Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 July 1859 — Page 2

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jigures, just so as to enable them to get their money back. Nothing is allowed to 60ur or moulder in their possessing, on the gr.ouud of exhorbitant prices. They give tho farmer, in exchange for his produce, ayy article in their liue of trade, at retail cash price, and pay him tho cash price for the product of the farm—aro satisfied with small profits and quick- returns, and

are.willing.to do almost any thing, to accommodate the public, that will enable them to live and keep the ball a rolling. Call and see them farmers—you who are unacquainted with this house—and you wiil then be able to decide whether or not wc are guilty of wilful misrepresentation. Those acquainted with this establishment

need no invitation—they know their way,

aud are daily and hourly walking therein.

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CIRCUIT. COURT-OWEN'S TRIAL, We give this week, to the exclusion of nearly all other reading matter, a portion of the evidence elicited in the case of the State

Jonathan B. Owen, who has been

on trial in this Circuit Court of the county, for the last ten, days, for the murder of hia wife. The Coin! was organized on the

19th innt., and with yestusday, (8th day of examination,) closed the testimony." The argument by tho attorneys will be 'com­

mence this mornihg. There will be six ppeeches three-on either side. Tho discusiuh will be opened by M. 1)., White, (prosecution).^who will bo followed J. E. McDonald then Lew Wallace, followed by James Wilson then I\. C. Gregory, and the elof-ing speech by D. W. "Yorhees..

They are all able lawyers and will, doubtless use all '•honorable" mearts, both for tho conviction, and the acquittal of the accused. Everything having the least bear­

ing on the case—for or against—brought to light through tho witnesses, will be used to the gieatest possible advantage. The

evidence'that we have thus far given, appears as. published in tho Review extra and is given in the order in which tho wit­

nesses -were called upon the stand, with the exception of that of Doct. T. W. Fry, and Prof. John S. Ilougham, which weie very badly or incorrectly reported. The

correct testimony, however, of both these gentlemen as reported for our columns, ••hall appear in connection with theconclu: *ion of (ho trial in our next issue. Mr. Jenkins the Louisville Chemist, was also

iucorrectly reported and published, in some respects but in part, stands corrected in

our paper of to-day. With tho winding up of the week, we may possibly learn the decision of the Jury in this case but not sooner than Saturday evening.

The Latest Arrival.

Messrs. Houston & Martin, we are told, l.ave just received large additions to their f-tock of Family G.roceiies. 'Tis astouifhing to see the goods that these gentle­

men buy and equally astonishing, to see how freely they dispose of thom. They buy largely, sell largely, give large weight, have a large patronage, and are daily begetting for themselves a wide reputation

in these things. They keep everything in their line—a large stock—buy produce of alL kinds largely, and pay the farmer a large price for it then di-pose of it at low

STEAMER

N O I O N

DECLARATION OF PEACE!

FARTHER POINT,

July

2-1.—The

Steamer

North Briton, fioru Liverpool, on the 13th bound for Quebec, has been intercept•ed off this point and a most important budget of news obtained.

The advices by the North Briton are four days later and are of a highly important chaiacter both in a political and financial point of view.

The following is a copy of the telegraph dispatch from Napoleon to the Emprisannouncing that peacehad been concluded.

.. .YAU.EGJO,

July

11.—A

treaty of peace

lias teen signed between the Emperor of Austria and myself on 'the following terms:'''0 '.The Italian confederacy is to be under the Honorary President of the Pope.

The Emperor of Austria concedes lvia Tights in Ltfmbardy to the Emperor of tho Trench, who['ti-ausfcr'a them to the.King.of Sardinia.

The Emperor of Austria ipr'eserveri Yenifie, but, forhis an integral part of the Italia^,Confederacy, ^Signed,

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mdnt of: this old and reliable-insurance Company,5*in, to-day's paper. This is one of ike most solvent companies doing business in our Stato. ahd in which our citizens can place m-plicit confideiice^ncJ^iftcf Ilcalou, Esq., is the authorized Agent' Tor

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MONTGOMERY CIRCUIT COURT. ———

TRIAL OF JONATHAN S. OWEN FOR MURDER. ———

[CONTINUED FROM 1ST PAGE.]

