The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-25
THE TRIAL OF LAROS.
The Prisoners Astonishing Actions while
Confined In the County Jail.

EAsToN, Pa, Aug. A-Publio interest in
the trial OF Laroe, the poisoner, seems to suffer
no abatement. The court room ana gallery are
crowed denssly. the latter almost exclusively
by ladies'. An hour and half OF this mornings
session was speot in a wrangle between counsel
over the admss bility OF testimony concerning
mental peculiarities OF the relatives Of Laros,
and most of II was excluded. The attempt OF
the defence TO prove tue suicide OF Eugene
Llros was unsuccessful. Several members OF
the family testified to Allen G. Laros being sub
ject to peculiar sort Of spells" hut their de-
scriptions OF those attacks we're vayue aud con-
Trajectory The brothers aud sisters Of the
Young man, even those whose own lives were
put 10 jeopardy by his diabObcsl deed, seem
united IN an endesvor to save oim. IL is prob
abl0 that they are actuated mainly by desire
to spare tne family name from the further stain
Of one ofthei number perishine On the eallows.
Daniel Laros, a brother OF the deceased Martin
l. ros, testified that his father-grandfather of
Allen T.. LarOs-was weak minded for four or
I'VE years before he disappeared from home
after he pretty much ceased drinking.
Daniel Reed, arden OF the county prison,
testified:
Allen c. Laros was brought to the prison June 3
sE torn TO gi.ses and scattered ou, IN hi. cell .na
be had had d, ia the nlsnt ana asSed 10 be
Il, IL ID az; "a. ard a. Y' Ses @
sn yss sR'a to IL ssH s SieS 40 fs h ns f1s
~ a rs4 a 81: os on ON hs fh Of I'D June MN sneb nj
entered TIE pfison At O'Clock In 9he 'norSias fosnd
INN hing gu the floor. He had no sped Al the time
SAIL he a "a hau H. ala notice me
until spoke 10 him. On the SOth Of June (morning)
tOuhu him lying tie Iour, Win the pedclothrs all
angled up aud thrown aOou.. ON the m.rhug OF the
i7tn OF july iould him IN NJ. gittng his IeetA. very
pl". tyes par !! co ed, h.nds eenched, vita tue
thumbs inside. lie seemed unconscious. After these
nts be- was dull ALI cay. on toe 24h OF july found bic
cell Hooded with water. winch running from the
spigut he was Nlng On the nDlr ~ tue water We
nim to CRY cell and ne taxed nonsense. After
these spells h MAS lent moro c; anu wo1ldn taik
without nc w1s forced 20. Aug ne had another at.
Or sep aud hs son came w. Nrnt IA nfst, h" was
yig on his bed, on his side, with hands eenched
he tntnu
Old not List more than q quarter u an hour, BE.
tween the spasn- he Ia ked nunsense Mnlle he
Ia sUasm the doctor held the name OF the
lamp 10 his bars foot aud he cid not move.
Before hat at the time Of the doctors nrst he
JabDel Lafos with knife Aud dr,~ blood and pat on
his skin key 40 hot that cOuiant stand II. When he
tricd hlm again ON Aug. 2, he melted ealing wax and
cropped 1t III temples anu hands and other OF
his BODY, he unconscious. lie slso gave
strong sum three TIN he only and
that last time, when he coming OF the
spssm. The blistered him. aud he thought nert
DAY, that tne sores made were caused by bed bug
bites Ne al-o tried with hit water, without effect
On the SIN OF August had smother A. the last
seen MN IN. nave been ab TO tell several hours be
tore nj cOuins On b. Lis eul stupid condition
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