Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-02
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what quantity Of strychnine he had taken,
bus could tell whether large or small dose
h,d been given.
q -Whsn you come that noon yo1 in-
fred into the case?
Ayes. rapid not thorough inquiry.
Abont the patient going to the well for
water the witness said come one, either
g tchell or wife, said he went to well for
wster. Getchsll didn't say anything about
nc the pin tasted. Witness frs. idea was
that the gin and sulphur 81 Int agree with
pa'ien, taken on an empty stomach. Witness
said TO Mrs Getchell that he knew Of man
who drank whiskey en- an empty stomach
and had simila, symptoms to those of patient.
Was told voluntarily by wife or husband
that gin had beea drank from. About going
30 barn had impression Getchell said SO, but
not sure. Witness had kaown before that
patient had been taking the gin and sulphur
Mrs. Getchen had always answered all his
questions fitmlg and promptly. Asked
her about who was in the
house that Saturday forenoon, and as 10
where the bottle was kept, and who had
been near il or in that room. This was
when she was Inspected and she mu t have
known she was under suspicion. She sal
she was sure no one had been in the room
whore the bottle was, between his drinking
cut of it in the morning and at noon.
She said she was certain no one bad been
in the room. She said that if anyone had
g,t at that bottle she must have known it.
Thi, although che was under suspicion.
Mrs. Getchell appeared as he would e1-
Ject any wife to appear whose husband was
sick. She manifested as much grief as
woman ordinarily would.
Re-direct-Wss the talk about the bottle
before Mr.. Getcbelrs body was disiuterred?
Al am unable to say.
Witness was pressed for an an'wer
Sail should say it might have been month
after the death II was before any result
of The analysis was known.
Re examined-Do you know when the
flct that strychnine was found was made
public?
A.-D:d not. Had been convinced for
sOn time that slrychnine had been found,
but was not sure he had positive knowl-
edge.
Howard ID. Wyman of Sidney, tcs,i-
fed. Lives near Henry Getchel's. Said
Getchel appeared a very strong, smart
man. The day the remains were brought
TO Augusta he was in Getchelrs house, and
told Mrs. Getchell he hoped they wouli
find natural cause for his death ~
Augusta, and not have to send the remains
TO Brunswick. She said it woull be sent
to Brunswick and that the stomach woulA
be tied up and sent She said Getchell had
debts; that he glmbled; that his brother
l)aned him 500, and he spent it one day
Mt Augusta, and had nothing TO show for it
She said Ambrose Getchcl had said he
would have the property by foul means if
not by fair.
One day nearly year before witness
called st the house. Noticed Getchell 10
III, field pretty badly under the Influence of
liquor. She then said that her husband
had been the worse for liquor through the
night before. had kept her awake and she
couldn't stand it that WY.
Cfoss-f xamined-Witness saw Getchell
in the field with Lafjrest Trask and he
noticed that Getchell was plainly the worse
for liquor. This was the only time he ever
saw him the worse for liquor. Mrs. Getch-
ell spoke Of having n hemorrhage that day
She had been doing the washing that day
Knew that size had hemorrhage at one
time. Never saw Gatchell show anything
but kindness to his wife or she to him
Ambrose and Henry did have trouble about
property of their father. Witness never
heard any quarrel between them. Perhaps
wouldn't be justified in saying there was
trouble. Understood that three or four
years before they hal trouble but made up
anI agreed to be friends.
Recess was taken to . A. NJ. Wednesday