CROSS-EXAMINED. I was acting constable at the time the arrest was made. Horatio Owen employed me, to make the arrest. I have made no efforts, to employ counsel to prosecute Owen. There was a reward of $200 offered and I work for pay; extent of my compensation depended partly on success. Got to Detroit 16th of December, and found Owen in Canada 20th. My hand may have trembled when I arrested him, and my voice may have quivired [sic]. He offered no resistance; he signed a certificate that he would go voluntarily, given to Tuttle & Camp; made no effort to escape on the way home. We were at Michigan City 12 or 13 hours; he kept in the bar-room most of the time: was not a witness at the <pout mortem>—was acting constable—don't think Dr. Mullen testified before the coroner. I did not ask him if he bought rat medicine of Dr. Mullen. I asked him if he had bought strychnine. I knew nothing more about strychnine than it was a general poison that would kill almost anything that would take it. During all this conversation Owen said he was innocent— that he was only alarmed because he thought they would prosecute him, always asserting his innocence. Owen is a nervous man, moves his head quickly when excited: have often seen him excited, Owen is a kind hearted man—I always thought a good deal of him. We were often brought together. Owen loved to talk, and in company he always sought the chance to talk.

<Deposition of Columbus W. Osborn>.

Q What time in the day did he com and did

Q State whether he came back, and if so when?

A He did not. Q How long did his horse remain, and what become of it?

A About twelve days. He was taken away in my absence. Q What business were you engaged in at that time?

A Keeping hotel. Q Have you seen the same man since? and if so when and where?

A I have, in the Crawfordsville jail, about the 5th of April, 1859. Q State what are your impressions as to his being the same man.

A I know him to be the same man by stature, countenance, teeth and conversation. Q Did you have any conversation with him in the jail? If so state it.

A—I did. I asked him if he knew me, he said he did not. I asked him if he did not remember of coming to my house about the 1st of last December, in Thorntown, he said he re membered of coming to some man's house. I asked him how long he stayed—he did not know. I asked him if he did not leave a black horse at my house, and said Mr. Vice or somebody else would call for him—he said he told somebody that. I asked him if he did not remember that I got him his supper—he remembered that somebody got him his supper at the hotel on the east side of the Railroad. I remarked to him that he was more fleshy than he was when at my house— he said he was, that he was sick when there. I asked him, why his horse stayed so long at my house—he said he supposed that they did not know where to come after him. I asked him if he did not tell them where he was going. He said he did not, he didn't know himself where lie was going. I asked him if he didn't tell me he lived in Putnam county. I asked him if he did not tell me he was a Douglas Democrat, and that his name was Moore: to all of which he answered no, and said if he told me his name was Moore he was worse confused than he thought he was.

CROSS-EXAMINED—Question 1st.—Did you go down to Crawfordsville to see if you could identify defendant?

Answer—I did. Q—If you had seen him any where else, not knowing there was a charge of this kind resting against him, would you have recognized him from your interview with him at Thorntown?

A—I might have passed the man without recognizing him. Q—Did you have any conversation with any one before you went to the jail to see him, its to his personal appearance?

A. I did not. Q. When you first saw him at the jail did you recognize him without having some one to point him out to you?

A. There was no one at the jail, no one pointed him out to me, he did not look familiar and not entirely strange, I sort o' knew him and sort o' didn't know him.

Q. During last Nov. and Dec. was it not common for persons to stop at your house in Thorntown, for a short time, at all hours, for the purpose of taking the cars either North or East?

A. It was, C. W. OSBURN.

STATE OF INDIANA, CLINTON COUNTY, ss:

I, John Barner, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above named Columbus W. Osborn was by me first duly sworn according to law; that the above deposition was reduced to writing by me (David P. Barner,) the said plaintiff by R. W. Harrison, Prosecutor of the 8th Judicial Circuit in said State, and the defendant by Jos. E. McDonald, attended, and were present during the taking of the same; that it was taken on this Wednesday the 13th day of

[SEAL.] Court at Office in Frankfort, this 13th

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she had taken the other half and remarked to him, that perhaps some day she would have use for it—and he then remarked further, that he had

not seen it, from that day to this—I then asked him if that was all the poison he had bought durinp the season—he said it was, and that was all that was said, at that time, I think, in regard to the matter. There might have been something said about strychnine in this conversation; I think instead of asking him whether he had bo't any more poison, I asked him if at any time he had bought any strychnine of Dr. Miller; said lie had not. Our conversation was friendly and calm, he commenced the conversation; he seemed to want to know how his family and neighbors were getting along.

The State of Indiana., } vs. }Indictment for Murder. Jonathan S. Owens, ) } In the Montgomery Circuit Court, March Term. A. D. 1859.

The deposition of Columbus W. Osburn, taken by consent, to be read in evidence on the trial of the above entitled cause on the part of the State.

COLUMBUS W. OSBURN being duly sworn testi-

fies as follows, to-wit: Question 1st. Where do you reside? Answer. Thorntown Boone county, Ind.

