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

POWELL, Prosecuting Attorney. and BEN
HAYDEN, for the State; CRAYNoR and
RUSSELL for the prisoner
The prisoner being arraigned in Court
was asked by the Judge whether he
plead guilty or not guilty to the charge
in the indictment. Plead "rot guilty"
The jury empanneied being Ellis l..
Knox, John Isom, james \. Porter, NJ.
A Rogers, ID. VI. Bon /, Thomas Riggs,
Alfred Shelton, James Redpath, Henry
A Mccartney, w. III. Eallandigham, Il.
NJ Elder and Nimrod Price.
REV. JoAB POWELL sworn for the
State: have been acquainted with the
prisoner at the bar since 1859, and was
acquainted with his deceased wife aud
his present one. They were NY nieces.
Pomeroy's house then was about half
a mile from Providence Church, in Linn
county. About the 18th OF October,
1859, we had night meeting at this
church, and had a considerable congre-
CATION. We met about dusk and 'Jeems"
Doris was pastor, who had a gift and
was invited into the stand. I am not
going to preach now, only going to bear
testimony He gave out hymn and
offered prayer, after which I was talk
ing to the congregation. All ct once L
heard a voice and knew it was Pomeroy's,
which sounded like he had come in
hurry to the steps. He said ''Father,
come quick, my wife is poisoned [ want
you to come quick! !' The congregation
arose to break, and I told the people I
would go down and see what was the
matter and send back word. When I
went out he was gone, and before 1 got
to his house some few persons had got
there. / went to the bed side of my
niece (Pomeroy's wife), and found her
lying upon her back with her head
thrown back upon her pillow, and she
looked just like a corpse Pomeroy was
at the bedside and seemed just as uneasy
as man could be. Some one said that
Calavan had once Inhaled strychninc and
was given gum camphor and was relieved
Immediately. 1 then called for some
camphor. Pomeroy was still standing at
the bed, when he (Pomeroy) said II
drunk most all and she drunk little of
it." 1 had thought may be she had in
hailed poison, but when he said what he
then did changed my mind and thought
perhaps she had accidentally drank pois-
on. She spoke and said, "Uncle, you
are an old man and what you do, do
quickly p l called for the camphor,
and it was brought in black bottle, and
/ poured into tea-cup what would make
dram (drink1 and said L here. She
opened her mouth and drank a good
swallow. She did not struggle, and
saw that she was nearly gone. She did
not belch, but the camphor run out of
each corner of her mouth. She laid
quite still and drawed one breath aud
probably tried to draw another. I see
she was gone. placed my fingers upon
her eye-lids and closed them. Pomeroy
was on my right. Said he, ais it pos
sible my wife is dead 2" / said nothing
He fell upon the floor and kicked around
and supposed he had some too. took
him by the arm and said, let us take him
to bed. Hew struggling, land we took
him to a room. About this time my
brother-in-law, John Becler, and his
wife (my sister, and mother of deceased)
came in, very much excited, when my
Pomeroy falling as he did, did not
know but what some evil was Detailing
the whole house. Mr. Garland came in
about this time and said warm lard would
kill strychnine. We got some lard and
went to Pomeroy,s bed to give it to him,
but he did not like to take it, but they
put it into him. But just before we
gave him the lard John Beeler (my
brother-in-law) said, what does this
poisoning mean? [ said, God only
knows, don't. BY this time there was
a great excitement out of doors. went
out to see what the matter was when
Amanda Curl said, father, always told
you my soul was not worth anything but
now l realize that tits. Pray for me- |
prayed for her, and soon we went in to
see Pomeroy. He was in his bed look
ing around, and said that he felt better,
and said ''Uncle, is my wife dead ?" He |
was answered that she was. Then he
cried, and believe shed tears. asked
him then what that was he "drunk most
all Of" He said it was stsling." I
did not understand what he meant by
that, and then he said, an alcohol stew.
That night he told me he had got
strychnine of father Beeler to kill squir-
rels that were eating his harness, and
that he gave it to his wife to mix up
that he did not know how much 1t took.
but that she had seen her father make Il
up, and so he gave it to her to mix. Said
i, your wife ought to be laid out. and
has she got any clothes Said he, sThey
have sent for Doctor" But / did not
see any need of Doctor, and Mrs. Raw
was sent to lay her out. I told Pomeroy
that would send to Solo so that Dickey
could make her coffin. Gentlemen. +
make this remark: believe she was
poisoned from what he (Pomeroy) said :;
his changing around from the mix-up to
sling showed dark place. / have no
reason to believe that that man would
poisou NV niece. when he had one child