The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-12-19

was Durleu down In the orchard. was
in the church that same evening, and
Uncle Joab was talking. heard Pome-
roy when he came up and some remarks
in regard to dying, and Uncle Joab said
to morrow you die, when Pcmeroy said
yes, she is>dyiug. When got to Pome-
roys house Sarah was in a spasm; |
heard her screaming before I got in the
house. She knew me, and said Lord,
John, what Is the matter Of me? I have
not eaten or drank anything but sling
Lyman gave me. UNCLE Joab was there
at the time and heard him ask Pomc-
roy what it was. Poueroy said he made
a sling and lie and the little boy drank
of it and Sarh drank the balance, or
nearly all Of it. He said so several times
pomeroy seemed crazy at this time aud
fell sprawling close to the fire, and was
moved around from it. A number of
persons were there She had several
spasms. l heard her remark to Uncle
Joab, s'You are an old man, what you do
do quickly" She did not live over Is or
20 minutes. arrived at the house be-
fore Uncle. | heard Pomeroy make a
remark that evening that he was not
sick. lie had not any grain in his barn.
His harness was there; had worked
them on the horses several days before,
and the day before his wife died; / don't
think the harness were eaten any by the
squirrels; they were old harness -fuzzcd
and broken up good deal. I was at
the barn frequently; saw no squirrels
about there except "Chip Mucks.'
CROSS EXAMINATION.
[ was about Il years old in 1859.
Pomeroy had been ceiling our dwelling
house then He went out twice crying.
but said he was not sick [ knew it was
strychnine for l went with father part of
the way when he put it back in the
hole in the ground, 1t was in vial In
a paper. l would not swear that he did
not give Pomeroy a bottle, because [ did
not see what was in the paper. Father
had the bottle in one hand and gave
Pomeroy something rolled in paper
Yes, | saw the bottle opened and saw
something poured out into paper and
given to Pomeroy, and father took the
other bottle back to the hole.
Ques. L.y Jufor-No, father tore the pa
per in two; the bottle was in one paper,
and / couldn't swear which one Pomeroy
got. In response to Uncle at the church
will be dead before morning" Three of
us arrived at the door about the same
time-Loudon, myself and Prine-yes,
and Jack Miller. She was screaming be-
fore I got there and screamed after [ got
there. She would be still and quiver
and then scream. Was there probably
l5 minutes when Uncle Joab came [
did not say that she said the baby drank
some, but that Pomeroy said SO. When
Pomeroy shrank down his head fell near
the hearth, which was 5 or 6 minutes
after / got there. He acted as if he had
spasms. did not rush out with the
baby Immediately, or take it home. Saw
my mother cramp at Pomeroy's in the
chair. Sister lived probably Is minutes
after-I got there Heard Pomeroy say
he did not want medicine, he was not
sick. Did not see the harness that night
nor for some time after she died; think
they had been repaired some. No, have
not been friendly with Pomeroy since the
death of my sister, though / would not
harm hair of his head. He and child
were at fathers part of the time after his
wife died, and we were not on friendly
terms with him. Don't say 1 did not
write letter to him when he was out
South, in 1860, or that I wrote him to
pray for me.
fHere letter was read, exhibiting the
usual friendly relations existing between
relatives.
Re-Eaam-Yes, I wrote the letter
had a great deal to contend with at
that time is the reason [ wrote it. I
wanted my sisters body examined before
she was buried Could not get any of the
church to help me in the matter.
r. w. POWELL, for the State: was
at the house of the prisoner the night
his wife died, in 1859, and also at the
church when he rode up, and heard him
exclaim 'Oh, Uncle Oh, Uncle my
wife is poisoned with strychnine-come
and help me, quick!" I went with the
crowd to Pomeroy's house and went up
to Sarah's bed, when she seemed to be in
considerable agony; struggling and jerk
ing, once in a while drawing up and
quivering; after that she lay quiet. I
remember that she said, ooh, Lyman,
love, don't touch me, it hurts me so -
heard her say "Uncle, you are an old
man, if you know anything do it quick
Saw prisoner at that time; heard him
say "I drank more of it than she did"
He about that time shrank on the floor.
Several persons were present, of whom
was j. N. Beeler, Blrbary Powell, Joab
Powell and boy we called little "Don't
Prime" Pomeroy was taken to bed, and
there he acted a little like Sarah did j.
we gave him some warm lard. Hc got
up before I lef. I was in his room
about the first of his sickness. I heard
Pomeroy once say, when on our road a to
meeting on the Calapooia, show can they
make anything out Of this sling matter
drank more of it than she did.