Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-14

bach y Oh !eFce iather sal mother had ia lIen n
ont 81 bed; said she fell in the corner against
the stairs, said /. heard a noise went In An
faund her on the floor: picked her up and
put IN the bed when we went to he'd she
laid on the outside when | came back
from levee mother had the comfort over her;
she Icing ~ same position as when | l,ft .
her head towards foot Of the bed there
was nothing o. er her head her hands were
by her sides she did not speak at all. but
groaned all The time till -he died she
groansd loud aHd often nv mother was
well IN the forenoon father IN the bar-rooui
All the time he, was sober was sober night
! previous said he IVES un part of the night
at hr kerneys said erney called him
names: he was drunk Thursdly night wa
sober all day Friday did not zee father and
mother together after the quarrel. did not
hear father call any one names during the
day.
Cross eean,ned, by Mr.. Hubhell for de-
fense.-We get up about half-past six
father got up an hour later; breakfast at
oclocksx.ather went into bar-room moth
er and | were in the basement where We
eat and cook mother went to washing and
did not 90 up stairs the only time was
away was when | went for water; was gone
but a few moments; when ! came back
mother was still washing; saw mother
drink twice during the morning the pail
holds two quarts; there was about one half
pint IN the pail when first got the liquor
mother was little intoxicated, We had no
dinner, at one o'clock we went to bed
mother was pretty well intoxicated, che
said she was weak aid could not wash any
more; gave her the tumbler of liquor; she
she did not put anything in it she put in
no sugar; she put tea spoon in the tum-
bier the spoon was on the pillow at the
head OF the bed there was nothing on the
bed but the spoon; she stirred the liquor:
did not see her put alythrg IN Int the
spoon saw the -poon upon the pillow when
she drank but did not notice it particularly.
mother was sitting on bed when she sent for
liquor; did not the spoon until came
with the liquor when came in she took
the liquor, stretched out her hand and got
the spoon and said it was the last she should
drink when she had drank she handed
glass and spoon to me ana told me to ! ut
them up; the tumbler has been washed
1t was washed aft er ! swept the bar room;
when she had drank she lay down in the
middle of the bed with her face to the west
wall said nothing but famed herself
laid in front OF her. she went to sleep. au.l
| two or three minutes after father called
me to oct up and | went and swept and
washed the dishes; was about FIVE minutes
washing di>hc~ | then went up stairs TO
look at my mother; she was living on her
back when | left her and was making
no noise, Il then went for wood and was
zone twenty minutes, when | came back
father asked why | did not stay and take
care OF mother; lie said this in the bar room
the strange man was there al the time: my
father then took me into the back room and
SAID mother had fallen on the stairs; she
was on the bed there was blood on her
llp she was groaning loudly she groaned
about fifteen minutes, and then stopped
father then went for the priest; mother
died while father was gone mother made
no groans shrieks or cries up to the time
came back from the leyee when thought
the liquor up stairs for mother it was paier
than when ! brought it up in the morning
Lirect E.taatuGti9n--I have heard my
father threatening mother before she died;
i i.e.rd him etate il she did not stop drink
ing he would shoot her
Re-Cro$s Eram;ael-.Ny mother for two
or three years was in the habit Of getting in
toxicatcl lived in Corning before we came
here; father Is II mechanic we have been
here about three months; father often
spoke to mother about drinking they never
quarreled except on this SUI iect the man
in the bar room was Il middle aged man
and said he was from the country
Fathtf De Crtiig a,oort-Residc in Daven-
port; am minister oi st. Antonio church
saw dcit. OH 9Th oi Aug called upon me
and said his wife Wa dangerously sick and
dying never srw him before asked him
what was the matter; he toll me to come
and would see for myself he seemed vio.
lently agitated and | cnqalrel if had
alright did not answer, hurried down as
fast as could, and on the road told me he
/ had been drinking, entered the house, saw
a crowd who told me she was dead W ent in
aud saw woman lying dead from her lips
| judged she was dead reproaehed man with
! ii; he was shouting; told him shouting was
useless the calabooss was "A fit place for
| him; told him to 90 with the officer
Cross Eramiaattpa- y othng Of great
Importance was elected on the cross exami-
nation, except deft was violently agitated .
| that there was evidently something wrong
as people do not usually sho W as much az.
itation as delt. did. where they call for his
services at his death bed that the deft. on
the way down stated that the reason why
he did not answer any question was be-
cause he did not want the people to know
| his wife had been drinking. aud that deft.
way of acting and keep away from his
wife in that corner of the room made him
I think that he was guilty.