Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-05-05
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u, Held. sworn live in Port Roya
yeueen in Port Royal, March s, s
,,w.,sbouse. Know that it was Marc
hacsuse got a check on that day for my
,,,,-v Can't tell how many days befor
Bis wife died.
Io,ppb McCauley, sworn: | am employe,
:. .hs railroad ticket office in Patterson
IA III. prisoner ticket to Harrisburg, ol
q. sth Of March, for the IS P. M, mai
t1in.
robn Kllmer. sworn | got on the l;
py. nail train. Saw the prisoner on tht
-, he was going down the road. got
"a, Iuscsro-a station. He said be wa;
.o;,, 10 work. It was the evening of the
5sv before the death of his wife.
sg. Wallace, swore: | live IN Por
Rozsl. Know the prisoner. Remember
,bs death Of Mrs. McMeen. Saw McMeer
., freight house the day before she died.
4. went west on freight. Saw him a;
Harrisburg. shout middle Of forenoon on
fu.sday.
.eer this witness left the stand there
,.s long interval in which the jury was
,sst ont. and during their absence, the
rourt was asked TO admit certain testimony
.fy-s. Funk, mother of the deceased Mrs j..
yeNeen, and also TO admit testimony 10
show where McNeon said he was when be
v.nt sEay on the evening Of the sth of
March. The Court permit d the introduc-
uou Of Ers. Funk's testimony under Ger
tain notifications and ruled out The offer
70 show where NcNeen said he was, aud
Thst be said he had gone away for.
Mrs. Funk came upon the witness stand
imported by her two sons, sons wife &C.
conpanied her. Sworn | am the mother
Of Nancy McMeen, deceased. | made nv
home with her. was not there when she
died. McMeen occasionally took tantams.
he would swear when in tsutams. He was
urOfsne to his wife. Many time l reprov-
q him. He took 4 tantam a short time be-
fore her death. | can't tell what caused il.
3. said he would leave his family, said
top' do it, think OF your dear baby, and
rfs, .sid 90 ron want TO break my heart.
Be said with an oath that would have more
Asn that TO break my heart before all was
tF.r. cannot repeat his very profane
words. There were rats in the house. /
.Oa't know hOw much they were annoyed
}! rats. They both said they were annoyed
.5 rats. was in the house when he came
home from Harrisburg when his wife WAS
dssi. He said, what in the world is all this
&c said ne got poison for rats. kne@ OF
70 poison in the house. remained in the
hor.e shOut week after his last tantam.
Gey lived apparently nicely together. Joe
sGsngrY sometimes. They had an outward
sses Of affection. ] thought they were SIM
cr.. She loved him. lived with them
aOt quiGe a q ear. Joe had more than tive
irtams in that time. l GOu't know whSs
b. got angry st. The cause did not occur
before NE. heard him talk cross and swear
q her and az the baby. | often reproved
hin. heard them talking about buying
poison for rats. am not bitter against Joe
He vas awful kind 10 ne. he was Kind on
" when the ianjanls came over him. | said
Ieoult not stay where such rough language
rs.used. xcseeu's father lived there. had
sii5cul,y with him once because he wanted
iaship the little boy. Jos told his father
that be should not correc: the boy. There
,re worse boys in the world. When Joe
cane nome from Harrisburg, he said be had
GEL poison for the rats.
Yrs. Sa!lie Irwin, sworn keep a board
ins house II Harrisburg. Have known Nc
Gsen sisce he was boy. He was at my
house on March g, between 9 and 10 O'Clock
A. Y. Staid till after dinner. he went out
awhile end when he came back, he said ne
had received word that his wife was dead.
he smiled when be told me. | said | don't
believe ii. He said neither do /. | asked
hin Il she had been sick He said no. /
ssEed had she heart disease He SAID no,
he said, she complained some. l said
sOnan like. Ee said, no.
aohn Will, sworn: board at Mrs. Ir-
'in'' in Harrisburg. Saw the prisoner on
ns 9Th Of March in Harrisburg. / had
eoL2e from Port Royal on the 1890 train.
Net him on the street corner. ! told him
tat bis wife was dead. HedropPsd his hsad
shi sad oh, nc. He seemed as II he did not
h<ieve il. We walked till we we're opposite
"Eaere George Funk lives, he crossed
Ae street snl ssked Mrs Jennie Funk if It
Sa' True that his wife was deaf. When
ae cane back, he said it was true enough.
ihey lad got despatch.
MS beorge Funk, sworn live in Hsr-
.sOaFs' sm sister in-law of the prisoner
iss" nm IN Harrisburg on the 9Th of
Aafoh- He asked NE if had heard of Nam
death. de said he had como d down the
-! before. asked if his father was with
"S"hs, II her mother was there he said
Nv on'! The children. showed him the
pS'eh 10 Us telling Of her death. l ask
n -'hl Il there was poison il the house
sac no. | said people take poison in
AAe sometimes, and take it sometimes
w trouble. We had got letter that morn
n ron sister-in-law from Port ROYAL
Is vas anxious to open the letter. when
--s' net him at the door he asked IS Nan
: usAa' said in the name of God what
!Ou doing here. He wanted to open
''e' That came from Port Royal.
Is h-f, sworn: i've in Harrisburg.
NE Prisoner there between one and
~ ~ e0eS on the 9th of March. hsd
ga o' 'he death of his wife. [ asked him
b,, 'i' vas sickl He said no. | asked
h. ne@rt diseasel He said no. Did
~ 1' Complain He sad yes. Is,id woman
bo,. SAID Oh no He said he had left
hk" 'n The previous morning He seemed
R.., VIZ BrenishOltz, sworn: live in Port
remember when Nrs uovn