Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-03

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and Mrs. Giddiugs wire sisters, and that
Mrs. G. once told him that he (G.) didn't
like Mrs. G. and that Mrs. G. didn't Ike
him, (Mr. CD We note the follow ng ex-
tract from Mr.. Sawyer's testimony
Mr.. Giddings has told me many times
that his wife was jealous of him. lie
said number of years ago he feared she
would make way with herself. told him
no danger, she hadn't courage enough
Some time ago an Old Frenchman, being,
vexed at Giddings for something said,
:. Such hugging and kissing as Giddines
performed at certain watering trough,
never dnl see y / repeated this to Mr..
Giddings after his wife'S death, and he
said it was all lie, he never did so any
where except in his own house,
In the cross. examination the witness
said he had heard some of this talk about
jea ousy within three or four years which
was since Mr.. G. left off drinking. Mrs
G. appeared like a woman in trouble
never was woman Of many words.
Sion j. Atheron sworn:
live near Mr.. Gidlings. | was at
his house one day when he lost calf. |
think in March. lie also lost calf in
September. helped him draw it out of
the yard. He told me on The 10th day Of
November he feared his wife would make
way with herself; l asked Tor what reas-
on; he said she was jealous. l said in
| fun, she has reason, hasn't he? He said
she was out of health and he could have
had Eliza Griswold for year, but his
wife would not have her in the house. l
told him to 60 and hire some one else then.
Mrs. Scion J. Atherton, who was with
deceased in her last moments, testified
that she was called up on the night of
Mrs G.'s death. She found her in spasms
and very soon asked Mr.. Gddings if she
hadn't taken something that had poisoned
her, to which he replied that DR.. Palmer
had sent up powder, and asked if she
thought that was it. She tried to admin
lister some liquor to her, but her lips were
so tightly compi essed she could not make
her take it. At this point we quote from
her testimony:
/ heard groan. "There," said Mr. G. She's
coming to-" thought SO myself. She contin-
ned groaning-he says, "Layina, do you know
me 81 She answered Yes" l asked if she
knew me- and she answered g Yes The answer
was given in kind of unnatural scream, show
ing that she had no control over her vocal organs,
Mr.. Giddings said, Lavina, didn't you tell me
this was the largest powder you ever took Z"
"Yes." didn't you tell me it was a grayish
powder 2" "Yes" She then said ''raise me up'
l did so, and put chair and pillow under her,
but she Immediately Strengthened back and went
off on one SIDE l then thought best to put her
feet in warm water, and with some difficulty
pulled off her stockings; she drew up her feet so
as to wrench me very much As we were putting
her feet into the water, she again drew up her
feet spasmodicallv so as to spill most of the wa
ter. She kept saying " Raise me up" and then
she would straighten back again, and after a
while she caught hold of my arm and held it with
such grasp as no female in ordinary eircum.
stances could give, and / was truly glad when she
let go. She would straghten herself so that her
back hardly touched the bed at all--in fact it
seemed sometimes as if she did not touch any
where as she bounded and danced up and down,
screaming raise me up ~ shall have fits, fits,
fits" Mrs. Anterior, what is it that makes me
act so ?-Is it that powder that is killing me 2"
Her agony and screaming was such that | felt as
though / could not stay there and | withdrew into
another room Presidently Dr. Palmer came and
said l, but ego and see for yourself" He called
for mustard which proceeded to get, bat before
i reached the bedroom l heard the doctor say,
q She is dead" Mr.. Giddings said Cant you
pike her," No she is dead" Can't you give
her something's" "Mr. Giddings, tell you your
wife is dead" I sat few moments and then
went in, and Mr. Giddings was closing her eye
lids. Soon afterwards he went out and up stains,
came down and went into the pantry with a cam
die. Some one asked, HWhat are you looking
for" and he replied, 81 am looking for the paper
that had the powder.
Mrs. Sally Sawyer, sister Of deceased,
testified to the general feeble health of
deceased. Heard Giddings say he was
sorry he got that pow der, and in reference
to the post mortem examination, heard
him say, 6 il we should find poison we
should feel worse than we do now" Mrs.
Lydia johnson testified that she asked
Giddings if he got the powder of DR..
Palmer, and on his saying "yes," then
asked him, how was the doctor?" (mean-
ing we suppose if he was sober.) to which
Giddings replied, as steady as ever he
WAS"
II was shown that in a conversation
with Mr.. Alvin johnson, ten DAYS after
her death. Giddiogs said that she went
10 the trunk and got the stryehnine and
swallowed it. lie admitted that he might
have been imprudent sometimes but that
the Giiswod girls were virtuous.
For the defence Shepard C. Giddings
10 years old aud son Of respondent, testi-
fed to the good treatment of his father to-
" ard his mother. Said his mother talked
of making her viii three days before her
death, and asked his father The easiest way
10 die. His father made no reply, bat
unlocked the trunk and took oat a phial
containing the poison and went 10 the