Litchfield enquirer., 1869-02-04
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} man as Dr. Spencer would tell you any such thing. Smith said, then his affidav;t , would be here. am not positive abont his specifying strychnine.
 Sherif C. E. Baldcin Green told me ) when arrested him, that he was going to Vermont to lecture, felt the need of an as- soclate and so got married.
 R. O,cen. Saw Green pull Bell Hatch up to him and kiss her, the day after his wifes death. Have heard her character spoken lightly of.
 Mrs. fl. Rooraback also saw undue famiI- iarity with Bell Hatch
 Miss Julia Green testified that she watch ed With the body of Mrs. Green. and the next morning he came into the room wbers she was alone. pulled her back in the chair and kissed her. The prosecution proved the escape of Green from jail before his preliminary tri- al, that he was caught in Cornwall. cut his throat, and came near dying. They prov ed, too, that he had conspired to oyerpow- CT the Jallor and escape again, and that he again repeatedly attempted suicide. Tbev also proved that Green, under the name of George W. Long, had married Mrs. Doc. little in Western New York in 1865. and that this woman is still living, that he had preached as Methodist minister under that name.
 EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.
 The prisoner then offered the evidence ot Geo. Volmlller who testified to Creams belng kind to his wife and of Stephen Whi- tlng who sWore that Mrs Green was not conscious between the spasms, and that she was extremely emaciated. He also of f9red:
 Milton Enamons Became acquainted With Green when lie first came to Cornwall Mrs. Green was feeble,n no color in her face Green was very kind to her. Was there on the evening of her death. The spasms commenced with short breathing. Did not notice that her jaws were locked. Stretched out her arms when she had tbe spasm.
 Million Green. Clerk of Smith & Green. Mrs. G. was very feeble, could scarcely walk at all. There were half dozen med lclne bottles on the medicine stand. Was holding flat iron at her feet. Had my hands under her feet, and she did not press down on them when in a convulsion. She could not swallow, and did not recog. nize any one. Did not see her resting her body on her head and heels. Her body was limp during the intervals.
 Airs. Ma7y McMurtry. Husband kept a hotel in West Cornwall. Green and wife came to live there about March fst. Her health was very poor. He had to help her up stairs. She was around the house a week or two and was then confined to her room. Saw powders and bottles of medi- cine. Green was very kind. She said her family died of consumption. I supposed she had Accomplished of pain in her lungs and side. She was very feeble when she left our house, was not able to go down stairs. She went to South Cornwall one cold night to a political meeting. She wanted to go. He objected. She was much worse afterwards. Doct. Sanford sad he thought she would never get we'll coughed and raised every night
 Htlanab Rooraback Green was very kind to her. The night of her death heard him speak to her. She opened her eyes and looked at him.
 D.. B. 8. North. Began practice in 1859. Have often used strychnine in my practice. Find l have to be very careful in it's use. The ordinary dose is about 1-5Oth of grain. have been instructed that it IS cumulative. l have always been guard. ed against It's long continuance for fear of it's accumulation. If all the excretory ducts were closed, the strychnia might &C., cumulate, and the fatal effects be produ- ced. In such case the effects would follow more slowly. Strychnine is used for vari- 1 oas diseases, especially for nervous diseas- eS, ceTe5ro spinal -nseafagetjs often results in sp'am' ln oa3es of strychnine poison, the patient Is aiWay conscious Aakinr for drink, iG this ease is no evidence of 1 consciousness. Tonic spasms are not i certain evidence of strychnine poison. A post mortem examination would have been useful. On all the evidence, could not say that this patient died of strychnine poison. The effect of strycnnia on de- billtated system would be much greater.
 Cross Examined. Have seen five or six cases of tetanus, locked -jaw), but never Q case of poison by strychnia. None of the symptoms, not even the presence of strych- mia in the stomach, would be conclusive of death by poison. Some of the medicines she was taking might have contained it. Even regular practitioners might have giv en it.
 Wna. 1T Green. Inever knowingly ad- ministered any kind of poisons to my wife. When we came to West Cornwall my wife's mother prepared considerable medicine for Mrs Green, several bottles, vials and herbs. While at West Cornwall she requested me to write to Dr. Harrison for his patent medicine, received l package; 4 bottles and 6 boxes of pills. Previous to Dr. Sanford's visits she was taking all kinds of medicine. Afterwards she took the Harrison medicine Dr. Sanford said this medicine would kill her. She continued to take both forms of medicine till her death. There were two kinds of liquids. I don't know whether she took any medicine on the evening of her death. I gave her no medicine that evening. never got any poison at Whea- toms store. I never bought strychnia or any other poison in my life. never con- fessed to Tallman that poisoned my wife or that got poison at Wheaton's store. Read him my short hand notes taken be- ', fore the magistrate and before the grand 7 jury. Gross e:camined. Am 5 years old. Born , in Harrison Co.,. Va Methodist preacher. Preached in the circuits of Kentucky, Vir- oinia and North Carolina till about 1847 when went to Texas. Was.in Texas and Louisiana till 1864. My business there } was that of a preacher. Went to Wood county, Texas, first. Lived there about months, then went to new Orleans, teach l ing and selling books. Knew Bishop , Pierce at Baton Rouge Was married iu Western Virginia. My first wife lived 2e years, died or years before the wal } broke out. Game North in 1664 In Corfu
 N. Y. married a woman named Doolittle I then went by the name of G. w. Long