, 1859-01-31

hired the upper part OF the house; don't Know
if Werner slept ever with Adolphina; be gaze
her her living; there was trouble between the
omeu-Mrs. Werner and Adolphpa; she taid
two or three times she would drown herself;
would pua On her shawl and 80 oft and come
back; eness she WAS afraid Of the water; there
IVES trouble every day; one night George Wer-
ner came to my house aud said Sophie had pol
Roned herself had taken laudanuu at the bor-
ber's shop; said: 'Go for the DOCTOR" next
morning she came tn my house very sick, and
laid down on the lounge; mJ wife put ola7ket
OF her, and gave her rome tea; raw her there
when came home to dinner; ahe looked pale
and sick; asked her what she took; nhe said
she did not take two shilling's worth. for she
was tired Of her life, Werner and the girl car
ried on SO; she got better; l left Young Ameri.
ca; Werner Was arrested for stealing spoons,
etc, and lay one night in the jail
he left ere because he was in debt; Sophie told
me sue did not want to indict her husband for
adultery, she loved him; after tlis left the shop
and worked at the Briggs House; Coleman told
Werner be must leave his house or live with his
right vic; so he left aud had the whole house
myself with Nj. Coleman; JunpeftZ came up
from Cleveland; I bad room aud took him to
b,arl; two mouths after Werner left The city he
opened Lager Beer Slloon under the Eagle Bank
IL Rochester; the girl vent after him; Mrs. Wcr-
ner stayel aud made a living with washing; she
came to liye with Us and worked for Us three
below with the two boys; my wife and slept up
sairs, and Sophie and the little girl; came home
one night at IL o'clock aud found Sophie in bed
9Th @Etl gmPsttz; ; che Rsaaly s!spt up stairs in the
buslt.ess she had there; Henry said he paid bi!
board and would do az LIE had mind TO-; told
them one OF them must leave the house; eh= wcct
the next day, aud be went y little after; she got
n room over tue North Side; heard he boarded
With lle1; l believe tht night I had one
or two glasses Of lager to- much IN
besides this know nothing against his character;
be was peaceable and quiet; never had but that
trouble with him believe l saw her twice in
his bed; have seen Sophie write two OF three
times, perhaps more
q. What was the disposition and tenpera'
meat of this woman throughout the whole time
you knew her? describe it as accurately as yoo
can. Il. She was not very high tempered; al
ways seemed aB If She had some trouble about
her; she would cry about her husband they
l7ed 80 unhappy together; she was unhappy,
and said she felt unhappy because her husband
By th< Gourt-Q. How long ago did she and
Ju, peril leave -FOUR house? i. 1tmuss BE- over
two years and half; Cannot say Tor certain.
Cross examined BY Nr. UaceA-Did not see
aay OF shs poison; was told Of II by her and By
George Werner; be caue up utter nine o'clock
TO my house aud said she took poison asked me
What to do he s3id, 'Sophie poisoned herselt;'
walked about town with George Werner yester.
day; we talked over about this poison; he told
me ne could not remember what be satd ut the
time about the poisoning; l asked han if lie
knew anv mare about Sophie's poisoning her.
sell; he said be remembered she took poison
u!a ueoIge ssu Wv "a ,b., h ,I1 "a ,ot m
Iaav,. o." ~ xss noisony Il H. did.
~, i1;J ~, az him If he told rou that Sonhie
t.d ,aten no,ann. {Ooircted 10 by defence.
oh;.ct;on overru,ed \ A. did q, What did
~. aavs He tnid he saw her take some.
1;nv IN n cctf.e cup. behind the wash sink in
ne;sons A lie raid he could not tell, e. Did
| rfn teIl Warner that YOU we're going to swear
| hare that sbe tank nojson? H. i did not, |
| conid onlr swear she said she took o eailliue's
worth NJ ioudauum, D. Win You sgear that on
| ,hat n;pht he told rou she took poison: J. j
th;nk he did mi u Did be tell you Yesterday
tba, he nerer ssii su9 j. think moi,
u Have van heen about town siuce this visit
| ,nS +oid onrhodv that vou would come here aud
ct.ar Jumner,z 6y your testimony: Il. said
| th.t ,be eFidence could swear was good tcr h1s
cuse. ha7e said no more about it. q D4dyou
t,.yr any conversation With Jumper,z about So
| 1,,t;e before she cane to board IN your house
| + Iea u Was eprttiup said by either OF
ynu Tint by takjue her to board ycu could either
/ Gf you erati,y yourselves With hery No sir.
Enoy thr hand writing OF Jumpertz; hare seen
hlp, write IN German be wroie pretty nice
| hald: he wrote nke u lARFeTi "aH Rou0 h1A-
ter: saw Sophie write in New York City; have
| seen her writing: she wrote irregniarly; hnve
ssen her write did not read the letter she wrote,
| il Was none OF NV butiuess.
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ltue t1o"'nou5 AVA @Ao ~0 1'@
resumed
,Jacgj RtAm, City Ndr;hal, rtinne4 Have
ao1ne NJ he srtic}rS found III Juu,ptr;z's roun,.
ssue " .uI h;h;,eS ss,z snaa nh;aal ~ ,1a
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naseae. HAs .oaLa L<at - s'rsd ,11 ne hoats sA
"as huuE W uooA 10, - a1 .ns ,r seHo st,;no
cou!a nuu Lea'os 81 tue sn'ukG ~ ~ Gse ~
uA'e sep1 .neu - -, .u. ,p r. ~ Lu-r;n ~ -
u u'ue'cn Sen g. o"oGo ... aoou. :. no w sue
lu:estnea ue .oa e .i u :. 's :" 90 VI ~ .a,d a.
lle asesd Kin, r. ha conld tnd ,ha
l1e Lac eno' u. - ~ ee .1i AA 49,
place II "e ~eolo 20 N.lu I.! ~ ue aau =: G ~ -.
not; toa nun We "9oao M IKE 10 nAts a'tn ;d aho ~
tnem ano "e "ou.u TX susul W ne hal, s".u nc
couin NOT; tnts was oe'o1e !ne oouy "us oiouka
back; II was ~lthfn lofee deys a1ter HIS afFes:
examined the door OF the room "nefe 1e sale
she hung herself; there were t"o small hoies
saw DO ludensat1on on the door about the hoies;
the door is at my Office; htted 70 one OF tut
holes one Of the books, TO see II It htaeo; III
holes we're just alike before that-the point 0
the glmlet just penetrating through the othe1
side; this letter (shs o5e shown dur1uE me trial
Wa3 found IN his room tlefe Wa3 no wiring or