took tire first spasm NV sister expected
abortion, but did not have one She never moved
about eathed with difficulty and sometime threw
her arms about. but no. always.
Miss Mary Jane Damron srorn.--Was with Miss
Pharr on Saturday and Sunoay evenings. Her ap-
pearance on Saturday eve wss poor-very pale On
suadsy evening did not not tce her particularly,
but she looked badly. Did express an opinion that
would not be surprised to hear of her death at any
time. Cro's-eraninfd-Ht manner wa. excited =
Thought her by steal health very bad Saw her at
home Ssturdsy-she came to our house Sunday
night. Cross-eraminod-she was low.spirited.
Mrs Gamer, SnoTn-In August, 1888 Miss Pharr
WIS st my house in Boteourt. She was there tab en-
with spell during family evening service, aud be-
gan to undresi herself when we took her to bed -
She seemed del rious, and moved her fingers as if
playing on piano
Eden Kyle reealicd.-Had conversation with
Andrew Damron before he and McAl.ter gave Dr.
TboRpson the reports detrimental TO his character.
H1vld ne he wanted to say something to me. Tcld
him to proceed. He told me of the reports about
Told him had never heard them before in Covng-
to1- had heard them however, when coming from
aEo' her county: at which time pronounced it false
When refused, told her to get Mr.. Skeen or Mr.
Fudge to inform d.. T
Mrs Kyle, suo,n Was acquainted with Miss
Phsrr Saw her sick about year before she died.
She did not seem to know me-seemed half uncon-
scious Had heard her called an unhealthy person.
She was at my house two months before her death;
IL
from the disease attributed to her fsuppIeasion of
the enses) She answered yes.
Mrs kIrRes sIrora.-k new Miss Pharr. Was call
ed in to see her by Dr. Thompson in the Spring of
1858 She was then suffering from proldpsus utcri
Restored her. Saw her again at Gen. Lsynes She
walked there once in cramped state-thr. W her
head back, her hands up. and her eye, rolled up
Thought the fit extended over the whole body. She
then went to Sleep and talked uncons cousy in her
sleep. ! not surprised to hear of Mss Pharr's
death. Asked me- few days be fore her death, for
rem edy for the suppression of the menser, which
said had been for months Agnes said the phys.
clans had told her that nature could do uore for her
than they. Said that some persons hsd told her of
perfect emedy and that she meant to apply for it,
Cross Eramined-Agnes had q bad DIRE am of death
at Gen. l. yne's, which made her melancholy
Th 10 consciousness in or for sometime after
the rpasm no frothing at the mouth the face only
flushed
DR. Darts Sworn knew Miss Agnes Pharr. Saw
her in the latter part of August 1885, 1.-THE time spo
ken of BY Mrs Carper Miss Pharr stsid rart of two
VS. at Mrs. Kysei's, where bostded-only day or
two before the spell SPOKEN of by Mira Csrpsr-
Complained while there-went to sleep in a room sd
Joining the porch where l sat Heard her exclaim
once .'oh, my side" Her sister was with her
Saw her efterwards-she looked pale and ssllow -
Heard talking incoherently. Was surprised to
hear of her death Always thought from her make,
that she would die in apoplectic fit.