The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-07-21
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the owner of it in short time; to one
that he would be the owner of it in less
than two months; to another That after
his father was through whit, it would
be his.
That the proof further shows, that
sometime in the fOrepart of December,
1880, the defendant purchased at Gel
gers apothecary shop in Canton half an
ounce of arsenic poison, saying that he
wanted to kill rats. That about that
time the defendant, having for some
months before boarded at boarding
house in Canton returned to his fathers
house to assist HIM IN butChering two
fat hogs. That on the afternoon of the
day after the butchering he came again
to his father, who was engaged in
making sausages (being at the time in
coed health, and after first going back
to the stable, returned and took tea
cup and filled it with water at neigh
bOr's pump, and then came and first
presented 1t to the housekeeper of the
deceased, and after she declined taking
it, handed it to his father, who drank
the contents; that within an hour or
two after drinking the draught, the de-
ceased was taken with all the violent
symptoms Of arsenical poisoning; that
next day the defendant prepared tea
for his father and also, atterward, for
his hOusekeeper, and that on drinking
the tea both were taken again with the
most violent symptoms OF arsenical
poisoning; and upon defendant ad-
ministering to them for several days
tea he had prepared for them during
several days, thesymptOms Of arsenical
poisoning continued. That in fact the
defendant had given the deceased i'll
the cup of water, and IN the tea he pre-
pared for him repeated doses OF arsenic
poison and thereby made him very
sick. "a That during this illness defend
ant was requested to call in DR., John.
son, or DR.. Phillips to treat the case,
but urged some excuses that neither
could be got at the time; but finally on
being importuned to bring some doctor,
brought DR.. Walker who treated the case
and prescribed medicines; and under
his treatment the patient was rapidly
recovering, so that on Thursday, the
9th of December, the patient was de-
clared cOnvalescent and all further
medical treatment declared unneces-
sary. That after this cOnvalescence,
after the patient had fairly recovered
from the effects Of this poisoning, the
defendant on Wednesday or Thursday,
Sth or 9th of December, called on DR.
Phillips, saying his father was sick,
and he did not expect he would live;
that he, the defendant wanted DR..
Phillips called to treat him, but he re-
fused to allow 1t, and that finally the
neighbOrs had called in DR.. Walker
That about the same time he told the
witness Faris, that his father was very
sick and the doctors had given him up !;
and that he thought somebody had been
foolja1g oOitb him, and if he died he
would have him cut open. That to
Mrs. Robert Jack he said his father
was very sick, and that he did not ex-
pect he would recover, that he had
three doctors there, and was just going
for another That he expected that
thing had given him something, under
standing by that thing the hOusekeeper
That to Cora Jack he also said that his
father was very sick and could not get
over it., That to George Sipe he said
his father was very sick and would die,
That on the same Thursday he told the
witness Goldsmith, that his father was
very sick ; that he had two doctors at
tending him, one being DR.. Johnson,
that his liver was Overgrown, and he
was ailing at his kidneys. That on
Friday, the day before his fathers
death, he came to Robert Jack, and
told him his father was very i'll that he
had had a stroke Of paralysis the night
before; that he had three doctors with
him, and was just going for fourth.
That to Charles Smith he said on the
same Friday, that his father was sick
and not expected to live. That he had
three doctors with him and they had
given him up; DR.. Johnson had also Civ
en- him up a little while ago and said he
could not live till Sunday. What allied
him he did not know, but supposed he
strained himself butChering a little
while ago. That a similar statement
he made to the witness Kline. That in
fact all these statements were false, and
made for the purpose of awarding off
suspicion. That in fact he had admin
istered arsenic poison to his father and
he expected him to die from its effects;
but because the poison had been largely
thrown up by him In the course of the
repeated and long continued vomiting,
which it caused, it failed to produce
his death. That in fact a carefully
made chemical analysis of half of the
liver and kidneys Of the deceased show
ed beyond all controversy the presence
of arsenic in these organs, That the
defendant, on being disappointed by
the failure to cause deathi by arsenic,
thereupon administered to him NOR
phine for the same purpose, and with
greater success. That on the 5th day
of December, he obtained as stated at
the Tonner & Co.'S drug store in Can
ton, ten cents worth, being ten grains
of morphine, which he stated DR., John