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

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FRIDAY FORENOON.
DR.. Shelly, recalled: Lyons for defend.
ant objected because he had bsen on the
stand. The Court admitted the witness,
but cautioned against repeated recalls, it
indicates the want of prepared case. The
DR.. said, McNesn had told him that he had
bought Saltpeter for Edgar aud his wife, as
safoetids for the baby and strychn inc for
rats. Cross examined | forgot 70 give
that evidence yesterday. Squire Stimmel
and have not been fixing up things. He
told me he had got the medicine three
weeks before, all at the same time. He
told it it in nv Office. His father was pres
ent. 1 Gid not suggest this TO the Com
Ia msnEe1lth. did say had made an omis-
sion in my te stimony- If l had my way the
thing would not be here. / mean the case
wouldn't be in this situation if ID it.
first thought the case was an accidental
poisoning. thought perhaps the druggist
iHaAF % lulsNahc III TIC
WIn. Banks, recalled He looked az an
envelope on the stand and said. this is the
kind of an envelope and label that We put
around poison that We sell. McMeen said
ne wanted the strychnine for a big rat that
was annoying him.
Alfred Funk, sworn The purpose of
calling him was discussed on paper between
the lawyers, quietly, and the Court ruled
him of the stand.
Mrs. Margaret Ginnichen, sworn: &: live
in Port Royal. Remember the death of Mrs
oner came home in the evening with Willie
Brenisholtze. He said what's going on
here. Grand mother Funk asked him, how
this happened, he made no reply, Mrs. Funk
cried, and said Joe Joe how did this hap
pen, was there poison in the house He
kaid you know tina; there is a rat in the
house. He then went upstairs to see the
baby did not see him go ont Of the house.
He id go ont for when he came back from
Shelly's foand out thst she had taken
srrychnia. He said to Grandmother Funk
you know what go poison for. He said
to Mrs Funk he ha got the poison the
Wednesday before ard told Nan TO be care
full and rot get it with other medicines. He
looked in drawers for an envelope, he found
a small one, be SAID it was the kind he was
looking for, it is labelled poi son. He said
there had been three different powders 10 1t,
strychnia, asafgtida s1d slltpeter He
said he had been to a little town below CO.
lu,nbia. when he heard Of his wife's death.
He said be got the saltTeter to clean Mans
nd Edgar's blood and the strychnia to Kill
the rat in the cupboard. One time he said
he had got three wc eks before, 81 another
time he said he got it one week before.
Didn't say where he got it. SAID the strych-
MIA wa. to kill mouse. I helped to pre-
pare the BODY OF Mrs McMeen for the funer-
al. 1t was perfectly clean of eruption OF
evidence Of impure blood. Cross examined:
Mrs. Funk asked hin about poison. He
said, he supposed shs had taken the poison
ami when he came from DR.. Shsily'S he said
ii was Is he expected. she had taken strych-
MIA.
Henry Moist, sworn. / am the father-in'
of Mrs. McMeen, deceased, her first husband
was my son. / was at her house on after
noon Of her death. Was there when the
prisoner came home. Was present when
he asked, did Nan take some Of the infer
nal stuff, told her to be careful He said
that immediat ely after he came home.
Mrs. Henry Moist, sworn: l am the
mother in-law of the deceased, Mrs. Nc
Meen. by her first husband. Was in her
house when McAeen came home. He said,
what viii dc with the babyg J told Nan
20 be careful of that stuii iefI in the house
the other day. l got saitpeter, assain' 'lca
and strychnine to make Il sslve for Edgar $
back. | am Ed gar's grand mother. There
was something the matter with Edgar's back
like prickly heat. Cross examined Abe
Moist and wife and Samuel McMeen were in
the room when joe made the remarks. Hs
took it hard, tears rolled out of his eyes.
be could not speak tor emotion. He said
told Nan 20 be careful of the poison. he was
sad, he did not seem light about 1t, l
thought ne was silent because OF her death
She always told me that they lived pleas
Gntly. waa there on the 4th of March, she
was then cheerful.
Mrs. Oliver, recalled | can't say l saw
the prisoner go to DR.. Shelly's. Cross ex-
amised: / saw DO papers burned at Nc
Meen-s house.
Joha Copeland, sworn: live in Patfer-
son. Tue pool room was burned on the oth
OF March.
Dr. Graham, recalled: can hardly im-
sgine what kind of compound, strychnis,
saltpeter and asafe tida, would make, have
never used it. ASaf etida drives wi nd oil
the stomach. Saltpeter is for the blood
Strychnia is poison, can't see how the!
could combine. Cross examined: ASA
fetida is an anti-spasmouic, is used for Hat
ulency, the old ladies use il. L never knew
it TO cause spasins, is sold in tinctGre and
gum form. Wouldn't give il TO Lyons,
would't take it myself, ii does not kiii.
Answer to Commonwealth 1t is gum tnat
becomes hard and is not sticky.
James A. Murray, sworn ! know Joseph