The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-04
STARTLING TESTIMONY
Taylor's Evidence In Phares Murder
Trial Causes Sensation.
TERRIBLE ORDEAL FOR ACCUSED
Witness Told Story Of Illicit Love with
Mrs. Phares While Husband Lay
Dead-camden Chemist Tells How

Witness Told Story Of Illicit Love with
Mrs. Phares While Husband Lay
Dead-camden Chemist Tells How
Stryohnine fortunes Victims.
Mt Holly. n j. July The sen "a.
zion in the trial of Mrs Annie "Narcs.
charged ,ith the murder OF her Inns.
band. Albert A. Pharcs. came when
Garfield Taylor took the stand to les.
tily against the woman. who. accord
ing To the evidence in tha case had
transferred her affections from her
husband 90 himsoll
Prosecutor Atfn g. was unsparlng
and morcilDs in 30. questions, and
little by lnla ho iass.l f..l 'lyiar
the story oi an llleit nvo Vi'I 90 faith.
less wife ANA mother Two years Ego
Taylor hNoi a0 tho imc whcr bis in.
timacy with Mrs pharcs began. and
since that time Whenever tAc opportu-
nifty presented .uselt
Taylor told of clanlosiine meetings
at Jacksonville ani at other points
near the Pharcs home. and Of living
whom he found opportunity. nj her
home. while her husband was away
Hy note and letter Taylor admitted,
Mrs Pharcs made appointments with
him. and 900 the Friday night before
Pharos death the two met ON Stone
Road On this occasion Mrs pharcs
gave TO her youthful companion the
shirt cuffs ana cuff buttons which her
mother iu-iaw had given 10 her to pre-
sent to her husband as a birthday
present Mrs pharcs explained tlat
she had the shirt made % order tor
him at Trenton This shirt was found
IN Taylor trunk after pharcs' death.
and was identified by him on the Wit
ness stand
As a pledge OF his love. Taylor gave
Mrs phares his ring 10 wear This
ring was found in the womans posses
sion and was shown 10 Taylor by Mr..
Atkinson for ID nthcation on The
Friday night when she met Taylor.
Mrs Pharcs bad one OF her children
with her. hut on the following night
she was alone when she went ont with
the young man on Sunday morning
they met again. and still again that
night clanGostinely In the Methodist
house stones throw from
where the wOmans husband and chill
nrcn were cnsconcod. After this Tay
or ala not see Mrs Pharcs until the
lay her husband died.
At this point Mr. Atkinson began TO
lestion Taylor relative 10 his visit to
camden with Mrs Pharcs
After telling how they spent their
time in Camden. Taylor was asked If
during that time Mrs. Pharos had
asked him 10 marry hcr
"she did," came the answer in a
And did you agree"
NO. sir"
The witness was now brought back
10 the day OF pharos death. The story
IF what occurred al that time after the
nan had passed away proved 10 be OF
such a character. that 'hc spectators
,asped with surprise and astonish-
nent Needless of the fact that her
husband lay cold in DEATH Mrs.
'hares permitted Taylor 10 remain in
he house an night TAYLOR admit
ed that be returned the following
night and also on Wednesday night
md remained there until the funeral Of
'haros While this startling confess
ion was being made Mrs phares face
ras n scarlet hue and She tried her
Jest 10 hide her features behind Mr..
}udd's broad shoulders
Charles Black testified that no pre-
jared Pharcs' body for burial He
ound the body with iis hands tightly
lcnchod and tho legs in q distorted poo
ifion Tho feet were archod al the
nstcp and the arms were drawn tightly
.gainst the body The head was
brown back and the body gave tho
appearance of having gone through
rishtful tortures.
George VI Berincor OF Camden. y. /
o.. n chemist. testified 10 having made
chemical analysis Of a human stom- +
ch. kidneys and liver delivered 10 him
y Dr. Rihard n. Parsons. In the T
tomach he said he found one-seyenth .
I a grain Of pure stryohnlne or one
ixth Of a grain Of sulphate.
The chemist then told Of experiments /
o had made by injecting strychnine .
ntO frogs and described their torture /
nd death from the drug. Two jars of
lcohol containing frogs in the posi-
ion which death left them were placed
d evidence. The frogs were suspended
rom corks of the Jars and their bodies
'ere in distorted positions with the
tomachs turned forward and legs
rocked rigidly. The backbones were
rched like a bow and the'heads were
armed backward. 4 few seconds after
he drug had been injected, the wit
ess said. the frogs began to gasp for
reath. Soon there was a spasmodic
of che muscles Of the back
nd the legs and a convulsive move
tent OF the stomach. One Of the frogs
iade an attempt to jump, but his legs
out and he fell over on
is back. the legs being then drawn up.
nd in a spasm the frog died.