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1 Trial of Mrs. Barnes (The Argus) 1879

handle is hein.trials/aady0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1%KVN6I, f she had givenler husband the medicines wit- ness had left for him; she said, No, he vomited everything up;6' when he left Sunday morning told Mrs. Barnes he would be back in the afternoon; returned there-about two 'b'olook; found the pa- rWotient much worse; Mrs. Barnes said, He Is much _iuplene CiAT-Wash~ington County, worse and can't live bu ashort time; fund Oyer ankd Terminer. PRNSUqT HO. CHARLES . TAPPAN JUSTICE; al the symptoms aggravated; told Mrs. Barnes P EsIT: ; HON. CHARLES 0. AIT.A JUTE, Iin presence of the deceaped, Mrs. Whale, Jen- PESDI1; ON. ALX. D. WAITD COUNTY nie Priest and Wallace Baroas that I believed JUDGE AND WILLIAM UTTON AD MARTINcseof posoig, was not wil H. ADA*, JUSTICES O SESSIONS. JAMES M. thato t as a e o ut haing, te w a o RtUSO, STENOGRAPHER. ling to let te 4in die the aid of BANDY HILL, . 2, 1879. other physicians; sent Michael Tierney after Dr. The adjourned term of this court convened at Lamberton Young, and he came; Mrs Barnes the Court House, in this village, at ten Aj M., for said she could see how it c~uld bo poison; witness the purpose of trying Mrs. Frances Barnes for thenexamined family preserv'e, azd pickle jars, the purposl murderyofgher husband, Benjamin the manner of procuring wateg, etc,; then went the willful murder of erhbudBnjmn iinto the patient's room again a$d found Mrs. B. Barnes, in Shushan, in the town of Salem, In sitig by the bedside; told heF 'again it was a this county, March 24, 1879. The people are rep ..... . resented by Hon. Marinus Fairchild and Hon. case of poison ; he said I supposso; Mr, Priest Charles HUghes. The prisoner was represented has threatened Jnmy life; itls too bat a man should by her counsel Col. S. W. Russell and Hon. R. suffer so; look in my wife's throat and see If it- C. Bette. She was dressed in deep mourning, as is the soe as mine; I did so, and found her wee also her daughter who sat by her side. Both threat somewhat inflamed; Dr. Young arrived seem to deeply feel the terrible circumstances In about eight P. x. Sunday; Barnes was then sleep- which the former was placed,.and the eyes of the ing a little; had continued the same treatment latter were frequently suffused with tears. above described until he came; we agreed that it The work of obtaining a jury was satisfactorily was a case of 'mineral poisoning; gave the white progressed, and at 8:30 P. m., the box was filled; of egg, milk and morphine and applied mustard prgtee, ofthpane hat been . tebxwused The drafts to the stomach; had not the proper anti- eighteen of the panel having been excused. The dote for arsenic with us at that time; we left be- following gentlemen were then sworn to try the tween nine and ten o'clock that evening; he then issues of this indictment: James H. Dean, Hart- ! a espi n ~ iin a atal esd ford; George W. Barber and Henry Bartwell I had less Pain and vomiting had partially casped; Barnes asked us then if we thought he would get Fort Ann; Thomas W. Cummings, Putnam; I well; I told hifin yes, if you don't get any more Carmi Farr, Fort Ann. William J. Mclichron, Caryle; JulisPatersn, Fort Ann; H.M oan of that thing 'which has made you sick; Mrs. Argyle; Julius Patterson, Fort Ann; Hemn . Bornesstood'near the witness at that time; I said Bartholemew, Whitehall; George F. Underwood, then I did not want any person in that house to Fort Edward; William Mcleet, Argyle; George give Mr. .Barnes any medicine or drink that M. Barber, Whitehall and Levi Maynard, night excepting James Tierney and Mrs. Mary Hartford., Whalen; gave them the direction about admin- District Attorney Fairchild then opened the istering medicines during the night; Mrs. Barnes case to the jury in a succinct and lucid manner. was present when this was said, told them to On the question of motive for the commission of give pee, milk and morphine, and to continue the the crime, he said that the evidence would show mustard paste: witness went out to go home and that it was founded on Ilct love--making it Mrs. Tiern~ey came out and they had a converse- somewhat similar to the notorious Hartung case. tion ieten et an the ho and tion; witness then went back into the house and ( VIDENCE FOR THE PEOPLE, explicitly told Mrs. Barnes that no one but Mrs. Dr. William B. Maynard, of Salem, was first Whalen and Mr. Tierney should give Mr. Barnes sworn: Is a practicing physician at Salem; has any food, drink or medicines during -the night, been for thirty-four years; knew Benjamin and that he meant just that; he then went home, Barnes. of Shushan; was called to attend him telling Mr. Barnes that he would see him the next March 21lt last; did so; found Mr. Barnes in bed;' day; went there Monday noon; found Barnes his pulse wao 110, skin cool, tongue coated and unconscious, pulseless and dying; he died about vomiting; Barnes said he had pains in thie head, two o'clock; witness detailed othqr conversations stomach and limbs, with great heat in his throat; with the prisoner, in which she admitted buying administered Tully's'powddrl and gave directions arsenic the week previous to Barnes's death, and for Pthe administering 1 of that, bromide of potas- claimed that she lost it before she got home; she sium and sweet spirits of nitre; at that time was crying at that time; this was after Barnes's thought it to be- a billous\attack; called again death; Dr. Job Lambert, Dr. Goings, Dr. Harris, next day anl found him worse; vomiting harder; c mJr Dtldwl 'f u~ha; Dr.n: concluded to stay all night and did so; gave five ter, of West Rupert, and witmee wade a ps- grains of sub-nitrate of bismuth and soon after moztem examination of the remains, ftpd the sulphate of morphia, and also gave ice; the throat it flamed and congested, and the stomach next morning the symptoms were more favora- Ihe same, with softening of the mucus mem- ble; also used mustard plasters; in the morning brane; la'so the iqwels in same condition as ordered the Use of starch and laudanum enemas; stomach; none of the parts'were itu a healthy left the house about eight o'clock Sunda morn- condition, and showed the effects of arsenic; ing; found there, Friday, the prisoner and her knew of no disease that will produce a like ap- daughter, Mrs. Jennie Priest, Wallace Barnes pearance of the viscera. and Mrs. Mary Whalen; on Saturday he visited The stomach was removed and retained by 4i- Mr. Barnes about four o'clock; asked Mrs. Barnes raction of Coroner Clark. . ... -s. .e to .-- Co o e Cl r.. . . . .

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