The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-26
DIES FROM POISON
PROVEN THAT sTRYcHNINE CAUs-
 ED MRS, NORDAN's DEATH.
n~s~rse Probably VIII Attempt to Es- fablIsh Case of suiclde--Pr cutton Concludes the Taking
 of Nvfdence.


 Ahbaville. Jan. 25.--(Special. )--The triaI of Walter Nordan, the young nler- chant who is accused of poisoning his wife June 13, 1902, is moving rapidly.
 The first witness was Dr. J. B. Long, who testified that he attended the de- ceased during her illness, and that It was his opinion that she died of strych- nine poison. He helped to conduct the autopsy. in which the. stomach was taken out and sent to the State chem ist
 The next witness for tho State was Prof. B. E. Ross, the State Chemist, who testified that he made an analysis of the stomach and that In his opinion enough strychnine was present to pro- ducei death.
 Clarence Stokes testified that on the evening before the death of Nola NOT dan, he sold Willie Dawkins potue of strychnine.
 Willie Dawkins testified that the evening before the death of Nola NOT dan. Waiter Nordan sent him 10 Long 5 drur store to buy some poison with which fo kill dogs, and that he bought quarters worth, of strychnine from Clarence Stokes. the drug clerk lie also stated that he and Walter Nornan took a portion of tho poison and mixed If with some meat and placed the max ture on a plank back of the store.
 perhaps the most damaging testi- u,ony that the State has introduced was that of Mrs. Charley Kincey, with whom the defendant and his wife lived. She testified that on the morning of June 13, 1902, Mrs Nordan complained of being sick with severe headache. Walter Nordan came home about o'clock and said, 'sNola, have brought YOU some medicine for your head" ana gave her dose in a capsule. The wit ness said in twenty minutes after the capsule was given, Mrs. Nordan was seized with convulsions, during wnich she said, '1 am going to die; the medi, cine Walter has given me Will XII me-
 Late this afternoon the defense be- gan it's testimony by placing Charley Nordan, the brother of the defendant on the stand. He testified that on the evening before N0la Nordan died ne fot,na A bottle of strychrine on the store floor, and that for fear that some children might get hold of II. ne piacee it in his combination safe. No one knew the combination to the safe but hlm- self.
 corrobarated the testimony of Charley Nordan. The last witness examined was Hugh whatley, who swore that few days De fore her death he gave Mrs Nordan some strychnine with which to poison dog.
 The State has clearly shown thai strychniile was bought for Nordan tht day before the death of his wife, anc that 1t was placed in Nordan's hands l IT has also established the fact thai Mrs NoIa Nordan died of strychnin' poison. It is very evident that the de | fense will endeavor to prove tha Mrs Nordan committed suieide and thaj strvchpine was placed in her hands by Hugh whatiey. It will also en' deavor to show that disposition wal made of the strychnine which wal bought for Walter Nordan.
 Solicitor Parks Is examining the Wit nesses for the State and T, M. Esps 1 and q. Farmer for the defense. l will possibly take all day tomorrow t' get through examining the witnesses i The speeches will probably be mad l Saturday morning.