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

stomach and was accustomed TO kee
It about the house and ute il for ths
purpose. ! took the laudanum hom
and at supper / poured about one ha
pit IN Joe's coffee, having first nike
It with sugar, to hide de taste a
much as possible. lie drank it all
but manifested no unpleasant or ur
usual symptoms.
! now abandoned the idea for tn
present, and made no further attempt
on his life, until the following spring
(lS66,) when we quarreled about tn
sale OF the place; he having promise,
me that if would sign the deed, W,
would get the money and 20 10 th,
VEST which promise he broke II
buying another place adjoining th,
old one. / again tried the Iarre
leaves, brass filings, berries, &c, bu
with the same result as before.
now saw that TO kill him by poison
required something more powerful
than what | had already administered
Accordingly, | went to the store 0
Mr.. Cranston, (this was 10 June, 1866.
and after purchasing some goods,
asked Mr.. Z. if he had anything thai
would poison rats and mice. lie re
piled that he bad, and handed me 8
box, the price of which he said wa.
20 cents. / asked him if it was dan.
gerous, or would kill any person il
they should happen to swallow it
lie said he thonght not, but no doubt
it would make them very sick.
told him / only had five cents, and
wanted something cheaper. He then
handed me paper which he said was
arsenic, and / could have for IL cents
but he said | must be careful. as il
was very poisonous. | bought the
paper, paid five cents on il, put it in
my pocket, and took il home. knew
that it was considered a deadly poison ;
and | could not summon up courage
enough 10 administer it the day |
returned from the store so laid it
away, and my husband, in few days,
went down TO Horse Shoe TO haul
timber. He returned on Saturday,
the Both Of June, 1866. He was in a
bad humor when he returned, and
during the afternoon commenced to
abuse me and complain that things
about the place were neglected and
mismanaged during his absence. This
soon brought on quarrel, and my
mind was quickly made up to kill
him. | took tea spoonful of the
arsenic and mixed it with about tin
full of rice which / was boiling, and
placed il on the supper table before
my husbands plate. | forbade the
nhiid-a9 aatinS ans' &c So - -
them where they could not reach it,
Joe had on y eaten two or three
when he suddenly became
very pale, got up from the table and
walked out and sat down on the porch,
and in few minutes commenced TO
Vomit This frightened me very much,
md for moment regretted what |
lad done; but it was only for mo
Dent. The old spirit soon came back,
md | was more than ever determined
% finish what | had commenced. The
lext day (tbe LIST of July)' Joe asked
ne to give him an emetic which he
lad got from DIR. Litz several weeks
before. He said he had been vomit-
ng good deal and probably If be
ook the emetic be would throw up
inough in his stomach and then feel
'etter. took the paper conidiniag the |
retic (phich uds a icate p0tcde- } out
ide Of the house and emptied Il on the
round, and substituted about the same
Of arsenic T,is | gave him,
nd soon after he was seized with
intense burning pain in his stomach,
with vomitings and retching.
These doses of arsenic ] repeated in
ifferent quantities every day until
he 10th of July, and they were always I
Dllowed with the symptoms above
escribed. On the third day of his
ickness / gave it TO him twice each
ime about as much as would lay on the
oint of the blade OF common sized
ocket knife. After this | admins
cred il twice, sometimes three times,
day, but never so large a quantity
s on the first day, and always mixed
. with his food. AT intervals during
is illness he was comfortable enough, /
nd would recover Sufficiently to 20
ut and do a little work. AZ other
mes he was subject to the most
ltense pain-compained that he was
urning up--rolling and tossing on
ne bed and on the hoor-and some
mes rushing out Of the house to seek
slief in the opon air. The testimony
the ncighbors at the trial about bis
symptoms and sutierings was correct.
Ie begged me to give him some milk
, drink but hdUiag heard that mix
as cure for poisons, I refused and
'pt 10 out Of has reach. A low days
Ter he was taken sick he asked me /
, send for the Dr. Fearing detec-
on, | persuaded him that it was
seless expense, and that he would be
ell again in few days. He finally
scame so bad that l sent for DIR.
itz, in order to keep down the sus
cion Of the neighbors, who were
'ery day coming to see and inquire
r him. This was on the 9th OF July. |,
he DIR. did not get there until the
renoon of the 10Th, and what occur
ID at that time has been truthfully
lrrated by the DR. in his testimony !
] the trial. Ho left with me five {
,wders, TO be administered every /
ur hours also bottle of mixture, {
tea spoonful of which to be given
cry two hours. The powder and /
ixture were given as ordered by the :
r. | administered the last dose of I
'senic on the afternoon of the 10th, $
faVv houra affair tho nr laft This a