Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-22

Arthur w. Pearson, the widow of de.
ceased,
MRS. MAMIE F. PEARSON,
On being sworn, said resided in Sacra-
rzento until lately. [ knew deceased, his
name was Arthur w. Pearson we left the
Russ House, San Francisco, and came to
Oakland on Saturday, December 18th; we
took rooms at the Bartlett House about
o'clock deceased went out to get shaved,
and returned at half-past 6, and we then
went to dinner; after dinner we went to
| the drug store opposite the house, where
my husband purchased the laudanum. My
| husband said he wanted Is cents worth !;
that is all heard. After the purchase |
took his arm and we went to the room, and
retired at S o'clock. He put the laudanum
on the stand, alongside OF the larger vial,
which be left when be went to get shaved.
About o'clock he woke up, and said he
was going to get up to see what time it
| was. He went out into the other room
and looked at his watch, and came back
and told me it was o'clock, and time to
get up and dress. He did not say what we
were to dress for. We both got up, and
he put on his overcoat He took the two
bottles in his hand and emptied the con-
| tents of the little one into the goblet, and
then took the other vial and emptied some
of the contents into the goblet, and
pushed it over to me and said:
MAMIE, WILL Yet TAKE THIs?''
took the glass in my hand and drank it
! right down. l had an apple and took a
bite of it, and then laid down on the bed.
| did not see whether he drank his. In a
few seconds he came and laid down by my
side. In about ten minutes | was taken
with cramps, and it was all | could do to
retain the laudanum on my stomach.
got up and vomited, and he told me not
to vomit any more, if l could help it, as it
was the last day that he intended to live,
and he wanted me to 60 with him. In a
few seconds l began to get sleepy. He
asked me if was going to sleep. l said
yes. He then said, kiss me goodbye. )"
That is the last / remember until l woke
up. 1t was morning and light. don't
know what time it was. He was breath
ing then very hard. shook him and
called him two or three times, to see if he
would answer me. | took my handker-
chief from my neck and | washed his face.
just rubbed it over his face to see if /
could arouse him. / saw that
COULDN L AROUSE HIM
And got right up. The minute lifted
my head from the pillow | commenced to
vomit again. When l washed his face |
reached over and dipped the handkerchief
in the bowl. Just as soon as l got through
vomiting opened the door and went into
| the hall | was so sick that had to catch
hold of the banisters to hold myself up.
l met gentleman at the head of the stairs.
/ asked him to please send me doctor.
1 was so sick and dizzy that held to the
banisters and the side of the hall to keep
from falling The gentleman said there
was a doctor down stairs, and he would be
up as soon as he got dressed. went back
to the room and commenced TO vomit, and
was vomiting when the doctor came. The
| doctor came in a very few minutes. AS
soon as he came in | told him what had
done and my husband had done. WANTED
him to leave me and try to relieve my
husband. He told ne be couldn't do for
nim-he was beyond hope. He went out
then few moments and came back and
asked me il | could move into another
room and he'd see what he could do for my
husband. He gave me nothing, but lady
gave me some mustard water. The doctor
helped me eff the bed and put pillow on
the lounge in another room. | was vomit-
ing good deal, and lady gave me a cup
of mustard water; that helped me as
vomited freely; was stupid and the lady
kept arousing me. l did not see my hus-
band again until just before
HE BREATHED HIS LAST.
l can't tell how long it was after took the
laudanum before | went to sleep. It
seemed to me right smart while. He
wasn't asleep when 1 first dozed off. Be.
fore he took the laudanum he told me his
circumstances. He said he was poor, out
OF money and wanted to die, and he wanted
me to go with him. At first talked to
him and tried to encourage him. l told
him that if his prospects were not good
now, they might be better; but he said no,
he didn't see any prospect; he wanted to
die and he wanted me to go with him.
This was on Monday evening" December
18th. We were married by Justice Joa-
chinsen at the City Hall, San Francisco.
l reckon that's the name. | knew of my
husband taking poison once before-only
once. This was at the Russ House, last
Friday morning, about half-past 3 or 4
o'clock. 1t was laudanum, and we both
took it together, the same as we did here.
We both commenced to vomit then, and
vomited all day Friday. 1t didn't seem to
make us drowsy. He was not respondent
at all, except when talking about money
matters. Now that he has gone, don't
think that will take any more.
HE NEVER THREATENED ME.
He did not point a pistol at me and never
used a harsh word in any way, shape or
form. He talked the other wayne tried
to persuade me to go with him. l have
been acquainted with him year and a
half | had been married before for thir-
teen years; my former husband got di.
vorce from me ]; the divorce was granted
! last Wednesday a week ago. The trouble
with my former husband arose in regard to
this man. | heard this man speak of sui.
eide once before we were married two
months before l suppose he wanted to
kill himself because he had no money.
We registered at the Russ House as man
and wife before we were married. / don t
know anything about this mans family ex.
cept that he said his parents lived in En-
gland and were very wealthy. These two
walls are the ones we had they were both
full. l saw him have the pistol shown by
the Coroner. He never used it to intim-
idate me. l knew what he was getting the
last vial of laudanum for knew nothing
about his getting the first vial knew he
got it Saturday morning.
The witness was visibly affected while
giving her testimony.
The physician WHO attended deceased
and the druggist from whom the laudanum
was purchased were sworn, but testified to
nothing different to what is contained In
the above, and after short consultation
the jury returned verdict that the de-
ceased was native of England, aged 81
years, and he came to his death by an
overdose of laudanum, administered by his
own hand with suicidal intent.
I HAVE suffered from kidney difficulty for
the past ten years, accompanied with nerv-
GUS spasms. Physicians gave me but tempo
rary relief, hut after using three and one-half
| bottles of Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure my nervous spesms were entirely re-
lieved. My age is " years. 1 recommend
this great remedy to all suffering from nerv-
Gus troubles. Mrs. MARY REESE.
! EastoD, Pa.
| II. g. KIRK & Co., agents. Sacramento.
NOTARY APPoINTED.-The Governor yester-
day appointed A. B. Mofitt as Notary
Public for Los Angeles county, to reside at