Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-12-04


ring the time ! was there; learned It by
conrersing with her.
Cross-Es. Hvs lived IN State Of N. Y.
Ny husbxmd never had any business con.
neUEion with Mr.. Cole; was at Mr.. Coles in
the fall; boarded there 8 or 9 weeks. l
was acquainted with Mr.. Cole before; [
knew BIS VITA Ny husband was in the
stove business Mr.. Cole IN wire business;
called at Mr.. C's. Ny husband was with
me when called. | was there a week at
one time before went there to board. My
husband is living. / came from Avon
Springs here; suggested the blood root and
sulphur to Mrs. Cole to prevent conception;
/ have not tried it myself; have not known
any Of my friends; have heard Of other
people taking il; saw her have some Of it
about q week after; soon after that she told
me she had taken il; told her to take it
times day. nv. Blakeslee called on me
to procure my attendance about the last Of
June; was then in Lima. Do not know
how Mr.. Blakeslee found out / knew
Did not know Hiram's sister, Adelia Cole,
Gil l came here; she has staid with me one
OF two nights.
kfftttf HAISt 1OfC WIS NCE1 Aut W.
man; at one time saw her vomiting; ask
81 hesher if had the cholera
Cross-Er.. knew Augusta Wheeler in
Canada; saw her after; heard Mr. Cole went
with her or months after his wife left
and went back to Lyons.
Charles Cole. Am brother of Hiram
Cole; reside in Brainbridge. When
was 8, Hiram left and went to New York,
and Canada. saw him or 5 years ago.
first saw him that year in July, 1851;
went 10 York State after his wife by his re-
quest; she started with me for Ohio; Hiram
was to meet us in Cleveland, and bring us
out to the Falls; expected us at 9, arrived
at 23she brought carpet bags and chest;
There had been previous arrangement TO
20 after his wife. Ny brother Augustus
was to go; this was or weeks before l
went; started that day at his request
Knew Hiram had woman not his wife, liv-
ing with him at Garrettsville; told him he
must put her away. Was at the funeral Of
Hiram's wife; he was not called out till af
ter the sermon had been preached. Had no
knowledge that he was going away till we
separated started from his unce's--on the
road somewhere said he had understood
that it was penitentiary ofense to keep
poison not labelled said he was going away
till the excitement was over a little said the
principal men at the Falls were against him;
/ advised him to go; gave him money.
Cross-Eg. l was present at the former
trial not used as a witness; conversed with
brothers counsel; don't know why was
not called as witness; should think
knew he was in Garrettsville, about the 1st
Of July-came into the State to live the
winter before--think first time l ever knew
Of his being at Chagrin Falls, was or 8
years ago this winter; did not know he had
a woman with him. Either June or July
that saw him-I think learned from him
that the woman be was living with was not
his wife; he said his wife was then in Ly-
ons; didn't give any reasons why he did not
live with his wife; he introduced Miss
Wheeler to me as his wife; mistrusted she
was not his wife, because there was no child
with them; knew he had child went
down TO Garrettsville, to drive stage to Hi
ram--never went down on purpose to break
up the aduIterous course of Hiram. Had
first conversation with him about it in Mr..
Norton's barn; told him | should expose
him unless he should send her off; said she
was going; staid at Garrettsville 3 or 4
days; mentioned it to Hiram two or three
times; think it was to Canada he said she
was going-I never mentioned to Hiram
that | talked with Augusta. " Hiram
claimed that he had signed note in Lyons
and could not go back after his wife because
they we're after him there, and would i'm
prison him if he went.
Mss Adetid Coie.-Hiram is my broth
er; was living at my uncle's in Brainbridge;
wife came about last of July or first of Au-
gust. Game to unce's with brother Hiram
on Thursday and went over to brother Au-
gustus's: staid till Tuesday night. Brother
Charles brought her over to uncle's: she
then staid or 10 days: Hiram then took
her to the Falls: he broug'a:t. her up on Sun
day evening, together with Mrs Eggiest22
and her daughter: stad little while and
returned to the Falls: came back again on
the evening of the 9Th of September:
brought up satehels: nearly dusk when
they came: had her clothes in her sachels:
she said she had the salt-rheum scrofua-
and was taking medicine for it. was in
my room when he retired sat there sew
ing. Heard somebody talking and then
my name called loudly: went up stairs: it
was Hiram's voice that called: he was stand
ing beside the bed holding her up-had one
arm around her waist aud the other across
her stomach: she said she had taken the
wrong medicine. Hiram wished me to call
my Aunt: didn't see anything that she
breathed very hard: was in aud out: pre-
pared some coffee. She said she took med
icine by mistake. Gave her tea aud toasted
bread: she ate little and vomited it up:I
did not see her after 9 O'Clock have any Of
those starting spells: at near ! saw her
asleep-after Mrs. Wilson left saw Hiram
give little girl some coffee: saw him myself.
When his rife died he wept: led him out
Of the room myself He was sitting in a
rocking chair, and l was standing by it
when wiped bis eyes with bis pocket hand
kerchisf She said no one was to blame
but herself.
Gross E,r.-Don't remember Wh"n II
was she said that no one was to blame but
herself.
Or. l. n. Hapaaton.-I am Physician:
practised about so years: have been in Ge-
auga county about 2s years: educated in