Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-11-29

Overheard conversation between Mrs
Quimby and prosecutor. She con
tirmed previous testimony. She saw
Mrs. Quimby about the house. HearC
her tell how to rub Jimmie. where I,
find cloths. There was nothing in
bed room except box Beatrice dieC
at $40.
II. ID. Petit was ia Quimby house
with prosecutor. Overheard CONVEX
sation as previously given, between
Mrs. Quimby d the prosecutor Saw
Mrs. Quimby, Mr.. and Mrs. John Web
Ster, Mrs Tyrrell, DR.. McCandles'
and Others whom he did not know
there.
At this point prosecution announced
that anticipating cross examination
by the defense they had no further
witnesses as to corpus delictl until
after examination OF DR.. Vaughan,
who would arrive from Ann Arbor on
the noon train. Court adjourned
about 10 o'clock until p m. await.
ing Dr. Vaughan.
Prof Victor G. Vaughan. He re-
stated his testimony as TO the de-
livery OF the jars containing parts OF
the remains by Sheriff Parrish. lie
said that he found not less than !
grain Of morphine in the boys stom-
ach. Defense strenuously objected TO
the testimony OF the witness on the
ground that respondent was not
charged with crime against the boy,
but under the supreme court decision
in the Foley case it was admitted.
Children sometimes die from taking A
20 of grain. Effect Of morphine is
sleep, coma, death. Found arsenic
but no morphine In embalming fluid
If person is unconscious from the ef-
fects OF morphine, washing out the
stomach, stimulants such as aromatic
spirits Of ammonia, whipping with
wet towels, dashing water upon artl-
fetal respiration etc. will be necessary
to restore quickly. On coming out
they would not at first be able TO talk
nationally. If within fifteen or
twenty minutes the person supposed
TO be unconscious is up and around the
house giving accurate directions, most
positively she was not unconscious
from taking mo phine.
Prosecution recalled Mrs. Webster
90 show condition Of Mrs. Quimby and
also design on her part. Mrs Qumby
said that she took 9 capsules OF NOR
phine about O'Clock John Webster
swore TO the same facts as his
wife. He said Mrs Quimby said she
put the Grape on the door at Z o'clock
CA cross examination the defense
brought out the statement from Mrs.
Webster that She had known Mrs.
Quimby seven or eight years and never
saw her unkind 10 the children. For
some time before the crime she had
acted very down hearted, not cheer
fu as when her first husband was
alive. Once before this Mrs. Quimby
claimed TO have taken morphine and
Mrs Webster had helped C. restore
her,
Burke Campbell was cllled aud re-
peated his testimony in former Trial
Or. Vaughan recalled. lie said
morphine had the most marked effect
upon the brain He said il would be
possible for a person 10 take fifteen or
eighteen grains Of morphine and if
vomited up in ten or fifteen possibly
but not probably twenty minutes,
she might not become unconscious,
but he would expect her TO become SO.
lie described the three approved
methods for producing artificial res
pration. 1t was impossible TO tell
whether the morphine found in the
stomach OF the boy was morphine or
sulphate Of morphine. Action alike.
That in the capsule was sulphate Of
phine.
Mrs. Odell was called TO testify as
to the letter Of confession written by
her daughter. She did not seem to
remember as well as on the trial Of
Quimhy. Could not positively iden-
tify the letter as that received from
her daughter and handeG by her TO
young man.
Ray Maloney and Prosecutor Kirby
both swore TO the identity OF the let
ter as having been passed from Mrs.
Odell TO Mr.. Maloney and by him to
Mr.. Kirby. Mr.. Kirby also swore TO
the handwriting as that OF Mrs.
Quimby. The letter was admitted
and read. 1t set forth the facts as to
the murder as our readers are already
familiar with them and was stated at
length in the HERALD OF May % last.
Mrs. Geo Kesling testified to her
talk with Mrs. Qulmby in which she
said that she was going TO kill herself
and the children. She wasafterwards
recalled and remembered that Mrs.
Quimhy took this back and said she
was going to let Mrs. Odel take the