Q State whether you are acquainted with or personally know Jonathan S. Owen, defendant. A I am not acquainted with him. I never saw the man but twice in my life—at the time he came to my house and once since.

Q State whether or not you would know him without information from others. A I would now.

Q State whether you saw him and had a conversation with him at Thorntown or elsewhere last fall or winter.

A I did, in Thorntown, at my house. Q When? A I think it was on or about the morning of the 1st of December, 1858, Thursday morning I think.

Q State what lhe said. A In the first place he asked me if that was a town. He told me he wanted to leave his horse with me three or four days and said Mr. Vice or some other man I (witness) do not remember who, would come for him if he was not back in

3 days-—then asked how soon the first train was going North. I (witness) told him 3 o'clock A. M. He asked how long since the last train went through. I (witness) answered him at midnight. He said he regretted that he did not get in in time for it. He wanted to know if that train connected with the Michigan Road. I (witness) did not know. He then asked if I could get him something to eat. I (witness) told him the women folks were all asleep, and could not get him his supper. He said he wanted something to eat if it was nothing but a cold bite. I asked him where he lived. He said seven miles west of North Salem, in Putnam county. I asked him his name. He said Moore. I asked him if there was any very great split in the Democracy of Putnam. He said that there was, that John G. Davis was elected by a large majority. He told me that he was a Douglas Democrat and supported Davis for Congress.

that night he was mending his son's boots; know where prisoner slept that night; I did

3.o'clock, P. M., at the Clerk's Office in said County. Witness my hand and seal of said

day of April, A. D. 1859. JOHN BARNER, Clerk Cir. Court, By D. P. BANRNER [sic], Deputy.

The above deposition is taken by consent of the Prosecuting Attorney, and the defendant, by his counsel, and it is agreed that they waive notice, time, and all other formal or technical requirements, saving only matters of substance touching the competency and pertinency of the matter sworn to in said deposition.

R. W. HARRISON, <Prosecuting Attorney>. WILSON & MCDONALD,

<Wm. H. Schooler, Sheriff>,—called.—

Am sheriff of Montgomery County; was present at Detroit when prisoner was brought over; saw him at police office; brought him to this county; we handcuffed him at Detroit at the Garrison House; at Michigan City was guarded by us. When I first saw him at Detroit he showed no particular excitement; he called me frequently; he trembled some, hung his head down, his hands in his bosom; I feared he had a weapon; examined him; he was not confined before started to the cars; made no effort to escape; we got to Michigan

City in the morning; from that time until we started he was not handcuffed; walked about the bar room; don't know whether he is an excitable man or not.

<William Hewlett>, called. Resided three miles from defendant's at the time of death; lived one mile from defendant for thirteen years; knew defendant for nearly thirteen

Cross-Examined.—Thought it was uncommon for Mr. Owen to be walking along with Mrs. Huffman before his wife; it astonished me exceedingly; think it was before Owen's wife's head was hurt; think there was a small child with them; Mrs. Owen was limping along right smart distance behind. He went on at the grave as he did at the house; looked solemn; his head was down.

<Eden Bails> called—Reside in Hendrix county, Indiana, north west of Danville. In the fall of 1858 was buying hogs in Hendrix and Montgomery counties; those I bought in this county I weighed at defendant's; was 17th day of November, about 1 o'clock; was at McReives in the morning; staid at defendant's over night; know Mrs. Winnie Huffman, have known her for twenty years; has been married twenty years; Huffman use to work for me; the night I staid at Owens Mrs. Huffman was there; she and I were talking together; she showed me that her hand was contracted; saw Mr. Harris there on the morning of the 17th and the morning of the 18th and slept in the same room that Mrs. Owen did. Don't know at what hour I went to bed. The last I saw of defendant

not see anything out of the way between Owen and Mrs. Huffman that night; I left

he leave? A He came at half past 1 o'clock in the night and stayed till three. He went North on the 3 o'clock traiu.

WILLIAM HARRIS called. Live in Mont-

years first heard of the death of Mrs. Owen about daylight Saturday was on my road to Ladoga; went to defendant's house Sunday; went there about twelve o'clock, was at the funeral; coffin was not opened at the grave; defendant at the grave appeard [sic] as at the house, until they began to throw dirt into the grave; then saw a change in his conduct; he appeared to revive up and walk off a good deal like a boy; never saw anything particular in his conduct with Mrs. Huffman. At one time was at George Morris's house; went there on a visit, saw Owen's family passing along; Mrs. Owen was there; Owen and Mrs. Huffman was together salting cattle; this was in September, 1858; think it was before Mrs. Owen received the blow on the head.

next morning about 8 o'clock; got up about 4 o'clock and went over and took breakfast with Mrs. Morris; I went to Jeffersonville and got back Thursday week.

