The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-01-20
Tue BOYER MURDER.
TUESDAY.

..rr TUESDAY
At about halfpast ten O'Clock, Charles wag.
ncr. the prisoner To be arraigned for the murder
OF Louisa Boy or, is brought into the Courtroom
by officer Peeler; after the removal OF the cuffs
ornamenung his wrists, seats himself. and Is
soon absorbed i'll animated conversation with
his counsel In appearance he Is not what may
be called prepOsse ssing youth, nor is he what
might be called dandy, bestowng more than
ordinary care upon ms person. In short, we
have before US, instead Of the mice young man"
or CAV LOJharlO. we had pictured to our minds
eye, very common clodhOpper. He looks
rather flushed, but not q bit scared. His stop
brother, squire Wagner, Of Leh ghton. who has
taAen avery ac'ive ptrt IN preparing the de-
fence, lady who, from her age and sorrOwing
loOss, is supposed to be pi isoner's mother, are
ut his side. HonN. ChHs. Albright, Allen Craig,
and W. NJ. Rapsher are the gentlemen ENGAGED
Tor the defence, wlilo Air. Il. J. Fox and Dist.
ATTY SEWERS Will cOnduct the case for the
Commonwealth.
Not Guilty to the indictment, and the trial
proceeds and the following Jury impanne!led-
samuel Hest, of Mauch Chunk;
Aaron BennyhOf, Of East Mauch CHUNK;
John Faga, jr.. Of Upper Mauoh Chunk
VIM. ktng, OF Upper M0uch Chunk;
Richard Rooms, OF LehlRntOn;
Charles II. Miller, OF MauCh Chunk;
Josiah Bjwman, of Bowmansvillei
Paul Danner. OF Penn FOresti
Henry McGnley, Of Mahoning;
Josiah MuSselmdn, of hahOning;
Eli SenslnRer, OF Mauch Chunk.
WEDNESDAY.
Shortly after the opening Of Court, Dist. Atty.
Siowers opened the case TO the jury IN an able
and lengthy expOsee of what he claimed 20 bo
the facts IN The case, all OF which ne h ped the
prosecution would be able TO prove TO the salts
faction OF the jury. His speech was attentive
~ listened tO, but contained. on the whole. lit
tie which has not already appeared IN print
MIS-. Mary Boyer mother OF deceased Don't
know the name OF tho township live in. My
husband died about two years ago. Had ave
children-4 still living. The girl Louisa who
ded was about 20 years OF age. She died on a
Monday morning at about O'Clock. She had
been well before that She was home on sun
day also on Saturday night when ChRs. Wag-
ner visited her, He stayed until morning. The
| two were down stairs in the large room. lie
may have been at our nOuse 10 or 10 times be.
| lore he would come at intervals OF or weeks
| MY daughter Kept no other cOmpany. On sun
/ daY evening the two mad been TO church. Short
/ ly alter her return she was suddenly taken with
vtry severe spell OF vomiting. Applied RENE.
| dies, and sent Tor Dr, Kreamer, who came. but
| all ehOrts were IN VAN, as she ded between
| and O'clCcN.
| CrOss-exaIDned Deceased was my eldest
chllu. she had never been sick 10 any extent.
| A box Of pills was found by us IN her bonnet
| boa, which latter was in her chest; DIDN'T
know OF the box OF pills until after her death 1t
may have been half past eight o'clock when
| Wagner came TO our house on Saturday even,
| ing. Can't tel at what time he lett. lie return
! ed TO our house on Sunday afternoon, and IN the
| evening left with Louisa, Adelaide and Lew for
| the NJ h. Church, Was absent when they re-
turned. II was between 10 ana II O'Clock Wnen
they returned. Levi was the first TO come up
| stairs. Muly Ann came next, then Adeuide,
| Moses was alueady abed. Louisa came up alter
staits IN the sitting room waiting for LOUISA 10
come matter which 1 returned up stairs. Can't
| exactly tell what time 1t was when sent for
the doctor, sent Lew aud Adelaide the doctor
| nYed at MlllpOrt. Wagner had been frequent
ing our house for about ~ years. LOtIisa and
sarah Sterling had been 10 MRuoh Chunk on
the 10th OF last March. wasn't along She
has never been to SlaungtOn; was at Bowman's
iu Ju!y she than went in the truck wagon.
MIS-. sterling lVed at our house. Question
Int Mrs. Sterling sort OF a female Doctors
sort Of a midwife Objected to as Incompetent
and not crUss-eXaminatiOn. Eever heard that
Mira sterling was a female dOCtress Mrs. Ster
ling worked considerably for MS Never heard
that Louisa and Va sgner wers engaged TO Dt
married. Wagner came TO see her Regularly
| II e never ate ut our house but once; never
slept taere until the time when Louisa lay IN TIT
house corpse. Had no objections TO the atten
tiOn paid by him 20 my daughter, Asked LOulsg
| II there was anything wrong with her ana 4
there were 10 tell me. She frequently complain
ed OF Weakuess about the region OF the breast
she should go to cansult doctor, Told Louis
should 60 10 doctor This might have beer
aOOut Two months before her death she wOIl,
only complain at intervals 1t was In Junl
when told her TO get something from the doc
tor iOT her weakness. Cau't tell we've the pail
were obtained. Knew nothing OF them unit
they were found. Know John Stroll. Question
Didnt you tell StrOhl that you uidnt behey
that Wagner gave your daughter poison Oh
sustained ana Dl4 sealed Wi1nSss ~" "a