The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-14

II she wasn't able. The girl return
ed after two hours and seemed to be
in good spirits. She was laughing
and talking. Later she went to bed
and went to sleep. Josie stansberry
slept in the bed With her.
Began Groaning.
In the night Effie began grooming
and making noise. Lawrence said
Lawrence and his wife went in to her
and asked her what the matter was
and II she wanted anything. She
said she didn't want anything and
that she wasn't suffering. Along to-
wards daylight she got SO she could
MT talk. She said Just before this
that there was no need of calling n
doctor. He didn't think then the
girl was under the influence OF a
drug, but later he thought she must
have gotten something of the kind.
Honest as am sitting in this
chair. am telling>the truth" Law
renee said. You may not believe
me. but l am telling the truth"
What makes you think We be-
lieve you are not telling the TRUTH"
asked Mr.. Boughner.
Telling Truth, He Says.
Il don't know whether you do or
not but aP just telling you that I
am"
Lawrence told how he went out
after doctor Thursday and the lat
ter said he would come to the home
as soon as possible. When Lawrence
got home the girl was dead. A bot
tie of morphine was found on the
mantle and Friday morning Josie
gave II to Mrs. Lawrence who locked
1t up in trunk. Josie took NOR
phine twice day. Lawrence said.
Lawrence said that his wife slapped
Efie at times to make her behave
herself and make her stay at home.
The girl was usually cheerful and
did not seem to be unhappy. Law
renee said he did not use drugs of
any kind. 81 have no idea under
the heavens what caused her death"
he concluded.
VERNE Lawrence. wife of William
NJ. Lawrence. was then called to the
stand. In response to questions ask
ed by Mr.. Boughner she told the fol-
lowing. In part: So
"Six weeks or SO ago Bnie came
home from Bussy's where she was
employed. Joe Jackson. or as she
is sometimes called. Joe stansberry.
bearded at the house. / don't know
what josie's occupation is. She
paid me IS week for her board.
ifme and Josie sometimes went out
Eether. Josie doesn't drink but
takes morphine. Never noticed.
Har taking the drug but two or three
dimes. Effie never took any NOR
yphine so far as know.
Mrs. Lawrence Testifies.
: "Effie was taken iii about two
weeks ago. DR.. Taylor was summon
ed and left five medicines for her.
She took down with a high fever.
Thursday Elite got up. dressed and
went to town. Thursday might Josie
and Eliza went TO town and return
ed at $40 o'clock. Effie wanted to
go but they wouldn't let her. In
the night Eftie began to holler and
moan every once In a while. She
wasn't drunk. She told me that
she was drunk the night before on
a half pint OF whiskey. We ask
ed Effie. what she wanted but she
said she didn't want any thing and
wasn't saffering. Later we went in
and found her in a low condition
and she was getting cold"
Q. DO you know what caused
her death?"
A. mo"
Drunk the Night Before.
My husband went out after the
doctor but she died before my hus-
band came back. The doctor said
he would come as soon as possible.
Ellie died without any struggle, Just
passed away like going to sleep.
Had Life Insured.
I'VE had her life insured about
three weeks ago in the Metropolitan
and the FIRST payment was made but
the policy hadn't come. The sisters
and myself had our lives insured, we
all made the first payments but the
policies hadn't come. had been
paying on the baby's insurance for
some time. We are to pay 10 cents
a week each on the insurance"
Josephine on the Stand.
Josephine stansberry was then,
called to the stand and was examined
She said she had been boarding at
the Lawrence home and paying S.
a week for her keep. She said she
had no occupation and that friend