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THE POISONING CASE

ray: Rote Beacsinetion William Larter’s Bxamiation Nontinnon LONI Dr. Morris’ Expian ; Abou the Prescription vel, +

Druggist Davies Gives Evidence.

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Larter Sent Up to supre

Court for Trial,

A large crow outs ! t before the d arrived at br ign! ha

admitted La

cerned andcom out the examin« Was begun prot eral calling uj

Dr. Morris, wh

as followa: ia been practising

past I graduated i

known Lar er i Uw years. i Was i

at the last of March. 1 came in on Dus! for my father. lw astouU my tatnel Lat ter’s. I went there butdid not see my father My father has been in the habit of goins to McEachern’s for his ner. I knew | was to see my! sther either a4 Larter McEachern’s. We had made an arrang ment to that effect | t my dinner at McEach« ms tia Lay lw it t re ve my dinner tor ti pu * i meeting m father. My \ ig there nad D a { with Larter, When i fi met Ls rth day he told me that his wil wa i her health was y ir ar. 5 kK for afrescription. I said I « ve one without first eing 8 rie 8 i he would go down with me i

busy. He asked me **! I i

these cases I said at fl ra ergot was frequentiy used for

It is used asapreventi nsth rt

He asked what se ven | Bal

after confineme! yiven in i doses. He then ask me for riy tioa 1 refused e hin ti asked me to wr lown i nam medicine and the e, and

know what would be required. | si

or 4 ounces Wouid iast im ur He got some paper and | wrot i

As I had refused to give him a pt rij

I wrote it down, not in pr i i but in simple Emglish, ** 4 ou s fluid tract of ergot t

day. I have b nint ]

fluid ergot

this time i

the McEa

heard of her. I

medicine for |]

could get the «

gave him. |

given to him i

ner time. ti

when I was wa

McE ache ra

about introducing m M

who was then hanging

laughing and chatting La

then, and | met him a i n about two hour

asked me

room that he wished to see me. iea me if I had n liss Mel eI | said I had taken 1 : ular ‘ i that she s 1ed vely al y hi said he thoug!

scrape with H

timate with h

to lead him tot cn id are you sure s! i

thought so from h |

Was. He told me tha

sick period and had pas

of days and there was no sig i

that he need not worry that it

usual. I said perhaps the girl was f kim, but he though fferent] He

she was bDiaming i | : i certain he was not r I

He said he wae

not. I said, “If

need you car You area m

and if others scause of ¢t

éhe will put it on the right J

asked me if I wouid see her, an ave talk to her, and find from her if she really was in trouble. I said yes, and | saw her that day. She told me that she had been taking pills of some kind, and

Using a sy ringe. me that she had that he had bought her a syringe.

: jal Deen taking |

ing with hot water is sometimes aborti« n She asked mé if | something fer her. I told her I w and advised her to let things ta ourse. She said, ‘‘If I do | will go away Ss wked me if Iw Larter and find out from him wha going todo for her. I pitied the gir Ll would. I went to Larter at what he intended for the 2 him that she had sa e was willl away if she got the ey.

me this. He said ld was not he would not give her the mon y back to her and told her that L

not appear willing

to go away She asked

if I would not take h ld

said no, that in doing so two

be considered, first that any

procure an abortion would be high gerous to her life and secondly that

Ss : looking at it;

was another way of

Larter had

Syring

used for

would dad

dt

ke their

| ‘

nave vt 11 BOE |

,a4na 8a

was the moral aspect — th procure what she wanted she be committing murder She a to think over that and promised the pills and stop syringing. {1 as to prom se t ionothing eise thu lead to committing a crime, and

her to send back the syringe. the syringe to take back to Larter.

