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biliousness nud mAliria wituess as covered up ou tbe lounge: ide no xamiuation of her extremities patieut had boou cold up to her kneos before^ Meutioa was made of her teeth haviug been jerked out, but no complaint was made. Pettit aud others meutiooed it Pettit retired to parlor lor cousi ltatiou at the request of witness found nothing to contradict Pettit's at itement that his wife was buffering with malaria. Pettit seemed gratitied when told of his wife's improvement did not tell Pettit in the parlor that Mrs. Pettit had congestive ohills Pettit told witness to return as oltan as necessary upon his leaving, seeming to be greatly interested in his wife got there on Monday at a. in. it was a warm day Pettit,Mrs. Whitehead and others were present. These people were in the sick room witnisd lirst examined patient as to circulation, nervous system and skin the tongue was still coated. Did not ^remember that the patient hud had a passage of bowels tho convulsive symptoms had almobt passed away defendant answers all the quebtious in tho prosenco of his wife patient still complained of stomach trouble patient was all right in her improvement except for constipation Pettit agaiu told witness to oouio as often as necessary came again in tue evening judged from the symptoms that the medicine had been faithfully administered there had still been no movement of the bowels, hence ordered an injection which was administered in witness' presence with but little result. The matter discharged indicated torpid bowels left no new remedies upon leaviug at 6:30 made no inquiry as to diet and prescribed nothing tor it defendant reoeived news of patient's improvement gladly went again on Tuesday morning found Pettit excited, nervous and much worse patient spoke of having paroxysms again and asked if she could recover was eased upon being tjld she could: anxiety in strychnine poisoning can be allayed for a time upon assurance. Told patient in the evening that if she got well at all she could have a protracted illness, having in mind a dangerous fever gave aconite and bromide to meet this emergenoy temperature was then 101, pulse growing weak, about 110 to the minute. First gave chloroform in the morning oould not say that the patient didn't say she could not take chloroform or digitalis on acoount of her near trouble. Gave chloral in the evening for the nervous system. Told Pettit his wife was failing fast and wanted a consultation he said to get as many physicians as witness wanted.

Ppttit sent EthanMeharry 8 miles after Black at once. Patient was in a stupor at 9 o'clock morphia will produce itching and had prescribed this oil was proscribed by witness Wednesday morning prescribed noti ingto cause vomiting during the sickness, never used a stomach pump or'charcoal. Tlie stomach pump is first thing for a physioian lo use if he thinks poison is in the system or some other remedy to empty the stomach vomiting is one of the best remedies to get poison out of the system wituess never tried this. Never told defendant or patient that there was strychnine poison did not remember having told patient that if she had run a nail in her foot he would have known what to doctor her for. (Here DeHart produoed a letter which the doctor identified as his. It was then admitted in evidence.) It stated that Mrs. Pettit had been suffering from a ooagestive chill on Sunday. It testified that ilrs. Pettit died of extreme "malarial poisoning. The dootor then said it had been written about a month after Mrs. Pettit'a death. DeHart then read Yeager's report of the ueath to the board of health. It certified patient had died of malarial poisoning.

Witness met Dr. Blaok 3 o'clock Wednesday morning Mrs. Pettit was then in a stupor. Oil was prescribed in the consultation to move the bowels in case the calomel did not. The order to administer the oil was given to the defendant. Witness gave Dr. Blaok a history of the case and he agreed that it was malarial poisoning also mentioned the idea of of strychnine poisoning. The witness did not tell him that he believed it was a case of sirychine pois oning because he was not oertain, and he held defendant in esteem it was a case not only of Christian love, but of love of man for man. Then there had been rumors and talk, and as he ha-3 been told by the defendant of the malarial invasion—(Col. DeHart objected, but the court said, "Colonel you asked him give his reasons for writing the letters and he shall give them. The rest of the atlorneys for the defense then cried "Let him gol Let him go!" The witness proceeded to state that his knowledge of strychnine was at that time limited it was unusual to treat a a case of this kind. Said he, "I wrote that letter and report because I was not sure but that it was acute malaria. There had been reports seDt by anonynous letters to Mrs. Pettit's relatives in New York, hinting of murder, and 1 wished to stop the rumor. I earnestly prayed that this defendant, (standing up, pointing and looking at him,) W. P. Pettit, might be proved what I believed or had believed him to be. J. earnestly desired that something might in the Providenc6 of God transpire that would satisfy my mind that Hattie Pettit did die of something else than strychnine." (Sensation.)

