Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-12-19
THE TRIAL CONTINUED.
MILLARD's FORMER TESTIMONY.
Says He Never TO his knowledge Gave
His Wife Any Arsenic Used il
for Embalming the Body.

in the morning. the court not sustaining the
objection TO his relating what the respondent
had said to him in Palo. He stated that
Millard told him that we would find strych-
nine in the body of his wife; that he had in
jected it into the mouth and rectum: had
obtained the information that arsenic was a
preseryatiye through an undertakers' jour
nal; had another talk with him a half hour
later; was sitting ON the hotel steps and he
came 10 me accompanied by Mr.. Jeffreys; he
stated that he desired him 10 make a state
ment IN reference TO the latter's buying
strychnine; Jeffreys did so; in the latter
part of September was at Palo one day, and
l asked Mr.. Jeffreys if he thought il possible
to find where the slops had been emptied
during Mrs. Millard's sickness. This
conversation led to a visit to Mrs.
Percival. and she went with US to
the Millard place and showed us as
near as she.could where the slops had been
emptied;sa garden was then growing there;
told Jeffreys that if he could find exactly
where the slops had been emptied, would
like some of the earth: later found box of
earth in my back shed, which Jeffreys said
was made of the earth because thought it
| too indefinite, an uncertainty, and the time
was too long after the stuff had been emptied:
| there was meeting held prior to the inquest
| for the purpose of ascertaining if there was
| sufficient evidence TO warrant exhumlng the
| body.
Cross -ex-Think / did not get the dirt un-
| til after Prof. Prescott had analyzed the
brain and the calves of the leg; my reason
| for not having the dirt analyzed was not be-
cause we had failed to find arsenic in the
brain and leg; the people instrumental in
bringing this matter out were Mr.. Halbert,
| Albert Van Week, DR.. Eplay, Mr.. Jeffreys,
Louisa Workman. and few others; don't
| know of these people holding but one meet
ing: committee of two gentlemen came to
consult with me: they were DIR. Eplay and
| A. Z. Halburt: don't know that tried to in
| duce Sheriff Thom to testify at the other trial
as did.
Ira Jeffreys, recalled-Think had con-
versation with Millard the next day after
his wife's death: Millard asked me if / had
heard the news: replied that had not: he
| said, "They say have murdered my wife,
| told him guessed it would soon blow over
| if he would keep still about it: he told me to
! get him some arsenic or strychnine, but not
| to say anything about it, as he only intended
| to tell his family that he was going to use the
| solution; l did not want to ask for arsenic,
for had suspicious that he was using it at
the time to poison his wife.
MuLARD's TESTIMONY.
Isaac s. Bement took the stand and occn-
| pied the remainder of the forenoon in read
ing the respondents former testimony.
| The following is a synopsis of the testi-
mony read: Was born near Palo; married
| about fourteen years ago; wife was In poor
| health from marriage; was always subject TO
nervousness and severe headache: she was
always irregular; she had done little wash
| ing and had taken cold: had nervous spell
| that night .witching and jerking; it fright
| ened me and suggested calling a doctor: she
| objected; she continued sick and l insisted
on calling physician: had medicine in the
| house for years; was away from home a
| week previous to her last sickness; had been
to Detroit to buy goods for the store and to
| the south part of the State to sell some goods
| we manufactured: we made wagons and
agricultural implements; railroad connec-
tions prevented me from getting home
| before Monday evening: arrived home about
| five or six o'clock wife was feeling bad with
| headache and sick stomach; called DIR.
Pray: don't remember when he came; next
/ Sunday afternoon she took her bed and did
| not get up again: continued growing worse:
| Louisa Workman came the forepart of sec
ond week; my sister was there; did not
know if she would stay; have no recollection
| of telling Mrs. Workman that / was giving
my wife arsenic or belladona which is the
same; don't remember telling Mrs. Wort
| man to give powders every twenty minutes:
did not take powders from one paper and
mix with those of another, which were given
her; the medicines were liquids and powders
and kept on shelf. some were given in
water and some in capsules: generally gave
the medicines, though Vena gave some;
there was no diarrhHa until few days be-
fore death that know of: DIR. Eplay advised
giving injections; talked every day with HIM
about wifes sickness: got some medi-
cines at drug store without prescriptions
the. doctor told me to get gave fever medi-
cine, which was kept in glass: Mrs. Wort
man found fault with medicine and way wife
was being handled. and she brought down a
doctors book and read it TO me: she said
symptoms indicated female weakness and
spinal trouble; she thought, with her expe-
rience could handler her better than doc
| tor; told her didn't want TO take the case
into my hands: wife didn't like Mrs. Wort
man finding so much fault: she said Vens
did all the work and she was afraid she would
get mad and quit If Aunt Louisa was kept
th.re: told her / would take care of her
never said / knew ] had been giving her
deadly poison, but doctor had prescribed it:
DIR. Pray said he didn't see how he could
attend the case, had so much to do. and suG-
gested DIR. Eplay, and said he would see him
was there next morning: night before wife
died there were liquids to be given and
auieting powder if she became toe
restless: don't know what powder was
got il in kitchen: Dr. Eplay left it there: in
morning Mt O'Clock went to wife's bed and
not rested during night: asked if shed
taken powder: said not. as Mrs. Workman
feared she'd throw il up; had conversation
with doctor IN morning, told him wife
seemed worse and that she'd taken no medi-
cine that night; when she died, stood by bel
bed and held her hands: doctor recommend
ed powders be given in capsules: never
gave her arsenic or stryci1nine: gave some
pills from drug store TO work on bowels
after death called In Mr.. Jeffreys and told
him I wanted 10 embam body till / could
get casket and robe in Detroit. as wanted
something better than he had: asked him e
get arsenic for this purpose: never had used
il when IN undertaking business. bat had
read Of It's use in journal: didn't send for
easket and robe because Mr.. Chandler, mn
clerk. Said il bad never been done in Pai(
before and people would talk: asked
Jefreys to prepare solution. which he did
and / made stronger and injected II into
mouth and rectum Of wife. had some soiu.
ton left snd threw il out. no one Suggested
post rnorteTn to me. prosecuting sftofnes
ard coroner told me they bad core TO ex