She gave me

l took

told

ills, and

il will say now

ae ttt

never when her

l told Lar ould do r and let things take le asked me if no

id | said no

tor on the

144 Imaae ip

syringe like

iarger

iated ¢ K piace a

had spoken rirl, | began to be sus wanted the ergot he was telling the truth e t for his l 1 ** Are it W 8 i ‘ L gave you n In sid | would hke to H i in hia Pp ck- t Before leaving stop with it town | K, perhaps a ih ir hat day i lled I sole iI He told me that he i » Dr. Mort i secul He W45 MUCH smailier than the first r think 1 m i ie ergot prescription as he last week in March ce Ezsory, n.) I now live in Charlottetown; tormealy I lived in the sountry. I havea great deal to do with yl aud i | know Larter y | y him any tartar emetic I r D ld McK. rn, | tthe rest to y I never had any conversa | W i Lar I b » Ge girl who is dead | Larter had c poken o me of the manner j h i ) migh bec procure¢, j 3 me i i He spoke ng low being in trouble i g ave no names. He may th aske would be good in such sil at k place. i jr., (sworn)—I used tobe D iploy, but left on the 22nd || March. 1 know Larter. Lneversold anything i Ss [neversoid powderedergot yrney-General then stated that i ce he would | The Mag ute asked Mr. Stewart if he i » pt ifi. | Mr. Stewart said As the Crown has 4 i ence and closed its ’ » upon Your Honor r no ‘ prvma facié 4 it ay t the prison- non a fair consideration of the » the conelx

, Your Honor com ata sulliciest c

Lil, ree, nd tae prisoner

ary, y a think

j er him to

Let me state here that I

to your Honor any

ners behalf. His guilt

here

see

has been made

u wil ore

termined

your Honor

| » the prisoner, that will not ey-General from taking he Grand Jury of ur Honor well

| nit magistrates, on stion of this kind, the Crown adduced

mony of

1 ; evidence

ne prisoner, to

balance these (it | may liffer ) iccounts, and i which side i pre} ranc of evidence | lies Li the Attorney-General has | mad it a suflicient prima facie case, any l rht submit to contradict or

» would be unavailing,

I therwise your

/ ild ; uming the functions and deciding on a

jurisdiction, 1 am

tionor does not pretenu i : ase For this I n bjection to the s evidence, although many i t ; have been taken by me, and | his witnesses, and as | cnow ia id » submit

e prisoner's half ‘That

igh riobu il, before

I ne uo CcOonu hy pear

iully Vinced at he Can Satisiactorlly ex pial i ances that may now seem te I spianatilon, €Ou That any suspicions t ihig stage may seem to

him will be speedily expelled

wish to call Your 8 paragraph, which } ss

Guardian thls Lorhning :

5°

' ; | req plan which the evideli | st upon Before concluding, J | a ynor’s attention to th eared in the soner Larter passed a miserable I jail on Wednesday in ast. He did not sleep, but was cry- ling and moaning most of the night. He ' tly realizes the awfulness of his posi- nd fretting terribly. The strain him, and he lo« ks wretched.”

1 nigh n his ¢ ‘ ne ja

l have ken the trouble t

i i ti matter, wha

eng'lfe into char- in iS an intamous and When such thiags are ; e cemmunity et up & sensa- annot be teo nglyreprol d. Asforan editor who v il! Av Aalus 4 Than wh ) 18

t » partake

me such

i must

tor a per, ich conduct «

tunate, | " aquct seems y i ; ts t the first by this paper, and I interests of truth, iblicly to the con-

rose and said: sary for meto say »matter. I think it is is to be seni sent up alone, that he should be sent up on the charge of murder, but for the crime with

case that rh “ could be n

n i? ’ : 3 evidcel

which he is charged—administering drugs to procure’ abortion. You have the evidence of the prisonor attempting to bribe Murphy, Mrs. McEachern and I don’t wish to make any remarks. [ prefer to let the case go up wnprejudiced by a speech from me.

With regard to the statemant about pris-

7 Siate

loner in the Guardian, I agree entirely with

Mr. Stewart. A paper goes beyond its uty when it makes an unfair comment jpon a man who is accused of such a seri- 3 crime as prisoner stands charged with, His Honor the Stipendiary Magistrate said: Beyond all question the evidence is so rthat | have no other course before me » remand the prisoner to jail until he | go up to the Supreme Court to stand strial on the charge of administering irugs to procure abortion.

stron

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shal

Exrara.—In our synopsis of Donald Mc-

Eachern’s evidence, in Tuesday’s report

f the poisoning case, we inadvertently

| Mr. McEachern’s farm at Lot 48. The

her of the girl farms at Lot 49. Donald

VicEachern, farmer, of Lot 48, has nothing whatever to do with the case.