CROSS EXAMINED—Talked with Mrs. Huffman in the evening. She said she wanted me to take good care of her boy who was going with me to drive hogs; saw nothing improper in her conduct; I went to sleep before defendant went to bed.

gomery county; live 3/4 or a mile from defendant; lived there about 1 and a 1/2 years; was at Owen's house when they were weighing hogs; I was to go to Indianapolis to assist in driving hogs; hogs started from defendant's; left about 9 o'clock; while I was there I went to the house on the morning of the 18th; it was cold; was in the east room where Eliza A. Huffman was filling quills; I went from that room into the cook room; there Mrs. Huffman and defendant were standing side by side; she had her hand on his shoulder; she got some cakes and gave them to me; I then went back into the room where Eliza and I had been talking; I closed the door almost so I could peep back at it; Eliza told me to shut the door, and I shut it; I picked up a chair as though I was going to the fire, and set the chair down; Eliza got up and went into the room where Mrs. Owen was weaving; I stood in the door in the cook room; I stood there a while, and soon hoard a murmuring in the room where 1 left Mrs. Huffman and Owen; and in a short time they talked so loud I could hear; I soon began to hear something that was said; said he, "Winnie this is a serious matter," said he, "will you marry me provided I will put her out of the way and get you a divorce?" she said "Sidney I will if it costs me my life;" now says he

"Winnie I want you to be positive about this;" for says he "I never intend to make another attempt and fail;" I then turned and walked out of the room; I went out and got over the fence.

CROSS-EXAMIXED—I have lived near

Owen about one and a half years; have lived most of my life in that neighborhood; four and a half years I lived in Missouri; was small when I went there; lived three years in Iowa; was not 21 when I went to Iowa; am 25 years old; have lived in my present neighborhood since my return from Iowa; have been around North Salem some; was here in March at Court. I was in North Salem once since Court was held here last March; don't know exactly when it was. When Owen was brought back from Detroit I was at James Bird's at work; know Wm. Carman who lives near Ladoga; told him Jonathan Owen had handed me a letter, but that there was no name to it; I told him Jonathan took it put it in his pocket and walked off—I did not tell Carman that I had the letter safe and would keep it; have been about the

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house of Owen a good deal—I was playing eaves-dropper when I heard the talk between Mrs. Huffman and Owen; I left the

April, A. D. 1859, between the hours of 1 and

door ajar that I might look in when I wanted to

JOHN CRAIG called. Am 58 years old;

reside in North Salem; lived there 15 years; part of that time have been in Iowa and Wisconsin; have been for four or five years past steadily in North Salem; have known Winnie Huffman 11 or 12 years; more in

timately for the last four years; we lived near together in North Salem, in 1857— she was then living with her husband—I have known her husband as long as I have known her. I first saw defendant in the

latter part of August or first of September, 1857, at Mrs. Huffmans—she introduced me to defendant. Mr. Huffman had gone for a load of stone—it was Saturday evening—I staid [sic] at the house an hour and went home—the house was a two story building —after I went home I saw defendant and Mrs. Huffman passing up and down stairs, two or three times—there was no sash in the window—Mr. Huffman was sick in September, 1857—went down to see him—1 went in at the back door and went into the room, Mr. Huffman was in. Defendant and Mrs. Huffman, were in the other room—they went up stairs in a few minutes. I went up stairs, to find where I

CROSS EXAMINED.—Worked for defendant

could get a drink for Mr. Huffman. When I got up stairs I found Mrs, Huffman lying on the bed, and defendant was sitting on the side of the bed —they had been up there about half an hour; I asked Mrs. H. where I could get some drink for William: she said she would come down directly—they were confused when I came up; they came down soon after together; defendant went out to the stable and got his horse and started off. Mr. Huffman was then very low. I was not in North Salem when Mr.

Huffman and his wife parted; I moved away to Boone county in September.

CROSS-EXAMINED—I have lived in North

Salem in all 14 or 15 years. My deposition was taken here in Crawfordsville in the McCollough case; the times spoken of were the only times I ever saw defendant at Mr. Huffman's. I was then in his company about half an hour. I never saw John Owen to know him. One of the Owen's, the one that lives in Hendricks county, told me that he was going to have me subpenaed [sic] in this case.

