Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-05-05

. per: She said, my husband brought on
V such an envelope and asked me If I ha
> seen such one, 1t was like the one burn
ed, the words on 1t were printed like O
y that envelope.
: Samuel Nc Aeen, sworn I am father O
defendant, l was at Moist's in February
! when my son and wife came their on Satur
( day, the 18th, was there when they left
= Iheir conversation, when they left, was il
: effect, that my sons wife asked him to buy
Q poison, and talked about the road, she want
{ ed to go by way of Mifflin to get that stu 4
Q for the rats.
Gross examined: We were huIling Clo
yerseed at Moist's. To 20 by Miffiin is no
tue direct road to Port Royal, but at thai
time the snow was drifted in the road, and
that road was the only open road.
A. }. Moist, sworn: / am the brother in.
law Of McMeen, he was at nv house on Sat.
urday, February l3, he came 10 hull clover.
seed. A week before that he was at nv
house, some little noise IN the house start
ed the subject of rats. expressed desire
70 rid my cellar of them. He said, give
Them strychnine, that will knock them. On
the 10Th OF February, in the evening, when
McAeen and wife were ready to go home,
they talked about the nearest way home,
he favored going the nearest way by the
PIKE. The snow had just been shoveled out
OF 1t. 1t was thought they had better go by
Patterson. She said, am glad of it, if you
go that way you can get the strychnine
don't know whether they went that way
rhey had top buggy. There were SNOW
drifts In the road. They had heavy load
| was not at the house on the day of the
death of Mrs. AeAeen. They livod agree
ably together as far as know. He was
fond OF his children. They have been mar
ried near about year, were at my house
/ tEo or three times. | was at their house
in Port Royal, about two times. Iremaid-
ed day once. 1helped 10 mova them.
! Mrs. Henry xoist, recalled i know W. J.
Mcaeen and wife. | visited them on
the ith Of last March, got there at noon, re-
nlsined till 4 P. u. She said, Joe vas
kind TO her. She never complained to me
about him. She had been married to my
son, her first husband, he was killed on the
railroad. he washed for her. She said,
they had lots OF fuu, be helped her along
with the work. / can hardly tell how often
| was there. Was there at time OF Fair.
They visited at my house
Henry Moist, recalled McMeen and wife
visited at ny house, Mover knew them to
quarrel. There was an intimacy between
the families, because she had been married
to my son. They were pretty oftsn at my
place. NJ grand-child was always WELL
| treated by him.
Mrs Oliver, recalled i've opposite to
McMeen's house, Always supposed that
they got along well enough.
Mrs. Koons, recalled: lived across the
way from hcMeen. never heard anything
but that they got along.
Mrs. Goodman, sworn I live three
doors from Nc Meens, as far as know they
got along very well. We called upon each
other.
Mrs. Wallace, recalled live next door.
never saw anything that laI me TO believe
that they did not live happy.
William Banks recalled Nc Meeu left
the drug store with the strychnine shortly
before 10 O'Clock. II is abou; 100 feet 10
post-oiiice. Filled & prescription for Nc
M,en, from D.. SulouF-Lyons showed
witness bottle.-Yes, that /. the bottle |
havn't the prescription here.-Lyons said
be had copy of prescription. Tho copy
was presented to Bsnks-he said, yes, l
compounded the prescription, if was for
Mrs. Mc.Heen. 1t is tincture of ssafetida,
powder of aloes and extract Of podophyllin.
Lyons SAID. here is IN other bottle, what
doe. il contaiul Banks said, it may be
tiDctnre Of asafOetida-. | dont remember
the date of the prescription. February LIST
is marked on the bottle. Aloes, is a reme
dy for constipation, asaiGIida Is TO drive
! wind, podophlyllin is a cathartic, it is a
harmless preparation. Parker asked, what
it aqua Water, said Banks. That. shout
ed Jacobs, is what they charge for.
Howard Kirk, recalled 1 make up the
Patterson mail generally al 10 O'CLOCK for
forenoon east mail. The schedule time is
ten minutes before ten O'Clock.
A. J. Petit, sworn live IN Port Royal.
Nc Meen paid his store bills. He paid me
all he owed me o. the 9th OF March He
said be had job on railroad, and would go
on Monday.
Dr. Banks, recalled was present at
post -mortem examinliion. | asked Joseph
/ nc Meen il he o1jected2 He said, see
no use OF IL, she tooN strychnins aud We
knox 1t. He said. there was NJ use tp cut
his wife up. ] told him would only
take out the stomach. His father objected
TO the examination. Joe told hIm, they
say they have law for it.
SIS. \. J Moist, recalled 1 brought 8
table cloths from the house of my brother,
thew were eaten by rats, hands iull of lint
chew,d out of them lay in the closet in
I their house.
LYONS and junk IN held up table cloths
win holes IN them. nrs. Moist said they
were the table cloths.
Samuel Nc Meen. recalled got the two
| bottles that are here, ia the upstairs in the
house of my son Joe.
I The Defendant rests here.
| The CommouR v ealth recalled DR.. Shelly,
/ but he dad not testify, objections were urg-
1 ed.
Hrs Fanny Funk was recalled: On the
/ morning Of the 9Th of March, after the
death of Mrs. n. Meen. with Mrs. Mimi
chen, searched the kitchen. ard the draw
ers in the rooms found no papers, 10 en-
! velope
/ Mrs. Minnichcn, recalled | made a
I search OF the pantry sb0ut O'Clock, before
/ the corpse was laid out, searched the sink
| drawers. two drawers IN cupboard, two
! long drawers in side board, sxa.n'ned the
house from cellar to garret. This closed
the evidence on Friday evening.
! FRIDAY EvESNG.
4. !. Patterson addressed the Court and
| iu-v on behalf of the Commonwealth, Je-e-
miah Lyons addressed the Court aud jury
on behalf of prisoner, after which Court ad-
journet.
SATURDAY MORNING.
Saturday forenoon was taken mp in argu
. ment to the jury. George Jacobs and Judge
Junkin for Defendant and Z. ). Doty and
K. ID. Parker far Commonwealth. Parker
closed the argument after dinner
THE JUDGES CHARGE.
Judge Barnett charged the jury at half
| past two O'Clock P NJ. IN the presence OF
eight hundred people that had crowded into
the Court Room. The charge was brief and
stated what constitutes murder undor the
law. He stated the case, and announced TO
the Jury, that if il was the intent OF NcIcen
ID give his wife strychnia, that intent in the
ewes of the law is murder. scseen had been
arraigned for the murder of his wife. The
Jury should fnd him guilty or acquit hlm.
He stated 10 the jury the points of evidence
tba. the Commonwealth relied on for con-
viction. He stated to the jury the points
of evidence that the Defendant relied on
for acquittal, and left the issue with The Ju-