Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-15

had been sick and if she had not called
medical aid before as she was much pros
trated !; ahe said she had taken two litt,O
powders which she had gotten from Dr..
King :; l am certain that gave her none
but there is another DR.. King George p. {;
from her appearance l thought she had
taken anOdyEe l made Il remark about
dropping in and then prescribed 4 slight
anOdyne for her -; did not see her after
wards ; while | was in the room Sanders
was there Mrs. Robinson pointed to him
and said, That dirty scoundrel was the
cause OF it, said ste ought 20 bc posi-
tive before making such Il charge !; she
then said, waving her left hand, He had
her in there for over an hour against her
will on the i,oor - asked her why she
permitted it :; she sait! she was tom sick to
interfere ; she also made remarks about
Mrs Seymour crying out. but lcannot re-
member it what | saw ill the chamber
!CoNed as though the person who threw 1t
up had Beer drinking did not smell
beer but was not close cuouSh | Knew
the cJntcntS of the vessel were induces
tho.
= There was 10 blood in the vessel
when talked to Mrs. Robinson she poirte,,
to the floor right along side af her and
said that it occurred there
Ph;:ip Rogers on the S,i...u
Philip Rogers. sworn : liz October las!
l lived here and know Mary Seymour and
Sanders | s:orpyd ut the woman's house
several times ; | pointed out her house to-
Col. GerraIt | was at the house when
this affair occurred Was charged with
being an accessory with Sanders !! was.
sitting iii the kitchen on this night, where
| had been sleeping when | awOke |
heard some one talking walked to the
door; l heard two persons talking |
cannot say it was Sanders ; knew Mary
Seymour S voice !; he asked to have to do
With her, she said. 'No, not here ~ !
stood little longer and heard them come
into tie middle room then walked out
Of the back door aud went TO the rolling
mill from the noise when left thought
both were on the iiunr; UP to tho time l
left Mary Seymour had hot screamed, but
talked as sensible as any 0iic could.
- l did not tel! the officers that was
asleep i'll the room when ! heard Mary
Seymour scream, and Ui,u': looking saw
Sanders and her ON the fror and then
Run ; l told the officers tina heard both
talk and then wen: cut ui tlia back dcOr.
and thence to tho rolling nill asked
what | WAS arrested for, and was told that
it was Tor that woman that Sanders ha'i
murdered on John stree: | told them
knew nOthin: about it.
Walter Rogers, recaIhd: had Il
conversation with Ed. S;,n;er, On tbs
evening of this affair; short time
before (bctwecn 10 and II u'c!uck), wlic.s
talking VIC were not quite square from
Mary Seymcur's house; | wanted him to
go to Bendel's tavern On East King street
with me he said he cOIld not as he had
made engagements with Hrs. Seymour
and he wanted me to go back with hin;
he said he was going back ard wanted nc
to 60 along l said I would not 60 as i;
was too close to home then left him
and went over to Ginder's; corner, where !
talked u while and then went homo On
my Way saw Sanders standing at Mrs.
SeymOur's window with his elbow resting
on the window AMI in conversation with
her; went home.
y. l served q sentence OF ten months
for receiving stolen goods in 1879.
Wa. Deem am familiar with th"
house where Mrs. Seymour resided ]
have not be.: i'll it for three Years :; from
what know it is iinrosSii: for any one
in the left h:Gs! corner ui the front room
to see person in the middle room without
going to the door.
More Medical Testimony.
DR.. George X. Welcians, sworn: have
been pract;cing medicine since 1867
heard tho testimony in this case yesterday
afternoon death from congestion OF tho
brain is death from u natural cause; any
thing that would cause All increased flow
of blood to the brain, such as enlargement
Of the heart; OF undue excitement, intense
or anything that would prevent
the flow of blood to the brain, such as d;
lation OF tie right side oi the hear, pres
sure Oh the descending , *scls, amy oh
structiOnS to respiration !: person after
exercise, beirs. exposed to the air, bring
ing on q congcsiive chill; anything tight
about the neck, even 4 tight fitting dress,
has been kn""u To cause congestion ;
persons frequently have congestion in TIE
act of dying itself. These are the Min
causes LII persons who are predspcsed il
might be produced by the slightest of the
causes have named. 1t being il evidence
That the woman had been washing all day,
in tie evening had 4 protractcd inter
course, after which She ran out OF the
house and stood outside q short time. Un-
der these circumstances 1t might be thai
she had u cOngestive chill il tho wOma;s
had Il predispOsition to vCno,i; congestion.
this was sufficient exposure 10 have caused
it.
=. don't know if Mary Seymour was
50 psed!sposed; if u man bad intercourse
with i, woman by force and against her
WI! that might also cause congestion of
The brain if he had placed his hand over
the woman mouth, as stated here, aud
then raj, after her out Of tie house, that
would cause over-cxertior, which might
result in ccusestio ion OK the brain.
As no more OF the medical witnesses.
whom the defense intended calling wcie
present, the court heard no testimony after
il o'clock. and shortly adjourned until :
o'clock this afternoon. The jury in the
meantime visited the huufc where the
,.i,ir occurred.
UIiler Gas: Continued.
Tic casa s of Wn. y. Finicy, charged
With manSaughtcr, and Charles and Geo.
rripp'e, charged with embcZzlcineEt.
we're continued, as counsel in the case are
engaged down stairs.
All the jurors not inpanole,l i'll the
sanders case were discharged from further
attendance this week.
Snow storm.
The heavy rain o: yesterday WIS followed
ate last night ana early this morning by "a
AL Of SHOW in .na::y parts "f the county.
'Ec Martic hills this mGrllnG were white
md at QuarTyvil!c two OF three inches "a!
ROW fell. The cars that came in this
Eorain. we've covered with it, as was also
&c top of the New Holland STAGE. From
'ther parts Of tie eounty there are reports