The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-06-03

On traln at that place. Was in Win
tersteen's house on evening of De-
cember a5th. He asked if there
wasn't some scientific way of dispos-
ing of my mother. He mentioned
diphtheria germs. He gave me SIS
to go to New York, to see whether or
not | could get the germs. l went
and saw a man by the name of John
Rothchilds. On my return / told
Wintersteen that the germs would
cost SIS. He had no money, and he
borrowed the $5 of Mr.. Townsend,
he instructed me to send money at
once, by telegraph. l sent it to John
Rothchild 3o4 Bowery, New York.
Received the package few days
later. He told me to spread them
around in my mothers clothes and
she would contract the disease. She
did not get the disease. He wanted
to know if we could not poison him
and which poison was the hardest
traced l said tartrate of anti
mony." He gave me SIS and I pur-
chased some at McKelvy's drug store
in Bloomsburg, showed it to him and
threw it away. l gave my mother
some phenacal-nitro-chloride on two
occasions. 1t was to act on the
nerves and l wanted to relieve her.
Put it in cup without her knowl-
edge. 1t was not poisonous.
Register of Metropolitan Hotel,
Washington, ID. c., handed witness.
Reads Wintersteen's name off register.
"L. S. Wintersteen, Bloomsbury,
Pa" this was on November 24th, 1896.
A short time thereafter l wrote Winter
steen telling him to send me $1,000,
that it was imperative. (This was OBJ.
jected to by defendants counsel, but
overruled by Court. He answered
and wanted to know what l meant by
the word imperative. l wrote him
that it was mistake that / meant to
use the word important. received
the $1,000 soon after.
Register of Hotel Penn, Reading
Pa, shown witness. Recognizes sig
nature of L. S. Wintersteen.
Register of Susquehanna House,
Catawissa under date of October 28,
1896 offered in evidence and shows
my signature in name of A. ]. Lam
ming.
Registry in Union House Ashland,
offered in evidence under date OF
September IS, 1896 and shows sigma
ture of L. S. Wintersteen.
| Register of the Espy Hotel offered
in evidence and shows the signature oi
date of October 9, 1895, under name
of A. J. Lanning, N. Y.
| Register of the Commonwealth
Hotel, Harrisburg, offered in evidence
and shows the signature Of date oi
April ID, 1894, under name of c. c.
Morn, Reading, Pa, and that of L.
S. Wintersteen, Bloomsbury.
| Register of Hotel Penn Reading,
Pa, offered in evidence and shows
the signature of L. S. Wintersteer
under date of November "a, 1896.
I, Exhibit X was read by Mr.. Ora
ham. 1t was letter addressed Miss
Name Wilson, 7I6 Cherry Street
Reading, Pa. This letter was writer
from Washington, d. c., and on
stationery of the Metropolitan Hotel
the heading of which has been torn
off.
THE LETTERS.
Miss NAME WILSON,
716 Cherry ST., Reading, Pa.
MY DEAR FRIEND IL came here
Yesterday on business and thought
would drop you a line saying that !
expected to come to Reading during
the month and will then see you
You know l had better not write
from Bloomsbury, but as | am her
concluded 1t would be all right.
think l can come about the latte
part of the month and will try ant
stay little longer than did the las
, time.
Yours very truly,
II l.. S. WINTERsTEEN.
; Exhibit "I."
Miss NAME WILSON.
u TIC Cherry ST., Reading, Pa.
Bloomsbury, Nov. IS. 1896
" NY DEAR MAMIE Il receive
: your note day or two since but ha
no opportunity to mail you reply te
day. / don't understand what 20
mean by the word imperative.
r Please explain when you write. Yo
, should not use the kind of envelop
t you did last. Use plain ones so the
: cannot be traced. Signed,
t l.