SAMUEL WYATT called. Reside in Mont-

gomery county, Clark township; have lived there five or six years: live 3/4 of a mile from defendant's; I first learned of the death of defendants wife about daylight on the day of her death: I went to defendant's house after breakfast; remained there an hour or more, and was requested to go to town and get the shroud and have the coffin made; I was at the house when she was put in the coffin; helped some about putting her; in the coffin was closed in about 15 minutes after she was put in; I drove the corps [sic] to the grave yard; saw the defendant at the burial; I noticed nothing between defendant and Mrs. Huffman; at the grave the coffin was not opened. The day she was buried was a cold rainy day; at dinner there were a good many of her friends; but they all went off in a hurry as soon as they ate; there were then left only Mrs.

Huffman and family, and defendant's family, with a few others; after the friends of deceased had eaten the dishes we're washed and a new meal prepared, at which were defendant's family, and Mrs. Huffman and family; I noticed a difference between the two meals; the one they had was better than what we ate at dinner Mrs. Huffman sat where deceased had always sat, and defendant sat where he always did; I noticed her asking him if his coffee and biscuit suited him; he said they we're very good, a suspicion then arose in my mind; they talked some at the table, but so low that I could not understand; they seemed very loving and kind to each other; after defendant had eaten he drawed up to the fire and sat there a few minutes; got up and went to the south door, looked around and I thought beckoned to me; I went to him thinking he had something to say; he only told me the creek was higher than it was the year before; he turned and followed Mrs. Huffman into the other room; when I started home he came to the door and asked me if I and my wife could'nt come over and stay all night with him.

near two years; quit about two years ago; I boarded most of the time at his house; never saw him mistreat his wife. Mrs. Huffman was waiting on the table, pouring out the coffee and attending on the table. I am acquainted with Wm. Harris. He has not borne a good name in the neigh- borhood for morals. The neighbors say they don't believe a word he says; tells big stories about what he has done away off in other places. I have heard John Miller, Willis Clark, John Owen & a great many of the young people besides, say that they don't believe his yarns.

It being five o'clock Court adjourned until 8 oclock [sic] to-morrow morning. ———

FIFTH DAY.

SATURDAY, July 23.

<George A. Morris> called. I was on the ground at the Coroner's inquest, was examined before the Coroner's jury; live 200 yards from defendant; have lived there 4 years; have known defendant 4 years; first heard of the death of Mrs. Owen on the morning of the 27th of November. Jonathan Owen came to my house at half-past 4 o'clock, and told us his mother was dead. It was after 5 o'clock, when I and my wife got there; I saw no one there but the family when we got there. John Owen, defendant's brother, came soon after we got there, but I don't know how long, nor whether any one came with him. I did not notice the body of the deceased. I was at the burial the next day; defendant was sitting down groaning; when the grave was partly filled the defendant hushed his groaning, raised up and prepared to go home; at last he went out to his wagon. I remember one time defendant and wife and Mrs. Huffman were going to the pasture—defendant and Mrs. Huffman were walking side by side, and defendant's wife was walking along behind. Have seen defendant and Mrs. Huffman walking out together. It was nearly two weeks after deceased received the blow with the axe before I heard of it; I was at home when I heard it. I am the nearest neighbor. <Cross-Examined.—Mrs. Huffman was at defendant's, working; Mrs. Owen was not able to go out and do rough work a part of the summer. I have been at de fendant's several times; never saw defendant mistreat his wife. I am not much acquainted with Wm. Harris; I have not known him more than a year; when I first went there he was living in Iowa; he don't stand very fair in the neighborhood. I am acquainted with his moral character, it is

not very good; his general reputation for truth and veracity in the neighborhood is

not

not very good; I do not remember of seeing him at the <post mortem:> I mean that Wm. Harris is a kind of a boaster about what he has done.

<James W. Owen> called. My father's name is Alfred Owen; he is a brother of the deceased; I live in south east corner of Montgomery county; am acquainted with defendant and with deceased, very intimately; have known Mrs. Huffman almost ever since I can recollect; I went to defendant's once I think in June of 1858; there were no persons there but defendant, his wife, Mrs. Huffman, and defendant's children, from Susan down; staid all night; when I went to bed I slept in the same room with defendant and his wife; after I had been in bed 2 hours or so, defendant got up and went into the room Mrs. Huffman went into; staid hour or so. and then I saw him return he was dressed only in his night clothes.

<Cross-Examined>,—It was tolerably early when I went to bed; I did not sleep much that night, this was between the first and middle of June; I don't know that there was any one but Mrs. Huffman in the room that she went into; the children slept in the room we slept in; there were three beds in the room I slept in, besides the trundle bed; I never heard any stories concerning Mrs. Huffman except some reports to which I paid no attention; I don't know that Mrs. Huffman slept in that room, but she went into it at night and came out of it in the morning; there was a fire in the room I slept in.

