Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-01-27
LIZZIE LINDSAY'S TRIAL.

The Testimony introduced We,
terday.
The prosecution in the Lindsa
case opened by putting J. G. Sher
pard, Geo. Thsxter's clerk, on til
stand. He testified that on the al
tsrnoon of the death of Pitche
Miss Lindsay came to the drug
store and said che wanted som
strychnine to poison rats. He sol
her the drug.
Richard Elliott. colored, testi
fed that on the day Pitcher wa
poisoned he was called into tn
backyard of Lizzie Lindsay's house
and found Pitcher there. He said
he was poisoned and wanted to be
taken to drug store right away.
Pitcher said: "She has poisoned
me by putting something in my
whisky" Then Miss Lindsay came
out and he said to her: "You d
b. You have poisoned me and it
will go hard with you" The de-
PENDANT on hearing this accusation
did not deny it.
Mr.. Merkley testified that an
hour or SO before the poisoning he
was in the house drinking with
Pitcher and the defendant. They
had some sort of row and she was
throwing glasses at him and also
pitching his clothes out of the win
dows. She did not seem very
mad as she was laughing all the
while.
DR.. Lee test that he had
made an analysis of the contents of
the stomach and found strychnine
in quantities.
Lyman Frisbie. who lives next
door to the defendant, testified that
Miss Lindsay came to his house
and said she wanted some eggs and
oil as Bob had been poisoned.
Sheriff Swift testified that after
he had placed her under arrest she
told him that she had got the poi
son for Bob. She afterwards said
it was for Bob to kill some pigeons
with.
Glen berry. colored, testified that
she came to his house on the day of |
the death of Pitcher to see her sister
and said: "I'll put Bob under the
ground as I have two other men,
The defense here interposed an
objection on the ground that the
sister had been living with the wit
ness for some time and had since
quarrel and that the witness was
prejudiced against defendant on
this account. The court overruled
the objection on the ground that
such relationships were too re-
mote.
Miss Lindsay was the first wit
ness for the defense. She swore
hat she got the poison for herself
and mixing it, set it down in Bob's
.oom. She then went into an adj
Joining room to write a letter to
Ter sister with the idea that if she
we're found dead Bob would not be
He came in while she
vas writing. He had key and
the door. He drank the
whisky, and she hearing the door
lam stopped writing and went to
ee what he had done but it was
90 late. The following letter
Identified by the defendant as her
landwriting was then introduced:
CARSON CITY, Sunday, Dec. 2.
Dear Sister Eva-Before to-mor.
ow night [ will be in the unknown {
;orld. My dose is ready and [ am
My waiting to write this. I have t
cen waiting so long to hear that I
m discouraged and want to die. q
ON know I told you l had nothing c
0 live for and would kill myself. t
have bought it and it is ready.
end oil the pictures homo to the /
oy and C
No signature a
She further stated thrown the f
trychnine which remained in the S
;ove. There was no fire in the t
;ove. She had placed the letter in S
er trunk where Mr.. Stewart had
it in looking over some
apers. j..
Sheriff Swift in rebuttal testified
lat he had examined the stove on :,
,e day of arrest and found no