Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-11-27
REPORTED By 9. y. BosTWICK.
,ECoND DAYS PROOEEDINGs.

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS. H f.
Nr. Hall then stated in brief what ihe State
intended to prove, the chief points Of WHICH are
as follows
That Adelia Cole came TO her dea!h Sept. OH,
1857. by poison !;
That such poison was administered TO her by
her husband. The said Hiram Cole ;Ha.'3 usfp +
That arsenic had been administered TO the
deceased but few days previous 10 her death
That The symptoms attending the death indica-
ted that Srychnine was RdnliAist,irei To her III.
That tie motive forihis act on1he partOf Cole
is disclosed by his personal history for The past
two or thcee years
That during most Of tlat time he has been
living in adulterous connection with Augusta
& Wheeler, first in Canada, and subsequently, in
Garrettsylle, in this State, where she passed for
the vile OF Cole.
After which Mr.. Thrasher presented TO the
jury a statement Oi The laeis as he understood
them; being tile construction put on the case by
the defense. r
Prosecution then called the list of their wit
nesscs. most of whom were present. who came
forward and were sworn. Defense desired that
the Witnesses should not hear the testimony Of
each other. .. ..
S. s. EeTckcr called ] reside in Garrelsville /;
lived there in he fore part of the summer Of 1851;
am acquainted with defendant he slaid IA Gar
reitsvilie about three or four moHlhs; came in
the spring and lett ia the last part ut suu,uer--
He kept house there. A lady was introduced to
me by defendant as his wife, who bought goods
al NV store as such, and bad them charged She
left two weeks before he did -dolendant said for
Canada oa a visit, and that she would be gone
or 6 weeks Defendant said he was going 10 re-
q move portion of his horses and buggies 10 Cha
grin Falls. "'H~
Cro1-Er. She was the wife Of no other man
at GaHetsyile. .F L...- '..
james Il. Page ca2od. Resided in the summer
Of 1857 in Chagrin Falls. and kept tavern first
saw the deiendcnt ia last part of July--not ilr
from the 10Th; n written agreement was entered
into with Cole for keeping Livery Stable Cole
! brought horses 10 the Falls; in business about
| 10 days; he then removed 10 Mr. Eggleston''
about August 9Th said he had wife living il
Lyoas. n. Y and desired me to go alter ber be-
cause he dld not like TO travel. Cole brought
some articles ol ladies wearing apparel aud kept
them in a roam be occupied ii nv house sud
he should send for his wife by his brother. She
came in the stage unaeeompanied by any one
Cole had gone 10 Cleveland 10 meet her but
missed her as she came in a morning train aud
expected her on an evening trla sent for him
! three times before be came he was absent two
days. / desired 10 dissolve the Partnership as
! did not like the Appearances. Think told hin
his wife did not like the appearance OF his room
/ he said If he had seen herin Cleveland II woul'
have been all right only staid one night ate
4 this lett ,t1s his unele's or some where vii
bad with lar a very smart little girl.
(Iroxs-Es One Of his horses was out Of health
said he could FIX np something that would bel
| L. he as well as / had supervision Of the hor