Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-10-28
OF
J. ALBERTUS HOPE AND MARY E. HOPE
FOR THE MURDER OF
MISS MARY ISABELLA CASTLES.
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| MISS MARY ISABELLA CASTLES.
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ascended the steps. The candle was "bought'
candle and gave a good light. The steps are six
feet long. There was blood at one end of the
steps-to the left, passing out Of the door. Mary
was sitting on that side. She had on her clothes.
took notice of her having on her clothes because
I stopped in front Of her when Lee asked the
question. l said nothing. The blood was not
the yard twice-the first time when we gave Mary
the pills. The tea was given in the room while
she was sitting on my trunk. She did not say,
when asked a second time to take more tea that
she did mot want any more of that Stutf.' She
did not take the candle when she went to the
water bucket; the candle was not then burning
and the iire-light was low. l could not see her
distinctly, while she at the water bucket
When she took the pills she was sitting on the
steps. The door opened to the sittng-rOom. There
was small fire. The candle was not burning
when she went to the water it was lighted
when went into the yard to give the pills.
After Mary was placed on the pallet and after she
died, my husband made up fire, but not large
one While before the fire her dress was down to
her feet. Her ley was not blistered when she was
placed there. l cannot say how it became bis
| tered. She covered, a portion of the time,
with linsey quilt taken from bed in the room
| The quilt did not appear to be scorched. l am
positive her leg was not blistercd when she was
placed before tho fire. I deny having ever heard
table. The child mentioned, Luu, is my second
| child, and was then about six years old. Mary
went to school all the time, to the last day of the
school, except perhaps, a week. Her monthly
they had stopped. Mary and did the washing.
| We washed all the clothes in the same tub. Her
clothing had menstrual marks all the while. l
saw her clothing month or two before the child
was born, and it bore such marks. l was not
there the last washing day before her DEATH
| When Margaret Whsonant gave expression to
me of her suspicious about Mary's condition, she
| did not caution me to notice her monthly periods.
To The Court-When saw Mary at the fire, I
asked her what she was doing, and she complain
cd other bowels paning her.. She did not remain
| long at the fire, but returned to bed. 1 re-kin-
died the fire. When she groaned, my husband
made the inquiry. When she first groaned, l
understood she was in the bed. The sitting room
is nearest the steps. The entry does not lead to
the sitting room. There was no whisky or other
liquor in the house at the time. put on the tea,
and remained by it until it was made Mary was
| in my bed room on the trunk when gave her
the tea. She drank tho tea from saucer. made
the tea in tn-cup; took the saucer from the cup
| board. I gave her the pills; gave water with
them. think Lee got the water.
| DR.. j. w. ALLISON, SmOrM-This witness went
| over the same grounds of other medical experts
| who preceded him, and as his testimony led to
the same conclusions, we omit it.
| MIJAMIN r. SMITH, sW0yn.--1 remember the
| death of Mary Isabella Castles. had arranged
|
the day of the morning the death occurred. We
had talked of the proposed trip to market forsev-
eral days previous. 1 do not know Of my own
knowledge that Hope had made preparations to
| go. I live three four hundred yards from
Hopes house. visited his house. l saw Mary
two or three months before this occurrence; no.
ticed nothing peculiar. l did not lose dog OF
my own. Ikncw from report that a dog on my
place was lost. I missed the dog, and have never
seen it since. The dog was on my place and was
| accustomed to seeing ii often,
| Cross e1amined.-I never had dog stolen.
do not know of the circumstance ofa dog having
been stolen. have heard of dogs being stolen.
Once lost Il dog myself, but some one else found
it and restored it to me. ] don't know that the
dog missing from my place was not stolen. I
don't know what allied the dog that is said to have
died. l testify to only one missing dog. l live
| three or four hundred yards from Hopes house.
