Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-03-27

had been waking on il with muddy shoes. Men
came up at this time, and they wen, along the
trail, and discovered two tracks, about feet apart
as though the person who made them had been
running, anG in the direction Of John Kem's. II
was about two O'Clock when the body found
when witness first went there he found two boys
there, named Leonard and Ingie. Next person
who came Joseph Ken, who lives mile 5
L. Of witness house; Moses Turk, James KEN
Il Isaac Nordyke now there; james Ken
found where some one had been whiting. Cor
oner came about dusl, when the body was taken
to the house; her shoulders and breast were much
swollen, so that they were compelled TO cut her
clothes, 10 get them OF and she had been struck
on the back part Of her head five times; part Of
her nose was of, as though It had been struck,
but witness was Of opinion it had been eaten eli,
. d small hole was found in the ground near her
face, with part of Der hair drawn IN II; there
was 10 blood on her clothes except few spots--
her face was in pool Of blood; her under clothes
had no blood on them, though her hair com
pletoly saturated with it. The witness ask
ed if Geo. KEN had ever been to see the deceased,
He replied that he had; "irequeniiy"; he came
first, last spring; "set up with her pretty oftcn''
L
night prev ious the murder; came about dusk
staid oil night. Witness went to bed, but walked
up about two O'Clock and heard them tho fire
some ilmo in September, heard Rachel talking to
him about suing for breach Of promise; did not
hear particularly but thinks she was threatening
to him Geo. kcm) FOR breach OF marriage
contract Deceased was about So years Of age,
her appearance that of quite lively girl Ken
did not come to see her from about the middle Of
August until sometime in September, when he
heard the m talking about the suit for marriage
contract; he came once a week, and sometimes
once in two weeks. Witness thinks she had
made some preparations 10 get married; had got
new dress. Witness asked, if there were
any preparations for the wedding within the week
previous to the murder2 lie replied, "notkigg
particularly, ercept taN."
Mr.. Smith here contended that the declarations
Of the deceased should BE admitted as evidence,
by which means chain Of facts might be discos-
ed exhibiting the motives Of the prisoner, for the
perpetra,ion of the act. The court overruled the
motion.
Mr. Te,berington was called again, and being
Intercepted said Ken had not been to the de-
ceased for two weeks before the Friday ;gh, be-
fore the murder. The deceased staid al Turk 3
Thursday night; came home Friday; KEN kept
company with her that night; staid all night
&C a. .hA... -
morning There is a school house north OF where
witness lived; Vinnodge Russell lives south Of
The school house mile; there IS path from V.
Russel's to Kem's and TO go from RueseI's to
kem's, they go through the aforesaid clearing
there is a stream between Witnesses and Jos.
die soha al hoo
company with Ken, or went SO far to express
his opinion that they would rot live happily to-
gether KEN would sometimes call in the eve
ming, ep'uck her By the sleere" when she would
follow him the door; they would talk a few
minutes, when KEN would go away and return
about bed time. and ''!:eep her company"
Cross Eramined.-Tho witness has lived one
year where the murder was commitcd-lived
north of that place ; miles II years--did not live
on his own Iand---bought so acres of Con
gress land 1 or . years ago-moyed back, and
on the Friday succeeding the murder moved TO his
own land again, which is in Randolph county.
Deceased came TO live with him last Sprng-ved
some times with Mr.. Siddall in Il chmon1--sta.d at
witness house most of the tlme-kem came fire.
quentw TO see deceased at witness house-no 9th
er person came to see her during the past year.
Deceased lived with Mr.. Sddal previous to liv-
ing with him, and came TO stay at the house OF
witness she said at the "request of Mr.. kem.''
Prisoner came to see her within two weeks after
she came out 10 his house-thcir intercourse was
broken off about the middle of August, and com
mencad again in September. Witness first
uneasy about the absence of the deceased about
dusk--went out and gone - 20 minutes
stopped a couple Of minutes, but did not call
or make any notes.-the door was open, and his
children were playing in the yard making con
siderable noise-did not hear any noise except
what they made. Witness went 70 no place but
Turks without inquirng for Rache-was in com
pany with Mr.. NOrdy IKE while they could travel half
4 mile-boih on horseback-his first impression