Year: 1869

gard to the pies. met Miss Miner ut my ONCE
door; she remarked that she wanted me to bring
then asked me what the matter was; told ner did
not feel very well; started then for the apothe-
cary,s; when she asked st what the matter was she
did not see her again that evonlng; the next morn
Ing gave directions to have the pies buried;
carried part OF them out myself; on Monday night
we had warm biscuit for supper; on Tuesday night
don't remember what we had; on Wednesday
wednesday morning. felt a burning sensation and
illness which | had experienced the day and night
previous; became alarmed; went up STAIRS and
found the girls who were residing al my house In o
still more alarming condition than myself 1t occurred
to me that had some magnesla and mixing 1t with
sent for help; started myself, and after getting
part way down town felt IN an excrucatng cOndi-


on. and by the time got to my otfice found that
Cages and told him that thought was badly
poisoned; the doctor felt Of my pulse, and at once
when the doctor returned; do not know what he
administered; was affected with this burning SEN
sation IN my bowels; my legs were numb and felt
Frustrated; have had in my practice cases OF poi
sOnng; my symptoms were the same rs In the cases
OF those whom had attended; for ten days felt
coming from the beach to week from the next
Saturday lost thrty-twO pounds Of nesh; did not
any Of the eatabies or drnksbIes used in my my house,
defendant was at Witness house only one Sabbath
IN July as he remembered; ne went to the seaside
about the middle Of July, with ILLS family, aud spent
every Sabbath with them.


This ended the direct examination.


On the crOss-examlnatiOn witness said he had
acted as medical adviser Of defendant since his
fever, when she nursed him; was consulted as to
disease Of the womb and treated her; the examt
nations were all at the house; made no examlna-
uons within two years; witness also testified that he
had In years past taken meals with the defendant
taxing her to ride elsewhere than to wiJness' house,
the doctor further denied ever borrowing money OF
Miss Miner, but he did loan some money for her to
woman on the fremont corporation and took q
mortgage In his name; paid her all the money re-
celved; sometimes defendant put money In his
hands to keep while; did not make practice
times; witness went to his office before he went
home ON Monday August Q; came home on first
train from Salem; rode home with Mr.. Lang about
noon; left home after dinner and returned about
seven O'Clock; had tea at supper. also next day at
again Wednesday morning; buried the hour, sugar,
spices ana preserves In hole dug by Mr.. Dutton;
had lately bought TWO barrels or hour and but little
nour taken out Of each barrel and buried and Or
dered the rest fed to the hogs; buried all the sugar
six pounds OF white and but little OF brown; had
not seen the pies snce Mr. Lang took them; gave
Mr.: Mr.. Lang 49, no instructions wha, to do with the
ness said to Mr. Lang that DR.. Kidder and he
doctor had honor enough TO DO justice In such
case; the Doctor also tesed that he had found de-
as June, or before, and that he had corresponded
with ner when she had been away; last 1ali and
WINTER MISS MlDer DecAme Cross ana teSty, and she
never said to witness that she would at some time


DR.. Gage. who has been in practice in Lowell nr
teen years. stated that Dr. Jenness called on the day
OF the supposed poisoning; bis appearance was ex-
cited &C., and he had all the symptoms Of arsenic
poisoning, and gave him magnesia and preparation
OF iron; witness went home with Jenness and there
saw two ladies lying on one bed exhibiting like
symptoms, and administered remedies as In the
Doctors case; did not look as the drool or expec-
toratiOn at the house and made no analysis OF the
contents Of the stomach; witness was educated ct
Harvard College and New York hospitals.


MISS Georgiana stevens testified-Siuce Novem-
Der had renamed at Dr. Jenness' for medical treat
men doing %s as sas was able Miss Miner
heard no threats from her, but had heard Of them
had seen Louisa crying oten had heard her say she
family this fall;' was at home and saw Louisa
making the pies before the Doctors return from
Marblehead; watched her and saw her finish making
two pies, but the rest were made while Louisa
turned her backs this was Sunday night; after that
found her In the cook room, where the pies were
witness demonstrated against the Doctors eating OF
the pies, but ne said perhaps he should eat them;
Dr. GAGE administered to Witness as well 1s as siss
SWEET and the Doctor; the hired man ate pie and
cake made out OF the same barrel that Louisa used
for the pies made by her; the hired man Is llv
ing; the hired man buried the pie and cake not
eaten.


on the ross-eyamination witness told defendant
that she did not think the apples were good enough
for the pies; defendant replied that she had made
good pies from small apples; witness stood In tue





round to watch defendant when she turned her
back; might have done so: did not see defendant
in making apple pies; was alone in the house with
defendant; the other persons were out doors and
did not come in until after the pies done; wit
ness ate part OF the turnover; three OF the pies
were made on large plates and one on
small plate; defendant cut one Of the large
defendant and Dr. Jenness one saturday
she cried all the evening and night because
he called her Louisa; the Doctor carried her home
n Qfa anAra
turned between ten and eleven O'Clock; defendant
said the family were turning the cold shoulder on
halr as worthy; Miss Lenfest was meant; witness
made up her mind that she would not eat any OF the
pies and that the Doctor shouldn't


bliss Maria SWEET, an invalid, after corrOboratinR
all the previous testimony as to the Doctors going
away to the seaside ana to being at the Doctors
house on the Attn anu 9th of july said that she had
knowa Miss Miner four years and never knew her to
cook anything but the pies involved In this case;
the % pe ae Mss Miner also saed to-
Mrs. Jenness said, 'Louisa, come round hero;n she
burst into tears and left tae table; after went to bed
Miss Miner came In to and said she would never
see another snnr1se she had no friends and conf
dence in any one. she here repeated the conversa-
tion that occurred between her and the Doctor the
morning about the house not being big enough to
hold them both. told her that did not like 10
hear her talk so; we ali had friends and KIND Hea-
venly Father watching over us, One whom we can
trust In all circumstances. She made no reply to
this but continued 10 cry. After this she went
tlon OF Mrs. Jenness In this connection. She came
back to the Doctors next Saturday night. On the
next morning MISS Miner said TO me that she GER
thiniy would have done what she said she would but
for what had said TO her. She said that the Doctor
ana his wife had made her and Miss Lenfest enemies;
said she hated Miss Ienfest because she hated
her; said she could not bear to have Miss Lenfest
treated better than her. as she was not half
rs worthy; she would have her revenge she also
sad tnat she wished the boy Freddy had died OF the
accident that happened 10 him; was sorry that he
had no. died instantly; SAID 10 would be easier for
the child TO die than for her to give him up; on





Doctor had put up at the beach at Marblehead de-
feDdant said she supposed II very nice but that
Mrs. Jenness was seeing her last happy days; she
would put an end to all the Doctors happiness this
fall, although Mrs. Jenness little thought So and
would have done 1t before but for the Doctors
mother and Freddy; said she was nobodys child,
and would go far away never to be heard from; she
looked upon Mr.. and Mrs. Jenness' house as her
own home and they her parents; Freddy had been
taught to call her (defcndapt "Slster weda;n she
was wiling to live and die for them,
but now she had lost all confidence In


everybody, and soon she lwtness) would know all
Of her long dark story. Witness further testi1ed
SUNDAY when Miss Miner