The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-03-04

the regular pannel, viz: James W. Hall,
Thomas B. Macatee, John S. Dallam, Rich
ard Bull, Robert Amos, Joseph E. Bateman,
Jesse G. Dance, William Hitchcock, Albert
McGonigal, William Young Thomas Kerr
and John Wann.
The facts in the case, as elected by the
evidence, tend to show an undue init
macy between the prisoner, Charles Will
liams, and deceased's wife, in consequence
of which the prisoner was ordered from
the house of the deceased, which is situa-
ted about one-fourth of a mile northwest
of Husbands Forge, but refused to go, al
leging, as a reason, "He wouldn't be driven
away like dog at that time of night"
and when morning came still refused to go
''because he had no place to go to-" This
was some three or four weeks before Jim's
death, and they were not known to speak
to each other after this time. On the 10th
of September last, DR.. David Riley was
called to attend James Williams (the de-
ceasedD who was ill with what he (de-
ceased) called the cholera morbus, saying
that he had had several attacks previous
to that time. The Doctor left him some
medicine and told him to send for him if
he again wanted him. The Doctor was
again sent for on Sunday morning, but did
not go until evening; could not tell what
was the matter with the deceased. He
wanted water, and when he drank, it
would cause him to vomit. DR.. Riley
heard of his death on Tuesday, and having
his suspicious aroused by the symptoms Of
the disease, together with the knowledge
of the fact that Charles Williams had been
at his (the Doctor's) house trying to pro-
cure arsenic, thought it necessary to see
| whether the corpse indicated a violent
death. Accordingly he and DR.. Scarbor-
ough went TO Williams house, about s
o'clock, on the following Wednesday
morning. There was no one there except
the prisoner, deceased's wife, and children.
DR.. Riley asked what time he died. The
reply was monday afternoon, about 4
o'clock" He then asked if he had had
spasms, they answered "no :" but the little
boy said, 'father died so,"-makinga Jerk
ing motion with hisarms. They then went
into side building, where the corpse was
laid upon board, supported by two old
barrels with pillow under the head. 1t
indicated violent death, the blood hay
ing collected about the head and face.
They then went out, called the prisoner,
and asked him where he had gotten the
arsenic. He said that "he hadn't cot ar
senjc any place" repeating it several times.
"Might search the house." They then
went up to Dublin, informed the magis-
trate and returned. On the way back they
met some of the neighbors who had been
at Williams house and arrested the ac-
cused, and were taking him to Dublin;
but took him back and had a post mortem
examination. About half the stomach was
infamed the esophagus was still more
infamed than the stomach; the coating of
the stomach was destroyed. The Doctors
were of opinion the death was produced by
an irritaht poison. Part of the contents of
the stomach, together with the liver of the
deceased, were sent to Prof Aiken, of Bal
timore, for analysis.
The prisoner acknowledged to Mr.. Nc
Cam, that he had bought arsenic, but said
it was long time ago "bought it to kill
rats" 1t was in evidence that the prisoner
had purchased half a box of arsenic at Mr.
Silver's store, in Dublin, some two or three
weeks before the death of James Williams.
He also confessed that he had bought az
senic, but that he had not taken it into the
HouSe. palu JnaC ne nau DOuSnC IL the
Saturday before Jim died. Dr. Aiken's
analysis was by no means conclusive. He
was able to detect certain foreign mineral
substance, but it was in such small quanti-
ties that he was not able to decide whether
it was arsenic or ntimony-although he
applied both Marsh's Hydrogen Test and
Reinsch's Copper Test.
Other physicians were examined as to
the symptoms of irritant poison in the
stomach
Only two witnesses were called for the
defense, one of whom, negro woman
named Jennie Hail. testified that the pris-
oner was at her house, some distance from
the house of the deceased, from Monday
until Friday previous to jim Williams
death. Upon this testimony the case was
submitted, after argument of counsel, to
the jury
Jury out at the close of our report.
Rutledge and Fulford for State, o. H.
Thomas and Stump for defense
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