The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-02-08

brown dress, lying on the bed, and then tooka
brown paper from II. and empted its contents
into the bottle, and shook the bottle l did not
sec the content, Of the paper she then told
me to carry the bottle to the stable and put u
i where I found IL. | did so she said nothing
else. I came into the house. and went up
stairs About half past seven father went out
to the barn, and mother told me to watch him !;
| sent me into the clothes room to watch him.
I saw him go into the horses stable, and was
there about three minutes. II WAS the same
stable where put the bottle he brought the
bottle out and broke Il with the harm shovel.
and threw II out Of the window l could not
zee whether there was any liquor. lie came
into the house. lit his pipe. sat down In the
rocking chair, sat in the kitchen about ten
minutes, then went into the setting room. and
laid down upon the sofa. Spoke to Laura,
called her by her name, but she Was unable to
understand what he said mother came down
stairs TO the room where he was and sent me
sftcr some cold water | got some and she
bathed his head with IL she tried to make him
vomit by giving him some tobacco tea, what
she could get into him he did not spenk
Laura was meanwhile sitting on the sofa with
father. Laura told me To- 60 after the DR.
went after DIR. Richards; he came about hve
minutes before I got back, because he role
down with Mr. Thompson. When lcft to 20
after the DIR , no one was there excepting
Laura and her husband; when | got back
George wilds was present AMI the DIR. The
Dr. I think gave father some medicine, and got
. stomach pump. Mother was In the room
when rot back. DO not remember whether
the Doctor remained until father died, but
think he did, Before went after the Doctor,
I.,uIa anil were in the sitting room mother
said II father lied, she had killed him, an,l
added "Msy Gal forgive me, for l did not
intend it,"
She said she only gave II to him to vomit him,
They had previously had quarrels, aud ono was
"n Saturday night I; do not remember cause.
Wednesday previous father was In Biddeiord
cot home about O'Clock. when no got back,
lawyer Fairfield and another man were present
(bcllcyc the other mans name Was Fairfield
They stopped about halt an hour, talking with
father in his Office; they came down; wanted
father TO try case the next day. Mother went
10 door when they went away. Lawyer Fair
field asked mother IL she thought father was III
10 try q case the next day; she replied she
would make him all right. That evening while
he was in his office she went to his trunk to get
some morphine. but found none she then went
into the bedroom and got little white paper
and took pinch OF white powder and put II in
some butter, mixing it with knife put the
butter on the table for his supper, with white
bread. Father came down stairs and mother
called him to supper he used mite OF butter
on his bread, and tho remainder she threw
AWAY; tho piece was about half rs big as an egg.
lie Was sick that night Do not remember that
she ever mixed poison In n cup and gave him.
Was present when they quarreled. but do not
exactly remember time think 1t Was about
week previous.
Have heard mother threaten his life. saying
she would not live with him through the win
ter, for she would kill him, or do something
desperate, and then kill herself. believe she
said 70 to Laura the Saturday previous to his
death Sunday. "She would make change
some way, even u she had to 60 to Stale pris-
on" She said she would deed me the property
il I would GO for her. This was in Jail. told
her | should tell the t.nih. She replied she
wanted mo to tell the truth, but wanted me to
co Tor her rs much as could.
Cross-trumined.- Father slept on sofa, on
Saturday forenoon; on Sat. =. NJ, was nt
depot; went to village in the forenoon. This
conversation with Laura was In the afternoon. |
I was not present-Laura told me. Have been |
living with Laura since father died. Saturday
night slept with mother. l got up about
o'clock Sunday morning. Got up about four
o'clock and looked our OF window aud saw ia
Their 20 to the stable again, saw him 60 out
three times before | got the bottle-mother
said FIVE times. Told mother he did not go to |
feed the horse because IL was too early. Could |
sec what stall he went into, from my window.
did not see him drink in the barn. l have
found the bottle which he had broken and
thrown away before this. Remember once.
not long before his death, father came home
late anil he got hung by his leg IN stable;
mother went out and freed him. found his
pocket book. On the Sunday morn he died
was not in the room'all the time after the DIR.
came Mother Was taken sick during the fOre-
noon. She was In sittinc-room and sat down
in rocking chair, and think said she had TAX
en- 40 grs. morphine. Mr.. wids and the DIR.
were there. She fell down, was taken up and
said she wanted to go up stairs; she was laid
on the bel and soon she vomited little. She
sent me, about s O'Clock to get q white paper
that WAS in her pocket got u and unfolded
IL; white powder was in IL; threw u out OF
the window and handed her the folded paper.
She said she had spilled il on the bed. She did
not tell me to throw it out Of the window: AZ
ter she got well told Of 1t. She said II she
had rot that she should not have been alive
now. Sunday afternoon l was at home; sever
al persons were present. Saturday eve pre-
vious, when they quarreled, was with them In
the house. Cannot remember anything that Was
said between them. Mother paints pictures
sometimes. Father was intoxicated when MI
Fairfield came on Wednesday. Father called me
down stairs that morning. lie called me Pad
dy," Odd old flAi-foot;" the had called moth.
CT 20 ofteu-always did when he WAS drunk)
DurtnH the week OctuFt Ut utVu 30 WIS Ooho
ing mothers HAIR, father came along and pat.
ting mothers head, said, "cheer up Jenny,
We will DO happy. hereafter. and SO TO Kenne-
bunkport to live"
A short time previous. perhaps month, faith.
cr said he was going to Alfred; he started sober;
the next night about III o'clock the horse came
home, aud mother went out and said father was
not there. She came aud awon ,, me, anu want;
ed me to go over to Mr.. Geo. Wildes'. could
not make them hear. She then came over and
we then made them hear. She wished Mr..
wildcs tn harness the horse so she could 70 az
ter him. Mr.. W. said she would be killed u she
went AFTER him alone, 1t was so dark. Mother |
said perhaps he was lying beside the road with /
some Of his limbs broken.
Mother aud went after Mr.. Goodwin (Wildes
did not harness the horsc). Mr.. q. said he |
would come. When we went to the door we
found 1t was father. lie was intoxicated hat
OF, and cushion In his hand.
Father was ut the village on Saturday A. NJ. |
vent up to the village and saw him, was in nj
Trot Goodwn's drunken place came In to |
tea about FIVE o'clock. One hour amer tea
went to tho village again came home about |
81 OF 9o'clock, and went to the village again |
about half past nine, and came back late
auarrel~l after he came home from village hrst |
time. Have heard her threaten his life many |
times. saying that "she meant to kill him when |
he died" lilo Vas usually drunk. lie used to
reply "he would kill her first" Have known |
him 10 clutch her throat ut the wash tub. Don't |
know who made the tobacco tea. Father used |
to take morphine. Used to hide from father |
when he came home, afraid he would strike
me. Was present when Bion L. Trip was
there. He was there week or ten days. |
Mother and Laura wanted him 10 stop there to
protect them from father. Laura and Mr.. |
fripp once made bed for father In the stable
when he was drunk che said she would fix
him for his case. Don't know a. there was
rats banc In the office.
Direct examination resumed II had q con
versation with counsel for prisoner alone since
was here before Grand Jury. Mother SAID
that father cot hung up in the stable she said
she helped him down She said "she would kill
him when he die o." break his limbs or cripple
him for life. On Wednesday night when she
prepared the bottle. she got the morphine out
OF his chest. Amer that she went to the chest
and got all the morphine there Was, put 1t In