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Gain in Woman’s Influence.

CHEERFUL NEWS MEETING

PROMULGATED AT THE OF WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS.

The National Woman Suffrage Associa-

tion of Massachusetts held its monthly xecutive meeting at Boston on Tuesday. lt was reported that the California legisla- ture had extended school suffrage to women. his is the 21st state to do so.

in Arkansas the Senate has passed a bill conferring on the women the right of suff- rage, and makiug them eligible to member- ship on school boards.

In six Kansas cities of the first class, 16.888 women and 31,528 men voted.

The schoo) suffrage bill passed the Cali- fornia house 39 to 28, aud the Senate 31 to 6, but was vetoed by the governor.

In the New Mexico House the woman suffrage bill passed the council.

In Pennsylvania the house bill rendering women ¢l gible to the office of notary pub- lic has passed. The married women’s pro- perty rights bill has passed both branches £ the Kentucky legislature. The Minne- sota senate has voted in favor of an amend- meut extending full suffrage to women.

There are two women bank presidents in the country, Mrs, Annie Moore, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, and Mra. C. E. Chad- bourne, of Columbus, Wis.

The association voted to send suffrage literature to the southern and western com- mittees to be used in campaign work,

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News Notes. Since the organization of Yale College, 15,350 students have graduated, of whom 7,800 are living:

A law at Hutchinson, Kan., is said to require chickens to be inclosed in pens from March to October.

George Wolff, 46 years old, fell from his bicycle on Columbus avenue, Boston, on Sunday, and was instantly killed by the fall.

Doors have of late become very decora- tive. Probably one of the finest on Fifth avenue, New York—aside from the Vander- bilts~is that of Miss Helen Gould’s house, with its quartered oak, wrought-iron-work, plate glass and lace curtains within.

Cornelius Hondrahan, who came to New Brunswick from Castletown, Ireland, in 1840, and lived at Fredericton for a while, lied at Rockland, Me., secently, in his ninety-first year. Starting as a penniless quarry laborer he accumulated an estate worth from $75,000 to $100,000. He left about half his fortune to Catholic Church institutions.

Se SAS

Donanor's Macazins.—The May num- ber of Donahoe’s Magazine is, beyond doubt, one of the bright and most interest- ing numbers of this valuable and entertain- ing periodical yet issued,—and that is saying » great deal, when we consider the meteoric fashion in which this monthly has flashed into the front rank of American per- iodicals. The special features for the month include articles entitled, ‘‘Through the W orld’s Fair in an Hour,” illustrated by Com- missioner E. C. Hovey; ‘‘Tbe Sacrifice of the Shop Girl,” by Mary B. O'Sullivan; ‘The Catholic in Politics,” by Thomas C. Quinn; ‘-The Sisters in the Civil War,” by Charles S. O'Neill; ‘Thirty Years of Ireland’s Bettle,” by Hon; John F. Finerty; ‘Iq American Studios,” illustrated, by Henry Austin; “‘The Knights of Columbus,” illustrated, by Thomas W. Cummings; ‘“Suppressing Dangerous Books,” by Rev. Charles Warren Currier; ‘‘Round About Plattsburgh,” illustrated, by Bayard Branford, and a discussion, ‘Should Married Women Work?” Donahoe’ Maga- zine Company, publishers, Boston.

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New canned goods received to-day at Beer & Goff's, including canned apples, peaches, plums, strawberries, finnan haddies, succot- ash, etc., etc.

Remember—the auction sale this evening at the Diamond Book- store, Stamper's Block.

DR. DORSEY,

Physician and Surgeon,

Graduate of the Medical Department of the University of the City. of New York, late Member of the Resident Staff of Bellevue Hospital and the New York Lying-in Hospital, New York City.

Office, North Side of Queen Square, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE,

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Have you asked the prices of New Goods at the Diamond Bookstore ?

Are you aware that the best value on P. E. Island is at the Diamond Bookstore ?

Do you know that you can get Wall Paper, all kinds, at your own prices at the Diamond Bookstore ?

