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tradict T. and tho Court would undoubtedly

plain contradict IT, and tho Court would undoubtedly
allow them 20 be recalled.
Witness cortinued-sophia said my brother put her
out she had where CO. she asked me TO speak to my
brother not to pu, them out did said 10 MIN would
be unnd account OF sister (deceased)
for she was a sister | loved dearly recolect
my brother getting letter from home and reading
it TO me- he asked the girls If they wrote it, he told them
get boarding house for themselves that sister (de
ceased) gone and he would take her part the
letter stated that deceased died from drunkenness aud
that she used TO drink quart Of brandy or quart
per day. they he Bes) asked him 70 let the stop until
they could get boarding house, these girls were fire.
To Mr.. Ashmead-I recoect Sophia Bell being in the
room the night OF Mrs. Stephens death she did moi speak
to her to wake her up; Mrs. Stephens did complain of
numbpess she did not complain Of numbness OF one side
did not hear her give shrek that night the room was
not in darkness-the lamp stood there all the time no
such word as prepare used by her when she sara
she hoped her husband would meet her in Heaven
Cross examined by Mr. shaffer-rhe day after Mrs:
Stephens (the defendants) house the day folowng
don't ccoect that did any scrubbing Stephens house
that day the day of the funeral never lived in that
house. STEPHENS lived in the house his wife died until
he was arrested; my daughter Isabella, now Mrs.
Bennett did .g 10, MN M aes ms ssS
hoped she would meet her in Heaven was examined at
the Corouers inquest O. Did testify there that you
heard her complain Of other diseases than when
she up stairs she had shortness Of breath, and
"heaving orr the stomach A. Yes sir; used 10 go
every during her sickness after the first two three
days and used the room did say at the
Coroners that did not always into the sick ROOM and
that miss Fanny Bell was always in aitendence testified
there that Mrs Stephens said 'that there in
her taking any more medicine as she threw It off, tes
titled that when turned her on her face about gill OF
ye'owsh matter out Of her mouth did not testify
that Mrs Stephens died about half past two O'Clock in the
morning. no one requested me to go and see her the morn
ing before her death; her about O'Clock
in the morning; DR. Cadmus with her her sickness
two years prior to her death.
O. Did you make any alluson to this former sickness
before the Coroner? A. said she sick beiore did
not say anything OF my husband purchasing arsenic OF
Mr. Flynn the Coroner did not ask and he would not
let say anythng but what he asked me- he asked
II had seen arsenic at my brothers., and sad no;
the subject OF arsenic said that sister h deceased)
talked about rats annoying her. nquiston papers pro-
duced These are my signatures testified that Mrs.
stephens said that rats used stairs 70 the door,
testified that heard Mr.. Stephens say he would
buy arsenic to kill the did not tell the Coroner and
jury that my husband had Dough arsenic to kill rats the
Coroner would not let me tell but what De asked
Mr.. Ashmead objected to the manner Of the
animation and to the counsel prefaciDg his questions in
language calculated to put the witness IN terror.
Mr.. Scbafer remarked that he would not receive lee
lures from gentlemen who old not keep to their spula
tons.
Mr.. Ashmead-N don't keep stipulaons, at auy rate
do not get ethereal and shoot at Judges
Mr.. Shaler admitted that that was shot at him.
(Laueh.cr.)
Witness oontinued-My husband and my brother (the
prsoner went into the drug store for the arsenic while
stood the sidewalk there nothing particular to Tx
1t in my mind that it was in July the arsenic was pur
chased husband spread old broken plate and
come out Of the store twice with something he said
arsenic.
To the Court mean that was only with him once
when he bought It.
To Mr. Shafer-U in September August he
brought home the second arsenic.
The examination Of this witness had not concluded
when the Court adjourned, TO meet at ten O'Clock this
"wednesday morning.