Colon Boyette, being duly sworn testified as follows: She is daughter of the deceased and lives in the family. The deceased had been unwell since about the middle of last December and had been crazy since that time. She had frequently tried to injure herself by grasping her throat and mashing and bruising her abdomen. She died sometime during the night of March 2nd on which that day she complained of pain in her head more than usual. Nothing unusual in her treatment occurred during the day. The whole family had been uniformly kind to her since her affliction. Never saw any harsh treatment or violence used toward her.
Mrs. Eliza Meeks being duly sworn testified as follows: She is the daughter of deceased and lives about
100 yards from residence of deceased. Deceased had been sick or crazy since about first week of last
December. Frequently a day or two lapses without witness seeing her. Had often seen deceased try to
choke herself and bruise and mash her abdomen. She complained more than usual on the day of her
death. During that day about 12 o’clock her father started out to do some work. Deceased followed him. He
begged her to go back and finally slapped her. Deceased died sometime during the night of March 2nd.
The whole family, including her father, had been uniformly kind to deceased.
Miss Mornin Keen being duly sworn testified as follows:
I am the aunt of Stephen Boyette, the husband of the deceased. I lived in the family of the deceased.
Deceased was taken ill before last Christmas and was plainly not in her right mind. Had seen her try to
choke herself. On the evening of March 2nd Colon went to turnip patch and the deceased followed her.
Colon brought deceased back to the house and stated that she had fallen into a gully. Deceased was
placed in a chair complaining greatly of one leg she had hurt. She never walked another step. She was
helped to bed and died sometime during the night. The husband and family had been very kind to her.
Knew of no violence being used towards deceased during that day.
