Daily British Whig (1850), 26 Sep 1919, p. 7

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"iw ' FRI v AY, SEPTEMBER 286, 1919, / . : : Everything inf s-obtained of us will be found'of the high- est quality, perfect-in--fit and right up to date. G ourdier's 78 BROCK STREET. § ' " > P ey pt I eyésmuscles interior amined We by fc need lenses that give the ahe ~ interest you | For Weddings SILVER TEA SERVIUVES ' ill meet suggestion that will n ith the approval of every bride, and something that will give service for a life-time ' tiot iful three We mention i » you cannot depend upon Ve ment es do not run the risk of a ete break your | com the delicate exterior and i et at .. . 830,00. piece f : down ot have the of your eyt by our i whl determine your or -néar and far bifoeals we will suggest mechanism ex | ! optometrist | | $12.00 up. iable visual escul seeing If you fused appearance lens. Qur moderate prices will | Kinnear & d'Esterre JEWELERS, 100 PRINCESS ST. TAC p---- OPPOSITE POST OFFICE KINGSTON BUILDING, STREET rELEGRAPH CLARENCE C. S& KIRKPATRICK iN PREMISES » nt ere ony MOORE' REBUILT TIRES Special Fair Week Only This Coupén presented at our booth at Exhibition en- titles the holder to: $1.00 discount off 30x31 $2.00 discount off other sizes, HAVE YOUR TIRES REBUILT NEW TIRES FOR OLD ONES, to the States. and family three boys and two girls { Were present, 1 sald to James Hart. | wick, and his wife "Where is Fred?" | be did not come home. James Hart- Men's Box Calf Bluchers with Leather Lin- ings--a serviceable Fall Shoe ... $4.95 an M. Reid SHOE STORE a" . | Wick sald he would get some person {to humt him up. Haitwick and his ed out to hunt for Fred. They left | about 9 o'clock. { Mrs. Hartwick held." | ' Questioned further, : she was afraid to go home on account SORDID STORY ~~ OF YOUNG WIDOW From Page 1.) 5 laug 1, whereupon the court con detective Boye agence 1 somg wadding Bottle of Carbolic Acid. ieddes was recalled and ¢ by the crown counsel re 1 Cox gave him the bottle Frank Hartwick went to le referred to was exhibit. FS "Did you take m Mrs. Hartwick?" produced a statenient, | that it was taken on Feb- Witness got the bottle of d from Joseph Cox on the h Cox. farmer of Wagarville Mrs. Frederick Hartwick was stepdaughter, Mrs. Hartwick! ame to live at the he of the wit- ness after her husband's death 'Did you ever see -this ted Mr. White, holding up a little ottle." + 1 gave it to I t of Feb, 27th whom did you get it?" Hartwick on the it té Dr. Geddes," bottle?' Dr Geddes in Exjgft On Firearms, 1 Ton of Toronto, was on He un produced, to let. The bullet being of Il would nrearms appeared to the witr memade variety, Th fit the gun préduced. Witness gave it as his opinion that the © el was fired from some dis- tance. 'Fired at ten feet it would blacken a person's body and scorch 1 clothing. Giving the bullet. pro- ed a thorough examination wit- 8 said he could see blood: on it. Mrs, Frederick Hartwick. Heavily * veiled, Mrs Lena May Hartwick, wife of the late Frederick Hartwick, went on the stand at 5p A, White, witn two children, Years, and a girl ged six-and- Alf yéars. On the day of her hus- band's death, witness said her hns- band fn company with the grisoner. They were working together, getting house. He had home, and his dinner ipper at James Hartwick's. Be- tween 3 and 4 o'clock the after- noon on Feb. 11th, her husband got | his gun and went away with James | Hartwick, who also carried a gun. | I een 4 ard § oclock on the same rnoon, witness again saw her hus nd in company with James Hart- vick. They were going towards Hartwick's home. Frederick k was asked by his little girl he was coming home for supper. but'he went on towards James Hart. | wick's house. This was the last time she saw her husband alive. "At 7 o'clock, that night James Hartwick came to my place. I asked him where Fred was. He said "He Is all right". I said, "Why is he not here?" James Hartwick then satd, "Don't get frightened, 1 accidentally | slipped, and shot him in the back." I sald "what!" He repeated, "I accl- r shot him in the back." I » "Is he dead?" He said "ves" 1 aid, "if you accidentally slipped and | said that a" boy aged James Hartwie . | shot him; why don't you go and tell Constable Smith?" He said-he could not do that or they would take him for his murderer. 1 said, "no, they will not, if you did it accidentally." I sald that the body would have to be { brought fo. I asked bim where the | body was, and he said he shot him back of the barn. He said if I was going. to being him in he would shoot himself at my deo-r. He said I would not listen to reasen; to leave him there and let it look as if he had gone | . added the witness. "1 said 'mo' " { "He has got to be brought in and burlédd decently, even if I have to die { With him, He said; 'don't make any | alarm. I will make a few changes. Come up in the morning and ask for Fred. He said for me not to worry. He would take care of myself and the children. I said I could take care of myself, and the children. He said he would watch me, and if I dared | to make a move he would shoot me. Witness Was Afraid. "1 was afraid to go and get any- one. This was all the conversation I! had with him that night. I then took | my little girl and went to bed and cried myself to sleep. This was be- | tween 8 and 9 o'clock. In the morn- ing I then