The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-07-22

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the witness answered: "Strychnine."
| The testimony as given by DIR. Stons
in direct was not changed in the least
bya long list Of questions about poisons
~sked By Attorney Chase for the de-
fense. This witness did not analyze the
stomach and he did not give any testi-
mony as to what was found in the
stomach. This work he said was al
ways done by DR.. Whitney. He was
present when the physiological test
was made and he gave the results.
He said portion Of the fluid found IN
Mrs. Pettibone's stomach was injected
into a white mouse and that the ami
NAL showed I'll the symptoms OF
strychnne poisoning.
Considerable progress was made in
the trial of Byron NJ. Pettibone for
wife murder in county court Tuesday,
the selection of the jury being COM
pieted about 3 o'clock that afternoon
and the testimony Of both DR.. T.. NJ.
Gardner and Eugene Rice, the man
who roomed with the Pettibones, being
completed.
DR.. Gardner described the condition
of the woman preceding her death as
a succession Of commissions with inter
vening intervals Of relaxation and
clear mind. There was a little stir in
the crowded court room when DR..
G.raner testified that when he and DR..
Hurley who had been called in consul
tation, but arrived after death occurr-
e., were going out to their automobile.
Byron Pettibone accompanied them
and said if there was any suggestion
poisoning to ay nothing as rumors
s. rted so easily in small place, or
words to that effect
During the examination Of Rice the
story of the salts was rehearsed. IL
seems that on this evening Pettibone
came into the house about $50 A
Mrs. Westof, was there, but
went before $3.50 when Pettibone said
he felt logy and was going TO take a
dose Of salts. Mrs. Pettibone said she
would take dose also and that Petit
bone then prepared the salts and he.
Rice, drank his glass. Mrs. Pettibone
saying that she would wait until she
was ready TO 90 TO bed When Rice
left the kitchen the two glasses haa
not been drunk and were on the warm
hg- oven OF the range He came back
with two oranges from his room and
then went up stairs and stayed until
he was called by Pettibone after 10
o'clock. Rice also testified TO the
effect that as far as he had ever seen,.
Byron Pettibone always treated his
wife properly.
One Of the features Of the case is
the notoriety that is being given Helen
Irene Guillow, a trained nurse. She
was one of the witnesses examined
June % by a special Grand Jury,
which returned the indictment against
pettibone. Miss Guilow. who was
'ormerly stationed at the Putnam
Memorial Hospital at Bennington, has
admitted that she was acquainted with
and has further admitted
hat she was in his company frequent
y after the death Of his wife. About
wo weeks before his arrest Pettibone
Underwent an operation at the Troy
iospital for the removal of tonsils
nd il was Miss Guillow who cared
or him while he was there. Follow
lg the arrest Of Pettibone, Miss Gull
Nv was held in 81 900 bail as a mater
II witness.
The jury sitting on the case is a
blows: Ernest Bebee, a farmer, Of
.upert; W. J. Young. employed in
sctory at North Bennington; William
!. Wilcox. a farmer, Of Sandgates
rank Sheldon, another Rupert farm
r; Frank Boynton, teamster. from
ioodford; c. J. Edgerton, factory
mploye Of Manchester; l.. z. Torrey,
painter. Of Dorset; George +. Liv-
lgston. a Dorset farmer; l. H. Al
ott, farm laborer from Landgrove;
Dhn Flynn. laborer from Dorset;
lyde Bryant, farmer, and John
aedel Of Stamford, who works in a
iill in North Adams.
The State exercised but two Of it's
reemytory challenges while the de-
nse challenged four times during the
'ocess Of selecting the jury