The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

good deal Except in those spells She
was conscious. heard no conversation
concerning the odor Of her breath. l
don't remember hearing any suspicion
expressed as to the poisoning of the
child. i don't remember hearing the
! mate with Mrs. Perkins. and, she might
!. not talk freely With me. It4knew that
Mrs. Perkins had received some anony-
nous letters heard Mrs Perkins read
| one OF the letters. Ssus
II asked Octavia IL she had picked up
she hadn't picked up anything. She said
| she had had q piece of turnover and some
chewing gum that Mrs. Mcdowell gave
| her. don't remember the child speak
ling Of candy.SI am not acquainted with
Mrs. Mcdowell. only saw her at Mrs.
Perkins, = n ~
Grandfather of Children.
Mr.. John H. Johnson father OF Mrs.
Perkins the grandfather Of both chill
dren, was the next witness. He was
with Willie and Octavia while they were
sick. Their main trouble, so far as
saw, was vomiting. noticed nothing
peculiar In the smell or the color Of the
Svomit."
Mr.. johnson said he shot the dog.
This was, he thought. about the time
when Mrs. Bryan MT and Mrs. Perkins We're
| not on speaking terms. RE said In an
swer to questions from Mr.. Richardson.
that he had been arrested on a warrant
sworn out by Mrs. MCDOWELL charging
| him with abusing her. He denied ever
| having spoken "a cross word to Mrs. Bry-
ant, but did say a the time Of the death
| # the two children that he would kill
| the person who murdered his grand
! children,
Was IT on this general threat Of yours
hat Mrs. Bryant had you arrested?"
II don't know, sir; never spoke to
err, and was not at her house that eve
| ming"
"As was passing in front Of Mr.. Bry-
ants house he asked what all the excite
| ment was about, and replied that was
lots of trouble, and that If I knew
| who murdered those little children
| would kill them then. l requested Mr.
| Bryant to make his wife stop bringing
| reports to my daughter about other peo-
pie. On Thursday night October 19th)
Mrs. Bryant came to Mrs. Perkins's
! house. and in ton, seemed to be
4 trying to place the poisoning on a neigh
Dor. Mrs. Hucher This was tho cause
of the row."
His Wife Once Insane.
Replying to questions about his wlfe's
insanity, Mr.. Johnson said that the death
OF a little child had caused his wife to-
lose her mind She was, weak and the
| shock OF the death of the child made
her lose her reason, he said. He had
| heard that his wife had attempted to
iniure her daughter, Emma (N1rs. Per-
| kins), but did not know this. She re-
| NAMED In the asylum three months and
six days. She lived eleven years after
coming out OF the asylum, and never
showed any signs Of insanity. gain Mr.,
Johnson left tho stand at LEO o'clock.
Miss MITCHELL On Stand,
Miss Abbe Rice Mitchell was called,
She gave her; address as 518 North Ninth
81 have been living In Richmond for four
years and have known the Perkins fam.
| lily for about two years: / once lived on
Federal Street. I have a public school
| education" She was made to write, at
| the dctation OF Mr., Richardson this
Mrs. Perkins. / truly feel sorry for
| you SO will let you know who is doing
| you wrong. but of course will have
to keep my name SO as to keep out Of
court. Monday morning I went to see
and, etc. b ts.
This was a. copy OF. one of the postals
! received by Mrs. Perkins, Miss Mitchell
! writes q plain hand but is not rapid and
| appeared to be unaccnstomed to writing,
Her writing does not correspond with
/. that of the writer OF the postal.
IT hear through ne'ghbor that She
Mrs Perkins. accused mo OF writing q
letter to her. When Iheard this !, N
| company with Mrs. Bath and Mrs Bass,
went to see Mrs. Perkins. She met me
with pleasant smiles and said that she
| did accuse me Of It and said that she
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