Did not toll Dr. Black that Mrs. Pettit had been doctored all along for strychnine poisoning, for the reasons aforesaid. The ladies asked for the truth in their letter asking for his statement. Here DeHart read the letter in which the statement was made that it was written in "behalf of justice and hnmacity," and asked wiLnsss what he me -iit by that, why he concealed the truth. "1 have already given my reasons," said tho witness. "Did you believe your statements made in the letter ond report?" The witness then explained himself, saying he acted according to his best judgment in tlie interests of the community. He wished to hush gossip t»nd knew his actions would subject him tooriticism, but believed he was right then and believed so still. He may ave been wrong in one sense, but God

being his wituess he wus right in another and would always believe so. When questioned he stated that ho omitted the name of Mrs. Pettit in his report to tho health board by aocident delayed sending report in because he only mudo report every three mouths Pettit was always kind and affectionate to his wife duriuy her sickness, also anxious patient bont forward to get at chloroform during convulsions saved none of the discharges, urine or vomit, ner did ne give instructions to that offect, although suspeoting poison all the time never put anyone to watch to or prevent Pettit repeating doses of strychnine was at the church on Thursday, knowing the body was being sent to New York, but did not ask for post mortem examination although he was suspicious. Did not Biigge.st to Pettit the propriety of post mortem because was not yet positive. "And yet you treated her all the way through for strychuiue," cried DeHart.

Wituess mado all examinations of witness at each visit which he considered necssstuy, but nover examined tho heart, lungs or stomach: patient was about 35 3 ears of age and of nervous temperament judged fyoni recurrence of sjmptoms that Mrs. Pettit died of repeated doses of strychnine. Hero DeHart read from "Taylor on Poisons," (edition of 1S75) that a repetition of llie bymptoms did not necessariiv indicate afresh dose and asked what witness thought of that. The State objected and were at first sustained but after the defense had offered their authorities the court reversed his decision by some measure, allowing the question to be divided into several heads, did not tell Dr. Black it was an accidental case of poisoning nor that he had been treating Mrs. Pettit for accidental poisoning because his judgment did not so prompt some medicines have cumulative properties and may suddenly exert this stored up fores affecting the life of the patient. Digitalis possesses this property, also true of chloral and chloroform vapor. (The witness gave these answers unwillingly and the contest between him and DeHart furnished much amusement to the audience.) There is no difference between tietanic and strychnine convulsions during their

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action except in degree of time and degree of force. The mind in idiopathic tetnanus is as clear as in strychnine tetnanus all poisons Lave characteristic features, that is, sufficient characteristic to make a diagnosis no ono symptom or pathological condition is peculiar to any one poison strychnine can get into the circulation by the mouth, the rectum, the cellar tissues, and also through the skin's pores, especially a woman's. Tho smallest dose killing an adult known on record is a grain it is partially soluable in water. When it is once in the circulation it has no harmful power except as a local irritant it is purely a spinal poison. A post mortem examination will reveal a congestion of the brain and frequently of the other organs. In case of strychnine poisoning the witness as a physioian would first empty stomach and administer antidotes. Morphine will produce convulsions as will digitalis utrjpia, and aconite. Theso all tosto bitcer. Mrs. Pettit t.iok considerable cholorform. This drug produces convulsions. Used handkerchief in shape of cup and held it with chloroform over nose and mouth. "Was question 'Did you tell Pettit his wife had a congestive chill,' asked at habeas corpus?" "Don't remember though there was some talk of chills." Might have said to Dr. Black that was giving generous doses: left six or eight ouooes and Pettit got about same amount but she got a yery small proportion of this don't know exactly how much she took prescribed enough to keep down con-

