The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-12-06
POISONED HIS WIFE
Charge Against Y. u. Boyd, or
Crystal Springs, Miss.
The Attending Physician says Mrs hoyd
Died From retson-The Husband
Bought Rough On Rats.

Crystal Springs. Miss. Nov. So
Crystal Springs is in the midst Of a
poisoning case. and the evidence "a
given by the eoroners jury duplicates
Y 4. lloyd
For some time past Mr.. Boyd had,
II IS alleged. been showing consider
able attention to nrs Susie Artmaa.
the young wife OF a German baker.
This, It Is said. became quite ohnox.
ious to Boyds wife. who repeatedly
ehlded with Boyd TO discontinue his
attentions TO Artman's wlfe-eYen go
ing so far ON several occasions to
threaten suicide In case he did not.
Coroaer's Inquest.
Shortly after the death OF Mrs.
Boyd, Judge Slay impanoled a coro.
ner's jury. The first witness called
was DR.. J. NJ. Dnmpeer, who testified
that he was summoned last Monday
to see Mrs. Boyd and did not suspect
poison at that time. but supposed tho
patient had eramp collie, administered
three.quartor grains OF kodine and left
patient On next morning he found
her suffering with sick stomach and
vomiting. and then. from symptoms,
he suspected chemical poisoning. cn
Wednesday morning same symptoms.
On Thursday tho symptoms OF poison
vanished and rearpeared on Friday.
On Friday Dr. Damseer had DR.. Jones
In consultation. WIN had not been in
formed of his suspicious.
Dr. Jones testified that the symp.
toms showed metallic polsoning DR..
Dampeer ON the last night asked pa.
tient had she taken any poison aud
she said she had not She stated
TO her physician that the medicine
she had taken had changed color and
instead of being the color OF pepgin
that 4 had turned blue In color and
that Il had a braekish taste. DIR.
Dampeer said that deceased said sho
WAS sure on this Friday ylalt that
poison had been put in her medl.
cine
Knew She Was Poisoned.
Here Boyd interrupted BY stating
that he knew his wife was poisoned
and that she was necessarily alarmed
over the affairs OF next door treferring
TO Artman's wife). Boyd said his
wife had at times taken his razor
and pistol and had threatened suicide.
Mrs. Boyd told Or, Dampeer that ahs
had told Boyd on several occasions
that she had intended suicide, but
that 1t was not intended On Sat.
urday evening DIR. Dampeer asked all
out OF the patients room except Nora
Mcdonald. a cousin of Mrs. Boyd. who
was staying here and attending public
school
Dying Statement
DR.. Dampeer told Mrs. Boyd that
she was going to die. and told her
that her husband was under suspicion
OF administering poison 10 her. and
If he was not guilty for her In her
last moments to 10 state II and exon
crate him.
Her dying declaration was;
THE Lord is my witness have
taken nothing except what you have
given me, and believe that he (Y.
B. Boyd)) has given It,"
Tempted with an Orange.
Nora Mcdonald. who lives with her
cousin. Mrs. Boyd. testified that on one
day last week Boyd brought an orange
in the house with n hole cut ia one
end Of It and asked his wife 10 suck
II. She refused to do so; then Boyd
asked Nora to taste H. She looked
at 1t and said that looking in the
hole she saw II looked blue and re-
fused to suck It. She claims that
Boyd spent most OF one Sunday in
company with ArtGnan and bis wife,
and that ne refused to 20 walking
with her on last Sunday. but stayed
on the back steps OF his house talk
ing with Mrs. Artman
Mrs. Boyd stated TO Nora Mcdonald
that she believed something had been
put in her medicine.
Mrs. Boyd, just before her death,
said TO witness that either Boyd or
Mrs. Artman had given her the poison.
On Friday morning Mrs. Boyd told
witness that she thought she had re-
ceived another dose OF poison
DR.. Jones, on the stand. said that
Mrs. Boyd looked like she had taken
corrosive poison.
Fought Rough on Rats.
w. A. Terry was next sworn. and
he deposed that on last Saturday a
week ago he had sold at the city
Drug Company box OF rough on rats
to Y. B. Boyd.
Boyd denied this. saying that be
had bought nothing except bottle OF
oUakers' tonic and puIyerizsd alum.
W. B. McCluey, manager OF the cisy
Drug Company, also swcre thar a box
OF rough on rats had been sold 10
Boyd on Saturday night week. and
that the came was registered there
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