The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-03-21

muoh aequsIntsd with dstt. His sister lives
In my family, charlsy's father disi With
consumption.
testified ~ follows. An net much aoquain.
ts4 with deft. Dsfs's sister lives with me.
shs Is II years old.
pR. WHITNEY
testified - follows: An regular prastleing
physicisn. Am graduAts. Have praetIosd 10
years. Think stabs undsr arms might or
might NOT be fatal. II knife 10 neck tOaoh.
Cd spinal eslumn is wsula prodaos death.
WouH4 on head with N e described wsald
ssnsrally be fatal. There are eases whore
sueh injuries are aot fatal A psrsea esuId
have walked frsm ths Fislayssa kitchen 10
tha bsdresa after receiving wound described.
De act knos frem whieh wound the wsman
died. Think both had somsthing 10 do In pso.
dasisg death. Probing wounds made IN.
der the arm % described BY witness. wssld
be disicslt. Could not tell depth Of wsand
syits outside appearance. Never read Of .
psrsou whose ribs were solid ~ one rib.
hasciss Shoald bs moved sAd placed In dii-
iersst positisss shsa probing 10 fad depth
Of wosnd. The wouad on bead a. dsseribsd
weuld rupture sems bleed vessels. Hsnor-
rAsEs from such weanA would snsus At
onee.
.fA6I On. D. n. JoHns
tsstidsd - fellows Heard testimony OF DR.,
harris. DIR Irvine sAa part Of Dr. Hin.
would regard The vouAds made under the
arms ss described 10 bs fatal. Would regard
the veand made BY the AZ on the head a.
dssribs5 - fatal. II might net b instan.
tansous There IL . bare possibility that
altar rsOsiviag ruoh q wssud on the bead as
witnsas described. . psnsu might walk from
kitchen 70 bed rsom described. bsiors death
would sasus. Thisk wound on head - assds
by ~ described BY vitasss was nsds while
deceased .vss s.szAing. HsasrrhAgs weaid
take place almost Instantly after ianiotinR
such wesnd. woaid think diseased was
staaaiag or 10 half standing position whss
she received ihs veaad sa head.
pR n. 4. JoHEs
testified. TrHsitsry isssaity 10 rsosSnizsd BY
medical profession. Uadsr h psrson weuid
commit murder without any knswn sszss.
HoaieidAl insanity is also recognised. bat ].
vesld be preceded By pseaoaitery sigss. 4
psrsoa thas insane has aa inollua tion 20 muir.
der any one. Nc symp.sns sf emotional in.
sanity. Where psrsea committed hsmisids
aud tosk . horse snd aed wsuld Eos regard
that as evidsses Of sastioaal insanity.
r. pR. wuFrxET
testified. Heard description OF wound made
ea the bead. Thiak 10 was made while The
woman was In sssoepias position. Il Oould
have been dsas II abe we're rsellnisg on her
elbow. Think psrssa In that position after
rscsivisE saSh . vsaud weald stretch ost.
No. UELAYsox
tea,iasd Boy is right hsAdsd
MISS oLLIE KrkxrArRIcK
textitisd Am teacher. Live II Albaay.
Knew dsit. He went 10 school TO me lAst
uiatsr - useh ~ three moaths. censidsr.
ID him IN average boy in capacity 70 learn.
he YES half way thrsugh practical srithns-
sis asd ] think he studied grammar and his-
terry. Ha dsporsmsns vas good he wrote
compositions - wsil - boys Of his age
testiAed An Aoquaihtsd With deft. HAvs
kaova his, sinss is7s. TasaEht he wss .
bright eoy In iassllissnes. Live u milss
from the Fislayssh fsrrn- Never noticed any
% sslisritiss In the boy.
MAS ". y. BoomsT
testified Live IN ealss. Am sister 10 Do.
ceased. Have ksow dsft sincs he wsaI 10 live
with my slater. Have always thoaght hin
above average IN Intelligence Knsw moth
ing strange sesat hin. H1vs seen him
quiss elsen. Thick he wss smarter than bog
st his sss. boy was enes eoatssry sSou'
going ts bed. Bat liks ether boys.
Ths svidssos In The eAss Wa very AbI,
ssd clearly AisOasssd before The jury b,
counsel for the state and defense. The eharE
Of ths eour 70 the jury wss sshmittsd 9
J length IN writing. The case vas subnitte'
70 The jary a o'clock. p. N. Wednesday
and they rstnsasd The verdics at half past i
o'clock. m. Thursday hsvisg bssn eat 10
hoorsL The following 10 the verdict
We. the jury Ia The above entitled caus
Gud ths defendant guilty. a. charged in Oh
indictment.
JAcoB THOMPSON,
Foreman.
The penalty is death.
I The court viii pass sentence to-day At on
/ o'clock, The prisoasr on hearing the verdi,
showed his appreciation Of the Awfulnesa ,
> his situation BY nervous twitOhi1gs aboat Il
mouth aud face.
. new trial which.will be heard this morr
ing.
scMooE MEETING.
q Sabstnnsial ussp TaRsa.
At the adjournsd scheel msetiI
which met at the Court House on Satu
: day evening there was . large attsn'
:. ance ofAlbany's Taxpayers.
4 The meeting was called 10 order
Director X D strahan. and the recon
msndatioas Of the Beard Of Director
were read by the Clerk.
.s Mr. Jshn Conner moved that the Z
!. rsctor's make the school term only nil
:. mouths.
4 The motion was carried almost III
/. animously.
MrConnsr naval that tl,e nirn.a.