The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-12-21

knew no reason why she should have
done It, She was about an hour dying.
She was dead when Mr.. Arnold left the
house,
DR.. Hathaway testified as follows: He
found Mrs, Arnold In weak condition.
She tried to speak bat could not. He did
all he could to restore her and at one time
she seemed TO rally little, but 1t did not
last long, she was too far gone. Blood
had stopped flowing from the wound when
he arrived and he found no traces Of blood
down the sides of the neck or leading TO
the shoulders. When under such condi-
tions would ordinarily expect to see
traces leading to blood under body. There
were abrasions Of the skin just aboye cut
which fitted the handle Of the knife as
though caused by hand pressure. He
probed the wound and found It about
two inches or a little deeper. He said he
at first thought il might be a bullet
wound when he saw so much blood no.
derneGth her and 60 little on neck and
none flowing from the wound: thought
she must be cut somewhere in the back
and turned her over to see, but found no
other wound. She died about 10 O'Clock.
DIR. Smith said he would expect to find
traces OF blood on sides Of neck under
such conditions as he had heard described.
Nora Bradley testified that she lived at
Mr.. Arnold's during one whole school
year. That Mr.. Arnold was cross and
pouty at times. Had heard him tell his
wife Ia shut her mouth on several occa-
sions; also, that he had called her liar
at three or four different times. He bad
stopped having family prayers for time
because his wife told him that he did not
practice what he preached. Things were
not very pleasant there at times.
Many other witnesses were called for
The stale, but we cannot give all the testi-
mony-it was substantially the same ms
already given, The defense had many
witnesses examined. Nearly all were for
the purpose of showing the pleasant re-
latlons which existed between Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold during their married life and
that there was a faint of insanity In the
family, which was well established. The
only important witness for the defense
was Mr.. Arnold himself When placed
on the stand he testified as follows:
Mrs. Bennett had called there that
morning. Shortly after she left his wife
asked for his knife to trim her nails. He
asked her If she felt strong enough Cor
that and She replied that shs did. He let
her take the knife and in few moments
went TO the back part Of the house to
clean candy pail and was gone about ten
minutes and returned to ihe-bed room.
His attention was attracted by her heavy
breathing and he looked and saw that she
was very pale. He saw the knife lying on
the outside of The bed clothes near her
hand and picked It up and put 1t in his
pocket He touched her shoulders and
spoke her name, but got no answer. No
ticed the handkerchief around her head
and the clothes up around her neck aud
her hands on the outside Of the bed
clothes lie saw no signs OF blood any.
where, He started for Mr. Carpenters
and met Mrs. Bennett and returned with
her to the house. When asked where the
Knlle was, he was confused and said he
did not know. He then felt 10 his pocket
aud found 1t aud noticed something red
on II aud also on his hand when he opened
1t, and thought II must have been blood.
He returned 1t tn his pocket and when
asked for II again took II out and did not
see II again, "I did everything could 10
save her, bu, she died. first thought Of
suicide when they called my attention to
the cut or wound. | could see the cut
though II was quite small | had never
seen anything in her conduct or actions to
indicate dlsarraugement or insanity,
'hoogh monght she had been unusually
quiet 'or lew Gays l did not cut or
wound ner, l Sa" 10 olooo on her hands
OF neck uiSena'peu VI warren ABOUT
two weeks and four days before her death
anu uiu not employ any olher physician
ai'er ,na'' out gave q remedy recommend.
90 oy Mr Sarpen'er' MI Arnold SAID
ID" the most Pheasant relations existed
between hlmsen ana wl'e all through
'nen married I'e--never had any up
p'eaSan'n'ss Whatever ne Ielt soon atter
her dealn Tor the under'ater and then
went 10 oamden to"rrange Tor The burial
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