Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-02
SATURDAY, JULY 28-THIRD DAY.
Shepherd c. Giddings recalled


/ have heard my mother say three or
four times she wished she was where
Harriet Sawyer was. Harriet Sawyer,
daughter of Daniel Sawyer, died several
years ago. She said so short time
not more than week-before her death.
She seemed to be in trouble about her
work because it was too much for her.
The Saturday afternoon before she died,
as she was Ironing, she said she would
have one shirt Tor chemise) ready so that
it could be found when wanted. / don't
remember telling Harry Atherton or
Charley Parkerson that Amelia Griswold
requested father to 20 to the village with
her; that when he said l could go, she
said no, / rather you (meaning my
father would go; or that said he only
spoke so to find ont how we'll she liked
him. don't remember that ,Old them
that my father said my mother did not
know how to sit at the table to eat q
meal Of victuas that she acted like
fool; that l was just like her; that
did not take after him.
Deacon Abel A. Batcheider sworn:
Am brother of deceased. This witness
testified fully to the intimacy between
the two families, and to the entire alb
sence, so far as he knew, of anything uu-
pleasant in the domestic relations of Mr..
and Mrs. Giddings. Il have reason"
said he, "tO know that he valued her
for her correct Judgment and important
aid in getting living"
Her judgment was good from a child,
but she was unhappily constituted, and
we all sympathized with her. She
seemed to think meanly of herself, and
to have, so to speak, an organ of depres-
sion, which was constantly fed and grew
larger while she lived. If any of her
associates took higher stand, like en-
tering upon religious course of life,
she seemed to feel as if they were getting
away above her, and her sense of self
depression was augmented in cores
ponding degree. At the time of settling
my fathers estate, it was agreed by all
of the children that we would do well
by this, our youngest sister, aud cOnse-
quently she received one or two hun
dred dollars more than her equitable
share.
After Mr.. Giddngs evinced a DISPOSE
..on W oe0olhe q oooe. si"li, S'op ilenu-
lns 1ence' ptaylns o"i9S, anI uilnhinS
run on tne oHooa'n; anu sous1e W sohle
people, she seemed to say by her con-
duct if not in words, "You love others
more than you do me-" jealousy seemed
to creep in and eXaggerate everything.
use tke word jealousy for want of a
better simnlv 10 denote the feeling
You like Others better than me-"
There was not much consultation
with me about the post mOrtem exami-
nation it was mentioned on Sunday
morning. | rather felt it wasn't best.
The boys said they didn't want their
mother cut up. On my way to the
funeral | met Mr.. Sawyer, who told me
tor the first time there was to be post
mortem examination. l said nothing.
Mrs Lois C. Ratclardar oav. the same
testimony in substance 80 her husband
and further said after Mrs. G. was mar
rlrd and had = family tn take mn her at
tensfo0 she appeared to enioy herself
fnlI as well as when she was slnrle but
on Jhe "hoie ner pecuIlarIles seemed 70
y sherman haina r.cs1lad told +bo
ooatnn+s nf tvvo small n5iaIs c0,tainfng
,.nnol cnan+itfas hT e-airb+ ono oF NJ ne
var.s ndr,5ar ritb cboIl, ana tbo otbor
~ Dh~or,s ro1v6o,, r.,;tl nn1, ,,o,,,ico ro
,yhicb bn,;IaLar ara b.r4lv Gis+ingnisb'
ahi" 80 +bo siabt or on ordiro~T '',,I, Oh
s.rg,r ~ ''-'''-' w
A,~a 0'll''n sworn
nave seen StrychnIne twice IN my
life, The first time was perhaps year
ana nail ago IN the tavern IN the VII
,,bioI ,,hiob bo sai5 ras strnnbmina?' lbr';a?
in small phial. not so small as the one
exhibited. but larger round. The doctor
held it between his thumb and finger,
one on the ton and the other on the bot
tom of the phial. | should say the
powder was white or nearly So and
there was A talk about its being poison
ous.
I know not what he was going to do
with the strvchnine he had in the tav-
ern,
capt.. LehuS Il. oherulah sworn
have been employed oy my orother