The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-06-21

to town and be brought back dead, and
no one will know the difference; Ragan
was Baptist and Methodist-he did
not like to have me 60 to church so much,
and treated me badly when l went; [ for
merly enjoyed religion, but have been in
company good deal, and it led my mind
away; had no correspondence with any
other man, except my cousin in London /;
when Mowry left me I told him l could
not do it, and he told me could take him
away and then accomplish it. [ wrote
the letter the same night after he left, and
after my husband had shook me; my hus-
saw him kiss me when l left my father s
to come home, and told me of it at the
time he shook me; thought it looked SO
easy and plausible that it could be done,
but still told him could not do it; he
colored to the highest pitch, and told me
if could think of any plan, to write to
him; I urged him in my letter because
could not do it; another plan was to get
my husband to remove to Colesville; last
winter [ was sewing for DR.. Brownwell to
pay my doctors bill; boarded in the
country, but was home few nights du-
ring my husbands absence last winter :;
the request referred to was that [ should
elope with him to some place out west !;
the other request was one very delicate;
on which I do not wish to touch; it was
never yet granted; Mowry was forever in
sisting on getting my husband out of the
way every time he came up; and thought
if he wanted to do it so bad, he could do
it himself; l thought he was more capa-
BILE of doing any such thing; when he came
up after 1 sent the letter [ was at home
alone with him; it was four weeks after
and he still told me to give him poison
my husband was in the shop the letter
laid in the Office four weeks; he came up
after Christmas or before New Years; I
think he came up when sent for him by
Mrs. Cecil in January; told her to tell
Mowry that Ragan wanted to settle with
him; he was talking about how many
grains would kill man when Mrs. Tenn
! pier came in; was deeply in love with
| him at that time, and have great deal
of respect for him now; want to have
him suffer no more than myself; [ want
to tell everything just as it is; my husband
came home from Colesyille last winter be-
fore I did; I had promised to stay two
weeks; Ragan did not ask me to come up
with him. (Here follows that portion of
her confession first given above.) Sent
for my father Tuesday noon; was in and
| out of the room the afternoon he died; [
was grieved-that is one thing certain;
my father had no talk about the poison
ing of Ragan; my husband told ME he
had ordered the will to be destroyed; for
he had heard some hard things; the will
was made on Tuesday, March 81, before
he was sick; he said he had given me all
the property; told me Sunday be was sick
about the will; was surprised that he had
made one; [ had dreamed that he was
dead, and told him; 1 knew nothing of the
will on Sunday; three weeks ago [ was
at dinner with my husband they had
some nuts, and | went to the kitchen for
fork, and then be asked me if l was 60
ing to dispatch him; my husband told me
he was tired of living with me, and I
should take my clothes and leave; say
these things without any legal advice; or
my fathers advice; have not talked with
any one about it; have not seen minis
ter. l sent letter to Mowry
about two weeks ago but did not say
was glad he did not do it, or that he was
getting along well; asked him to come
for I had some things to tell him; he did
not come l wrote to him that some wo-
man was corresponding with Ragan, and
that she says to him in one of her letters
which found, "You say if don't do SO
and so you will make way with yourself" "
found one letter in the bottom of his
boot, one in his pocket, and another; he
said he was tired of living, and thought of
making way with himself the letters
were signed Ann; suppose it was on her
account that he thought of killing himself;
[ first knew of this last winter; never
heard my husband say there was a rascal
in town was running him my miniature
was sent with others to my fathers; had
mine taken last winter at Van Cleve's with
Mrs. Cecil | have not had any intimacy
with any man in Piqua; [ should like to
know what man you mean; | heard Esq.
Hart was employed; | have not talked at
all with them about it; my father told
me. State rested.
The defence merely adduced evidence
to prove the good standing of Mowry, and
rested the case
Justice Sage, deeming it case in which
the presumption of guilt was very great,
refused to recognize defendant Mowry,
and committed him to Jail to await the
action Of the Grand Jury.
A dispatch to the Dayton Journal,
states that Mrs. Ragan underwent mere
ly formal examination, and that she was
committed for trial.