The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-08-05

not believe any one would harm her,
and then again repeated my request for the
name OF the person. She then said the same
person, her uncle. John L. Fawkner. O. When
she spoke of being afraid of being killed, state
what her manner was: mean was sne eXclteo,
or did she show any signs OF fear, and, IL so,
what? A. Until after she made this final decla-
ration her manner had been quite calm, sur
prisingly so for girl in her situation. but as
soon she declared that IL was her uncle In
everything, she burst into a Mt OF weeping.
almost hysterical, repeating, II Know
At this point in the afternoons proceedings,
the impeaching testimony was introduced IN
%fter ths Conclusion of that testimony the wit
ness continued. ! @. What furt6er was said by
Ida, or by any OF you to her? A. Very little was
when She became little more calm we ali said
something to cheer her We said that We trustee
could leave the result in the hands Of the God
and Heavenly Father, whom she nad oeen
aSsh 70 IL tas Se What s sh
said about Valentine, did she say who IL was
that had given her the Instruments? A. Yes;
one and same person, her Uncle John
the instruments when did she say 1t was? A.
asked her IL he brought them when he came up
on the 9Th of February, and she replied, No, 1t
uary, bat she would or could not fix the exact
dats thought the last day of January. @.
Did you 60 out of the room before Mr.
VALENTINE DID,
or afterwards? A. DIR. Latham, l think
went first, Valentine mex, Mr.. McIntire next:
followed Mr.. McIntire, and Miss Taylor was rear
guard; all as near together as we could we'll
walk, exceps Mis- Taylor, who was a little be-
hind. @. After Valentine came into the room,
did you sand with your face or back
coUid not i see ~ himY you H Please let
me indicate our positions on the diagram
/ could see him every minute he was in the
o..
gram the places where each stood, put the let
tsrs Of each ones name in the, spot where he
to witness, and after marking the relative po-
sitions OF those present he Iepiied): A. This
was the position before Valentine came in; we
were all seated; when he came in ne took Mr..
MsIntire's place, Mr.. McIntire having gone
another chair. Q. What, IL anything more did
he say to Ida than to ask her how she could
maze such am accusation against him?
A He said he had been mach astonished and
wronged by her cusatiOn; but, as she mad ac-
knowiedged it was made under fear OF another.
s 9 T feei re1dy Did he al 1 any I Time 20
closer TO where she sat than the place you have
marked on the map? a. Yes; we all shook
you see, and have you told US all that Valentine
said to her? A. Yes; saw all and have told all
who gave her the Instruments; please stale
what she did say, in answer TO } our question, at
answer at later period of the interview. Q.
Did you go with Mr.. Gillette TO see Miss Annie
Carey? A Yes, sir. q. Sta;e whether Barney
Carey, her rather, was present when you talk ed
with herr A. He was, except that he left the
water.
CROSS EXAMINED BY MR. DYE.
@. What did Ida FawkneI say when you asked
her where she got the instruments and you say
she answered at the time referred TO in the 18th
question? A. She said nothing about them, but
turned away, and thinking would get the In
formation at later period, let 1t drop for that
time. Q Will you be kind enough to write out
ali the conversation you had with her about the
alb ut the medicine? A. have written all that
| can call to mind now. Q. Did Mr. McIntire or
Dr. latham say anything 70 ner about "Balnes
her about the medieines II so, what did they
say? A. do not remember that they did.
think be gan the subject myself. II Just occurs
10 me that she might have said that she mad not
used the Instruments because she did not know
how. q. Were you all seated while you were
questioning her about Barnes,or were any OF you
standing? A All seated. @. Will you now be
about the medicine, as nearly as you can just as
Ii occurred? A, have already given all, ex-
csPt what just now occurs to me- me; that
its label was, what street she
bought IL on, what drug store, whe told her
1 do not how recall. TO none of these questions
did sne give any satisfactory answer, further
than 81 don't know, but she said she had seen
ladies taking medicine and they told her what
for. q; Did she tell you at first that she bought
A.
the published statement about the medicine was
correct. Q. How long was 1t after she said her
published statement was correct before you
ten the medicine for her? A. It was, perhaps,
twenty minutes, at any rate, that
q. Were YOU engaged In Conversation with her
about the medicine during that time? a. No.
was not engaged with her at first; Mr.. McInIire
handed her the paper to read, and while she
gan dr11ped one Sranch Of the inquiry for an
N her aQT IL tn ms
Olg did you talk 10 her about the medicine be-
fore she had to acknowledge that some one had
When she spelled Valentine in answer to your
question as 10 who gave her the medicine, what
act .angnaos used Int thinS i
said thought il rather thinner than her state
| meot about Charles Barnes. which she had just
| in signs? A. Yes, sir. q Did she not then tell
you II you did not believe her you could send
she say when you told her that the charge upon
Valentine was thinner than the story about
Chsres Barnes? A. Nothing. Q. What else
A. That we wanted the truth, whoever it hurt
4 she had told the truth, all right, but
/ if not, it was wicked as could be.
O. Is that everything you said to her before Val
entlne came in? A. Nothing more occurs to me
what course was best next, to get all the circum-
stances Of this charge against Va entine.
whether the charge was true or false.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
The Board met at 10 a. n, and after the min
utes of Friday meeting had been read and APP
proved, Mr.. Angus resumed the witness chairs
and Mr.. Dye took up the cross-examination
where he had left it the evening before. Q.
| What was the question you asked Ida Just before
| she hesiJated and turned towards Mr. McIntire
| and spelled Valentine. Give us the precise
| question. A. "Who got the medicine?" @. How
long did she hesitate after you asked her who
gotlhe medicine before she turned to McIntire
and spelled Valentine? y. Something less than
q minute, perhaps half minute. Q. Whatelse
did she say when she turned TO Mr.. McIntire
and spelled Valentine? a. Nothing then. O.
DID she say anything else or make any other
signs after she said Valentine had got her
the medicine before Valentine was brought into
4 the room, If so what else did she say? A. re-
marked 10 her that IL was hard for me to believe
IL, and that her manner was the same as when
she was telling me about Charles Barnes. Here
DIR. Latham interrupted and asked how Valen-
tine, young man and unmarried, could KIN w
anything about ii. To this she could or would
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