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vulsions but impossible to estimates tue amount plaoed no limit ou tho amount to be used will not say Pettit did not send for oliloroform at liis instanoe. In his opinion she reoeived three or more doses of stryohnine, possiblo one or two moro .think first dose given Sunday afternoon, probably between 2 and 3 o'olook can't estimate the amount next dose Tuesday morning probably botween 7 and 8 o'olook, about grain more next dose Wednesday morning between 11 and 12, an hour or half an hour before death, amount must liavo been grain or moro. The possiblo fourth dose may have boon Tuesday afternoon, amount grain The fifth, and remotely possiblo iloso might have been given 2 o'clock Tuesday morning reason for thinking dose might have boon given in tlie injootion then is that convulsions followed at 8 o'clock not present at the time any of supposed doses of strychnine wero given nil doses were giveu in day time except the possible ono at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning did nut leave or prescribe rhubarb. Administered compound cathartic in capsules loft -1 or 5 capsules Sunday evening, possibly some on Monday evening pationt had symptom^ of convulsions on Tuesday afternoon" if strychniue was given in crystals or into a full stomach Tuesday morning tho action might have been held in abeyance till tho afternoon. Said nothing in habeas corpus proceedings of Mrs. Pettit's thirst anil gulping for water. (Here the defense asked for tho letter that Mrs. Shields wrote to A. C. MoCorkle which he showed to Dr. Yeager and in response to which Dr. Yeuger wrote the letter which was introduced yesterday afternoon. Mr. Haywood was excused to go to Anderson's office to find it. He returned in a quarter of an hour unable to find tho letter. The defense than produced a oopy of it. Anderson and Haywood retired for consultation with Mrs. Shield?) The letter was then shown to the witness and then Stuart read it.

Tho letter stated that her mot I1 or had received an auonymons letter evidently written at Odell and by a woman, but mailed at Lafayette. This an nj mous communication said that Hattie had died of stryohnine poisoning and hinted

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strongly that a man of tho cloth had given it and that further information could be gained by coming to Odell. One explanation was wanted. "We have every confidence in Fred," was one sentence.

Witness answered letter at request of McCorkle. He-direct—Influence of above letter was only to prompt him to write the lettor to Mrs. Shields. His motive was to quiet the anxiety of Mrs. Shields and proteot his friend Pettit. "Where does ho sit? point him out." This the witness did pointing straight at the defendant. "If W. F. Pettit had been a total strangor, if Pettit had not been your pastor and friend, what would have been your diaguoisf" The,defense objected, Davidson saying "Don't bolster up the witness!" Haywood respondod."There is no reason to bolster him up." No further reason for uncertainty during sickness and writing letter than what was given yesterday. Mrs. Pettit was on louugo Sunday evening next morning slio was in bed in the room adjoining, iu same place at all subsequent visits, did not learn that she was out of bed from Monday morning until her death took no strychnine to tho house and gave her none. She had no symptoms of typhoid fever at anytime. Pettit showed witness box of empty capsules and one full to show size of doses he was giving his wife. Did not show any other full capsules. Size of dose of digitalis was four or fivo drops a 20 or 30 drop dose repeated a number

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of times may prove poisonous a half ounoe, 2'tO drops, might prove fatal. The 4 drop doses wero about eight in number. EfToot of digitah* in poisonous doses produces violent vomiting, pulse beoomes very slow, loss of will. (Defense objocted to this line of examination but ovorruled.) Poisonous symp tonis of morphia, foeble action of hea rt, insensibility, ooma, contraction of pupils of eye, and doath might ooour in oouvulsions or from exhaustion a poisonous dose is lgruu, in oertain cases usually takes more gavo not moro than grain. Morphine and atropia are antidotos thereforo felt safe in giving both. Morpliiao to be given 3 Hours apart symptoms atropia are rapid pulse, dry throat, dilation of pupils, loss of hearing, irregular muscular contractions, that is of one arm or limb, mind uuccuscious, sickness apt to bo prolonged ono or more d:iys. One halt' or of grains is dangerous, one grain or more is fatal witness proscribed 1-G0 to 180 of a graiu at intervals of 3 hours symptoms of chloroform poisoning, are loss of consciousuess, oouia and difficult respiration, heart failure, convulsions,perhaps tetanic. Death iu this case would bo caused by failure of heart by inhalation a doso of I ounoe would be fatal, perhaps loss. In tetauio oouvulsions a slight application of chloroform would not produce a poisonous effoot. Symptoms of aconite poisoning are numbness of lips, throat, tongue and fingers,sharp pains in joints, different respiration, first a slowness of heart action, then more rapid, loss of sight, hearing and speech, death usually resulting from fainting. In any poison a purging of the bowels may occur strychnine has no particular effect on bowols. Ten drops of acoaito is a poisonous doses prescribed not more tnan two drops at intervals of half an hour.

