Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-11

A. Dexter, WingYille
John Dobson, EllenbOro
S. K. Green, Lancaster
| Peter Henkel,
G. H. Baxter. -
z. j. SchlOesser,
| Delos Abrams,
Jos. Brookens, Beetown
Minor Hickok, Bloomington
Henry Hoffman, Beetown
The jury were then instructed by his
Honor Judge Clementson,a and addressed
by Dist. Atty Burnham on behalf of
the state and l.. H. Bancroft for the
defense. H. Y. Cheynoweth associate
counsel for defense asked that all wit
ness for the state be excluded from the
courtroom when not testifying as the
feeling was intense and would initiate
against his client. This was denied.
Testimony was introduced by the
state at about two O'Clock Thursday
afternoon, beginning with A. W. Maly,
father Of the dead girl. who said that
they had lived in Richland Center Is
years and that Ella was % years of age,
and of good strong constitutions. Hewas
not at home on January 8, 1891, being
in Dane county visiting relatives. Mr..
H. C. Bailey, merchant where Ella
worked for some years, said she had
always been strong and healthy, being
in particularly good spirits Jan. 8th,
when she left to 90 to Rose Zoldoske's
tea party.
The substance of the testimony as to
Ella Mays illness that night showed
that ste had reached the bars leading
to the yard when she fell in spasm,
and Lille. who was with her. summon
/ ing assistance she was carried into the
house, laid on bed and afterwards I'M
dressed. During the first hour the
spasms were very frequent and hard, the
slightest movement or touch producing
one, until the chloroform and morphine
given took effect making longer inter-
walls until they ceased at 1890, to be re-
sumed at $3.50 and continuing until Z
o'clock when she died in CONFUSION.
During the intervals Ella was partially
conscious, occasionally answering
question, and frequently
requesting not to be touched,
and hoping each spasm would be the
last. She asked if that YVES the way
Mrs Mitchell died. Recognized Dir. Lud-
wig and asked the time, but did not
answer as to what she mighthave eaten
to make her sick, nor in regard TO her
physical condition. She was strictly
religious in her tastes and frequently
quoted passages from the scriptures.
Her mother examined the pocket of the
dress after death and found three choco.
late creams and bunch of keys.
The doctors did not agree as to cause
of death. Dr. Mitchell was attending
physician and present all night. DR..
Haskell was consulting and absent from
1890 to $50. and Dr.Ludwig was called
in at o clock the next morning for con-
sutation. Each had different
theory. DR.. Haskell, who at
first said appearances indicated strych-
nine poisoning afterwards thought it
to spinal trouble. DIR. Mitchell
thought cerebo-spinal, and DR. Ludwig
thought feminine trouble. The princi-
pal remedies used. however, were chic
roform and morphla, the latter being
in !, /. J TO and ! grains by hyper
dermic injections. These according to
Dr. Haskell are two of the best anti
dotes for strychnine poisoning. Two
doses of ginsemnium of - drops each
were given by DR.. Mitchell about three
o'clock. These remedies were given to
control the spasms, internal remedies
being impossible through the inability
to swallow and tendency to go into
splsm on being touched.
DR.. Mitchell testified as to his rela-
tons to Ella Maly They were simply
friendly and professional. Rose Zol-
doske had been an inmate Of his home
for four or five years as border. with
friendship between her andAlrs Mitchell
She helped wait on Mrs Mitchell during
her last illness, and partly looked after
the baby and Freddy after Mrs Mitch
els death on March .. 1890 He had
taken Rose with EiIn on several profes.
sional trips and they had attended 3
party togc Lher lie kept strychnine in
cabinet at his office, but had never
, noticed its being tempered with although
cabinet and office were not as rule
locked. Once he had prepared some