American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-10-27

An chIIfirnfke q. October "a, 1855.
r, Phomsa Evin. who lWss arrested on
Moha a. "a De miirdet OF bis Sife. wss
artsi06ed an Wednesday FOR exanination
lbagoss - Adams. Tx iProseeutinG
Aflofna5 e " Gilmore. Eso.. assisted by
Samual, n burst. Use appeared for the
Slate. Hon. JOIN ii. Keith Appeared fotl
aefeSdaut THE GolIowiSe,h thb ttstimonyI
lintrodSced Al this exsirinaiion:
I : Dr.. McN ssa.T 1. Am aaprac iising yfi.;
Din; knew Catbs ne {,lt ID sste. died u
Ross county; he ldea >s6s7 fA1iyl,e Rz9miffl
alton UPON her hody; she came % oberl
ldsatls bf wound andes be- leit sbcdlderl
Ebla6A, hillcledity 4 tlcAP Hstrdfhent a.
Small poi er shown 10 witness) thst in
strament would make ,tbe,woundi the IN
sirument passed through the ehesi; and
penetrated the descending aotta; the Moupdi
was necessarily, moEtal;sshe died from m
,llsrnal bemorrage; knew Thomas klvip ithe
itpr,sehe IS the srnany 3tlie womap vas the
awiis o thaptisppsr, 4 sst esse ~ ~ &
n Mrs. MAgy SAY Knew Catbarine
EIyin, I saw her on Monday run ont Of her
.Egate, she cried Mgreiful Jesus have iher,
Icy on my, soul. lam DYING She sshow'
lea ms the wound: She said |! was done by
lpokeri she did not say who did nj did
mot say before the Coroner thai Sshe said
\ lThomns did il;sI met her coming out OF
,lher gate /. she lived about eminutesi i
saw / er die;s Thomas came opt altsE she
Idied,s he saidit was himself that asits be
said be did Il with poker Which he bad
IN MS hand hx'ng wnee.ooaIrow; ;nlyin sag
ne had the poker heated hxlng the '''ll's wheel.
barrow; he was IN great distress wnen ne
came to herr ne. would not Deieye ' 'nss W sne
was dead. a5 a.e, et -
Mrs. SARAH sAyAeE--Dld es- N no not see see Oatn
! srine before he' death; saw heraitefwarus
I--abouta quarter OF an bourti Tomas was
theie ne said he did himself a. 80, 20 US
take t,I gupand SHOOT me, wlll tie 8ill, /,
lnglyi he SAID she was annoying MN MN ana Q
Il made him n1ap' and he .sEruek hergwlln
poker. Thomas was WASH - gfe!at agony; ne
said; .God how did i 40 .tlls thlss ,'d1e
ealied on some one 70 ttakee gun ana spool
him, and cred outio some one 70. eIres'
nm; he seemed 10 nave been cflnking
some' Thomas told me '.a' shs was qnlsrreiiqe
J WIN him; she was passionate; she was
industrious and 9tlIldy ; p2r N F9plke .oid me
TO go into the house; 1 went in and found
; the poker IN tle tire; saw tome STICKS u
which some holes were. burnt; Thomas as i
T as good q man = as well-behayed man. al
Q there isiin town good neighbor and gooc
! to his family. h if9 81 tslars d
SoPnfA SHoffs-Tf4 years OF age ~
live across ihe street from Eivin'sSaF saw
Mrs.. EIyin come out Of her house abou
half an hour before she was, killed; she
; came out OF the house and went round The
corner; stayed a little while; ] met her
Il she was crying and said shecould not liv,
s moment that day, as Thomas was cutting
:. TIP; she. went back into the house andcom
menced quarreling with him; she, wonlt
not stop qusrrelingy she spoke cross; saw
y her after She came out wounded. with I'll,
nj blood running out Of her back; she beck
i. 1oned 10 US to come to her; Thomas cam
:, out Of the house about quarter Of an hou
: after she had died; she hal seolded hin
% a good deal; / only heard her quarrelihl
t once; she died about 9 O'Clock; hear,
is her sharp talk about half an hour before.
/. DR.. FoULEE Made post mortem exam
s. ina,ion with Drs,. McNully and .GreenleaI
" the wound was made ten inches below tn
Or shoulder blade, between the eighth an
ninth rib; the wound inclined downward
Il penetrated tie descending aorta; th
: blood flowed into the cavity Of the abdc
t men. and then death ensaed. 81,
i Mr., kuuS-Saw Mrs. ElVIn 60 TO u
Of corner about = eiock CRYING; aterWarC
er saw her come optlo her mouse holiooins
~ ~, my SOD, am dy,nS' caugn' h'
IN my arms; she alea IN my arms; ! aske 'Ns
% ther who dld y; she could not teh me-; 81
IN was ABOUT 20 years o. agt' inom1s a''e
Of yards came out;-he exclaimed; "oh' m
dear wilo. Ssemeu 10 gseav dis'ress'
iold him sne was Geau'. ne "ouiu liu.. not t.'' o
90 ileve IT. he was iiule IN liquor; not mu'
Is drunk; he had been sdrioking some, o
ch not much; 9e did mol say VINO o. siileo her
he AUSTIN MorThR-I srres'ou 1e" E.vin s1C,
,st time a'ser she homicide; tooK Dlm 70 pr
oc; iound MIN kneeilng oeeWeeH us "iIe
- BODY ana tue lsnce; sue was lyihg on =
: side: walk; look hoid o. MN; ne sac
would not 60 away ne sald ne dla :. .9l ,llI
is SELL ana dla not want any ooay else p,si
til ca WIN u. ne had subsequently loid
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