went to James Hartwick's | house. I took the children with me. James Hartwick told me to go to his place, and I was afraid to go to any other place. James Hartwick, his wife wife gota horse and cutter and start- In about an hour came home alone. James Hartwick came in later, and! sald they had found Fred. A doctor was summoned and an inquest was -------- Forced To Wrong Doing. witness said of the way the prisoner had acted to- wards her. Tha prisoner she said, had forced her into wrong doing, and she was afraid of him. December, 1918, { was the first occasion when the pri- | soner forced her into wrong doing. The prisoner by force had had com- | mitted a wrongful act upon her in the cow stable, whils her husband | 'Was sick in hed, When this offence was first com- | mitted, the prisoner said to witness, | "Some day, you will be my wife. Wit- | ness said, 'no, not unless it is God's | + will." i "1 was. afraid to tell my hushazd. | {what happened." added the witness. He bad a terribie temper, and I did! not want him to have blood om his hands. This offence was committed again in January in my house. He ¢ame in with groceries. He caught me and forced me. The two children / . THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG -------- red that bottle of pol- ess decla a Ilke the one y Pr. Ged- t Cox had es. The bottle 'was ith carbolic acid, and was hen witness handed it over te Hartwick say what was in -~ carbolle acid." , he gave it to yoy, to cemmit . Rigney, Mrs. BEartwick sald | that the prisoner had persuaded her husband to take up a farm. Witness sald she had told all could re- member what had occurred be- tween' herself and the prisoner, Her husband was. fond of hunting. and often went out shooting rabbits, James Hartwick went out hunt with her husband on a few oceasio On the Monday night before her h band was killed, he had out' oting rabbits. >» her statement that she was id the prisoner would shoot her, ey asked the witness if this part before. \ ", that she ha® she of been she id you not have the t nd brought in? a said Witness did not wateh ner leave her home as s 'Are you honest in Mr. Rigney "Yes, 1 am.' ressed by Mr. Rigney, s she made no alarm after the prisoner left her home. She did pot even look out of the window as she was*afraid of the accused. Witness declared to Mr. Rigney that she had always been afraid--ef the prisoner. She 5 not generally afraid of her husband, but was afraid to tél] him how the prisoner had us ed .her. This story she i told to Detective Boyd for the first time. The Tetted signed by wifness and produced was then, taken by 'Mr. Rigney and he questioned witness as to its contents. Parts of the letter could not be read. Witness declared She could not read one word of the letter. She said the letter did not tell | the truth, but that she had been com- pelled to sign it by the prisoner. The latter made a copy of the letter and then had witness write wit} own hand. The prisone- then ha he ori al copy burned. In this letter witness blamed another man for her trouble. The letter was addressed to "my friends", and the writer spoke about dying, stating that she had ask ed God to forgive her sins, she would | leave her children with her mother. Witness declared that the prisoner refused to allow her to go to her own home until she Nad signed the letter referred to. The court adjourned at 7 p.m. un- til 8.30 p.m. this?" asked ' witness ker » | a Bought Carbolic Acid. Mrs. Elizabeth Wagar, wife of A C. Wagar, was the first witness call- ed when the case was resumed 5.30 o'clock. Witness lives at Par- ham, where her husband keeps a store. She recalled James Hartwick coming into the store after Frederick | Hartwick's death and asking for | some carbolic acid. He did not get | any, as they did not have any in the | store. | Questioned by Mr. Rigney. witless said that James Hartwick said * he / wanted the carbolic acid for his boy, who had been kicked by a horse Mrs. R. J. Goodfellow was next called. She said her husband and brother-in-law kept a store at Par- ham. James Hartwick bought some carbolic acid after Frederick Hart- | wick's death. Witness did not know what he wanted the carbolic acid for. This concluded the evidence for the prosecution. Y Evidence for Defence. | Miss Jennie Hartwick, a daughter | of the prisoner, was the first wit-| ness called for the defence. She saw | her brother, Frederick Hartwick last | about 2 p.m. on the day of his death. | He and her father went hunting. "Dad did not wart \to go," said! the witness, who sald that she saw | her father and Fred leave on their | hunting trip. Witness was home all | ajfernoon, and saw her father return fri the hunt. After he got home, he ent out and did the chores. It was 5 o'clock when her father re. turned. About an hour and a half later, witness saw her father when he came in for supper. Witness ask- ed her father if Fred was coming in to suppér, and he said that Fred would go from hunting to his own home. Witness said her brother was fll at this time, suffering from a kick from a horse. . After reading a paper for about an hour and a half, her father went to bed. He was not out of the house that night. The next morning two little sisters of the witness left for school, and took some milk with them to- leave at Frederick Hartwick's. 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