The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-26
RATHBUN TRIAL IS BEGUN
BRAKEMAN HART, HARI'S SISTER AND CORONER MIX " ITNESSES.

AND COHONEH MIA WI1NESoES' Hart Tells His story-NIinute Details O
 the Case Gone Into-Testimony of th'
 Coroner Very Interesting-Gren'
 Crowd in the Court Room.
 The twelfth juror in the Rathbur case was picked yesterday morning al 10:l5 His name is N. Trueman Smith of Milford. Immediately after the jury asNsworn, and the trial in the famous case was begun.
 The indictment of the grand jury was read finding the woman guilty of mur- der in the first degree, and the Hrst witness in the trial was John F. Hart.
 Mrs Rathbun was seated at the end of the attorneys table and she was clad in black. with a heavy black veil cov- ering her face Her four children were in the court room near the entrance, and nearly every seat in the gallery and court room was occupied Mrs. Emma Harrison, her friend, and two other women were the only other wo- men in the court room.
 The afternoon session yesterday was taken up by the concluding of the tes- timony of Hart, the hearing of Mrs. Emma Harrison, of New Britain, and the testimony of Coroner Mix. In speaking of the manner of Rathbun during the week before the poisoning the testimony was in substance as fol- lows:
 Attorney Williams-"Did you see anything in Rathbuns manner that would indicate anything against you?' NO"
 "Toward his wife?"
 Sometimes he was sulky and some times not"
 Did you talk as usual?"
 "Yes."
 "Did you say anything that would make his feelings changer"
 No" Raa
 'Did you see anything to indicate that he didn't care about you as much as ever?''
 "Only about my reading the paper" Was there nothing unusual except that?"
 "No."
 Did he ask you to read on these two or three occasions?"
 No"
 "You have been questioned since you have been in jail as to MT Rathbun's conduct toward you?" "Yes; once"
 ''The only change as to conduct was the two instances about reading the paper, was it?"
 'Yes, sr."
 "Do you know where or how he went when he left the house?"
 "No, sir"
 "After that did you read the paper?" "Yes." %,
 "Are you able to tell how many nights you read out loud?"
 No, sir'
 "You did not pay any attention as to where he went?"
 "No"
 "So far as you know everything was pleasant, wasn't it?"
 "Yes"
 "At the time you saw him drink the coffee did you take particular pains to see how many swallows of the coffee he took?"
 .No, sir; no particular pains" Ibid you know of any reason why you should watch MT. Rathbun to see how many swallows he took?" Object ed to; admitted.
 Answer, NO"
 'As he drank these you observed that he drank at least one, didn't you?' 'Yes."
 ''Was there anything to excite your intention to see how much he took?" "No, sirvn
 q understood that you did not see him vomit?"
 NO, sir, did not; but I heard him, think"
 'tWhere was this?" "Near North Haven" Did you stop there?" 'It seems to me that we did" Ibid you observe MT. Rathbun in his than once?"
 "No sir" t'Did he laugh or smile?" ''He did one or the other" Mrs. Emma Harrison, of New Brit | ain, Hart's sister, was then called on | the stand. She was put on by the | state. Mrs. Harrison said she received l a letter from Mrs. Rathbun. but burn- | Cu IL uP. Was there anything in the letter about the change in the insurance?" "Not that I know of"
 When had your brother been in New Britain before that time?'' T cannot say as to that" "When before that?"
 August before."
 ''And when before that?" q don't know"
 The cross-examination amounted to little. Coroner Mix was then put on the stand by the state
 State-"Did you investigate as to the cause of the death of Mrs. Rathbun?" Coroner Mix-"Yes" Ibid you meet Mrs Rathbun." "Yes"
 ''What time?'' x" December 21." "Where?" ''At her home" FEED YOURSELF SCIENTIFICALLY. Some Sure Results from Proper Food