Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-22
DEFENDING WILLARD.
TESTIMONY GIVEN SATURDAY
Several Witnesses Who Testify 10 the
Happy Relations Existing Between
Millard and His Wife.

The evidence for the people IN the Millard
trial Is al IN and the prosecution rested their
case on Saturday forenoon. The defense
proceeded al once, and called DIR. Pray as
the first witness, who testified that DIR. Eplay
came 10 him al the request of Millard, and
asked him to.take charge of his wife's case.
John W. Hoath testified that DR. Eplay
said he thought Millard had poisoned his
wife; said he had no suspicion of il until
Louisa Workman told him she had been read
ing her husbands books and believed from
the symptoms that Mrs. MiIlard had been
poisoned. DIR. Eplay told me during the
trial at Ionia that / was foolish TO testify IN
favor of man who had made me trouble IN
wheat transaction.
Mrs. Hoath testified the same a. her hus-
band in reference 10 the talk with DIR. Ep-
lay. The doctor said she might have died
from poisoning or something else.
Harvey Hoath swore that DIR. Eplay met
him and talked TO him about the trial; want
ed TO know how i WAS going TO testify. /
told him and he said he would have my eyi-
dence impeached.
Bette Van Week testified that she was a
sister of Mrs. Millard, and that she was init
mate with the family and had called there
frequently; that their relations during all the
years that she had known them were pleas
ant, and that she never knew of any trouble
between Millard and his wife: had a conver-
sation with Mrs. Workman on April II ia re-
lation TO a book. Mrs. Workman said TO me:
Bette. don't believe your sister is going
to live, do you! / have been reading the
doctors book and believe she has got spinal
disease"
On the 9th of May ! asked my sister if /
should not stay and help her, and she re-
piled, mo, Matthew is here and he can take
care of me; after Mrs. Workman had gone
she said Aunt Louisa did not know her
place: know the house was infested with mice
and rats: Matthew Was there during most of
the sickness, and gave her the medicine
most of the time; fixed up her victuals and
sat up with her every night he was very at
tentiye; saw no act of unkindness on his
part.
Cross-Heard my sister ask what they
were giving her; she wanted me to ask DIR.
Pray to examine the powder for she thought
there was morphine III it: showed the powder
TO DIR. Pray: he examined ii and said il was
bismuth and morphine.
Helen Workman was called. and said she
never heard Millard say he was going TO give
his wife arsenic: the relations between Mil
lard and his wife were pleasant; she told me
she would rather have Matthew take care of
her than anyone else; Louisa Workman
wanted Matthew To read book, as il de-
scribed his wife's sickness: ii referred to "A
spinal disease.
Louisa Workman testified that she did not
remember that Helen Workman was at Mil
lard's when she showed respondent the book.
Did not say to Compton during the trial al
lonia that / was surprised he was going 10
stand up for Millard bot did tell him that
Millard did not give him a very good recon-
mend.
nelghbor of the respondents: the relations
between him and his wife were pleasant.
Mrs. Peter Van Nleck-Testifed. Never
saw anything but Uhat the relations between
respondent and his wife were agreeable,
Louisa Workman told me on April 24fh, that
Mrs. Millard's difficulty was spinal disease.
Henrietta Tasker-The relations between
Millard and his wife were friendly. In
conversation with Mrs. Millard. during her
sickness, she stated that she would rather
have Matthew get her supper than any one
else: that whenever she was sick he was
standing by her bed side.
Cross-Married Matthew's cousin.
Diantha Miller-Have known Millard fam
lily intimately, during last year of her life:
Mrs. Millard's health was not good: she was
always complaining of her head aud back:
never saw anything wrong between her and
her husband: he took the best of care of her
when she was sick.
Cross-During the last sickn was in
there once.
Re-direct-Went TO the house several times
but did not 90 into the room.
William Wortman-Have known accused
and his wife for twelve years; never knew
but their relations were pleasant: know
Louisa Norfman: had conversation with her
in my store in June: she wanted me TO use
my influence TO get her the place as house
keeper for Mr.. Millard, and also 20 get her
son place in the shop; Mrs. MiIlard was
my nelce.
Cross-Conversation took place early part
of the day; relations with Louisa were
friendly at the time; she If related to me by
marriage.