The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-07-24

| "A. vi. MoUltiln: nave known the
Wiggins family for six years. Mrs. w.
She would go early and late.
Mrs. Il. billiard sworn: / live at Pied.
mont. L am cousin of tho accused.
| They sont for me on the Sunday before
Li"zie's death to wait on her. / WAS
thore four days. Was there all tho time.
She got no better. She told nae she was
bad Billie gave tho medicine rs the
doctor directed. 1 heard the directions
given. She said her stomach hurt, Sew
eral times she threw up green stuff. She
would not take cnro Of herself. I often
told her she would kill herself. She lust
went it ut all times. 1 never saw any
bluestone given deceased, and she never
told mo about anything of the kind be-
ing given her. l was about there. nearly
oil the time. Very few came in to see
her after l got there. Mr.. Krksey nor
any one else gave her any medicine that
saw. The doctor gave her quinine.
Cross eNamined: When 1 did tho
cooking, was Ill the kitchen. Doctor
was there twice while 1 was there I
was there four days before she died. I
sad that II deceased died she could be
buried in my black dress. | don't know
what L told the sheriff when he came to
arrest Billie. 1 was frightened. 1 said
"What in tho namo of God are YOU 90.
ing to do that for2" 1 Thought after
wards that l ought not to have said that.
Re-ducct: The last dose Of diptheria
medicine, a throat wash we gave her.
she swallowed it. l thought perhaps,
| she did not have clothes fit to bury her
i'll is the reason L brought more.
Lizzie billiard: Same as former wit
ness III material particulars rs to habits,
condition and and treatment of deceased.
This witness read q letter written to her
by the deceased telling her of her i'll
health, dated October 10Th, 1889.
| DIR. Il. Il. Smith: A question describ-
ing the symptoms, condition, treatment,
&c, as above ascribcd to deceased, was
was put to this witness rs an expert, and
his Judgment as to cause of death, was
requested. "The symptoms are incom-
pletc. No temperature is given or the
character Of tho pulse. The patient had
some kind of malarial fever. The symp-
toms here do not indicate death from
bluetonc poisoning. The characteristic
| symptoms of poisoning aro absent. One
Is frequent purging, bloody stools, &C.,
| pam i'll vOiding urine. If the poison had
been absorbed in the system, there would
have been commissions or paralysis, sc.
One to three grains is tonic dose; five
to fifteen grains Is an emetic. Should
the stomach become tolerant of the blue
stone 1t would be chronic copper poison
ing, shown by pallor, prostration and
frequent pains in the stomach. Tho
pulse IS small, rapid and irregular in
copper poisoning. Here it is described
as full and bounding. The symptoms
VIII exclude every cause of death except
some form of fever. Gastritis is rare
disease in my observation III tho books.
Chemical analysis shows bluestone to be
III the human system. Copper poison
would mako tho lining of the stomach
green If 1T came in contact with it. 1t
Is an lritnnt poison.
Cross eXamined: The first antidote is
an cmctic, and eggs would be beneficial.
Mover attended case of copper poison
ing. BY use, the stomach would be-
come tolerant.
Rc dire ct: Thckening of the stom-
ach wall does not necessarily indicate
| poison.
Mrs. billiard TO called: Tho patients
strength held out we'll to the last. Morn
ing before she died she raised up in the
bed. Blillo was always kind to his wife.
DIR. Il. j. Gilliland: The same hypo-
thctlcal question was put to this witness
as to Dr. Smith: "The symptoms are
general. No temperature has ever been
taken. think the woman died of some
form of fever. The charactistic symptoms
OF copper poisoning are absent. Blue
ston Is an lrrltant poison, and ono pois-
oned with acute copper poisoning wonlG
DO apt to die in q comatose state or with
cOnvulSiOnS
Cross eXamined: There are exceptions
to these general rules. There are pois-
Cnous drugs which can be given in small
doses and gradually increased until the
stomach becomes tolerant
Rc-dircct: 1t would be hard to have
case OF copper poisoning without
somo of the characteristic symptoms
mentioned.
Alex. Iallums: Deceased was sick
when went there last fall. She helped
me awhile in loading some cotton.
Eddy Virgins: Deceased helped to
load about half the cotton. Pm was at
the gin. I told him Ma was sick. He
came home.
Cross examined: Pa left home ut day
light that morning.
w. 5. kirksey recalled: Defendant
asked me to stay with his wife until he
could go for the doctor.
This closed the evidence for the do |
fensc.
Mr.. Bowen then addressed the jury in
behalf of the accused. He made n |
short, logical speech Of one hour and |
twenty minutes, i'll which ho went over
the facts of tho case, and presented them |
III clear and concise manner.
Solicitor Ansel for the State, made n
clear statement for the State side. He
spoke forty minutes. His Honor thon
charged the jury on tho law points in
volVcd. His charge was clear, brief and |
impartial.
The jury went ont at 4 p. m. and in
about one one hour returned verdict of
acquital. and Wiggins was FREQ man.
The prisoner never seemed to have any
doubts about tho verdict, bnt he gave
sigh of ralicf rs tho clerk pronounced
the words that set him free.
Many looked for mistrial, but few
thought he would be acquitted.
The theory of the defense was that
Mrs. Wiggins died from natural causes.
MIR. II. o. Bowen, tho defendants attor-
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