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

was cause OF the quarrel: when | came
back from ie'ee father said mother had fallen
out OF bed said she fell in the corner against
the stars said lie heard noise. went in and
found her on the floor; picked her up and
put IN the bed when We wen. to bed she
laid on the outside, when | came back
from levee mother had the comfort over her.
sha being IN same position as when I left
her head towards foot of the bed there
was nothing oH er her head her hands were
by her sides she did not speak at ali. but
groaned all The time til she died she
groaned loud and often my mother was
well in the forenoon: father In the bar.roon
all the time he. was sober. was sober night
previous; said he was up part Of the night
at hlr. kerneys; said kernev called him
names; he was drunk Thursdav night was
sober all day Friday did not see father and
mother together after the quarrel; did not
hear father call any one names during the
day
Gross eeamined, by Mr.. Hubbell for de-
fense.-We get up about half-past six.
father got up an hour later; breakfast at Q
o'clock; father went into bar-room moth
er and were in the basement where W.
sat and cook mother went to washing and
away was when ! went for water; was gone
but few II oments; 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 a little intoxicated We had no
dinner; at one o'clock We went to bed,
mother was pretty well intoxicated; che
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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 liouor:
did not see her put anything in but the
spoon; saw the spoon upon the pillow when
she drank but did not notice it particularly:
mother was sitting on bed when she sent for
liquor did not zee the spoon until came
with the liquor when came in she took
the liquor, stretched out her hand and rot
the spoon and said it was the ast she should
drink when she had drank she handed
glass and spoon TO me and told me to yut
them up the tumbler has been washed
1t was washed after ! swept the bar room
when she had drank she lay down in the
wall, said nothing but famed herself: |
laid in front Of her; she went to sleep, aud
two or three minutes after father called
ne to get up and ! went and swept and
washed the dishes; was about five minute
washing dishe5 | 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
gone twenty minutes; when ! came back
father asked why did not stay and take
care OF mother; he said this in the bar room
the strange man was there at the time: nv
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
lip; she was groaning loudly; she groaned
about fifteen minutes aud then stopped
.alher 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 evee: when thought
the liquor up stairs for mother il was paler |
than when brought it up in the morning.
Utrect Eramtnation-l have heard my
father threatening mother before she died: |
heard him state If she did not stop drink
ing he would shoot her.
Rc-Cross L,ramiaed-.Ny mother for two |
or three years was in the habit Of getting in. |
toxicatei, lived in Corning before We came |
here father Is a mechanic we have been |
here about three months; father often
spoke to mother about drinking they never
quarreled except on this uhiect the man
ID the bar room was middle aged man
and said lie was from the country.
Faher De Gritty S,c2rn-Resde in Daven-
port. AIN minister Of II. Antonio church
saw deft on 9th of Aug; called upon me
and said his wife was dangerously sick and |
dying; never saw him before, asked him I
what was the natter he told Inc to come
and would see for myself, he seemed vio,
lently agitated and enquired 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, went in
and saw woman lying dead, from her lips
Judged she was dead reproached man with
IT, he was shouting, told him shouting was
useless the calaboose was a fit place for
him; told him to 60 with the officer.
Cross Eta,a;aation-N Nothing 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 ny
tation as dett. did, where they call for his
services at his death bed that the deft. on
The way down stated that the reason why
ne did not answer any question was be-
cause he did not want the people to know
hls wife had been drinking, and that deft
way Of acting and keep away from his
vile III that corner of the room made him
-hink that he was guilty.