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parlor on the lower floor. The two
children, Blanche, aged thirteen, and
Anna, aged six, slept up stairs, while
she and Mr.. Hull occupied the bed
room off the dining room and kitchen.
OF the story of the poisoning Mrs.
Hull testified that during July her
health had been poor; that she had
been taking medicine all summer and
that on the eighth day of July she had
purchased a bottle of kidney cure.
Three doses were taken each day
which witness prepared for herself. as
she was then up and doing her own
work.
Mr. Butler here introduced the bottle
of medicine in evidence which was
identified by the witness. Continuing
Mrs. Hull said she had gone to bed on
Saturday, Aug. 1, but did not remain
in bed all day, feeling able to be up
about two hours in the afternoon. In
reply to questions by the county attor-
ney witness said she had taken no
medicine other than the kidney cure
during her state of ill-health until she
went to bed Saturday night. During
Saturday she had been troubled with
pains in the stomach but had called no
physician. Witness did not leave her
bed Sunday Aug 2, and testified that
her husband had been her sole nurse.
He arose about o'clock.
What, If anything, did you take
Sunday morning and by whom was it
given you" asked Mr.. Butler.
Mr.. Hull brought me my breakfast
about O'clock replied the witness,
and later gave me dose OF medicine
from the bottle of kidney cure. He in
sisted on my taking it, saying it would
not do for me to discontinue it's use too
suddenly. Shortly after taking the dose
L was seized with severe pains in the
stomach. l arose about 8 O'Clock, then
feeling somewhat relieved, and Mr.. Hull
went to church. When he returned
at noon, 1 was suffering more severe
pains than at first, and asked him for
a dose of Castoria, which he gave me-
About 2:3G l drank glass of lemonade
which Mr.. Hull made. He prepared
the lemonade while out of my sight
as | was lying on a couch in the dim
ing room"
After drinking the beverage witness
said she began to grow worse, and
about O'clock went out into the yard
She had been taken with eXcruciating
pains in the stomach, and could not
get back into the house. She reached
the door steps and sat down, when Hull
assisted her in and wanted to go for
a doctor. Hull insisted on witness going
to bed, and later DR.. Hawkins was
summoned. DR.. Hawkins had given the
witness box of morphine pills and a
bottle Of medicine containing pre-
scriptfon Of kidney medicine.
Mrs. Hull here identified both the box
Of pills and bottle, which were offered
i'll evidence by the state. Mr.. Hull
witness said, had gotten the prescrip-
tons filed, and returned with the medi-
cine about O'Clock. He gave her some
| OF each medicine, and she felt so re-
lieved that she told him he need not
remain up to take care of her. NE
seemed anxious that she take another
dose of the kidney medicine, and later
brought her some of it, which he had
prepared in an outer room. Witness
took the medicine, and almost imme-
diately began to feel severe pains in
her stomach. Witness had begun vom-
iting blood, and continued doing so
for nearly two hours Hull had started
to empty the vessel In which the con-
tents were, but had not done SO. Wit
ness suffered terribly until 1 o'clock,
when she took one Of the morphine
pills, and then slept some before morn
ing.
Monday, witness was very thirsty, but
did not remember taking anything ex-
cept lemonade and ice, which had been
prescribed by the doctor. DR.. Hawkins
had called Monday morning. Witness
was comfortable until o'clock in the
afternoon, when she grew worse and
sent for neighbor, Mrs. Quahle, who
AGAIN THE PAINS.
Tuesday morning witness had first
drunk half a cup of coffee prepared for
her by the defendant. There was milk
in the coffee but no sugar Within
| fifteen minutes after swallowing the
coffee, Mrs. Hull said she was again
seized with the pains in her stomach,
and again began vomiting. The pains
were more violent than at any pre-
vious time, and lasted until along in the
afternoon. Mrs. Quahle and Mr.. Hull
both attended witness on Tuesday, each
a part Of the time, giving her lime wa
ter to drink during the day. Mr. Hull
had gotten some lime water and some
morphine syrup from DR.. Hawkins in
the morning, and witness took a dose
Of each during the day. Her thirst
continued all day.
Tuesday night witness slept well and
did not Vomit. Wednesday, Mrs. Hull
said she was much worse with pains
in her stomach. During the day she
took two or three doses Of the NOR
phine syrup and some of the kidney
medicine prescribed by Dr. Hawkins,
which Hull had purchased at the drug
store. Witness felt drowsy, but Hull
insisted on her taking the medicine
but said she need not take full dose.
Witness had also drunk lemonade and
lime water during the afternoon, which
had been given her by the defendant.
DR.. Hawkins did not call Wednesday
until evening.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock Mrs. Hull
had asked her husband for some lem
Onade. Since o'clock he had sat be-
side her bed, and she noticed that he
frequently felt her pulse. Mr.. Hull ex-
pressed sympathy for the witness in
her suffering, and went into the kitchen
to prepare the lemonade. Witness heard
him go to the trunk in which he kept
his private papers, open the lid and
close it again. She was suspicious, and
when he came back asked him why he
went to the trunk. Mr.. Hull started,
witness said, and became confused,
when she refused to drink the lemon
ade He took it into the kitchen and
threw it into the swiIl pail. Later, Mrs.
Hull became thirsty, and told her hus-
band she would drink the lemonade.
Mr.. Hull went into the kitchen to pre-
pare it, and witness saw him put some
thing into glass. She told Mr. Hull
of her suspicious, and wanted to search
the trunk. He refused to allow this.
and Mrs. Hull wanted to call a police
man. Mr.. Hull subsequently, left the
house, and Mrs. Hull told her daugh-
ter, Blanche, not to let her father take
anything out Of the trunk
When Mr.. Hull returned to the house
he went into the kitchen and soon Mrs
Hull heard her little girl cry,
PAPA, DON'T DO THAT"
She sprang out of bed and rushed
into the kitchen in time to see Mr..
Hull coming out of a closet with the
bottle of kidney medicine offered in
evidence in his hand. She grappled
with her husband and in the struggle
which followed the bottle fell to the
floor. Mrs. Hull then sent for a neigh
Dor, Mr.. Anderson, and when he came