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


haps 10 or 20 minutes. Yes, / was
there when she said "Uncle, you are an
old man, etc" It was just after Uncle
gave her the camphor, or something, that
Pomeroy said he drank more than she
did. I was present, or near by, when
she died Pomeroy sank toward the floor
near the bed side. Our idea was that he
was strychnined when we gave him the
lard lie got up / think between II and
2 o'clock that night. Can't say that |
! entertain kind feelings toward him at
| this time; have had no difficulty with
him. | have not talked this matter over
with the prosecuting witnesses. l have
given 81 so to aid in the prosecution j;
but my object was to have the case inves-
tiSated since it came from the Grand Ju-
ry [ was aware that the other side
would have competent counsel
Re EudM.-I have no evidence Of his
intimacy with his second wife prior to the
death of Sarah, other than they being
together often and joking each otf er.
Mrs. LUCINDA STRINGER, for the
State: [ was stopping at Pomeroy s
house on the day of the evening his wife
died. in 1859. She was my sister. Pom
eroy was working at my fathers, and
came home about ten minutes before sun
down. He told me to get my bonnet and
| go home, that there would be meeting
that night and he wanted me to go to it.
told him I would rather stay with
Sarah, that [ did not wish to go to meet
ing. He said to hurry, that it would
soon be dark, and did not give any other
reasons. His horse was hitched in the
| lane, opposite the door, with saddle on
he talked about his going to the meeting
and left, just as the sun was setting.
My mother had sent me to Pomeroy's in
the morning, to stay all day and night
with sister. [ went to church, about
half a mile from home, and while there
heard Pomeroy say something when he
| came up, but can not give his language.
[ went to the house with the rest from
the church, and soon saw his wife she
was lying on the bed stretched out like:
struggling and jerking she called 70.
something, | don't know what; heard
nothing about sling saw Pomcroy, but
don't remember that he said anything; I
don't think she was alive minute after
[ got there.
Cross EXAMINED.
[ was about twelve years of age then
[ went to Pomeroy's in the morning; was
living at home, but sent to stay with sis
ter, (Mrs. P as she was afraid to be left
alone, and [ was to bring word if she was
sick or anything. He rode from fathers;
the distance was short; [ thought he
could have walked to the church it was
only half mile to the church, and from
fathers to his house around the road,
three quarters of mile. l have resided
at Pomeroy's since his second marriage,
and have been treated kindly, aud my
feelings toward them have been kindly
until lately all but father, then, were on
good terms with them. Mr.. Carter never
asked me what [ was to swear; several
have spoken to me on this'casc nothing
written down.
Mrs. JANE BEELER, for the State
am the mother of the deceased, and also
of Pomeroy's present wife. He was cell
ing our house overhead the day Of the
evening his wife died. He told me that
Sarah had become alarmed about herself.
l told him to cheer her up, as she was
about to be confined that many a woman
if encouraged would 60 through such
trials much better. Pomeroy afterwards
said something about strichnine my
husband asked him if he wanted some;
he said yes,to kill squirrels with-and the
old man went after it for him, and
then Pomeroy went home. A little after
dark, James Malone came and told us
that Pomeroy and his wife were poisoned,
was the way we got the news we both
started, and were met and told that Sarah
was dead, and when we got into the
house, she was laying on a plank, dead.
NIr. Carbon told us that he thought Pom
eroy would die, too. / examined the
body the next morning; she appeared
much swollen and very pided-spotted
like; she had been in good health, quilt
ing, and / had been helping her; was as
cheerful and stout as common she was
as healthy as any girl [ knew of; there
was nothing the matter of her except her
then peculiar condition. Lucinda is my
daughter; sent her to stay with Mrs. /.
as thought she would be lonesome while
he worked at our house did not want
her to come home when she did, because
he had talked of going to church. The
first [ saw of Pomeroy was just before
day, with white handkerchief around
his head he said nothing to me that I
know of. paid no attention to any in
timacy at that time, of Pomeroy with
Almira, his present wife. Helived with
us much like our other boys-I did not
think much about it.
CROSS EXAMINED.
am old and very forgetful, and desire
not to be questioned more than you can
possibly do with. [The defense assured
her they would be brief No, have not
talked with any one what I should swear
to. The deceased was lying on plank