Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1922-01-26


/ Standing room was at premium. Both
Mr. Ham for the defense and Mr.. Can
| field made excellent arguments to the
| jury and Judge Fred H. VOLTS charge
to the jury was well given and to the
point.
There were 80 witnesses examined
and 40 were subpenaed. Mr.. Greider
the defendants father did not take the
stand. 1t was sensational trial and
aroused the curiosity of people from
Tar and near.
1t took nearly all forenoon of Mon
day to obtain jury in the case Of
Elsie Weber who is accused of poison
ling her parents last May.
The Jury are as follows:
N. F. Carmen, Delta; l. E. Fether,
Wauseon, farmer; c. B. Slater, Lyons,
harness-m maker; Glenn Bates, Oak
Shade, merchant; Charles Bretthau-
er, farmer; Godfrey Stiriz, farmer;
o. B. George, farmer, near Delta;
Braney Kutzley, farmer; M. H. Mill
er, farmer; Dan Saeger, farmer;
Ross Butler, farmer; S. G. Slater,
farmer. Mr.. o. B. George served on
the jury during the Lehman murder
trial.
The defendant was late in Court
and proceedings had to be delayed
about Is minutes. She entered the
court room with her husband and
their son who was born in August
A venire of 25 had to be summon
ed for jury service. The question
that was asked of each jury man was,
would it make any difference in
your verdict if the defendants par
ents refused to testify against her."
and whether the fact that she had be-
come a mother would influence them
! in their verdict.
The mother held the baby in her
arms most Of the time after they
took their seats inside the rail.
During the forenoon Monday the
Court Room was not filled as expect
ed, but during the afternoon the room
was packed to overfowing. Farmers
and their wives had come for miles
to stand for hours in crowded room
to listen to the evidence and did not
mind one bit or protest the crush
about them.
;! ACTED QUEERLY
The mother. of the defendant who
was called to the stand testified that
for three months before the poison
was found in their food, May 21st
the daughter, Elsie had been acting
queerly. This, the defense contended
was but manifestation of temporary
insanity due to pregnancy. The de-
fnese will try to prove its contention
of strain of temporary insanity
running through the family.
/ CHEMIST ON STAND
Gustave Kichmares, Toledo Chem
ist took the stand on Monday after
! noon to pass on the poison which he
said was found in the form of a
white powder on the food in the home
of the Grieders after their return
from trip to Defiance.
The trial was resumed on Tuesday
morning wa,h standing rom at a
premium. Every available bit of
room was at premium.
STATE WITNESSES
Prosecutor Garfield called witness
es on Monday and for the purpose Of
establishing Mrs. Weber's move
ments on the Saturday Of the at
tempted poisoning. Among those
who testified that they met Mrs.
Weber in the vicinity of the Greider
Spiess, Mrs. VIM. Spiess, Frank
Spangler, Edward and Peter Merillat,
Dale and Bernard Tompkins, A. B.
Sower and Vernon Sower.
BROTHER ON STAND
Clarence Greider, II, brother of
Mrs Weber testified that on the re-
turn from the trip to Defiance on
: Saturday, he was hungry and went
to the cupboard to get something to
eat. He noticed something white on
the bologna but took bite of it
thinking nothing was wrong. 1t
didn't taste good, he said, and I
+ didn't eat it. The boy said similar
powder was found in coffee pot and
= was scattered about the room and on
the window sill, as if the person
spreading it was nervous and excit-
ed.
MERRILLAT TESTIFIES
Peter Merrillat testified that his
+ family had been conscious of being
under suspicion in connection with
, the attempted poisoning for reason
' that the Merillat family and the
/ Greider family were not on good
terms.
e DRUG CLERK TESTIFIES
Mahlin Stone, a drug clerk at Fay
cite testified that Mrs. Weber came
into the King drug store where he
, works, some days previous to May
21st and purchased box of rat
> poison known as RAT Corn" She
came back late and wanted TO pur-
0 chase a phosphorus paste, He no.
d ticed that she was wide eyed and
t starring and had dazed look.
d STENO. ON STAND
0 Miss Pauline Allion took the stanC
{ and read stenographic notes she tool
at the time of the poisoning last
o spring. Her testimony was finished
q Tuesday morning when she was eros!
d examined by the defense.
;, p MRS. WEBER TAKES STAND
It Mrs. Weber took the stand Tues
IS day afternoon. Her examination
k was about as follows:
y When were you marrieds
r At the beginning of March tn
% ninth or eleventh, I do not knoy
S which, .t .'-
t When was the baby hornS
" In August, 1924,
q Where did you go after you weI
married?
If | think we went to the farm,
le What were your feelings towar
g your father and mother at that time
ssl What do you mean?
4 Did you love them or hate them?