Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-02-14

negative results: the sa1ne tests applied q
contents of stomach SHOWED presence o
strychnine Enthusiastically. No poison found
in kidneys or spleen. Two aunces Of the
liver were tested with lie result Of finding
sirychnipe present anmklak2bly. Ascend
test is being make Of II 0unces OF the liver
Wif;'ess was assisted IN al the final test:
by Or. II. Z. Kaluskosrski, Of the United
States Pharmaeopnia Of Washington. Wit.
ness believed from appearances at pos,
mortem, together with detection Of strych-
nine in stomach and liver. that deceased
came TO his death fr0m fatal dose OF
stryChnine
States Attorney Matthews testified that
he had procured bottle of strychnine from
Mrs. Belle Farrall, few days after death
Of deceased. He sent Mr. ]. T. Farrall for
it. Some Of the coniftaiz had been used.
A report of the analysis Of this powder
made by DR.. KaIuskowski was read, stating
that the bottle contained III grains of I'M
combined alkaloid strychnine. In identi-
flying bottle of strychnla there was dis
crepancy of the marks on the bottle. Mr.
J. f. Farrall was called and testified to
receiving bottle said tc contain strychnine
from Mrs. Belle Farra'a and delivered it to
Mr. Matthews, few days after death of
deceased and before autopsy. Mrs. Farrall
willingly got the bs,ttle for him, saying
that she had bought il Al Mr.. @. J. Chap
pelear's store, to kin rats.
Mr.. J. E. Chappelear testified that he was
q clerk in his fathers store on November
81, that Mrs. Farral: purchased the strych-
nine that day from him4eszying FIRST that
she wanted "Rough on Rats" as she want
ed TO kill rats.
MIR ]. H. Bowling testified that the de-
ceased's family usually dealt at his store.
The deceased had told him some weeks
before his death that ne was sorry he did
not do something to kill the rats before he
put his meat away, but ne would have to
do something anyway to gel rid of the rats.
Mrs. Farrall complained to him after death
OF her husband because she had-not been
all owed to sec him. She seemed worked
up over his death.
Col. l.. A. Wilmer here stated that or
account of damaging charges made against
Mrs. Belle Farrall that he and Mr.. s. E.
Mudd were there acting for her, and asked
TO be allowed to cross. examine the witness
ses. His request was over.uled by the
coroner, the States Attorney stating that
the proceeding was CO parte and the right
of cross examination did not apply.
Miss Olympia Barch was the last wit
ness. She was domestic In the family of
the deceased. Deceased was in good
spirits all day Sunday before his death.
All the family ate supper together that
Sunday night. Deceased retired about Z
p. m. Deceased was in The habit of taking
a dose of quinine at night before retiring,
and his wife was accustomed TO fix ii for
him. He was up stairs in his room when
Mrs. Farrall prepared the quinine. She
scraped an apple in a spoon and put the
quinine on it. Took dose herself from
the same bottle and gave witness, who was
ailing, dose also. Then everybody went
TO bed, and about an hour after deceased
was taken sick. Mrs. Farrall told her
that Mr.. Farrall was sick and she saw him
sitting near the bed when she went in the
room. He said he felt all right except that
his limbs "felt queer Ssidgnothing else
to witness. Mrs. -Farralf Summoned Mr..
J. K. Joy, neighbor. and DR.. Carrico was
sent for. Mrs. Fsrrall tried to get her hus-
band to take some mustard and water, but
he refused to drink it. Witness had heard
of no disagreement between Mr.. Farrall
and his wife that day. He had complain
ed about month before of losing $40 from
his desk in the bar Mr.. and Mrs. Farrall
went in the bar to talk about it, and when
Mrs. Farrall came out witness heard her
say, "never mind, some one will be in his
shoes before long" About three weeks
after death of deceased Mrs. Farrall showed
witness ring and said, "You see this ring
l told you some one would be in his shoes
before long" Witness knew nothing about
any poison being brought to the house or
used there for any purpose. Witness did
not hear Mr.. Farrall say the dose of quin-
inc given Sunday night was bitter; and ex.
planned that when Mrs. Farrall asked her,
ON leaving Hughesville not to go back on
her, that she referred TO a request for
witness to go to live with her again.
Miss Burch's evidence was completed al
5 p. m, and the case was adjourned for the
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