Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-10-26

geSted gett1nS lne uOCtOT, anu DIS
DR.. Franklin Farrow, who attended
her, later testified, Mr.. Slower
seemed very anxious for him to hur-
ry, asking him not to wait to fully
dress. Mr. Slower was back at the
house in about fifteen minutes, with
| the doctor.
Mrs. Slower described the appar-
| ent nervousness of Mr.. Slower on the
Sunday and Monday following, and
quoted him as saying he wished he
| had never been born. She SAID she
thought from the first that she had
been poisoned, but not until Mon
day noon did she suspect her hus-
! band. Then the suspicion flashed
upon her that he had poisoned her.
| The same afternoon she discovered
that two chocolates had been re-
| moved from box of candy in the
house, that she said was full few
| days before.
AS motive for the act, she at
| tributed Mr.. Stover's love for Sadie
| Gray, young woman who had kept
house for him several years and up
to within a week or two of his mar
riage, and related incidents OF his
conduct toward Miss Gray at differ
ent times when she had been at the
Slower home, and on two occasions
when they had called upon her in
Ellsworth, where she is now en-
ployed.
Dr. Farrow, who attended Mrs.
Slower, testified to her symptoms,
and that later, after reading up on
strychnine poisoning, he became sat
isfied that that was what she was
suffering from.
w. A. Walker, the Castine drug
gist, testified from his records to the
| sale of strychnine to Mr.. Slower
in 1909 and again in 1910.
DR.. Whittier, of the Maine medical
school, and recognized expert on
poisons, testified that in his opin-
ion, after hearing the evidence in
the case Of the symptoms shown by
Mrs. Slower, she was suffering
from strychnine poisoning.
The defense set up a general de-
| NAL of much of the evidence offered
by the prosecution, and introduced
| evidence to prove Mr.. Stover's good
standing and reputation in Brooks
Vile.
Several witnesses testified that
Mrs. Slower had told them her mar
ried life was perfectly happy, and
/ extracts from letter written by her
to Mr.. Stover's sister, to the same
effect, were introduced, in contra
diction of Mrs. Stover's testimony
that her married life had been I'M
happy almost from the first.
Sadie Gray testified that she her.
self had removed the two chocolates
missing from the box of candy in the
spring of 1920. On this point, the
respondent testified that the two
chocolates had been missing from
the box two or three years, while
his mother testified that she first
noticed they were missing about
month after his second marriage.
Mr.. Stover's testimony as to the
events on the night of the alleged
poisoning agreed in general with the
testimony Of his wife. except as to
her symptoms and indication of Sc
we're illness. He testified that she
walked from the hall to the car
and from the car to the house I'M
assisted.
In regard to the purchase of
strychnine at Castine, respondent
testified that he purchased it for
and delivered it to two other men,
and contradicted the testimony of
Sheriff Wescott that he had told
him he purchased it to kill rats.
The men to whom he said he deliv-
cred the Strychnine corroborated
his testimony.
DR.. w. F.. Boos of Boston, an emil !
nent specialist on pOisons, testified
in answer to the hypothetical ques-
ton put by respondents counsel |
that in his opinion Mrs. Slower was
not suffering from strychnine
poisoning, but from acute gastritis.
Chief Justice Cornish, in his
charge to the jury this morning, |
placed very clearly before them the |
two issues in the case: Was Mrs.
Slower suffering from strychnine |
poisoning? Was that poison ad-
ministered by her husband wilfully?
The case went to the jury at 1925. |
The jury returned a verdict of not |
guilty at lilo, having been out
three-quarters of an hour.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Entered October Term, 1919.
By Indictment
2Zfo state vs. Harry Rowland break
ing and entering. Continued |
2271 State VS. Harry Rowland break
ing and entering. Continued
22s2 State VS. Winfield S. Webb. fail
ure to provide suitable main
tenance for Wife. Pleaded not
guilty. Dismissed on payment
of costs, $5744
22S3 State VS. Winfield S. Webb, fail
ure to provide suitable main /
tenance for children Pleaded |
not guilty. Dismissed on pay
ment q costs, included in |
case 22S2.
Entered April Term, 1920.
By Indictment
2293 State VS. Willard Springer, break
ing, entering and larceny /
Pleaded guilty. Continued for |
sentence and placed in custody |
of Ward W. Wescott, probation |
officer, until further order of |
court, Probation terminated. |
Indictment filed.
Entered October Term, 1920.
BY Appeal