<Horatio Owen> called.—Am brother of deceased; I reside in Hendricks County 3 miles from defendant's; have known defendant for forty years; we are cousins; I and my brother once called on Esquire McDonald; I got to defendant's about 9 o'clock of the day of the death; Alfred Owen's son called for me; it was 8 o'clock when I got the word it was on Saturday morning; I staid at defendant's, most of the time until after the burial; I eat supper there after the funeral, she was buried on Sunday; we were at Esquire McDonald's on the following Wednesday: the <post mortem> examination took place the next day; I was there, it was in the afternoon that we were at Squire McDonald's; was present at the interview between James M. Owen and defendant: we went from Squire McDonald's to defendant's house; we found defendant at home sitting by the fire; we sat down by the fire with him; my brother got up and went to the door, and came back, stood around a little while and went to the door again, and said Sidney come out I want to talk with you; defendant went out with him and I went along with them; my brother told him he supposed he was acquainted with the talk in the neighborhood concerning the way and manner in which his wife died; defendant said he had heard nothing about it, and wanted to know what it was; my brother told him that it was believed by the neighbors that she bad been poisoned, and the talk was that she would be taken up and examined, and he thought it would be best for him (defendant) to do it himself or get some one to attend to it for him; his reply was that he could not; defendant then wanted to know who was going to do it; my brother told him he co'd not tell him then. He then said his wife had been complaining about two weeks with a bowel complaint; he spoke of her weaving and getting supper the day before she died; at night he spoke of her going to bed and getting up after she had gone to bed, and coming back and lying down with her face next to him: he said he was so sleepy he couldn't stay awake any longer; that was the last he knew about her until he was awakened by her screams; we started to our horses and defendant came along with us; he told my brother that he co'dn't bear to see her taken up; my brother told him that she was <his> wife and his sister, if she was taken up and cut into pieces an inch square it wouldn't hurt her; that it would be done; he just stepped up to my brother and laid his hand on his arm and said, see here, somebody else might have poisoned her, or she might have taken poison herself; my brother told him that it might be, but was not likely; my brother then asked him if there was any poison about the house that she could get; he said that he did not know whether there was or not; said he had bought some arsenic in the spring to kill rats with, and didn't know whether it was all used or not, but thought it was.

<Cross-Examined>.—Defendant did not say anything about his innocence: but said if she was taken up and poison found in her, how was he to clear himself; I was not told to confine my testimony to certain points. ——>The evidence of Dr. T. W. Fry, also that of Prof. John Hougham, of Franklin College, should properly appear at this point, but on account of numerous omissions, or errors, are deferred till our next issue at which time they will appear corrected. Reported "expressly" for the

Journal. <Thomas E. Jenkins> called. I am acquainted with Dr. Fry. On the 7th of May last, Dr. Fry brought me two bottles, both sealed, and one labelled as the contents of the stomach and bowels of Mrs. Kizziah Owen, and the other a part of the stomah [sic] and bowel of the same. I have been a chemist for ten years—actively employed in the business seven or eight years. I treated the contents according to Trail's method, modified by Rodgers and Girdwood, and found a small portion of strychnia. I tested the crystals. I found first by the shape of the crystals, by the taste and by the color test; also by the trial upon a frog. All these tests corroborated each other in making out the substance found to be strychnia; I only used the contents of the stomach. I have not the slightest doubt as far as my knowledge of chemistry goes, that the substance obtained is strychnia. The vessels I used were all new and perfectly cleansed, and all the materials used in the analysis were tested before being used so as to prove them free from foreign substance. The tests I used taken singly I consider as the most reliable that have been found, and when, taken together consider as infallable as any chemical tests known or as certain as our knowledge in any human affair can be.

<Cross-Examined:.—I practice chemistry in Louisville Ky., am now in a drug store and chemical labratory [sic]; these tests are used to highten [sic] the knowledge obtained by our natural senses: my process was this; I acidulated the contents of the stomach by

adding a few grains of tartaric acid this rendered the strychnia soluble; I then added chloroform this took up the strychnia in solution and I then neutralized it with ammonia and then drew off the chloroform solution; Brucia if it were present would turn red on adding nitric acid. The contents should be kept in a vessel of glass or metal which would prevent contamination and should always be sealed; the authorities I think require the seal to be in some way marked, so that the seal could not be broken without its being manifest; these bottles I think had paper pasted over them; the color tests above I do not regard as infallible, but when taken in connection with the crystaline [sic] form and the taste I regard as infalliable; I have examined the human body for morphine and other poisons; I know of no other poison which will produce the same colors as strychnia, color tests are not regarded as infalliable in other poisons as in.strychnia, the colors are not so characteristic in other poisons as in strichnia; there arc other articles which take about the same crystaline [sic] form as strychnia; the result of experiments performed with pure strychnia and the substance found in tho contents of the stomach were identical. ~~~~~~~

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C. W.

