The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-14
little milk ard water lie complained
.lgood deal Of pain across the stomach.
ae vas present When Grsd6ick died.

l;,,le milk ard water. lie complained
.lgood deal Of pain across the stomach
ae vas present when G-sdGick died.
POLICEMAN BLACK,
who arrested Mrs. Graddick, testified
that he had heard rumorS Of foul play
and he went to lock into the case. He
had reasons to suspect foul play. He
reported the case 10 the sergeant and
chief Of police He felt justified in
going to the fullest extent. His sus
picious we're on what be heard. Matte
Fishers story when arrested was the
same as Wednesday night. he heard
that bottle had been found.
MIR J " MOORE
testified that on the nigh: after the
post mortem Matte told HIM where the
bottle of medicine could be found. lie
AID MIR. Thornton went and found the
bottle at the place Matte indicated. 1t
was from this bottle Matte said Mrs.
Graddick got the drops she put in the
coffee. The bottle was a small one
and was marked "laudanum." The
bottle was found between the board
ana bricks of fireplace where Matte
told him it could be found. Matte,
the cook. told him Mrs. Graddick hid
the bottle. The bottle exhibited is
from Zemps, Of Camden, and had q
white looking liquid.
DR. ROBERT EARLE
gave detailed statement Of his treat
ment of the case, which he had care
fully prepared. Graddick suffered a
great deal from nausea He Injected
bu; very little morphine He injected
other stimulants. The symptoms puz-
z.cG him and they did not strike him
assymptoms of grip. Hedied so rapidly
nothing could be done. He had all the
symptoms of arsenic poisoning, but
symptoms were not proof. Nothing
else he knew Of would have produced
all these symptoms. He gave him NO
arsenic. He asked Mrs. Constantine
out because she was not friend of the
family and had no business there.
DR.. L. GUERRY
testified that he did not see Graddick
before his death. lie was called upon
by DR.. Earle and explained the case.
He held the post-mortem. The body
was dressed for burial. He stripped
the body. which was pale, the under
surface was blue. There was cluster
of blotches near the chin. He had over
The body peculiar eruption. On his
elbow he had two skin surfaces. His
heart was very good, the lining thin;
his liver and lungs were all right. His
kidney had puss His spleen was nor
NAL. He took outthe stomach in toto,
and put it in a pitcher and turned the
stomach over to the coroner. The
room was badly lighted for an inspec.
ton. He had never seen or heard OF
Graddick before. There was no infer
ence from his inspection. The erup
ton is more or less sequence Of arse
mic poisoning. Arsenic poisoning fre.
ouenlly is followed by purging and
The bottle that was found
under the fireplace was shown Matte
and she said it was about the same size.
Mrs. Graddick would shake 1t up and it
would foam. She saw Mrs. Graddick
take the bottle from under the fireplace,
shake it up and drop some IN the coffee.
DR. o. Y. owINGs.
to whom the stomach was turned over
for anal, sis, testified that MIR. Green
asked him in to anslyze the stomach.
He found arsenic IN the stomach, and
t.e1 ne opened his instrument case and
planned by tubes how he Distinguished
the arsenic from other inorganic SUB.
stances. He made several series Of
tests. There was quite enough arsenic
to produce death The little bottle
found under the fireplace contained
arsenic. He preserved parts Of all the
tests. lie was absolutely positive there
was enough arsenic in the body to cause
Geash
CORONER GREEN
that he had presented all
the evidence available at the moment,
but If the jury wished further evidence
b: would adjourn the inquest from day
TO day. He stated the function of jury
aid gave out the record, so that if the
jury wished it could return the verdict
Wednesday night on the evidence pre-
sented.
The jury then rendered verdict that
}. W. Graddick came to his desth BY
aresenic poisoning administered, IN the
opinion Of the jury, by his wife, Mrs.
Belle Grsddick.
A warrant was Immediately sworn
out aod constables were sent after Mrs.
Graddick to arrest her on the charge Of
killing her husband Mrs. Graddick
has been out recently, wearing pro.
nounced widows weeds.
Mrs. Graddick submitted quietly to
arrest. She went pleasantly; had Doth-
ing 70 say about the case aud by mid
night Wednesday was in Jail. There
was no crying or protests.-News and
Courier.
Smallpox Raging
An Official report made to the Mis-
sissiypi board Of supervisors reveals an
~.1I;,n c4,,o ~ ,;-o IN tho Homes.