The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-06-29
TREMBLING IN THE BALANCE.
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Jonathan Michael, Mrs. Edith Mich
ael, Benjamin Miller, ST., Stephen s.
Hess, Charles Glasseock, D. S. Nor
ris, Clark Michael, Henry Zimmer-
man, Peter Chalfant, w E. Head
ley, Thomas b Steel, Lou Stephens,
Ida Stephens and Sarah Glasseoek.
These witnesses stated that they did
not talk to Mrs. Musgrave with
view OF determining her mental con
dition, and the most of them stated,
nearly all of them were asked the
question, that they were not physi
clans. Lou Stephens denied that
her mother, defendants wife, threat
ened to kill her with a stick Of wood.
Mrs. Layton never saw Mrs. Mus
grave have fits but was present once
when she had spell and defendant
pressed her limbs. 1t was very warm
weather but she had several quilts
or blankets on the bed and kept the
doors shut. She talked when suffer
ing and was as intelligent as ever af-
forwards. Mrs. Sarah A Michael
did not know who first comhed Mrs.
Musgrave's hair. Mrs. Jane Eddy
believed that Mrs. Sarah Michael
first combed her hair.
Dr. Few recalled: We had made
the incision before the arrival of DIR.
Mackey at the autopsy, to the best
of my recollection. Think that the
dissection of the neck had been com
pleted and the lungs and heart were
being removed when DIR. Mackey
came there.
Mrs. Marsh Hawkins She con
firmed her husbands testimony in
regard to John Musgrave's remark
TO him as TO Juror Hawkins working
in the case but did not hear all the
conversation.
DR. NJ Fl. Brown recalled: Gave
| defendants late wife some bromide
of potassium, at her request. This
is sometimes prescribed for epileptie
its and other nervous diseases. He
conversed with her five minutes, and
did not see anything wrong with
her mind. He did not examine her.
VIM. Youst, recalled: He could
not say that the well bucket at de
PENDANTS did not produce the noise
he heard.
DIR. J. p. Fitch, recalled; As jail
| physician, called to see defendant
and the latter did not correctly de
scribe his physical condition. He
could not see he was sick, though he
said so had conferences with the pres
ecuting attorney. Had been willing
to confer with the defendants attor-
neys He stated that he might have
felt professional pride of opinion as
regards the physicians position il
this case but that he had not ex
pressed it. Bromide of potassium is
prescribed for fits and for the nerves
&c.
Dr. Jesse j. Hall, He called Il
see defendant and discovered
that he misrepresented his condi
ton; he was not seriously sick. HI
conferred frequently with the prose
cutting attorney and helped him t.
frame his questions, but he has M
interest in this case - nothing
against the defendant-except tina
he has a professional pride in th'
maintenance of the expressed opin
ion of the physicians.
Capt |. Z. Arnett: He testified
from his recollection that John Mus
grave swore before the coroner jurl
that he left his fathers house a
8:l5 to go to the school house; tina
he swore then that his father, il
speaking of the object in the creek
Amt that her" and that Roy sale
then her back was out of tn
water and that she was on her knee
and hands in the pool
VIM. Hess, recalled: Defendan
said at bank of creek that she wa
dead and it was not necessary t,
send for doctor.
Frank Feather, recalled: Wa
standing about as close as VIM. Hes
to defendant and the pond and dit
not hear him say she was dead, ant
not necessary to send for a doctor
though he may have said it and wit
ness not have heard it.
George c. Gamer He resides i
Green county Pa. He is an elder il
the Baptist church and breaches
He has preached at church near dc
, PENDANTS Defendant has for year
been a member in good standing i
the Baptist church He was at de
fendant's several times during hi
wife's lifetime, and he talked to he
: once for two hours. He consider
that her mind was not sound. II
is of this opinion because of the man
ner of her conversation; so man
changes in her MISUNDERSTANDING
: incoherent On cross examination
he stated that he did not think he
crazy. On redirect examination b
stated that defendant and his lat
l wife had once visited the Baptis
General Association in Green
county.
Lee Roy Musgrave: Son of the dc
PENDANT and aged Is When h
started for the school house hi
stepmother was washing the dishes
, All the family had eaten suppe
After his father had told them tina
she had gone he and Thurma
, searched the residence and all abou
it and at the creek to point aoou
5 80 yards below the pool where SD
was found They then examine
the well. The second and success
tul search for her was made by hiI
, and John and their father II
thought John hallooed first tina
"there she is" in the pool. Witnes
then stuck her with stick an
waded in and raised her up an
: brought her to the shore; at first b
3 was afraid to do so thinking that
was against the law to handle a dea
person so found before an inques
had been held on the body, but job
|, and defendant told him to bring he
to the bank and he did so. Tha
John and their father then assiste
in carving her to the top of th
bank; that her face was turned dow
when found and he laid her on he
face at the edge of the pool just be
fore she was carried on the banl
The water was some more than l
, inches deep where he found her as
was higher than his boot tops. Whe
found her hands were up to her fac,
one on each side and half shut. job
started for doctor | or minute
before the arrival of DR.. Brown
, When he was bringing her from til
, pool, water run from her hair an