The Newtown bee., 1893-11-24

OJuCE SpLSAh bS 1A1 Souaa hSp drink, this time, as his teeth were clench l ed. He had rubber boots on and took them off. One ankle was turned out 80 that it bothered in removing the boot. He seemed to be in pain and could not bear to be touched, so that we could not remove him to his bedroom. Mrs Man neriDg asked him if he was in pain. He said ''No." He also said, VI guess the old man has got to go this time" Also,
 1T HAVE BEEN A BAD ONE and may the Lord have mercy on me-" Mrs Mannering then brought mattress from up stairs and placed it between the stove and the table. Mrs Mannering took him by the legs and l under his arms and we laid him on his back on the mattress with his head towards the chimney. He was sUiffened right out straight and 1 did not see him move afterwards. | then went for Mr Frisbie. It was between a quarter and half an hour from the time he came into the house to the time we la i'd him on the mattress. MT Frsbie re- turned with me after sending her son for the doctor When we reached the house 1 thought MT Mannering dead, but MT Frisbie said he could feel slight beating of the pulse. We then harDessed one of the horses and drove to Washington De- pot, when l telegraphed to Waterbury. On my way back 1 stopped for MT and Mrs Woodin. (Mr Woodin is Mrs Man nering's brOther). We arrived home be- tween l and ? o'clock and remained there the rest of the day. fed the pigs about , D. m. 1 emptied slOps from the slop pail into the feed pail and mixing water and meal with it fed the mixture to the pigs. In half an hour l went to see the pigs again and John WoUdin went with me. The pigs had eaten all the meal and were lying down. | tried to stir them 8 stick, but they made a terrible noise.
 THEIR NECKs WERE STIFF.
 finally got them up, though they made terrible noise when touched with the stick. We staid there five or six minutes and l did not see the pigs until next morning, when they were lying dead and stiff in the snow. The witness then tes- titied about conversation he had with Mrs Mannering during which he asked her why she did not leave Mr Mannerng. She answered, II would rather bury than leave him as he would always be coming after me-" A recess of five minutes was taken at this point. After recess the wit ness was subjected to a rigid cross eX animation, during which Lawyer Will liamS caused the witness to apparently contradict himself several times and
 
 to the accused. The witness admitted that Mir Mannering very often, while un der the influence of liquor, abused his wife without cause. That Mir Mannering, while recovering from mtOXicati0n, was melancholy and blue. That he was eS- pecially so during the last week of his life, because of his disappointment in los ing the farm. Witness had often heard Mr Manncring say that You will find the old man dead on the barn floor some time" He had heard him say that dur ing the last week of his life. The wit ness stated also that on Saturday Mir Mannerng was sick and vomiting and complained several times of feeling sore, ''as if it was tearing out all his insides.'
 HE COMPLAINED
 of this last just before going to bed. The witness thought that it was about D. m. on Saturday when mention was first made in regard to taking salts and salt prtrc, but, after close questioning by l Lawyer Williams, concluded that Mrs l Manncring first mentioned it the night before lFriday,) as she wished Mir Man uering to see d Mr Hurlburt in regard to hiring his fartn, and that Mir Hurlburt was very particular as to the character of the person renting his farm. On fur | ther questioning the witness recalled that | the first person he saw on Sunday morn ing was NIT Mannering. He could not tell whether Mir Mannering spoke to him on that particular morning. He saw a pitcher and two glasses on the table but could not say As to whether the two bak- ing powder cans shown at ROxbury were on the table or not. At this point Mrs Mann ring was seized with faintness and obliged to leave the room. Court was ad- l NnAp \
 On Wednesday morning court opened at exactly 10 o'clock. The cross exami- nation of Mir Whiteman was resumed. In regard to the trip to New Milford, wit ness testified that the accused drank nO beer, but went into the living apartments | to visit Mrs Bray, with whom she was acquainted. Referring to Sunday morn ing's events, the witness stated that he could not tell whether the two cans were on the table before
 HE WENT TO FEED THE PIGS,
 | but knew they were there when he came back from Frisby's. Before he passed out the first time be heard MT and Mrs Mannering talking about physic and Frisby's salts. Could not re member whether coffee was mentioned. Mr | I get it myself" This expression might have referred to coffee. Thought Mir Manner ing acted very peculiarly and noticed espec | feeding the cows, as he was very talkative generally. Stood in the doorway when Nil | Mannering said "I feel terribly queer, Win,' | etc. The witness replied, ''I guess it must make you feel bad to take so much salts and salt petre on such cold morning" MT Man nering sat down Tn a chair and acted as if in pain, excIaiming, "Oh! oh! oh!" Remember now that Mrs Mannering came to the door be tween the two rooms and said, "Ncd, don't scare us so." Did not remember her saving anything else. Thought she might have said
 "Whats the matter, Ned? Don't scare us so n MT Mannering thrn asked for something tC drink, saying, "Oh, feel so bad!" Believed
 Mrs Mann9ring T said, "He @ i4st is bad, Win' pear to act as if she knew what was the mat ter with him?"
 Witness (decidedly1 "Oh, no sir"
 Lawyer Williams, "Did he appear to appre ciate the efforts she made to render him more easy?"
 Williams, "Did he act as if the efforts were agreeabIe?"
 Witness, "Oh, yes he put his arm around
 Mrs Mannering then got a mattress and best she could to get him onto the mattress and make him comfortable Mr Mannering was unconscious and appeared to be dying Nothing was said, but remember now that | Mrs Mannering stopped down and begged him "to speak to me, Ned" but got no reply The witness then testified
 ABOUT HIS GOING TO FRIsB1E's
 On his return Mrs Mannering stood at the front door. On being questioned by Mr Will l Hams the witness recollected that Mrs Man l nering was crying and "He has not stirred | since you went" Referring to the conver- l Sation held in regard to Mrs Mannering leav- | ing her mother and her reply that "she would | rather bury than leave him." the witness could not tell positively whether he had said | anything about it at the Roxbury examina- | tion. On reflection he was sure he had not | although examined very fully there. At this | point several questions and answers of the l Roxbury inquest were read by Mr Williams | one of which was, "ls there anything bearing on this case far as you know of, ot which you have not told?" Answer "Nothing as ! far as l know.'
 | The witness then stated that he had remem- bered this conversation since. It had been | recalled to mind by questions asked by the states attorney in his office, last Monday