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Rev. Samuel J. Brown has been a devoted laborer in the cause of Christianity, in Cincinnati, for more than thirty years,

AS

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SPECIAL NOTICHS.

A CARD TO THE I-ADIES.

Or. J. Dnponco's Oolden Periodical Pills FOR FEMAliES.

THE

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MANSON & POWERS, Wholesale Agents at Crawfordsville,

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to

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April 7, 1859-3m.

SCHOOL-NOTICE.

The undersigned will open a School in tho Town School Rooms, to commence on the 29th of August next: to continue six months, divided in to three terms of eight weeks each. At the end of each, term, there will be a recess of one week. All the branches of a common school education will be taught, including as much of Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry, as is necessary to understand Mensuration, Surveying & civil Engineering. Practical instruction with the instrurr/efcts''trill be given to the class in Surveying atld Engineering. Particular attention and patience will.be practiced towards beginners, an. earnest^endeavor used to lay a good foundation ana the crror, if possible, avoided, of putting scholars forward into studies they can uot comprfehcfid.

Tho price of tuition wiU vary from two. to i^ur dollars per. term, regulated by the studies pursued, no dcductiou for short 'abccnces. -O.-rr/IKNKISOiyv't

L'raivftndsvilk' July 25 1 ^50.

JOURNAL RECEIPTS.

IiONOll TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE

The'following persons have paid the amount opposite their names, on Subscription since.our last issue: ,\\r. W Stra*ii

W.H.Linn,

II (E N I

Insurance Company^

HARTFORD, CONX.

Statement of the condition of the PIItENIXi' INSUJIASTCE COMPANY, of Hartford, Conn., on the 1st day of June, lf59, made to the Auditor of the State of Indiana, pursuant:to the Statute of the State, approved, Marclr .2d, 1305. 1st. The name ofthe Company is the 'Th *n v'

Insurance Company," ia located at Hartford, Conn. 2J. The amt. of its Capital Stock id $200,000 .UK 3d. The amt. of its Capital Stock Nv3 'paid up is $200,000.00

4lh. The Assets of the Company arc as follows: 1. Cash on hand and in Bank $44.8i)7,G2 Real Estate unencumbered 6,500,0(1

Loans secured by Mortgages of Real Estate unencumbered Loans secured by pledge of Bank and other Stocks and Securities.

3.

30,400,00

13,100,00

Balance in the hands of Agents and others Accumulated iutircst on Loan?..

r,7.1"».9l

1,460,57

102,011,10

7. 50 shares IT. S. Trust Company'^ stock, N. York, par, $f,()00 mar. vid $5,750.00 200 shares American Exchange bank stock, N. York, par, 20,000 mar. val 20.4J0.0i) 200 shares Metropolitan bank stock,

N. York par, 20,000 mar. val. 22,400.00 200 shares B:ink of Commerce bank stcek, N. York, par.20,000 nw.uil 20,000.00 150 ahrre3 Continental bank stock, !•.

York, par, 15,000 mar. val. J5.GUO.UO 200 shares Merchants* Exchange bank stock, N. York,p ir. 10,000m:tr val 10,000.0.'» 400 shares Mechanics' bank stock, X.

York, par, 10,000, mat" 1. 11,700.00. 5p0 shares Phenix bank stock, X. "i., par, 10,000, mar. val. 11,200.00 100 f-'h:ircs Ocean lwnk stock, X. par, 5,000, mar. val. 4,i.»0J)0? 300 shares Farmer.*' anil Mei'h ii'.V bank stock. Hartford, Ct., Dar, 30,f:00,mar. val. 0 200 shares Pl ci-nix 1-ai.k stock, H:ntfoid, j-nr, 20,000, mar. v«l. 20,400.00 200 shares Mer and Manufacturers

Lank stock, Hartlbid, pnr, 20,000, market value x!l ,: 00 (H) 200 nharos ^Etna bank stock, Hartford, par, 20,000, mar val. 22,400.00 175 shares Cifvbank stock, Hartford, par 17 .fjOO, mar. val. iiO,300.00 1 u0 shaivj! Mercantile bk. stock, Hartford, par, 15,000 mar. val. 15,4."0,00 110 shares State bank stock,4Iarlforu, par, 11.000, mar. val. .13,200.00 25 !-hares Hartford bank stock, Il.irtford, ir, 2,500, mar. v-il. 3,32.).00 50 shares Conn. River bank stock,

Hartford, par, 2,500, nrtr. val. 3,2.0.00 10 shares Halt ford eouncy bank stock

Hartford, par, 500, mar. val. 00.00 100 eliares Citizens' bank stock, Watcrluiry, Ct., par, 10,000, inar. v.i'. 10,301.00 38 shares Waterbnry bk. stock, "VS'nterbury, pi:r, 1.930, mar. val. 2,052.00 1 jh:ires Stafford bank stock, Stafford, Ct., par, 400, mar. val. 420,00 100 chares Holyoke Water Power Co.

