Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-07

yourself strictly TO the matter In hand,
and to the time you are giving evidence
upon. When you entered your mistress
room she was sitting up in bed, dread
past youi
witness--Yes, and she called out after
him: 'sNevcr, while I am alivei You
wish were dead, don't you, 90 that you
may be free to marry againf But I
shan't die yet, unless you kill mer'
The Attorney Gencral--You are posi-
tive she made use Of these wordss
witness-Qnite positive.
The Attorney General-Dii the prisoner
make any replyi
witness-None; and his silence ap-
peared to infurinte my mistress. She
cried out after him: "You are q villaini
you are villninr'
Tho Attorney General-Did you see
the prisoner again during the morningi
Witness--No In q few minutes I
heard the street door open and close, and
my mistress told me to run and sec
whether II was her husband going out I
went to the front room window and saw
him enter the carriage and drive away
I returned to my mistress and informed
her Of It. She was in q furious state, and
II she had had the strength she would
have dressed herself and followed him;
but she was too weak, unassisted, to get
out of bed.
The Attorney General-U Upon that point
you are also positive!
Witness-Quite positive.
The Attorney Gcneral-Did your mis-
tress make you acquainted with the cause
Of the quarrel between her and the pris-
onert
Witness--She told mo good deal. She
said that when sho married him II was
the worst days work she had over done,
and that he had deceived her from first
to last. AL no wanted was for her to
die; but although he had treated her
30 vilely, she had him In her power.
Tho Attorney General What did she
mean by that' Did sho explaini
Witness - Not clearly. She spoke
vaguely about papers and acceptances for
money which she had, and which no
wanted to get hold Of. "He should have
them, every one," she said, ''and do
me. But he Is false, he is false, and I
will be revenged upon him."
The Attorney General-Did you acquire
this knowledge all ut one timer
Witness-No. My mistress spoke at
odd times during the day, when went In
and out Of her room.
The Attorney Gencral-Nothing else
saidi
witness-Nothing that 1 can remem-
ber.
The Attorney General--Did the prisoner
return to the house during the days
Witness-No.
The Attorney General-Did you leave
the house during the day.
Witness-NO.
The Attorney Gencral-or night,
M
The Attorney General-You remained
In attendance upon your mistressi
Witness--Yes.
The Attorney General-Did she make
any inquiries about her husband'
Witness-Oh, yes. In the afternoon
and evening she asked me dozen times
ut least whether he had come home.
The Attorney General--At what time
on the night of this day did you cease at
tendance upon your mistressS
Witness-At 0 O'Clock. She told mo
need not come into the room again unless
The Attorney General-what then did
you dor
witness-1 went to my own room to do
some sewing.
The Attorney Gcneral-when you left
your mistress room was there q table by
her sidei
Witness-Yes; It was always there.
The Attorney General-There were GER
tain things upon itS
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General-What thingsf
Witness-A decanter Of water, q tum-
bier and bottle Of lozenges.
Tho Attorney General-Was there q
label on this bottlei
Witness-Yes, it was labeled "poison.n
The Attorney General-Were those tho
sleeping lozenges your mistress was in the
habit Of taking9
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General-What was their
colora
Witness-White
The Attorney General-How many of
the lozenges were in the bother
Witness-I am not sure. Ten or
dozen should say.
The Attorney General-Being labeled
poison, it could not be mistaken that they
were dangerous to ifeP
Witness-There could be no mistake.
My mistress had told me that IL a person
took three or four of them at once he
would 60 to sleep aid never wake again.
The Attorney General-Was it consid-
cred safe to leave such dangerous narcotics
within her reachf
Witness-She was very prudent
woman. She was fond Of life; she dreaded
the idea Of death.
The Attorney General-Were there any
other articles on the table!
Witness-Pen, ink and paper and q
bookt
tro sI ooHrIxusD.)