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

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labeled strychnine, ,one bottle labeled
quinine and one coffee cup alleged
to be the one out of which Mr.. Engle
drank.
j. M. Floyd-Justice of the peace.
Acted as coroner at the inquest of
j. S. Engle. Mrs. Barbara Engle
testified before coroner. Testimony
produced and sworn to. That Mrs.
Engle read the testimony and sign
ed after reduced to writing. That j..
f. Engle read his testimony over be-
fore signing it. That bottle was
given coroner labled quinine, one
given labeled strychnine and a bottle
containing liquids of stomach and a
cup. He delivered same to DR..
Pullen. Witness discharged.
AT this point the prosecution at
tempts to read the testimony of Mrs.
Barbara @. Engle, the defendant, as
made at the inquest. Defense OBJ
jects and arguments follow. Court
sustains the objection. Jury retired
that further authorities may be set
forth by the state. State reads the
testimony of Mrs. Engle in absence
of jury and excerpts to the ruling Of
the court. Jury returns. Coroner
Floyd recalled and said that Mrs.
Engle did not object to testifying.
State asks Mr.. Floyd to state what
Mr.. Engle testified to at the inquest.
Objection made and sustained,
Virgil Engle, ecalled-Slept with
his father ever since he can remem-
ber. Father was first up. Mother
was the first person he saw. Had
coffee for breakfast. Weather nice.
Cooking done in kitchen. Father
and Franks wife and children were
at table when witness sat down to
breakfast. Father got up from table
and took quinine from the palm of
his hand. After breakfast father sat
down and went to school. About
half past nine my sister-in-law came
to the school house and said father
was sick and for me to go to Enter
prise to telegraph for doctors and l
did so. When 1 returned home faith
er had convulsions. Frank was
tanning father and Ed and Mr..
Matthias were there. Saw his moth
or get the strychnine bottle after
father was sick, and put 1T in her
pocket. 1 told Ed and he took the
bottle from his mother. Ed said,
"what are you doing with that bot
tle?" Mother replied, ED, do you
think I would poison your father?"
Father went up to the sheep house
with witness before breakfast. Faith
er said very little. Nothing strange
about his conduct. He callea wit
ness in the morning. / saw him go
to the book case where the stry chnine
was kept. He pulled out drawer
and got book. Wasn't in the room
very long. Did not see him open the
drawers where the strychnine was
kept. Witness did not eat very long.
Went to school early. About an
hour later sister-in. law, Dotty, came
to school house for me. When I got
home 1 helped mother carry a bed
down stairs, and we set it up. Faith
er had been sick bout an hour be-
fore saw mother go in and get the
strychnine. .Severalp people were in the
room when mother got the strych-
nine. Father lying facing that book
case where the strychnine was kept.
Ed. Engle-Son of John S. Engle,
deceased, school teacher 35 years old,
was called. to his fathers house on
March 10th, by the illness of his
father. When arrived there father
was laying on the bench behind the
table. He was in great pain; we re-
moved him to bed in the sitting
room. Father deceased about 2:3O
o'clock. While sick he asked if we
could not do something to relieve his
pain. Asked for the doctors, we told
him when we could see them coming.
Asked what we thought was the
matter with him. Asked the doctors
to help him quick that he could not
stand it long. Commissions were
terrible. Came every few minutes
and lasted few minutes. 1 got the
quinine bottle from the red cupboard
and gave it to DR.. Matthias. He gave
1t back and / turned it over to the
coroner. saw bottle labeled
strychnine.I IL took it from my mothers
pocket in the sitting room; I turned
1t over to the coroner. Virgil told
me that mother had the bottle of
strychnine. 1 walked into the room,
accosted mother and asked her what
she had in her pocket, and reached
in and took the bottle from the
pocket, which was covered over with
a handkerchief. She said, "why,
Ed, do you think I would poison
your par" She said this several
times during the day. I had not ac.
cused her of anything. saw father
the Sunday before he died. He
seemed to be cheerful as usual. His
health was good. Never sick as 1
remember of. Was an active man.
Cross examination about the same
facts as set forth, scores witness for
alleged taking part in prosecuting
his mother. Col. Weldy had charge