Hydrate of chloral, poisonous symptoms are failure of heart, may possibly result fatally in oouvulsions, mixed tonic and clonic no prominent stiffness or rigidity no offecton lowei jaw produce sleep sometimes ten grains produoes death but it may take 200 or 300 gvains prescribed eight doses of ten grains at intervals of half an hour. First prescribed tliis Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'olook the sleep produced would be profouud Pettit always told witness to oome as ofton as possible and stay as long as possible. The fact that her bowols would not move was not a serious matter Death would have ensuod Tuesday morning if chloroform had not been administered then. Symptoms of hysterical convulsions are very freaky, laughing, crying, and death never result. She was in a stupor all tho time Dr. Black was present. Question as to whether he had studied up on stryohnine poisoning since the death of Mrs. Pettit was ruled out. Witness illustrated holding hankcrcliief over liis nose, so that respiratory organs (mouth and nose) were completely covered. He thus instructed defendant to administer chloroform. Violent exercise of muscles of stomach would produce soreness. Defendant was at witness' office in September after he had written to Mrs. Shields at New York aud asked for a statement as to cause of his wife's death to use in case of suit for damages against parties who bad been talking about li m. Tho defense objected to this question, but the court overruled it making his corpus delioti decision. Witness said Pettit oould get the statement

to MrB. Shields

he Bent

New York when

office, defendant stated

his

that

people were

attempting to down him as a doctor and himself as a minister. Pettit also said Dr. Barkis had gone to Dr. Blaok to tell him that he (Barkis) did agree with witness in the case, but Pettit said this was in oonfidenoe and asked him not to tell it. Barkis kept medioine in his house to prescribe for slight illness at home. Dr. Black had made a statement but at the buttom of it had added, "I did not see the first symptoms of strychnine poison." Witness said Dr. Black was right because he was not there during the convulsions. PetPettit telegraphed from the East for witness to meet him at West Point and he did so at this meeting Pettit asked if people were still persecuting him Pettit then for the first time told witness that his wife's body had been embalmed also thut the stomach had been washed to take the poison out of it this he took as a precaution before traveling a long distance with the body. When told that this would not remove all traces of poison hesaid:" It wouldn't!" "I would expect to find some at the base of the brain in the medulla oblongator," said witness. "You would?" said Pettit. Gave Pettit use of his horse and buggy to get ready to leave. The letter was introduced as evidence and read. It was on the letter head of the Grand Prelate of tho Kuighta Templar of Indiana and read as follows:

Lafatkttk, bept., 25, 1889.—My Dear Friend—I was iu hopes to have seen you again and had a good visit before leaving those parts, but it was much slower getting the things in sliapo than I had any idea it would be. 1 feel that I am greatly indebted to you for all the kind acts and favors you havo shown me. The use of the horse aud buggy was a great accommodation. Please let me know what tho bill is and 1 will remit you. I am well and fair spirits, still hoping for the best to transpire. If any move is liiade on the part of any enemies to farther persecute me, by putting this matter in tho hands of tlie grand jury will you please let mo know. Have you been interrogated that way yet? hope you will all like Hro. Clark and he will prove a safe and efiicient pastor for tho work. With kind regards to all I remain very truly yours, W. F. Pkttit.

Another letter was received later. It was on letter heads of tho camp meeting association aud was dated Lafayette, but from tho postmark probably mailed on tho train. It was read by Prosecutor Anderson as follows:

Lafavettk, Ind..Nov. W. 18$!).— My Dear Friend.—I understand tho grand jury lias had tlie whole neighborhood and many outside before them during tlie week past,and yet no indictment. Do you feet at liberty to give me any information concerning the matter* From all I can learn you were before them, the longest of anyone and a very thorough questioning indulged in. I am well and doing the best possiblo under the circumstances. 1 believe 1 shall come out all right and bo in tho ministry again by another year. I am trying harder than over to live an earnest Christian, and bo lieve it will bo better to lot God avenge my wrong than to attempt it myself as 1 feel liko doing at times.

Dine is well aud liappy. She is getting

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on extra well in her senool. Please address me here aud I will get it all right. With kindest regards I aui as over, Yours etc.,

W. Fkei Puttit,

Both letters wero addressed to Dr. J. William Yoagor, Glon Hall. Defondunt never mentioned embalming before lii return fromNowYork.

