Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-10
And Argument in the Case of
 Mrs. Betts for Murder
WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING
Mrs. Betts on the Stand-Ex- pert3 on Poison Tell What
 They Know.

The trial of Mrs. Zettie Betts, charged with poisoning her husband last April, was resumed yesterday morning in the criminal court.
 The testimony of D. s. Stevens, given at the preliminary trial, was read and ad- mitted by the defense. He said Betts re- turned home on the afternoon of his death in an intoxicated condition. He drank coffee poured out for him by Mrs. Betts. He took convulsions aft 1T retiring.
 DIR. PRATT.
 Dr. Pratt is the chemist who examined the stomach. He was absent and his testi- mony given before the coroner's jury was read. He found arsenic in the stomach 11-5 grains. Two and one-half grains is the smallest quantity known to cause death. The stomach will absorb arsenic. 1 found arsenic trioxde in the box labeled rat poison. The box was about three four,hs full. The missing quantity would contain between fifty and 100 grains arsenic trioxide. got the box from the coroner. 1 found no strych nine in the stomach. The coroner gave to me box containing strych- nine sulphate, sufficient dose Of which would produce death. The stomach was congested when delivered to me. Injecting embalming fluid into the cavity of the stomach after death wouldn't have pro- duced this.
 MRS. M'GEE.
 Witness lived near Mr. and Mrs. Betts, but was not much acquainted with them. She said Mrs. Betts called her and she went to their house the night betts died. When she got there he was lying uncon- scous on the porch, but she did not see him vomit The doctor came few min uies later and had been there about forty minutes when Betts died. That was 9:25 o'clock. 1 staid there all night. 1t was about clock when the doctor got there. She saw Mrs. Belts on her return from Bes. semer and told her MT. Betts was ar home. Mrs. Belts said she knew it. Mrs. B tits went to Mrs. McGee's at o'clock and asked the latter to let her little girl go 10 the store for her, as Mr. Betts was sick. Mrs. Betls said her husband was cross and they had had a fuss anu she had given him beating because he lost her mother's let ter, so the witness stated. Mrs. Betts threw the coffee pot away Wednesday. Witness said she told Mrs. Betts she ought to be good 10 Mir. Betts, as he might die, and she said she didn't care, as she could get another man. Mrs. Betts told witness after Betis' death that there was some rat pqison in in the the ,bS. bS. witness said sine asked Mrs. Betts if there was any poison around that MT. Betts could have gotten hold of, and the latter replied there was some Rough on Rats in the bureau drawer, but he couldn't have took tue Rough on Rats out of the drawer. The paper around it was torn a little. It locked as if it had been opened before. It was taken in charge by Mir. Harris. MT. McAfthur and some one else. Mrs. Betts did not know when took the poison away and she was not at home when her room was searched. Witness told Mrs. Bets that some people believed that Betts had been poisoned, and she said it couldn't be, as he was doing all right. She said she had DO poison, but in a lower voice said she had some Rough on Rats. When arr rested Mrs. Betts told witness to leave the poison where 1t was. hey ate supper about o 'cock, earlier than usual. Mrs. Betts called MT. Stevens. Witness said B, US passed her house that afternoon with his bicycle. When Mrs. Betts was ct Mrs. McGee's house she said she had to go home ana give Belts some medicine as it was time. IL was the day after Betts' death witness toUk the Rough on Rats out.
 AARON GARRIs.
 Witness with his wife took supper with Mir. and Mrs. Betts the day after Christmas prior to Betts' death. At the breakfast table next morning Betts refused to drink his coffee, taying there was something in it, drink any. Betts and his wife had had a quarrel, so the witness stated.
 Miss Annie Grainger was examined as to a conversation she had with Mrs. Betts at the jail, but her testimony was ruled out.
 MARY RIDDEN, ooLoRED.
 Witness did Mrs. Betts' washing and said she heard her read letter about month before Betis' death. Mrs. Belts was talking with another lady and asked witness what she would do if Mir. Betts died.
 MRS. SIMPSON.
 Mir. and Mrs. BerLs took their meals with witness six or eight months, but left there about six weeks before Betts' death. They got along as we'll as most men and their wives. Sometimes they would snap at each other.
 With this the state rested and. the de- fense introduced
 ALBERT M'CLARY,
 conductor on the Bessemer and Birming- ham dummy line. He knew Betts. The latter got on the dummy at Bsssemer at 12:45 p. m. the day of his death. He was drunk and said he was sick. He got oil at Smiths crossing. Witness had seen him drunk before.
 BRUCE KELLEY, an engineer on the Bessemer and Birming ham dummy line, know Betts and saw hi the day of his death. He was assisted on the dummy and seemed to be very drunk. He was helped of.
 Albert klcClary was recalled and said Betts went into the baggage car and had to be held to keep him falling out.
 At the conclusion of Mir. McClary's tes- timony court adjourned until 2:SO.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 DIR. W. R. LUCKIE.
 On convening court in the afternoop Dr.