The sun., 1893-03-23

He1s He asked them TepeStedy % \ t6ey Thought h,
could be held responsible for the death, T.
them and to the Coroner he said \,
correct, given names In tho evening
snd snnsay ssed to met hs
i .as the drueeIsts awful mistake" Mrs
wa. the mother Of his child she must be buried
under his name; that his terror was friahtiin
do anything but that the .knowiodse Of ihs
marriage. coming at thisutime would destroy
h% 'eSs aesn be yGaa %ss .hs
Isetext eSHsiGsTatios Tor the reputation q
ths, school in tho evening; The defendant liant
CIhod d h9 or had ,b 81 the
S"rener. telling him to snafyso i and i would
nnaiysl, q Il proved the q%Trsctnsssss IN pre-.
body. ss @ soon ' as possible. out Of the house. and
@ mfT nas hs @
she leit the nsyt day with the e hody. M some n
these capsules would not hurt AMI, one aud
capsules which can be, analysed and be found
to contain the correct dose"
THE PrIsoNER's DECLARATIONS
or the drupgist's clerk. witness Powers. at
tanning some medlcine. he asked 4 he had
seen the account Of the death In the papers
noa Tsasss hs fsfyif S. "psn
heart disease, lie said. so do l." They talked
about the putting up OF the pressrrtio,n. r., 7, an and
SEQ with an Introductory letter from his medi-
s o
lending it. he described the prescription. and
TOR what given. and alleged. nS an @ excuse 7, @ Tor
aRs'oHs puo 70 srs Rdi as sahoe oe Us %
The 'ir% 'dir%arSiHsss had had M! made s"OH mistake.
Would fFs cp tSs ofa thu
IN the cans ule had been the cause OF death. 4
few lays before the cS.o1sFs inquest st.. Which Msa
rotts, and said that the Coroner.s inquest
would exonerate him and that he wns limo
se% fsa dG nGa il. "'SSn pr
drugglst's mistake, She asked how that
could be when ho had said the ceapsu,es uron
and said the statements connicted. He merely
replied that he would have the capsules ana.
neither t Mr. Potts nor ri DR.. Trsverton knew OF her
fears. He then endeavored to obtain from her
the aiildavlt OF the marriage: saving % that tn, he
he dare tell her. She said he could not get it:
" 1t is not here"
STRONG SUMMARY OF THE PROOFS.
= Ierhaps at too great length, I have given in
elnrsinG between the secret marriage and tho
Oilers Oilers the i Advantage ] OF ot iurnishinE View Of
the events which aids the judgment in appre-
ending their and collective iorGe nEon
with the cause OF death, OF AN intent to put her
cut Of the WAY and Of the exse1Se OF mU
com binntion, is there anything to help out the
presum ption OF the dcfen ndapt' s innocence. and
es form chain of
|ial evidence. which subjects and holds him to
The consequences Of nm intentional destrue-
ppen? / can reach no other eoIcIusion.
Except by making her Wife. re Ie reisua les her
@ secret marriage under assumed names
He soon tires OF her. Hs endeayors unsuc-
He forms an Illicit connection with another
woman. to whom. with greater or less serious
ment by by nn 'anrriSre With n Sny ~ to IA again be-
coming free which suggests his shurinG in tho
.esult. He forHids hi, wife t. tell Of the mar
ormed: wished, his wife. dead. and said he
he marriage made public. When her mother
Of i and , Hs punS mr1aEs
an @ hs puts S Oh anS
nent on pretexts: he persuades her to
ae again sf trIes to put 'oa oil the " puGety o
marriage for two years longer. and when.
sr sh
'iage. he pretends to assent Immediately he
'rescribes for tho deceased u remedy Of
roa6ie prescribed Tor lie awaits the prrfara.
Could wa o the orae
etain them In his possession until the follow:
NC day. when lie gives to the deceased four OF
state and il absent q week. for no apparent
ause. He wrots to her to continue taking
ectei her unpleasnntly and gave her, no
apparent relief. He returns and she has taken
hree Of tho capsules; the remaining one she |
nay remark. in, this tragedy. Immediately
rhst the physician Describes as profound NOR |
'nd no motive TO XIII herself. She was happy
4 the announcement Of her marriage and the |
reedom from M, the burden weighing upon her |
;nowledgs Of morphine and it's effects about
he tins at his medical lectures. and he had
no orportunityto obtain the drug there. II not
I the capsules Tor u day he had the opportuni. |
y Of substituting in one oI them the noi:onous
fme rim tSs oar that s n 1r
i'm us higamist because Of his previous Sc
ret marriages; and. Subordlnntely.t there may |
ave been tho motive. with his utterly de-
rayed nntuIe. to prevent putting an end to
Is apparently successful career OF seducing
nd running Young girls. He had n motive in
fear. II he persslsie ed in his refusal to nc-
her as his wife. OF the social pro:
essionai. or legal consequences to h imself. II
is operations to cause u miscarriage and
.hicl killed the child In his wfes womb
hould be revealed. The terror. and the agi-
alton OF feeling. which he unaffected to Mrs
otts. when 1t was O. question OF publishing
he marriage. plainly had their source In some
reat fear Of the serious consequences to him
sf. His irreconcilnble statements to some
nat the druggist must have made u mistake,
nd t? others that the prescription had been put
p all right: his extraordinary conduct upon
h" morning OF tho day OF the death. In pro-
,ssing to have conn piled with the physician's
rqnegt to ascertain from the druggist II there
ould have been mistake in the proportions
the drugs: when. In fact. he never went
lere until after the death: his composure and
tier absence of affection or OF em oti0n at tho
eat bed uf his wife. until. when dead he ex-
ressed only fear OF being held responsible: his
endeayor to get from Mrs. Potts
le marriage certificate and affidavit. and. I
lay adj. his unintelig nctin rsserving for
lturs exhibition and evidence two of tho ak
arsules. all OF his conduct envelopes him
18th the tmosphere OF guilt and is mex plica-
le except upon the theory OF guilt.
HOW HELEN TOOK THE PILLS.