The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-06
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
Making a Strong Case Against
Mrs. Shoots for Murder.
LITTLE CARRIE POISONED.
The Fact Proven by n Number ofwit'
ncsses.-The Accused Mother gives
Way to Tears in the Court
Room-PathetIc Episode.

ANSOAA-A ASANNAS AfIa'SN~N
Special .Dispatch to The 1ntealgeor.
CAMBRIDGE, o., Dec. 5.-The third
day OF the Shoots murder trial was
marked by the same popular interest
that has been manifested on the two
preceding days in a pronounced degree.
The jury had worn, unshaven appear.
ance when they filed in this morning
attended by the Sheriff. Tho trial is
evidently worrying them already. The
defendant recovered her composure
somewhat to-day, but as the day passed
away she grew restless and uneasy
again, keeping her hand over her eyes.
The State made its case very much
stronger to-day. The examination was
closely watched by the attorneys for
the defense, who contested every point,
aud followed with hushed interest
by the crowd that iammed the court
room from wall to wall, leaving barely
standing room within the bar, more
than half OF those present being ladies.
The examination Of II. T. Lowe, who
was ON the stand when court adjourned
yesterday, was concluded, developing
nothing new.
Alice Swank, aged eleven, testified
that she went to Garretts drug store in
Adamsville on the morning OF Tuesday,
the 9th OF July, for five cents worth OF
paris green ut the request OF Mrs. Shoots,
and got the same aud delivered tito Mrs.
Shoots.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
]. W. Garrett, druggist, swore that on
the morning of the 9TH OF July he sold
Alice swank two ounces OF paris green
done up in two papers and labeled as
poison.
Mrs. George Swank, the mother OF
the little girl, testified that she remem-
bered OF Carrie going to the drug store
for Mrs. Shoots, and that she saw Carrie
that morning Just after Alice came from
the drug store and the child was not in
a dangerous condition, aud that she saw
the child u few hours later aud found
her in u very dangerous condition, sulI-
ering great pain in the bowels and vom-
iting u green substance resembling paris
green. Had visited the child Il number
OF times before during her illness but
had seen nothing alarming. saw the
child again ON Wednesday morning be-
fore she died; she was then dying and
vomiting with the same sort OF dis
charge.
Miss Lucy sedgwick, who is also n
neighbor to the Snootses, swore that she
saw Carrie on Saturday and Sunday be-
fore her death, duriug the time she was
sick, aud that she did not regard her us
seriously i'll. Called Tuesday afternoon
and found her very bad. Saw Mrs.
Shoots give her some medicine which
tho child did not want to take. She
vomited afterward and threw up thin
matter OF lightH green color resembling
paris green.
THE MET TIGHTESISd.
Mrs. Caroline Hunter who was in and
out of the Shoots house during Carries
illness, supported the evidence nearly
without an exception OF the two wit
nesses proceeding. She heard Mrs.
O'Neall say the morning that Carrie
died, after the child had vomited, "That
looks like paris green" in the presence
of Mrs. Snooks, to which no reply was
made.
Mrs. Mary Ross, an old lady who was
on intimate terms with the Shoots fami-
", swore that she was at the houSe
Tuesday afternoon and cav Mrs. Shoots
mixing pnris green in pan out in the
yard, which she said was to go on the
potatoes. A few minutes later witness
saw Mrs. Shoots give Carrie powder,
taking which the child grew very sick
and vomited up II light green substance.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schairer was at the
house during the child's last hours, on
Wednesday morning. The child was
very low, restless aud suffering from
pain and thirst. Saw her vomit q light
green substance on bleachcd muslin
cloths. These cloths were being washed
while the child was dying. Mrs. Shoots
objected to n post mortem being held
on the remains OF Carrie, and said she
was satisfied that Carrie had died OF in
flammation OF the bowels. Mrs. Shoots
also told witness that same afternoon
that whenever she saw that green stutt
passing through Carrie she was sure she
would die, for that was just tue way lit
tie Harry had gone.
Mrs. Rev. Clouse testified that she
was in and out OF the house on Tuesday,
when the child grew suddenly worse,
and there all night before she died.
Carrie was very bad, purging and vomit-
ing n green stuff. She was very thirsty,
calling repeatedly for ice and water.
On cross examination this witness
said that she did not hear Carrie say,
"Oh, ma, don't give me that medicine; /;
IL burns So" on Tuesday afternoon, as
testified to by Captain Lowe. Also
stated that she directed the washing Of
the clothes. She was on the stand about
two hours.
A PATHETIC SCENE.
During the afternoon session of court
the baby was brought in to its mother,
and court had to suspend business while
the prisoner took the baby out and
uuieted it. AS she rose to go out and
faced the audience with the child in her
arms, she broke into tears and buried
her face on the child's. This:little epi-
sode brought the tears to many eyes.
Mrs. Maggie Cross testified that she
saw Mrs. Shoots give the child capsule
on Friday. The child begged her moth
er not to make her take it. and was con-
stantly craving water.
Mrs. A. J. Shoots, mother.ln.!aw OF
the accused, testified that the child was
very restless, clammy, thirsty, and In