Said

nothing on Tuesday to Pettit about his wifo being out of dangor she was not out of danger then said nothing about blood poisoning at all. On Sunday evening or Monday stopped to speak to Uuole Wallace aud heard a glass broken in front hall Pettit""""" recovering himself as though ho had fallen against it Airs. Whitehead was near him and they wore olono. Told Pettit there was a long chain of oireumstantial evidenoe against him, ho agreeded with this. Told Pettit about Mrs. Whitehead telling witness that ho had trouble with his wifo. Pettit said "Pshaw, did she say that?" Saw Pettit and Mrs. Whitehead together on the lounge, she standing beside him they spoko low Mrs. Whitehead thou came to witness. (What she said to him was ruled out by the court.)

Col. DeHart objeoted tho other day to any proof be introduced of any oir-

cumsoauooB

implicating Pettit in the

murder of his wifo until aftor the oorpus delioti had been proved—thai is the fact that a orime had been committed in this case, that Mrs. Pettit was dead and that her death was felonious or oriminal. Tlie oourt held that this must be proved before tho State oould proceed to introduce evidenoe showing Pouuiii was tho guilty party. This morning after Dr. Yeager'a examination was aompleted as to the main transaction the State proceeded to interrogate him as to the conversation with Pettit after death. Ool. DeHart mado his objeotion again that the oorpus delicti had not yet been proved. Judge Snyder deoided that the oorpus delicti had bean proved sufficiently to permit the State to go on aud show who oommitted the orime.

MONDAY MOKN1NG.

Court convened at 10:30, with Dr. Yeager still on the stand. Haywood asked one more question before turning witness over to the defense for re-orosa examination. Witness said Pettit oame to his offioe after the oonference at Brazil witness expressed surprise at unking him book so early. Pettit said he had withdrawn under complaint expressed regret that he had withdrawn. Pettit gave as his reason for not investigating that it would involve another person. This person was not named during the conversation.

Re-ouoss.—Instrychnine poisoning it would depend on oiroumstanoes whethera person .would die from one dose, a slight ono. Tf person was already near death a slight dose would kill. Death might be from exhaustion. Exhaustion by stryohnine is by extreme muscular contraction and interference with respiration and if a case of repeated doses by interfering with food. Exhaustion can result from a

Blight

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oonvulsion and

the body in doath would be quite stiff. If death is oaused by asphyxia there may be exhaustion. Slight exhaustion follows slight convulsions. Prescribed quinine in capsules on Sunday, in from to

did not remember when he

prescribed it again witnessed then recalled that he did prescribe it Monday evening prescribed also on Sunday probably bromide of potassium, about 160 grains prescribed on Tuesday about 160 grains, making a total of over 300 grains gave on Sunday 60 or80 grains, himself, at intervals of 15 minutes. First gave digit

Jis

Sunday evening, about a

fluid drachm. (Here State objeoted at this matter had all been gone over, but wero overruled.) Ordered enough doses given to control tho symptoms left none after Sunday first left atrojna Tuesday morning whole amount of atropia exhibited, about grains. Total amount of aconite exhibited 12 or 10 drops total amount ol hydrate of chloral, about 90 grains total amount of morphia exhibited, lj or 2 grains calomel, 20 grains compound cathartic,' difficult to approximate, perhaps two drachms. Did not

keep

taken

witness

tin.

memoranda of

symptoms of tho case. In conversation with Pettit going home from West Point, Pettit did not say "They are telling the story that I had my wife's otomach

out aud washed and I

don't seo how it got started." When the body was shipped to Now York the

placed no certificate on the oof-

Did sign certificate handed him by tho undertaker to the effect that the

deceased

died of no contagious disease.

Did not remember that he certified she had malarial poisoning. Did not think the

disease

was named at all.

Re-diueut—Witness himself introduced the suLjeotof thostomach of Mrs. Pottit on the trip home from West Point. (Defense gavo notice they would want Dr. Yeager again.) The next witness was

LETITIA. MEITAlUty.

irect—Wifo

of G. N. Moharry,

nephew of David Meharry. Member of Shawnee Mound church first at Mrs, Pettit's Monday afternoon not there afterward during the illness

wps

there

inside of an hour after death Mrs.

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