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If you cannot answer the above satisfac- torlly to yourself, just call and participate in the big bargains now being given at the Diamond Bookstore ap

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Spexorat Desparcues To THe ExaMiner Canght in Stock Disasters.

~~ Mowrerat, May 4.

A good many Montrealers have been caught in the stock disasters which befel New York yesterday. One man is said to have dropped $65,000, in sugar and nation- al cordage. thers are said to be totally cleaned out of funds. ne broker is credit- ed with having lost $20,000. A banker said that Montrealers must have dropped at least $150,00@ in New York stock during the past two months, and the end is not yet.

Bishop Elected.

Bosron, May 5. At the Episcopal Diosesan Convention held here yesterday, Rew. Willism Lawrence, Dean ot the Episcopal Theological School at Cam. bridge, was slected Bishop of Massachusetts. Dr. Lawrence was the choice ot the Broad Churchmen.

Harry Wilkes Purchased.

Sr. Joun, May 5. H. R. McLellan has” purchased from the New Brunswick government the famous stallion, Harry Wilkes. The price paid is not yet stated,

Captain Pike Dead.

Sr. Joun’s, Nfid., May 5. Captain Richard Pike, of the steamer Kite, famous for conducting two Peary — to the artic regions, died here yesterday.

Sad Suicide.

Monrreat, May 6. Mrs. Mary Grant committed suicide by taking a heavy dose of paris green. The loss of her daughter was the cause of the woman’s trouble,

Custom Rulings.

Orrawa, May 5. Yesterday's custom rulings include the following : Cardigan jackets, dutiable ten cents a pound and twenty per cent.; frill- ing and edging, thirty per cent.

General Telegraphic News.

Lonpon, May 3.—Lady Somerset was re-elected President of the British W/oman’s Temperance Assoeiation to-day by a major- ity of sixty-nine. The minority thereupon left the convention, declaring that the in- troduction of polities into the association’s work would split the organization, and ruin the temperance cause,

Parsons, Kansas, May 3.—A Missouri, Kansas and Texas ; ger train was held up at Briar Creek, Indian Terri- tory, last night by six armed men, sup- posed to be members of the notorious Harry Starr gang. The express messenger refused to divulge the combination of the safe, though a revolver was held at his head and a knife at his throat. The rob- bers relieved all passengers of their money and jewelry and escaped A large number of prominent railroad men were on the train.

Hauirax, N.S., May 3.—The appoint- ment of a chief of police, the new office created by the city bill recently through the legislatwre, to succeed the city marshal, was settled at a meeting of the the city council to-night by the selection of John O'Sullivan the deputy marshal. The other two candidates were John Naylor, Secretary S. P. C,, and detective Power. It was generally thought that either Power or Naylor would get the position.

Wiynirpee, May 3.—The water in the Red River is very high and the Northern Pacific track is flooded and no trains have gone south the past two days. Emerson is under five feet of water. People are mov- ing about in beats. Should the water rise a couple of feet more it will meet that of the Coulee back cf the town and the situ- ation will then be alarming. Several large ee have been carried away at Sel-

irk.

Montreal, May 3.—There will probably be 6,000 head of cattle shipped from this port during thenext tendays. Freight rate about 45 shillings. Exporters state that if the embargo is raised on the other side, 100,000 head will gofrom the St, Lawrence this season; and if net, the — will not reach more than half that number. It is generally believed, however, that the imperie! authorities will allow Canadian cattle into the interior of Great Britain be- fore very long.

Kryeston, Ont, May 2,—The Conserv- atives of thia city intend to decorate their Old Chieftain’s tomb on the anniversary of his death. The Macdonald Club has invit- ed the Montreal Ciub of the same name to visit this city on that date and ‘participate in the decoration ceremunies. The Mont- realers having accepted, it is now proposed to invite all similar organizations through- out Ontario to send representatives. It is suggested that the decoration day of the various societies be on the same date that Sir John Macdonald’s grave is to be decorat- ed, and the Macdonald Club will endeavor to have matters so arranged. ;

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At Sydney Mills, Lot 34, May 4th, 1893, Isaac Thompson, in his 43rd year.

