The Newtown bee., 1893-12-01

that he searched the house very thor i oughly on March 6, and looked especial ly for bottle of strychnine, but did not | find the bottle or anything connected | with it. The court here adjourned until | ? o'clock.
 On Friday afternoon, Mir Higgins stat ed that after he finished the examination of Mrs Mannering on March 4, he read to her all of her statements. She agreed to all except the one in regard to her horse running away, which
 SHE DID NOT THINK she had said. Made no correction of that, however. F. G. Kilbourn, miller and first selectman, testified that it was on December -22, about p. m., that Mrs Mannering bought bag of wheat mid dlings at his mill. That her horse was very restless and was held by NIT Hick- OK, while he placed the bag on the wag- on and was paid by Mrs Mannering, af- ter which the horse started on a gallon towards the home of Mrs Mannering. On cross-eXamination the witness stated that he had seen the horse act very bad ly several times and that Mrs Mannering might have passed his mill on December 2l and he not seen her. but that she did not buy wheat on that day. (Poison was bought on December 21, and wheat on December p, while Mrs Mannering has stated that she bought both on the same day.)
 Henry T. Hickox cOrrobora ted the tes timony of Mir Kilbourn. Mrs Edward Malloy testified that she saw Mrs Man. nering go past about D. m. on Thurs day, December ?.
 HER HORSE WAS RUNNING and there was a bag of wheat on the wagon. She did not stop while in sight. On cross examination Mrs Malloy stated that she knew it was Thursday on which she saw Mrs Mannering, as she went Ito New Milford on Friday to cash a check for insurance on her husbands life. Had seen Mrs Mannering go by several times before with feed and her horse acting badly. She might have gone by on De- cember 21. Witness could not recall any thing that happened on Monday, Tues day, Wednesday or Thursday of that week except the passing of Mrs Manner ing. She admitted that her attention was called to the particular day only af- ter Mir Mannering's death.
 Sherman Pond testified to going to New Milford early in January with MT Man. nering and that no poison was purchased on that day. On being cross-questioned the witness said that Mrs Mannering overheard her husband tell him that he did not wish to go to New Milford as he had no money and that she immediately handed him a S bill. MT Mannering did not ask for it and
 WAS VERY MUCH SURPRISED that she had so much. The cross-ques- tioning then took the following amusing form:
 Q. Where did you go then:
 A. To Bray's saloon.
 c. He did not buy any poison: A. Not in the saloon. c. Was he sober when he got back from New Milford?
 A. He was. though he had been drink ing.
 Q. Was he good natured? | A. He was.
 c. Did he place his arm around his wife's waist?
 A. He did not.
 Q. Did he kiss her?
 A. He did not. Q. Did he fall on the floor?
 A. He did not.
 Q. Did she scold him for bringing home the change?
 A. She did not.
 Q. For bringing home the medicine:
 A. She did not.
 Q. For bringing home the cheese:
 A. She did not.
 Q. Did he bring anything else home.
 A. A bottle of whiskey.
 Q. Was it good whiskey:
 A. Don't know. I did not taste it.
 The witness testified further that he was at the house of MT Mannering
 SHORTLY AFTER CHRISTMAS
 and that MT Mannering spoke of getting strychnine to poison foxes and that ht MT M. twas afraid of the bloody stuff. Did not say anything of his wife having got any.
 This finished the evidence on the par !, of the state and after a recess the de : fense opened with Sherman Pond on tn, stand. MT Pond testified to the gooC character of Mrs Mannering. She wa peaceable, good and hard working. H, ; had seen her hoeiug tobacco and digginl potatoes. Cross-examination brough ; out nothing except that such kind 0 work is pretty hard and it is unusual fo } woman to be seen doing such work. MT kilbourn, recalled, testified as t THE GOOD REPUTATION ? of Mrs Mannering. He also exhibite pieces of wrapping paper he found 0 = May 16 along the gutter on the left-han f side of the road near Mrs Malloy's. l a answer to questions asked by Judg r Huntington the witness stated that | f was fixing the roads and had been r s quested to look carefully at that plaC
 for any such thing. MT Eastman ws n present when he picked up the pape l. John Woodin, brother of Mrs Mannerin.