Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-13

placed it in DR.. Haines' carriage.
Mrs. Nellie Rosser. wife of Ben Rosser,
was recalled and said she was at the house
of John Russer Sunday afternoon, August
18th, while the family was sick. John
Rosscr, his wife and Raymond Rosser,
were all rolling III great agony on the
iildr The child cried for water all the
time She drank the water and became ILL.,
with vomiting diarrhma symptoms and
an intense burning in the stomach and
wanted water all the time. She left sun.
day night, returned Monday morning and
remained until after the child was buried.
Drank more Of the water and was i'll
two weeks vomiting and had dyscn-
terry. The stock seemed to want |
water but refused to drink the |
water from the well. When she returned |
to John Rossers, on Monday night, she |
brought the, l-year.old child Of William
Evans, which she had taken to raise, with |
her. The child drank the water and be.
came i'll, showing the same symptoms as
RAYMOND. The last time she saw Evans |
was about month or two before the pos-
oning during the summer of lsO2, Evans
was always making threats that he would
poison Isaac and John Russer ii he had to
wait 10 or 70 years 10 do il. He was per
teetly calm and not angry when he made
these threats,
Ibid you say at the house Of John
Russer, in the hallway, the night Ray
mond Russer died, in the presence of
| Asbury Lloyd, and in reply TO the ques-
ton BY Mrs. Wagner or Mrs. Dalton, Who
do you suppose put the poison i'll the
we'll? that old Mrs. liosser and no one
else. for when she got mad she would do
| ANYTHING 2 was asked by Mr.. richards,
prisoners counsel.
"So, | didn't say it, was the reply.
This question caused additional interest
in the trial. as the idea that old Mrs.
/ .luN ban nuI nF "
present in the court room.
Ibid you not hear John ROsser say that
| his mother poisoned the well2'
NO"
Mrs Gertrude Smith of Philadelphia,
testified that she knew Evans and was his
housekeeper one year ago last january.
Never heard him make any threats.
William l.ouckerman, a regular Pooh
BAH Of Concord, Md. being postmaster,
Justice Of the peace, Nc, was next called.
Knows Evans. Evans left the neiShbor-
hood Of Concord il 1890 or 81, his wife re-
manned on the farm. Next saw Evans in
front OF his house; he was angry and
charged witness with having collnseled his
wife to sell his goods. lie afterwards wrote
to Mrs. Evans, AZ Evans request, asking
her to 80 back and live with her husband.
She refused.
The next witness was Charles Toy, an
engineer of Iacony, Pa He saw Evans
y
Pa, about $50 o'clock in the morning.
lie next saw him Oh Saturday morning,
August 9TH, and Evans said he had been
to see his folks
State Detective AIcNey was recalled and
testified to the distances and time required
to walk from Frankford to Tacony and
from Chestnut street wharf to Broad
street station.
Horace Brown was recalled and testified
to official time schedule in effect on August
4th last.
George II. Collins, one Of the States star
witnesses, was then called. lie lives near
, Concord, Md, about ! t miles distant; been
there Is years; know William h. Evans,
who lived about mile from me some two
or three years; have seen him fire.
quently. Saw him August 4th, 1892;
while eating lunch knock was made on
i the outside door: it was Evans; he took
!, tea bread and butter; wanted to 80 to his
: father-1slaw's, Frank I'rice's house. TO sec
! about Il clock; wanted me to walk ont with
him to the old farm; walked with him tC
. his farm. to his line, and left him there
7 and he went down the Smithyille road
: towards Trices.
g Frank Allen, who lives five miles west
L Of Seaford and two miles from Oak Grove
{ near the Rosser farm, said August Att
s last, was at home when q man pasSing
: asked the road to Cambridge. IL WINS be
& tween 10 and II O'clock, p. m, moonlight
The man answered Evans description
could not identify prisoner as the SAM
l. man, but resembled him.
Y At the afternoon session, William II
Antrim, reporter on the Philadelphia
d Record, testified u called at the holis
e where William Z. Evans boarded, at No
:. 6242 Tor 6642) Tulip street, Facony Satur
}, day, the 18th day Of August last, at abou
h 6o'clock, knocked on the front door, whicl
II was answered by man who said he wa
William l.. Evans | said Evans, yor
@ poisoned the Rosser well; what have voI
Q got to say for yourself or words to tina
lie effect. His face Immediately bIanche
d and he denied it. He related his trouble
At with the family since he was married
ID accused him Of being away from Tacon
II on the ith Of August He said he was Il
v his sisters. Mrs Straddons, in Phlade
it phia. The next day ! went to see hi
i sister, who denied thar he had been there
,r John Mari of Tacony, with whom Evan
Ii boarded, said: Evans was absent froI
the house August 4th last. Saw him abou
ar $50 o. clock in the morning and did nj
re see him again until Friday night, WIS
to he returned, He said he had been lishin
ie on the Delaware with his brother {
rs brother-in-aw, and had stayed at Lincol
ii Park all night. He said 10 me. Jack,
you want to do me a world of Gavo
N swear that | was home here Thnrsda
y night, il any detectives or reporters CON
n around This was after the papers ha
y published an account of it,
I'd MIR. Richards, counsel for Evans said t
the court ut is we'll established that in Il
,st criminal cases it is necessary for the sta
rs to prove venue. IN this case the state II;
V. failed so to do. The State has proved hi
Mt Oak Grove is i'll Delaware, but do not +
al member that it has been proved that II
ed Russer farm is III Delaware.
,r Upon reference to notes the court state
a that 1t had been proved by several wi
IL. nesses that the Rosser well was in Del
he ware.
N. MIR. Richards then opened for dcfenc
,al speaking as follows II am very glad
CHI assure you that the defence will not occul
he your time SO long as the examination {
ire the part of the State. | feel assured tn
We Tie defence detailed by the witnesses
the defence will relieve from your mil
at any cloud even though no larger than
nd mans hand resting over this case and |
mt move all reasonable doubt We will beg
ay August 4th. We will produce evidence tn
ter Evans was in Philadelphia until o'clot
ill OF o'clock, transacted business; and fiji
las Their will show that on the following NOR
ek ing by 10 o clock he was again at the pla
nd where he transacted the business the aftt
nd noon before, i'll an office in Philadelphia
his which will establish an abb, which "
us satisfy you that Evans could not have be-
in Sussex county August 4th, and cou
ted not have been the man who was at Geor
rel Collins and was seen by Frank Allen.
roe Further we will show that when Il
,ch well was poisoned, il you are satisfied
III. was poisoned, after that time the moth
lnr of John Rosser was accused of this GRIN
nrr ii you are satisfied a crime had been col
ii mitted, We will show declarations
nv members of the Rosser family accusi
IN her of it, show BY her own action and ca