The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-06-10

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like to allow Mrs. Engle a fixed
sum per month and for Frank TO
try to persuade Mrs. Engle to settle
it. That Mr.. Engle complained Of
his financial affairs and trouble.
Went uown stairs together, Went
to dining room and washed. Went
to glass and combed. Had back
turned toward window and facing
table. Father sat on the end of a
bench at the table near tie kitchen.
Mother sat at the end, was not in
her place; was out preparing things
| for the table. Saw his father take
quinine, before breakfast. Father
drank coffee for break fast. Others
drank coffee. Mother poured coffee,
at the place near head of table;
cream in cups when poured. Began
| to eat breakfast at 7:l5. After
breakfast father went over and
took chair in the dining room.
He left the table twice during
breakfast. Went into the kitchen,
aud emptied part of his coffee ;came
back and asked for more coffee,
and Mrs. .Engle asked why he threw
out his coffee; he said there was u
skum on it. Mother poured more
coffee into cup. Don't know how
much was drank. Was no skum
on any others coffee. Witness and
father sat down to talk in dining
room after breakfast. Father took
sick about 10 minutes after break
fast. Complained of being sick and
chilly all over. Staggered across
the floor. Father said he did not
know what was the matter with
him. Witness called his mother
and she said she had been sick lots
of times and no body run to her.
Mother came down and suggest
ed that the father take some of her
cramp medicine, Witness tried to
force same down the father. but
could not. Wife of witness went
after man to go for doctor. Father
gave witness his pocket book and
told him what to do with the mon.
ey. Had spasms every few min.
utes' Asked witness what he
thought was the matter, that the
convulsions seemed like hydropho-
bia, but he had never beeu bitten
by dog Witness and mother
tried to inject morphine into his
father to quiet him. Doctors were
sent for; father died about o'clock
Doctors arrived about $50 a. m
Mother told witness that she be-
lieved the father had poisoned him.
self. Witness asked her if there
was any poison about the house
she said there was,some strychnine
in the house and started to get the
bottle. Next l saw brother Ed
have the bottle. Witness testified
at the coroner's inquest. Denies
his statements alleged to have
been made before the coroner as
not being complete or in form
That many things stated in the al
legged testimony which bears his
signature before the coroner are
not correct. Witness is superin
tendant of the Standard Telephone
company in Logan and of construc
ton in this vicinity. Father had
much trouble. Showed Iwitness 6
white-cap notice. Talked much
of his troubles about roads and law
suits and said he had feeling tC
give up. Father was changed much
in the past year, Was absent-mind.
ed and irritable. On cross exami.
nation the defense brought out q
new and very important point
from this witness, to the effect thai
when Mrs. Engle poured the coffee
she said to Mr.. Engle, who reached
for the first cup,to pass it on down tc
Frank as he was going on the train
Frank said there was plenty ol
time, and then Mr.. Engle retained
the coffee; thus the defense show.
ing by the witness that the cup OF
coffee drank by Mr.. Engle was in
tended in its original condition
when poured by Mrs. Engle fol
Frank or Dotty, therefore at that
time alike with the rest of the cof.
fee, but that Mr.. Engle getting up
and going out in the kitchen and
shutting the door, with his coffee
in his hand, was the strong testi.
mony for the suicidal theory. That
Mr.. Engle when sick refused to
take any medicine. That the de.
ceased gave papers and pocket
book to witness and told him to
place them in bank. The defend.
ant, Mrs. Engle, did all in her pow.
er to help relieve the suffering faith.
er. Witness wife run for help and
sent for doctors. Mrs. Engle ran