Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-11-21


| then gave it up, becalse did not
know of anything which would kin
him. But ] thought of it every dav.
and could not get il out of nv mind.
trying TO think of something 10 poison
him with AT last | remembered
that some of the neighbors had got
something at the store to poison rats
with. The next time | went 10 Mr..
Cranston's store, which was in tho
latter part Of June, (ls66) / asked
for "rat poison" The first he gave
me, upon my asking him, he said
would not kill man but would make
him verysiek ! then asked for some.
thing stronger, and he gave me the
arsenic and told me how TO use il.
MILLER never told me to get any "rat
n,oisop." and my little Girl swore 10
that because i told her to do so j
took it home, but, in a day or two.
Miller went TO Horse Shoe, and was
gono until Saturday, and / had no op-
portunity to give it To him. He came
home on Saturday at noon, June 30th.
and at supper | put teaspoonful in
some rice and set it at his plate. He
took two or three knife fuls and then
got up from the table and went out
on the porch, where he commenced TO
vomit. Tho vomiting continued more
or less frequently until bed time.
when he told me be felt better. The
next morning / gave him what you
could bold on the point Of pen-knife.
in his coffee, This made him sick
again. Then ] gave it to him again
at night; and 50 or, in about the
same quantity, two or three times
day-the number Of times depending
on whether there were strangers at
the. house or not--until the 10th of
July, the day that DR.. Litz came first,
when the paper ran out Ihdd qfUen |
him du On the eleventh OF july, al |
ter dinner, | went TO the store TO get
some vinegar 10 mix a mustard plas.
ter with, for his breast, as the Doctor
had told me could not get rid of
the thought that | must not give it
np, and SO | bought another paper of
the same kind of "rat poison" as
got before, j left the store about 3
o'clock, and got home about four.
Miller was much worse could hear
the "death rattles,p and knowing
then that ho was about TO die, I did
aof giUe him any more. | went and
told some of the neighbors that they
must come over, that he was going TO
lie that night He did lie the next
lay, l never opened the last paper
ll poison which | bought, but put il
n the cupboard, where it remained
or three days after the funeral.
hen took il and put il in my pocket
book, and carried ID two days. when,
ett's, found it in my pocket. out of ,
he poclSet-book, with my tobacco.
md fearing that | might poison my
eli, 1 threw 1t away, where l said /
lad done IL; but as 1 was noticing
specially those who were with nc,
nd not where | was throwing it, /
ould not tell exactly the spot Be.
ides, the ground was covered with
aurel, and it had rained in the mean !
ime and as the run (small stream) is ;
here close to the road, II may have
allen into that, so that il could not
'e found. The powder which was :
ound on the clock, was the one left
y DIR. Litz, on the 18th, TO be given
hat night, but as he died before that.
e never got it. The powder they
anne out to the kitchen to get, aed c
ave him the light before he died ,
'as a powder left by DR.. Litz on !
is first visit. / gave him all the 4
ledicine the Doctor left, just as he !,
old me-
My motive for killing him was, be- .
ause he treated me badly aud abused a
lc 80. He made me work hard out r
oors, on the farm He would some
mes get mad and knock me down.
nd the marks of abuse could often be
zen upon my body. could not live
18th him any longer, and could not '
ave him. because could not bear i
D leave my children, whom loved .
early. As soon, however, as / saw
e was dead, | was alarmed and sorry I
nat ! had done IT, could not bear II
} look at him after he was dead, and =
tier the funeral, was restive-going Il
4 about and afraid to stay in the II
ouse on acooun; cf~spooks.'
Lknow aud feelthat | have CON- :
lifted a great sin, and acknowledge
" punishment TO be jus. but look 4
} the mercy of God, and trust that ]
y will for,,ive mn a