[Funeral on Sunday, at 3 p. m.]}

At Little York, onths 4th inst,, Addella Jean, daughter of the late Mr, Charles Hardy, aged one year and twenty-three days. ‘* Safe in the arms of Jesus,”

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moderate. A. A. MACDONALD. ap4—lm Wancse IMMEDIATELY—A girl for gener-

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two Hundred Odd Blouses, Five Hundred Children’s Suits,

Six Hundred Pairs Trousers,

AT A

do AMES

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Iwo Hundred Black Worsted Suit

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*"

FREEHOLD FARM FOR SALE.

HE undersigned offers for sele her Freehold Farm, containing 50 acres of excellent land, situated on the north side of Royalty Road and fronting on the Malpeque Road... This fine farm is only 34 miles from Charlottetown, and is con- venient to churches, schools asd mills. The buildings are commodicus and in good repair, There are two good orchards on the premises, comprising apple and plum trees of choice kinds also currant and aay bushes. There is a good well at the door. A fine epruce hedge ex- tends the whole length of the farm on one side For terms and conditions of sale apply on the premises to

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‘eontains nine good, large rooms, paatry

‘for sale by

ROBERT BALLOCH & 00.

‘IGH GRADE

» To the Public, , JAMES McLEOD & Si

(Late of the Firm of McLeod & McKenzie),

Gentlemen's Tailors and Ontiters,

Have Leased the Shop in the CAMERON BLOCK, VICTORIA ROW,

Lately Occupied by Mr. Horses Haszard,

And will a Large Select most Fashionable and itylish Grae

Is

The King of English Wheels.

AVING secured the Agency for this celebrated make of Bicycles, I will be pleased to talk to anyone wishing to pur- chase. I am at liberty to sell for cash or on terms of easy payment, thus giving all an opportunity to enjoy the untold plea- sures of cycling.

WILLIAM J. STAIR,

may3 Agent for Charlottetown. Scotch, Engli & Canadian Tweeds and Worsteds, House and Lot at Auction) Bas. © public are guaranteed to 76 in AM instructed b MRS. E McGREGOR the new Firm have alvary ne are instruc ° Ou I to sell by halon, on THURSDAY, JAMES McLEOD & SON, llth MAY, at 12 o’clock, noon, the House woah Cameron bigok,

and Lot situated on the corner of Wey- mouth and Euston Streets. The house

and kitchen, frost-proof cellar, stable and outbuildings. Terms at sale.

CHAS. I. MORRISON, Ch’town, May 2, ’93 Auctioneer.

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These are the reason

UR LARGE STOCK of Hair, Tooth, Cloth and Nail Brushes will be offered at gready

reduced prices to clear. We must make room

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_ Also, we offer our line of Perfumes, tie finest

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Tooth Preparations, etc , etc, =" of our increased

To introduce still farther Davies’ Ointment, we | have deeided to tell 25c. boxes for lic., and 15c. boxes for lUc. ‘this offer is only open for the next sixty day.. . Drugs, Chewicals, Patent Medicines, at usual

rice.

Havana avd Domestic Cigara, {

A large stock of Pipes, Tobacco, Cigarettes, and Smokers’ Goods generally.

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VICTORIA ROW, May 2. 1893.--eod

SHEDS.

MPORTED Red Fife, White Fife and White Russian Wheat. Also, White Russian (Island grown), Barley, Black aud White Oats, Field Peas, Vetches, Timothy and the different varieties of Clover Seeds,

Everything new and nobby

in Spring wear

DAILY ARRIVING.

J.M. McLeod & 0,

Charlottetown, April 19, 1893.

SPLENDID BUILDING LOT

F. L. MACNUTT, 139 Water Street.

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FOR SALE, TEA WILL sell by Public Auction on the mises, V _ rex’ , p. Doe MERCHA) TS , mo tue vy Bailding = r, S es i

st. Peter's Road, just outside the = limits, having a breadth of one chais 0 forty links on the St, Peter's Road, a rannieg back for the distance of two chaiss fifty links. This is a good opportunity fer oe one who wishes to purciase a Building Lot

is free fram city taxes vut has all the

of being in the vity. WILLIAM N. TOOMBS,

Mincing Lane, London.

REPRESENTED IN CANADA BY

J. A. MORRISON, HALIFAX

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