The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-07-11

some. l gave him n Gazette, at dinner
he drank some tea aud cat some toast.
Asked for something else to read as he
had read that paper through. l gave
him "A Yankee Prisoner loose in
Dixie" He read 1t during the after
noon. About four O'CLOCK in the af.
ternoon Welch requested me to go and
see if Hedges had como buck. l done
80. lie was not there aDdI left word
for him to come down when he return
ed. Reported to Welch and asked If
l should 20 for any othor physician.
II said wait till he comes. He eat tea
and toast for supper--eat but little
asked for some whiskey. / told him
no. / was in two or three times from
dark till ten o. clock, but observed
nothing unusual only his
He said he would 20 to bed, but he wal
afraid if he blow out the light them
things would come again. told him
to leave the light burn, but nc blew
out tho light and went to bed.
About ten o'clock l heard him yelling
hideously. l ran in and enquired the
matter. He said there was a dog had
him by the leg and three or four fell
lows standing ready to kill him. 1
replied, there was nothing there-wait
till Icould get = light. l went with II
light. He cav the shadows aud com
menCed hallowing again "there they
are coming now"--struck and kicked
and said the blood was running. The
spell lasted for three.fourths of an
hour and he had spells off and on till
morning. l visited him every half
hour-gave him water. Staid up all
night. He. had no stimulants from the
time he had been committed except
his food and tea. He would not cat
any breakfast. Said he never eat
breakfast. Between eight and nine
o'clock (Monday) l went for Hedges.
Found him at Alexander's Drug Store.
1 went with him to the Jail. He gave
WEIGH medicine which quieted him.
He eat some tea and toast and green
peas for dinner, but was more nervous
than the day before, The Doctor Wis.
tied him In the evening. His daughter
and aud another lady called on him,
and he was reading about eight o'clock
Monday night, About ten o'clock
Monday had a bad spell-walked the
cell and hall all night. On Tuesday
morning would not eat any breakfast
-eat but. little dinner-had q spell OF
TIVE during the day-wou.d not ea'
any supper-his son staid with hin
Tuesday night. l was in at 10 o clock
1.-THE light out. l found them both
asleep. AT about IL o. clock ! heard
him yelling again-was pretty bad
from that till morning. About 5 o.
clock his son went for Hedges, Hedges
ramo and left medicine 1 gave him
but It had no effect upon him. A
dinner | went IN and had TO assist hin
IN taking food. l took in several anC
said he ought to come u Of there, be-
cause his mind vas so affected he dc
not realize his punishment, ] think h,
did not know any one but me after
Wednesday morning. After dinner
Harter and Kahn called in and Harte'
: went to see Adair if he could not &c
/, the punishment abated. / said / wished
he would as he mpde my wife wors
who was sick. Adair had gone TO tn
country and an order from the Pro
bate Judge about threc o'clock / re
leased him from the Jail.
Lewis Hartcr, having been dull,
. sworn, testified as follows;
a On Monday about noJn, I went I,
, the Jail and saw Welch. When
n went there he was reading - newspa
per. Converted ahalf.hUur. He talk
cd nationally with me. I returne.
yesterday to the Jail window. He wa
IN tine hall and l found him perfect
! deranged, Murdoch asked him if h
: knew me. He then commenced a ad
mInistoring TO us an oath ola Super
VISOR and mixed it with the oath of
Witness. / went tosee Adair, but h
was absent, I her went to the Pro
bate Judge to get Welch released iror
the Jail and hO was released on an oil
der from the Probate Judge abou