Daily globe., 1879-04-10
BY Their Testimony Add to the Appear
auces Against the Reverend
Defendant.
HE CuNCLUDEs TO REST HIS CASE
Without Any Attempt to Remove the
Damaging Impression
Created.
ORDER OF COMMITMENT ISSUED.
To Await the Action Of the Grand Jury
Scenes and Incidents.
TSpecial Telegram to the Globe. I


MADEL1A, Minn., April 6.-The morning was
occupied in hearing defendants application for
a change of venue on the ground that Justice
Pomeroy was prejudiced. The application was
granted, and at clock the case came up be-
fore Justice Holmes. The large courtroom
Flanders hall-was crowded with spectators,
some of whom had travelled eight and ten
miles. There were many ladies present during
the entire day. The first witness called was
John Thompson Fisher,
complainant. He said he has known defendant
about nine months; has been his partner six
months; George Nettleton was at the mill
March 81, when defendant came in; he handed
com mplainant handful of raisins and tho boy
Nettleton another handful; he had raisins in
both hands; complainant commenced to eat
the raisins; thinks he detected the bitter taste
in the second raisin he ate; said to Nettleton
these are id bitter raisins; defendant was
going away at the time complainant said this,
and was ten feet from him; called to defend
ant and asked if his raisins was bitter, and that
he called back they all right; worked round
the mill some fifteen minutes or half
an hour; when he left a curious feel
ing come over him. the feeling was a
nervous Jerking feeling; dark shade came
over his eyes and he felt as though he wanted
to be alone: went toward the house. and as he
went
HIS LIMBS SEEMED TO CONTRACT;
when he raised them up he seemed as If he
could not let them down again; went to the
house and went up stairs; began to
THINK HE WAS Poisoned;
Miss Nellie Davis and his wife stood at the
head of the stairs; Nellie said ''Mr. Fisher, you
look white and bad;'' he asked his wife for a
cup of coffee, which he drank; went into the
front room and concluded if he was poisoned
it was from the raisins; went t" the mill to
get the raisins (the mill is fifteen rods from
the house): took them to the house; looked ut
one of the largest and saw it was split at the
end near the stem; opened 1t and saw some
thing like grasshopper eggs, white crystal; there
were from three to five pieces; raised the WIN
dow and called to Mr.. Loper to get Dr. Cooley
as soon as he could; the doctor came in half an
hour; during that time felt twitching in the
neck and could not keep his head still; his
wife and Nellie Davis came up stairs. Hl'
wife asked what is the matter; ne SAID pols
on" when she screamed. He then opened an
other raisin and took out some white specks
he was afraid the juice would dilute them and
he wanted the doctor to see them; the doctor
stated that he
THOUGHT 1T WAS sTRYCHN1NE,
and said he would give him an emetic. Th
doctor drove witness up town and CAV
him an emetic three times without effect
the fourth one produced the desired effect
Complainant did not like to go down hom
again that night, but at last he concluded to g.
and the doctor drove him home; was sick agal
when he got home; Mr.. Davis then cameln an
witness said,
''YoU D-D WOLF,
pet out of nv room." He said the mans crazy
Mr.Davis then got out; the doctor came down an
remained all night and gave witness medlcln
every hour Ten or twelve days before TINS III
Wis came into the mill and gave witness hant
ful of raisins; he tasted them and finding thel
bitter threw them away; thought they were OF!
On another occasion Davis came into the MI
it was week ago last Wednesday; he hande
witness an apple; witness pared the apple an
commenced to eat it,; it was bitter, and w1tne
nlaced it on the ''bolt," but never saw the a
ple after; sent two men to look for 1T on Il
3lst of March, but they could not lind 1T; Il
apple and the two lots of raislns tasted Il
same; this caused witness to think he was pr
soned.
CRoss-ExAMINED.
There was no i'll feeling between com plalna
and defendant; did not like MIR. Davis as
business man; had some words with him La
winter when buying wheat; defendant spo
insulting, and witness told him that he Wv
messy run the business; did not intend to ha
any difficulty with him, for he (witness) inter
ed to get out of the business with him;
meant either that Davis should take the VIII
business or get out of 1t; had lit
difficulty with defendants son once; he wo.
not do as he (witness) wanted hi
and was insulting, and defendant interfer
Thought MIR. Davis motive in poisoning d
was to get his (witness) property; thought
had always been sharp to get all he cou
Witness intended to get out of the partners
at any risk; defendant had acted dlshones
in the mill. Mr.. Davis had ordered the men
grind screenings and exchange with the ia
ers: thought that defendant object was to
control of witnesses property. Pressed
counsel to give his reasons, he entered I'M
long statement in which he said that he {
sidered Davis
DISHONEST, COvEToUs, GRAsPING MAN,
and for quarter of an hour the cross-exam
ton sank down to an argument between &C
sci and complainant. In continuation OF
cross-examination witness stated tsat he
not been we'll since his return from Mlchl
the morning of the poisoning he was not
moIasses candy was brought down to the
bv Mrs, Fisher the day OF the poison
complainant ate some of it.
Prof. PecLhant S,C0rn.
Said he is professor of chemistry IN the
university; has held the position i've year
Rachtell college one year, two yeals at th'
ricultural college, Maine, and at Washin
ana at Is