Holyoko, Mass pai, 10,000. mar. val 10,235,00 20 New Britain filter fioiids, New Britain, Ct., par, 10,000, mar. val. 10,7o0.00 10 Col Pi.--, it Ind. R. 11. Bonds, par, 10,000, mar. val. 7,500.00

Total Assets,

318,232.01^

$430,2-10.

The IAobiUtlrs of the Company an: asfvlloic*: Losses adjusted and due, none. notdue $4,000,.i.» (Reported) and uot adjusted 5,820,1 O in suspense waiting further proof, b',000,00' All other Claims against the Company estimated at 1,000,00

Total Liabilities ^18,910.^5

The groa'es- amount insured in anv one risk, except in a few special cases, is $5,000. The amount insured in any one city, town, or village, is indefinite, depending upon its size and how built.

The amount insured in any one block, depends upon its size and construction, subject to above rules.

Certified Copy of C'.'*.r'.er of the Cjmpnny, as filed in Jtdy,lb:57.

II. KELLOGG,

STATE OF CONNECTICUT,) COUNTY

OF

Personally appeared,

THE

Secretary}

HARTKORD: HAUTFORD,

Ju'y 2. 1859.

II. KKLI.OOO,

STATE

WUFREAS,

Now,

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Secretary of

the Phoenix Insurance Company, and made oath that the foregoing statement, by him subscribed, is true according to his best knowledge and belief Before me.

WILLIAM D. SH1PMAN, Justice of the Peace.

Insurance Agent's Certificate of Authority.

OF INDIANA.

AUDITOR

OF

STATE'S OFFICE,

JNDIA.VAPOI.IS,

July

1,

THEREFORE,

1859.)

The Phcenix Insurance Company

has filed in this Office a statement of its condition on the 1st of July 1859, the act of its incorporation and amendments properly certified to and its written instrument, nominating its Agents and authorizing them fully aud unreservedly to acknowledge service of proccss in tho event ofsuits.

In pursuance oftho require­

ments of An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act for the Incorporation of Insurance Companies, dofining their powers, and prescrib ng their duties," approved March 2,1855, having presented satisfactory evidence tome of full compliance to the requirements and specifications, of that Act. I, JOHN

W.

DODD, Auditor ofthe

State of Indiana, do hereby certify that

HEATO.V

July 231859.

JAMES

of Crawfordsville as the Agent of said Company is authorized to

transact

the business

of Insurance, as the Agent of the said Phcenix Insurance Company iu this State, up to January 1st 1860, to the extent that he may be commissioned and appointed by the said Company.

IN WITFESS WHEREOF, I

haveherc-

unto subscribed my name, and caused the Seal of my office to be affixed, this fiist day of July 1859. JOHN W. DODD Auditor ofSt itc. Policies issued without delay,

L.S

JAMES HEATON, Agent.

Notice

ISof

hereby given that the undersigned trustee* the "town of Crawfordsville will present to the Board of Commissioners of Montgomery co., at their next term to be held at the court liouje in said town, commencing on the first Monday of September, 1859, a petition praying for the annexation to the present corporation limits of saidtown, of certain territory contiguous thereto, witlu the reasons for such annexation, which contiguous territory is as follows to-wit: All the territory within the following described lines not now belonging to the corporation, to-wit commenc ing at the northeast corner of the^ southwest quarter of section thirty-two, township 19, north of ran»e 4 west, and running west along the half mile line nnd on the north line of Whitlock addition to said town, 47chains to a stake thencc south along the west edge of Jennison addition to said town to a stake south of the branch 011 said Jennison's land thence east along the south edge of Naylor's addition to-said town to a stake in the Danville road, and in the

m^e

tween the n. e. and n. w. quarters of section township 18, north of range 4 west, thence north along the half mile line and east edge of rcwera addition, to the place of beginning.

JACOB CHKISTMAN .. R.H. CRAIG,

TAYLOR BTTFFINGTON.

.. .. C.H. BOWEN, jOSKPfiUS ROBINSON. Jnlv 2tl&59-lw. Trustee