The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-09
NINTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Judge Overmeyer sworn.-Am Probate Judge o
Allen county; the amount of balance due the Is
| tate on settlement from defendant was S9.6IoU3
May 26, le76 Isaac Thomas was appointed Ad
ministrator May Is, 1876
Mr. Harman, sworn-was at Elijah Charles
when the family were SICK, took bead of table
on Thursday; gave some bread to turkeys; think
Eijah Charles gave some; did not &c turkeys
| after until Friday; turkeys dropped their wings
soon after jhe bread was fed 10 them.
Cross Eramined.-Fed bread 70 two turkeys; saw
no other turkeys; did not Keep eyes on turkeys
very long; don't KNOW whether they We're the
same lurKeys or not; they looked like the same.
saw them on Friday, before noon, dead in BARN
yard Threw bread TO hogs. Do not Know
what was done with the flour. saw Mr.. Cunning
ham throw -four out, think he threw il out on
Friday, threw 1t out in yard. There was bucket
all Inll or more, think. Do not know who took
charge OF medicine, Saw defendant give medicine
and think he took it out of his vest POCKET
Mr.. ;. Halsey, Sworn.-Reside in Orange town.
ship, about forty rods North OF Elijah Charles
MIS- + Charles got meal at my house nearly two
m nths before the family was sick, got some Yeast
rom her, about week after, made use OF yeast
IN family, had no effect on family
Cross E1omined-ElIjah Charles got Yeast a dav
or two before this poisoning occurred.
Mrs Ellen PARK. sworn.-Reside about a quarter
OF mile from Elijah Charles, am wife OF Mich
ols PARK Saw defendant at Elijah's. his wife was
there Did not hear defendant say ANYTHING ahont
poison, said need not be afraid OF water as he had
been drinking all afternoon. Did not hear him saw
As poison was in anything. Got supper for de
fendant al Z Charles. Defendant asked where
bread came from told him it came from Harmon's,
de ate OF this bread and did not say ANYTHING
about the other food Had meat bread hntter
cream, for coffee, got butter and cream ont of The
cupboard Used the same tea Kettle and the same
dishes as they had been using. Saw defendant on
Friday morning. He said that poison might moi
oe in another baking OF that -four Defendant
gave medicine that night. Got the medicine from
his vest pocket Witness left on Friday morning
and was not there on Saturday.
Cross ErdHliRed.-Was there THURSDAY evening
Defendant would not use water brought from
BlnKleys. That was the reason he used spring
water. Got supper for defendant Mr.. Binkley
Was there, and present when Defendant SPOKE OF
bread. Defendant asked where bread came from
witness replied that i came from Harmon'S De
fendant slid ne had brought loaf with him
Told defendant that bread and flour ought TO b.s
buried, as something might get il. Defendant said
there might not be poison IN another baking. Saw
defendant give medicine. He stood by the stand
and took medicine out Of his vest pocket. Had
medicine numbered Witness was back on Friday
and defendant went away little while after wit
ness arriyed-the defelsdan and wife together
this vas just before dusk. II was not real dar-
when went home. Was not with Mrs Spear all
the time while there, Mrs. Spear remained all
night.
Mich. Was at Elijah Charles on 9Th of June. and
had conversation with Defendant on Friday al
ternoon about clock; was talking with Mrs. E.
Charles. who laid in north room. Defendant con-
versed as witness was talking with Mrs. Charles:
Defendant followed witness out TO buggy and
wanted 10 know how il was? Told him that they |
s0epSCtS1 MN VI ElNluI MIS- Z |
Charles told me Friday afternoon in the presence
Of Defendant. that Defendant had put poison in |
the yeast on Tuesday evening, while there. Mrs. |
Z. Charles asked Defendant what he had done
with the dry yeaSt2 if he had hid il where they |
could not hnd II 10 Use against him.
Cross EIdMfRed.-Was Insurance Agent some
times also reported for the Toledo Blade firs, talk
was with Mrs- E Charles; asked her how il occur
ed? She said the Defendant had put poison in the /
yeast on the night OF the 9th Of June ls76. Was
looking up the facts OF the case Asked herabout 4
some dry yeast, she told Defendant that he had !
hid IL Defendant said he had hid il where they
could not find II 10 use against him; was before
the coroner jury; did not make the same state
ment- Defendant followed me 10 buggy, nv pur-
pose Was 10 go home, had conversation with him /
there. Defendant said that the grangers were try
ing 10 drive him away. First talk was at the bed:
second was at the buggy; had the conversation
about p N Left for home about sundown: do /
not Know whether defendants wife was there
Or not; defendant followed me very closely. Nv
business was 10 take notes for the press. / was [
back on Sunday Was there three different times r
No one else was standing at door when we had the
There were three beds in the room.
Had no conversation with the Others in that
room. Was not very quiet Do not think You