Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-28

The prosecution In the Allen case
NJ NcllSvillr has finished the direct
examination of Mrs, Wright. and the
cross.rxamination Is now IN progress,
Mrs. Wright admitted her criminal IN.
ttmaCy with Allen during the last year
OF her husbands life. She said Allen
tried to have her get some poison SO
that he could get rid of his wife, She
refused and Allen went to milwaukee,
in April 1856, and on his return
brought arscnic and repeatedly in.
sisted ON having her put some of 1t
into Wrtghts food She said..that ii.
mlly, under Aliens directions, she put
some in dough that she was making
into cookies; that the following morn.
ing Wright ate ono and u half cookies
and was taken sick, Becoming fright,
encd SHE gave him some lohclia tea
to make him throw up the poison,
which he did, and from that time
ON she persistently refused to admin
lister any more poison, though Allen
made threats againsr her for such ~
fusal, She said that Allen came to
Wrights few days before his death,
while Wright was aL Greenwood and
told her that Wright had been to his
house that morning before starting
for Greenwood, and he had given him
some of the poison; that he had taken
enough to fetch him and she need not
be surprised II he didn't return from
Greenwood She said that Wright ~.
turned from Greenwood sick, and that
Allen was there nearly every day
from that time up TO Wrights death,
nursing tn" SICK man, She said she
knew nothing of any more poison be-
ing administered until after Wrights
death, when Alien admitted having
given arsenic to him. Tho witness
says she drank water from glass
1ust after her husbands death, aud
that when Alien found II out he said;
My God, Maggie that contained ar.
senic intended for Hank" she said
She succeeded In vomiting II up, but
felt quite sick from the effects Of IT,
The Witness also stated that Allen had
proposed to her that they both leave
the country together before Wrghl's
death, which she refused to do,
Mary A. uRrisl, of Evansville said
to have been an invalid for twenty.
nine year, totally unable to leave her
bed for seventeen years, and almost
dumb for fourteen years. now gets np
and walks and talks Faith IL said to
have worked the change In her condl-
Dcvilior. the evangelist occupying Il
tent on High street north of the Y. Nj,
G.. A. building, went 10 her house
Thursday and again on Saturday OF
last week. and prayed FOR her relief.
Saturday afternoon relief IL said to
have come. Miss O'Brist spoke, then
Strengthened out her feet, and with a
joyful cry walked across the room,
All insisted that their prayers had
been heard and answered. Sunday the
| patient was up and about the house,
and went In a carriage to the tent
meeting in the afternoon. There was
great excitement on Caroline street In
the neighobrhood Of Miss O'Brist's III,
tie home. Ncighbors saw her walking
from her carriage into her home and
stood wondering what had taken place.
For twenty-nine years Miss o'Brlst
has beenbcdrIdden and she has not, It
| is snid, been able to touch foot to the
floor since 1881. When the evange, sits
came TO the city they learned of her
! long confinement and called upon her.
They then suggested n united appeal to
heaven, which was done and all Joined
In fervent prayer for relief. Come
out Of this woman, thou devil said
| Rev Mr.. Welch, finally, and Miss
O'Brist, without previous preparation,
arose and walked about the little
room Sunday evening she held an i'm
promptu prayer meeting on her from,
porch.
Sumner +. Hinckley, formerly of She
boygan, died at Punta Gorda, Fla,
last Friday. In 1873 he removed with
his parents TO Tampa, Fla aud later
to Punta Gorda, where he engaged In
/ business and put on line Of vessels
I to Mobile. The Herald OF Punta
I. orda, In notice Of his death, says:
'grhe business grew so rapidly that a
house was opened up town and a
freight house built Mr.. HInckley es'
tabIIshed the first bank and was the
founder OF the El Palmetto Cigar
Manufacturing company. In 1890 he
was elected mayor, receiving the entire
vote cast. He became identified with
the town in every way and was one
OF the most active public spirited citl-
zens, always on the right side and q
man Of safe opinions and counsel His
residence ON Rctla Esplanade, fronting
on Charlotte harbor, surrounded by y
| .a rdan ~ aawpra and trODical ypge.