1 don't know the name of the missing dog. 1 Of
| ten saw the dog on the plantation. l think it was
reported dead in October. 1 have gathered and
hauled up my corn in November, butthnk notthat
| wear. don't know when Hope hauled corn that
year. From my gate to Hopes house the dis
| tance is two or three hundred yards. From the
| boundary line it is about two hundred yards.
| There is no cross fence on the boundary line.
| The cotton we were to have taken to Kings
Mountain Station belonged to IN" and Hope.
| There were no arrangements made, nor no un-
dcrstanding was had, in case Hope failed to be
able to 20 on that morning.
Tothe Conrt.-The missing dog had been on my
| place about one year. 1t belonged to negro
named Jim Byers. jim il now living in this
county. Hope had complained to me Of being
annoyed by dogs, and threatened to use poison
| I told him if the annoyance was from dogs on my
place not to let that deter him from ridtling him
! self of their annoyance
TO the Solicnor.-I don'tt think f. w. White
sides had bale Of cotton on the wagon. don't
recollect the day. We were to have gone on the
morning of Mary's death. There were four or
five bales loaded on my wagon in the yard.
never made the trip to Kings Mountain Station
and returned in day. Nothing had been said
about our going and returning , that day: oa
but at that time, from old age, he was not good
watch dog He had two other dogs-fces..
| l.. M. MCALIsrER, sDotn.-1 live within two
miles of Hopes house The most part of the
| from him. I was at his house four days previous
to the death of Mary Castles. I saw Mary that
| day. had not seen her for some time previous
| noticed nothing unusual i'll her appearance.
| Cross erdslineti.-I had seen her few months
previous to the day Of which speak, and Oh the
last occasion l perceived nochange i'll her appear
ance. l was not close to her. She was in the
| far end of the room, the cooking stove between
us. was there on Friday before her death, and
| ate dinner there. l do not remember r. w.
Whitcsides being there. am married man.
Redirect erannation.-AIary was standing be-
hind the stove when saw her. There was moth
ing to prevent me from seeing her. The stove
did not obscure her from my Wow. She was
cooking on the stove
JAMES NJ. HOPE, Sworm.-I am the father of the
prisoner, j. Itlbertus Hope. l remember when
Mary Isabella Castles died. I at my sons
house month before she died, in company with
F.. Whsonant and hs wife. About bedtime,
my son j. a. Hope, returned from Kings Noun
tain Station. We were all conversing friendly
| around the fire. He came with a wagon lie
met us all in his usual manner. His conduct was
the same as it had previously been in the same
company saw Mary that night. She had gone
to school to me. / observed nothing unusual
that night.
Cross eranned.-Mary was of low stature. J.
A. Hope returned from Kings Mountain the
| evening WAS ut his house. went to his house
between sun down and dark. / don't know ON
what day he went to Kings Mountain. l talked
with Mary at the supper table; also conversed
with her and tho othcc members OF the family
around the hearth. l ilisrcmenlber whether any
one sat between Mary and around the place.
] saw her about a month before she died. 1t is
very probable that saw her four or five weeks
! previous to the occasion have spoken Of no.
ticed she seemed to be growing tcshier, and APP
pcared to be hearty.
| The defense here closed.
THE STATE IN REPLY.
| Dr. HAMHRIGIIT, rccaUcl-I never conversed
with Hope about his getting StrHchnlnc from me-
The first ever heard upon the subject was when
l was informed oft by my wife on the night Mary
Castles was Il corpse.
10 CounScl.-I and Hope were often together
and had frequent conversations; but if he ever
spoke to me on the subject of strychnlnc have
forgotten about it.
10 the ,SOiiciOr.-I think, under the clrcum-
stances, would recall to my memory such
conversation, had it ever occurred.
SIDNEY HILL, re-cdiied.-I never knew of dog
being troublesome around Hope shousc OF nights.
| never knew of strychnine being placed on the
cellar door for the purpose Of poisoning dog. l.
generally got up first OF mornings espcclall% III
the fall and winter. generally done the feeding
of mornings. Sometimes Hope was up first;
Had strychnine been prepared for adog, | think
! Il JaIn ,n,r 1a1,n
the ncighborhood, when hauling corn at Mr.. NJ.