Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-04-05

he struck his wife; he said he did not sr e
her; that the last he saw of her she was GO
ing towards Buckingham" m -
Rebecca Fctcr called and sworn, says:
lam married; my husba nd's ma me is john !
Felter, have known the defenda ut for ten I
years; knew his wife she died October 9Th, !
1866; / did not see her after her death she /
was my sister | was AT the house at the time
of the examination by Dr.. Daniels, and would
be able to tell some Of her jewelry if | should
see it, (the ear ring was presentcd to her)
this is an ear ring worn by my sister, Mrs
Felter have been in the defendants house
but twice in the last two years. he was gem
orally fault finding and cross, but at times
pleasant
Robert Provin called and sworn, says
II have known the defendant since 1861,
have spoken to him several lines; ! was ac-
qu,inted with Charlotte Felter, | examined
her body and saw her skull was broken; part
waesunk and part stuck out; noticed she was
badly burned, but did not sec her until at
ter she was moved this was Charlotte Feiter:
| saw the defendant lying between two hay
stacks with his throat cut "
cross ExAMISATIoy.
could not indetify her features but took ii
to be her body was not there until after the
bandage was put around the defendants neck;
he had n blanket around him. and his hands
were bloody did not see his coat and vest
as they were coverd with the blanket; this
was the day the house was burned saw him
| taken away from there, do not know where
TO- BIZ, suppose 10 the Constable.
Ida Olive Felter called and sworn. says.
81 am living with my grandfather and
grandmother have lived with them. since
left my fathers 9; my mother is dead, father
killed her. he struck her do not know how
many times nor what with he was mad al
her before | lef. &; il was because she poured
the buttermilk out left because he was go.
ing to kill me know by the way he acted
it was in front Of the house he struck her, q
rod from the house lie shot the gun off by
her head my father was cross to her and did
everything mean that he could; once when h'
wanted to kill dog and she did not want hin
TO. lie said he would or stop the l~eaih of on
or two around here when left lie WAS break
ing things in the house when | went to Nj
Provins she mother) said he would kill Us
| have not seen my mother since. ~
CROSS EXAMINATION sA s. S..
Have been TO school; have talked to n
one what should say on this trial; l wa
asked the day after my mothers death what
knew about it. bu, don't know by whom
nv grandparents have said nothing 10 II
ahou, what | should say, nor Rehecca; the
w.re between the house and fence when
started for Mr.. Proyins;' started hecan
his actions were such that thought he ";
going to kill me; | saw father strike mothe
o her; about IS far to the door, stopped al
| looked around do not know what it was wi
nor how many tm,s tie fired the gun after
g started saw the position Of the gun, the Ell
lie Of it was pas, her when it went off. Moth
.e told me to &c to Mr.. Provins; it was about
Is wear ago he threatened 10 Kill the dog Al
Of did. lie said he would or shut one or y
At breaihs.
y. James Mcdowell called and sworn, says ::
ot II have known The defendant for len year
n knew the defendants wife; was there the d
an the house was burned; saw the smoke AFT
ng dinner and went and 90, my horse the hou
D was nearly burned down when ! arrived !;
u was one Of the first TO the body as it !
es between the house and the fence, and help
til to move her; one of the feet was burned OFT Il
lie part of the other; there were some bones tou
,ir saw large pool of blood; the head v
he badly fractured; the spade was between
ne fence and the house west OF the body, It lo'
sle ed as though there was blood on it; the han
was burned out; l saw the hair raised
Frank Thomas and saw the lock of a gun
saw the defendant at the hay stack whel
first saw him he was going from the gr
-" sack to the hay stack he went to rick Q
=" looked first on one side of it and then on
~ other and then went behind it; | and
80 Thomas were first on the ground and Fra
Merits was with us; we were from forty
sixty rods distant from the defendant
10y could not tell whether his throat was cut
not did not see him again until the do
y. was dressing The wound at the hay stack
wy have had no conversation with the defenda
ny CROSS EXAMINATION.
les
;e Frank Thomas and were first ones Il
.ha and took the body outside the fence, he
~ raised the hair and showed us the wound.
.u John Il. Felter called and sworn, says:
-, l am the husband of Rebecca Felter; i
>. known tbs defendant for ID years knew
wife; was not near her at the time she
-, killed but saw her that night; have bee
49,, the defendants house; his treatment of
49,, wife was rough, but have seen him pleas'
he is my second cousin have had some
versation with the defendant; he told me
J.. they had been QUARREL ?ling about some 5
that lie had taken a molasses barrel into
garden and broke in the head for n slop ba
IL. and when he returned he found that she
thrown out the buttermlk that they had {
80 menccd quarrcllng and she began to IL
his things out doors he told her to stop;
then struck him in the face with plate
then took down his gun and shot at her
did not intend to kill her, that his passion
control over him. but as to what happ
after he had nothing to say. asked hii