Western Reserve chronicle and weekly transcript of the times. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1854-1855, 1855-04-04
Trial Of Rollin a. Leet,
ADMINISTERING POISON!

= =
In THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
TRuMBULL CoUNTr.-State of Ohio VS..
Rolin A. Leet, for Poisoning. March
90th, 1855.
The case was opened by reading of
the indictment by d. d. Belden, Prose-
cutting Attorney, who first read the stat
ute concerning poisoning.
TESTIMONY FOR THE PROSECUTION.
!SnsiA lScOviQ, (ssOor,s. II used to be
acquainted with Elsie A. Leet; saw her
last in health the day before she died,
before sun down; saw her at the center
of Vienna; she was at my store; she was
buying scme few goods; she appeared to
be as well as ever saw her; it was about
half past four O'Clock in the afternoon of
the 7th day of December last. 40 cross
examination.
Henry Leet.-I am acquainted with
the defendant; was north of the center
one day when his father was there, when
he was getting better after he had been
sick; said to him, (the defendant his
father would like to gee him before he
went away; He would not go in; he said
he did not wish his father any harm, but
he did not wish to see his face; cannot
recollect the time; II was when his father
was up north after he had been sick, and
was getting better; he said he was going
to Cleveland; he did not know what he
would go at, and said he meant to go in
10 business in Cleveland. / do not know
whether he went; he went away, and
told me after he came back thal he had
been there; he did not go in to see his
father; he was gone to Cleveland two or
three days and did not tsucceed in getting
business; we were in the road in frJnt OF
the house where live at; Mr.. Leet was
north about half mile from home he
did not seem to want to see his father; l
had no business there, but went up with
him thinking he would go in may be and
see his father; he was saying he was
thinking of going away; | said he had
better go up and see his father, but he
did not seem to want 70 go in; got him
into the buggy and drove up there, but
he would not go in, and sid he did not
wish him any harm, but he would not
go in; he had hold of the lines; we came
back again; told him one time that l
thought if he would stay at home, his
father would do well by him; he did not
seem TO think he was well used; l told
him at the time his father was sick, if he
would stay at home, and not be going
evenings so much, folks would think bet
ter of him: he said he was not gone so
much as folks thought he was; l told
him if he would stay at home and 60 to
work, his father would do well by him
he said he had tried it, and his father
had promised him what he would do,
but he said, it makes no difference after
all for his father would not do what was
right; / know l have seen him some at
Shannon's l never saw him there very
frequently, for have never been where
/ have had a chance to; l have seen him
there occasionally; that is the most l
know about it, except that | have seen
some intimacy between him and Shan
non; once overlook Shannon in the
road, when Rollin was with me, and he
got in and talked with Rollin and me; he
rode down with me, and stayed there
a while, and had some talk with Rolin.
No cross examination
DR. Milton Noore.-I reside at Vienna
Center; | practice medicine; l have prac-
ticed about four years; was called up
on on the 7Ih day of December last, to
visit Elsie Lset, at Vienna; saw her
about O'Clock previous to being called
TO see her; had been at Smi b Scovill's
store, and met her on the store step; l
had been acquainted with her about two
years; l had some conversation at the
store; her little sister was with h r;
said, how do you do, Elsie? She smiled
and said, l am well, quite well, or
should not be here; should think nev
er kne W her health b, tt,r; | think was
called 10 visit her about half past six
O'Clock; went home from the sore, and
was doing some chores; Isaac Woodford
called me. and said Elsie was in fit, or
was dying; my horse was lame, and Mr..
Woodford loaned me his horse, and l
went down as soon as l could; on the
way met another messenger; as enter
ed the door saw number of individu.
ais there; heard her voice, the first of
any, before l saw her; she said; doc
tor Chloroform;" these words she re.
peated several times; 1 would like to get
the form OF The room before the minds of
the jury; l came in at the south door;
the stove was on the east SHE; she Law
with her feet toward me as | entered; l
found her lying on her back, with her