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

house for three years.
PETER w. BEELER, for the State !:
The deceased was my sister; / saw her a
that day about three quarters by sun, at
distance, while passing. She was IN u
the door singing. I thought some ot
stopping in, and when I approache sic
observed me and waived her handker-
chief l saw the deceased next day she
appeared very much swollen, and purple
spots like on her cheek I heard Pome-
roy say that this thing. (dcath) should
have passed his house Don't know OF
any improper intimacy between Pomeroy
and second wife before the deccase OF my
sister.
WV. F. BEELER, for the State {: L
have seen an intimacy between Pomeroy
and his psesent wife before the death OF
his first one I heard him call his pres
ent wife his sstrue love- about four
months before his first wife died, at
fathers. in ROOM I was at the foot OF
the bed and he was lying on it, his pres
cnt wife was passing in and out. Ills
first wife was in the house not far oif. l
saw no acts.
I was about II years old at that time.
1 thought it was wrong intimacy when
| heard it and have had no warm teei1ng
for Pomeroy since that time.
Yes, we have had difficulty he in
truded on me. Yes, I have contributed
$40 toward this prosecution. | have not
been approached as to what | would
swear before the Grand Jury. The mat
ter has been talked over by brothers and
sisters since the trial commenced.
REV. S. II. MILLER: for the State !:
Since Pomeroy's second marriage We
were talking. He suggested that it was
doubtful about his wife dying from stych-
nine. I said to him that if the stomach
was examined it would show strychnine.
He said it might, but said he 81 can't say
how she got it, He said that he had
made stew and drank part of it and
gave some to the child and she took the
balance.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Yes, l stated to Pomeroy in that con-
versation that l did not believe that he
administered any poison to her.
j. j. DoRRIs, for the State: L am
acquainted with the prisoner since 1859,
and was at the church spoken of when
he came to give the alarm of his wife S
dying. 1 went to his house and there
saw Mrs. Pomeroy lying on bed. Isaw
no particular struggling of the body ex-
ccpt perhaps a twitching Of the face she
did not live long after [ arrived. and
when she died it was then think that |
heard Pomeroy exclaim '.Oh, my Lord
has death come into my house z" | saw.
him next in his bed room. I did not
hear him say anything about sling.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
[ heard some one at the church say
they had fears that Mrs. Pomeroy was
poisoned ordying. / saw nothing unnat-
ural with the body except twitehing
about the face, and did not observe any
convulsiops. Was present when the lard
was given him. I was reclining about
the foot of the bed and had the grease in
my hand. In his struggling he kicked
it out of my hand. 1t was Uncle Joab
think who administered it.
PETER POWELL, for State: As to an
intimacy between Pomeroy and his pres
ent wife before he lost his first one, I will
say there were protracted meetin' that
fall before his wife died at Providence
church Almina, who is now his second
wife, was mourner and deeply concern
ed after meetin were over, was outside
not far frcm the door, when A.mina came
out and sat down not far from the corner
of the house, having her head down,
seemingly in great trouble i [ was near
Pomeroy come out to talk with her said
he, "Almina, you know ] always loved
you" [ thought that was a queer ex-
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CROSS EXAMINED.
Yes, heard that he was an exhorter.
Ques-Ts it not common for ministers
and exhorters to say II love your SOUL"
and the like
No, it is not uncommon as to the soul;
but as to ''you know always loved you"
think not.
Pros. Atty.-Is it common in church
for the preachers or ,exborters to say to
the sisters. you know I always loved you?
No, don't think it is, and much less
for them to follow them outside and say
II love you."
A. j. SMITH, for the State: Pome-
roy told mo about two weeks after his
wife died that he did not know hsw she
got the strychnine, for he and the child
drank of the sling. He said he raised
the alarm that she was poisoned. As to
any intimacy, I saw him one night at
! party at Bob. Watkins lead his wife
OFF to bed and when he came back he
look his second wife on his lap, and she
sat there quite spell; thought moth
ing of it but friendship. I was trying
70 make some music for the dance. At
Mr.. Beeler's, before his wife died Pome-
10Y came into the house and spoke to
Mr.. B. and then went into room where
,he girl was, and out again, and took her