Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04

little of everything am NJ W. Merrils son.
About ga Of an hour after came down stairs,
Wm. Harrison Sanders came down stairs and
inquired of me what his bill was told him
how much il was, and he paid me. lie re-
marked that he had money enough to settle
this, and il he had not his life would. sup
pose he alluded TO his arrest. He then called
Tor cigar and asked the sheriff to have one;
after he had lit his cigar he asked the sheriff if
he could 90 up STAIRS the sheriff said he could;
he then went up stairs and came back again in
about minutes very soon after be came back
he started out Of the room, aud said his legs
were rather weak and attempted to 90 up stairs
Sheriff asked him what he was going up stairs
for; don't know as he made any reply 10 the
sheriff Alter he had got up stairs, very soon
| | heard lme one call, for help as supposed.
| | then told the sheriff | thought they w;nted
him up stairs the sheriff then went up stairs
after he got up :here, heard some one calling
or CRYING, Ia mans voice. /" My God they are
d, ing then went up stairs and found VIM.
Harrison Sanders on The floor, and the woman
on the bed. The mans head was in one room,
No 8, and his feet in the other, No. 4. The
woman was on the bed in No. 3. Shortly after
] got into the room, say 10 or 70 minutes, the
doctor came Mr.. Daniel Sanders and sheriff
Crane were in The room when ! went in. The
doctor gave Harrison Sanders some kind of
medicine. We then put him on the bed. We
took his clothes off and commenced rubbing
him, and he said he could not have us do il, as
liz set him into commissions. went into the
other room where we had moved the lady, and
called the doctor, and when we got back he
was about breathing his last, did not live min
ute.
Dr. Samuel Nichols, cdled-Am physician;
about clock this morning. Mr. Campbell came
to my house and called me 10 the Bellows Falls
h,N h.l
taken some kind of poison; came down in about
fifteen minutes went up TO No. and found
man living upon his back the floor with his
head in the first room No 5 and his legs through
the doorway into another room No 4, leading
out of No. 8; his arms and legs were in a rigid
state coud not be moved and occasionally a
/ spasm; felt of his pulse and asked him what
he had taken, but got no reply from hun at that
time. j let the room and went to Doci. Woods
: Drug Store and obtained some medicine for
emetie, came back and gave him an emetie and
then put him on the bed in No 4 and ordered
I his clothes TO be taken off; assisted in taking
? them OF and then ordered him to be rubbed in
spirits of camphor but he said he could not lot
:, us do it, and then attempted 10 administer some
y camphor internally, aud succeeded in getting
. perhaps a teaspoonful down him, ii being almost
impossible for him TO swallow, and then ordered
! them 10 give him more it they could, with as
q Inucn warm wafer as ibef COuH Hel uoht.
then left the room and did not return until after
his death. After he was put on the bed ask
IS ed him what he had been taking, and he SAID be
e had been taking Strychnine. The Doctor here
produced a small phial that was foani in the de-
u crasod's pocket since the court had been IN ses-
ID sion Phial marked upen the outside suych-
IN nine, with some Of the powder till 10 the phla,
the phial marked one Drachm.l The cork
at found in No. 3, on the floor. phial was nearly
II empty, and BY the looks Of the powder should
think il was sirichuine, have never seen a case
le Of poisoning before, should have known that he
he had been taking strichnne if he had not told me
N of it, as the effect upon him different than
il would have been II he bad taken almost any
e. other poison, aud / think it was the cause Of
IL his death.
= Norman Harris calied--Am boarding At the
Bellows Falls Hotel About Is past this
Oh morning was awake up By some one ponnding
no on the door of No, 3, adjoining my room, and
a thought il was the clerk calling up some one 10
take the cars, and in about half an honr after
this pounding | heard cries in this room, No. 3,
re- as il some persons were Ia distress; | got up
and went 10 my door anil saw MIR Merrill and
= asked him what the matter WAS, he said that a
at man and woman hal poisoned themselves, went
back ioto my room and lit a lamp and dressed
, myself and looked my watch and found it to
u. be O'Clock, went into No. and found Mr.. G
II. Merrill and boy that works in the stable
and woman and man that did not know
~ nc The woman was the foot Of the bed and the
H. man was lying upon the floor with his head and
WIS body in No, 3, and his legs in another room
., leading out Of No. g. The man was in great
distress, appareatly went up TO him and at
iP tempted to feel Of his pulse, but he took his hand
% away and said he did not want should touch
ne him as ii hurt him. then went down stairs and
20 very soon Mr.. Campbell, the clerk, came in and
~ said the Doctor would be here very soon, shortly
zee after the Doctor came in and we proceeded up
y stairs. | was forward of the Doctor, but step.
~, ed one side and let the Doctor 90 in and look
% ed in through The door; heard The Doctor ask
la' him what he had been taking and the man an
'as sweted strychnine.
H. Daniel Sanders ssrorn.-I am twenty-six years
70 of age, reside in Springfield, am a mechanic
, I had a brother by the name of VIM. II. Sanders.
i He has worked with me for the last Two or three
led months he was 10 years old be boarded WIN
of me; he left my house last night about O'Clock
-, about o'clock in the evening became lite
an alarmed at his absence, and went to the liver
oht stable to ascertain whether be had got team
'o, from there found he had got team from MI
/ / Haskins inquired of Haskins how far he en-
tha gagged the team to CO. he said he engaged it t.
v 2 60 about five miles aud said he would be bacs
,tee about 10 o'clock. / went into his room and
ron found all his clothes were gone, and that mad'
no me think he had left. ! then went down 10 tn
was tavern and found my brother George there
!, My wife was gone. rather thought she ha'
,a,, gone with William, because her things wer
gone; the reason why thought they had gon
together was that they had been pretty thici
hen talking together about the house, and their thing
hplf being gone at the same time, She is 10 year
had old. went to Fred Grain. deputy Sheriff i
like Springfield, and told him what my suspieou
who were in relation to my wife and brother, an
nd asked him what was besl to do Grain and
bag then got team and drove over to Weathes
give field Bow, and went to the tavern near the De
Zen pot and inquired if young couple had put o
there, they said no then we went to the ts'
ders ern in Claremont village and we couldn't fnt
ady. them there, nor get any track of them WENT
No. Charestown, found nothing there then VI
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