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


bis wife died. Mr.. Murray went home TO o.
the date, when he returned he said Sieber
sale was on Monday, March 8.
Dwight Mead, sworn: I live In Hsr;
burg. Saw defendant at night about no n
clock Stopl Shouted counsel for n
prisoner, you can't say where. A long di,
cusslon on paper between the lawyers too
place. Finally the Judge said, the testimc
ny as to Monday nights meeting is an indt
pendent fact and cannot be admitted. Tn
witness was allowed to tell where he ms
Mcseen oa Tuesday. He said, | met III
prisoner the next morning at 9 o'ciock. n
corner OF Market street, near Uuited State
Hotel, about hundred feet from the raj
road station. Question, What day wa
that | don't know, it was in march.
had met him the night before. am certai
De Is the man. 1 stood on the corner thre
quarters OF an hour. Ii was a quarter pss
eight when left home. | know, because
looked at the clock when / left home. Fl
told me his wife was dead. The ronn,
house IS about half mile from the Unite
5 States Hotel.
George Funk. sworn: Testified "A =,
distance between places in Harrisburg.
Mrs. Jennie Funk, recalled: heard vii
II testify where he met McMeen in Harris
burg. Ii is about one square from where
live, about a half mile from the Unite6
States Hotel. McMeen came TO my house
twenty minutes after one O'Clock.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
John Will, recalled From where [ go
on the train at Harrisburg, at l2.4O. to
where | met McMeen, is about a auarte,
OF mile 1t was fifteen to twenty minutes
III met hioi at the corner OF Broad and
posnnsy yivania Avenue, a short distanc Q
from round-houso. Cross examined; He
seemed to be impressed, he dropped his
head, thought he WAS shocked. At first
be didn't believe that his wife wac dead
He was natural in his action. We stated
to go to the telegraph Office to despatch.
saw Mrs. Funk IL ner door across the stree,
1cAeen went over, she told him thst they
had got despatch that Nancy was dead.
He waited to take r freight train for home
| told him he should take Fast Line, that it
would get there quicker than freight. He
was anxious to go home.
James Wells was sworn: He is foreman
of engines on p. c. T.. and testified to dis
tsnces between points at which cMsen was
seen at Harrisburg.
W. T. McCulloch, sworn: live in Port
Royal. Nc Meen told me that he bought
the Strychnine on the 3rd of March.
Mrs. Samuel Funk, recalled I was in
Nc McMeen's house when he came home on
the day of the death of his wife. He told
me he bought strychnia, saltpeter and assa-
fetida three weeks before, at one time, all
y 10 exrifa n trII 4
her TO he careful that she might get the
strychnia in q mistake.
Or. Shelly, recalled A paper was hand
ed TO him. lie said, this is the original pa
per the powder was in, / put that paper
around it and wrote that inscription on it,
as protection. Cross examined Who
called your attention to that fact M.. Do
~ asked me about it. I wrote the inscrip-
tion on it after found the violet test. |
locked il up at time of inquest Mrs. Funk
showed me a four ounce bottle of prescrip-
ton medicine after the test had been made.
Don't know whether the bottle contained
strychnia, there was label on it directing
the dose. Didn't examine it.
Mrs. Dwight Mead. OF Harrisburg, sworn,
but her evidence was brief Say prisoner
on the Sth Of Narch.-The Court would not
permit her evidence declared it TO be al
fact.
The Commonwealth rested its case.
Ex-Judg Junkin opened the case for the
defense and delivered an address stating
what the defense viii prove.
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE.
A. W. Black. sworn: live at Harris
II = nd ~
him 20 the boarding house Of
Mrs. Sally Irwin, she said McNeen had been
at her house on March Q. left the house al
ter dinner, &c came back shortly and said
he had heard his wife hsd died. Mrs. Trxin
said she told him she did not believe it, he
said ne didn't believe it. Sho said hs
seemed TO be sorry and was anxious to get
homo did not know what We went TO
Mrs. Irwin's for, J acobs had asked me to so
with him TO the round -holsc At tue
round dhouse I learned what we went there
tor. Jacobs asked Al the round-house
whether McMeen was there for job. We
were told that Nc Nsen had been directed
10 drs. Irwin's boarding house, and We
went over. | di,in't know Nrs. Irwin. We
were there about fifteen minutes. Jacobs
questioned her. had nothing to say.
Ella Z9ung, sworr | live IN Post Roy
n. lived at Er. NoiSt's, in Fernanagh town
ship, TIc past WIat.r, knew Mrs. Nancy Nc
Meen, she visited Mrs. Moist, on Ssturd ay, 4,
February l3. ill dark. | heard 4 courerss-
ton between her and Mrs. NOis. about rats
when We We're getIiag dinner Mrs. MolS'
talked about rats being IN the cellar work
ing up ground, did no; know what 10 do
y i'm the rats Mrs. AcMeen said il you get
strychnine that will rid them out, | want
Joe to get some. She said, the rats are
working NJ the ground Ia my cellar. | WAS
hot in the house whsn they left. Cross ex-
smiued MIS- McMeeu was not often at
Moist's. was there only twice since marriage.
Have lived at Noist's three years. Mcseen's
were married about year sgo. Fney came
in buggy.
Mrs. Maggie Moist, sworn: | am a sister
of defendant, he and his wife vIsi ted at our
place on the 18th of last February, she and
| talked about rais while We were preparing
tor dinner. She said they we're SO bad in
their place she wanted Joe TO get strychuia
to rid them out. She sad they could keep
nothing in the cellar, the ra;s cut the cloth
ing, table cloths. Il was after dark when
they lett for home. NV husband and went
to the gate with them. They Went by town,
she said. we viii go bv town, we can get
strvcnnia for rats. he said, he hated 10 get
it, siy husband and nv father were there.
heard of Mrs. NcMeens d~a'h about o.
clock. We got there about II O'Clock.
Father lived with Joe. We found paper
on the aoor and a httle piece of cloth
counsel held up an envelope
and asked whether she mad seen anything
Ike that. She said. [ found a paper like
that b. the side board, the corner was torn
off the envelope, it was of that size and
color [ picked it up with the papers. and
;hrey them into the cook stove. was md
ding up. thought it was something, and
I'd put il out oi the way, il was in the room
where they eat don't know what room
the witnesses called the pantry. The dish
es were not there when | came. was up
stairs when brother came home, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Moist and father were in the
room upstairs. Brother said, what VIII be-
come OF baby! He seemed worried. He
held his handkerchief over MS face L was
so shocked that could say nothing TO him
we were all crying. had the baby, have
it yet, II is months old. There was iItt'e
conversation. He wondered why sne had
taken tae stuff he ssiG, he told ner 10 be
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