The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-06-14


years. Had talk with him some
months before he died. Engle
jumped onto witness about Il white
cap notice Pulled out his knife,
and accused witness of having q
hand in the affair.
Albert Brown recalled for de-
fense.-Lives near late home Of j..
s. Engle. known j. s. Engle. Re-
lations between witness and de-
ceased not very friendly IN past
year.
Jerome j. Shaw called but sick
in bed
l.. ID. Vickers-Lawyer. Post
master of Logan. Acquainted with
j. s. Enge. Engle called at post
office, and consulted about white
cap notice sent him. Gave the
letter to witness. White cap notice
read.
Emmitt Kreider-Acquainted
with J. S. Engle. Farms adjoined.
Not on good terms with deceased.
Spoke to him when he would speak
first. Got on fair terms before
Engle's death.
DR.. Frank Observation-Disclosures
in Logan. Produced register OF
poisons sold. Sold to j. S. Engle
April Is, 1898 one bottle of strych.
nine. Made experiment with
lstrychnine and hot coffee, no skum
raised. Coffee hot. Put the strych.
uine in first.
Virgil Engle-Youngest child OF
defendant and deceased. Had
4 known his father to poison dogs
from this bottle of strychnine.
Mrs. Payne-Lives in Logan
Acquainted with the defendant
Was at Engle's when Mr.. Engle
lay "A corpse. Ed. Engle, Bert and
Charley came in and Bert said tc
his mother, "come out l want to SET
you" Ed. said, eve have made ar
raDgements to bury father at An
tioch." Mrs. Engle said, II want
him buried at Fairview," Ed. said
at don't make any difference wha,
you want" Mother said, "Now Ed
what do you do that way for" Saw
Single cry. Cross examination
No body sat up at the wakes. Dc
not know the reason. Examin
alton severe.
Mrs. Loomis, 7S, mother of the
defendant was sick ana could no
come into court. Deposition or
dered.
Lewis Green-Was Postmaster
in Logan. John S. Engle came tC
him with white cap notice ant
appeared much excited over it
, Wanted the postmaster 10 look tn,
}, matter up.
t o. S. White-Was present at {
test of strychnine in hot coffee. NJ
skum appeared in any test.
l.. ID. Vickers-Was present at (
test of strychnine in hot coffee. NJ
skum came ON.
DR.. Campbell-Was present at ,
test of strychnine in hot coffee. NJ
skum came on it. A person coult
not drink coffee with 10 to Is grain
of strychnine without knowing i
to be very bitter. That quinine i
II slower of assimilation than strych
nine and should have appeared il
the examination of the stomach |
both were taken. (This is contrary
to the testimony of Prof. Burner
who stated that quinine was quick
er of assimilation than strychnine.
A. Fl. Brooke with dispositions O
Mrs. Loomis, mother of the defend
ant-Have known John Engle Al
f years. The night before his deatl
he read something in a newspape
about suicide. About 33 years az,
, he had some trouble, and he an(
his wife separated. John said h,
would kill himself before he woul(
live that way. That a few year
r ago John came into her home will
a butcher knife, saying he hac
taken it from u drawer up stair,
where his wife had put it and tina
he was afraid of her. That Johr
was not very good to his wife in
some ways. Did not think he had
changed any in the past few years
Mrs. Engle, the decentralization
of John S. Engle. 50 years old
Daughter of John Loomis, who wa
county treasurer some years ago
. Numerated the family. Married
John Engle 36 years ago. On tn,
morning of March 10th witness go
up first. Mr.. Engle soon came dowr
stairs. Witness said, "It is very
late, why didn't you get up sooner
Frank and Dotty want to go to town.
John said there was no hurry. III,
went out to the smoke house and GU
the ham. fried it. John went out
and did the feeding. Dotty came
down ard fried the eggs. All sa