The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-12-16

Heard no noise before I was called. /
Tom called an hour before day to go af-
ter uncle and aunt. Did not see any.
thing unusual In room. Saw no blood
ON door, Mother laid out decd, who
! was getting stiff FIST. Decd used to
. complain of shortness OF breath, pain IN
, stomach and back. A week before. she
. said she had not had a passage for three
+ weeks. When having shortness OF
breath used to catch at neck. Ellen mas
| heart disease and nose bleeding often at
tnight--bleeds badly, sometimes day.
Never heard hard words between decd
and father and mother. When late to
r breakfast and mother would 90 to- set
: her clean plate, she would ask for her
: Patrck's plate. 49,
, Cross examined: Gave testimony be-
| fore in this court house right after death.
Had distinct recollection. Did not ,
= swear that ] went to bed about dusk.
Did not testify to anything but truth
then. Last saw decd alive a little be-
fore dusk, in the Kitchen. Saw her In
bed. Do not know what time in liight
was called: did not go to bed again.
Said che was lying OH the floor: showed
no signs Of life. Soon after went IN,
they put her on the bed without wash
ing. Father and mother and lifted
her off bed Us soon as we were dressed:
. laid he: OH a bed cover on the floor and
washed her: took nothing off of bed: fix
. ed cover and laid her on again. Decd
complained of pains about a week be-
fore: had no physicians: meals as usual.
Helped lift her on and off bed: did not
look at eyes. Sister that has heart dis
| ease is II: was last troubled in night of
Friday before death: mother came up.
. Floor was not scrubbed OK mopped saw
-. blood on it from sisters nose. Think
t mother pat wool in room Tuesday a. m.
a Thos. Boyle, examined: This witness,
d Il son of deft, testified a. 70 events of
: the evening before, night of, aud morn
J. ing after death Of deceased, the arrange
). melst Of the house and premises, &c,
d are substantially the same as others,
Il and it is omitted. The following is
:, from his cross-eXanination: its
~ Started after uncle about of an hour
n. after called; grandmother was dead. !
N did not 20 up to see her because loved
W her. Never heard talk between defen-
,e daut and decd about a lawsuit. -@'''
N DGaicl Boyle, examined: Is brother
- OF deit. Think mother about 10; she
m lived with me and dclt at times, we
to were willing to work for and support
:, her. Two years ago this fan che was
81 on the county; tool. her to my house
~ kept herJ months, and tneN sh: Went tt
M Patrir!. =; he was to keep her ) months
~ aud /; came to live with me again il
lie fall OF 1853 but left when 10 one was a
ia home and Went on county again;
,e went to Wolf and Hammond aud offer
IL cd to take her home; took her to deft'
"a. ! Apri, II, 1869. Never said an angry
d. word to neither, and dett was as good 1
on son As / heard deceased say more thar
-. I 900 times that Pat (dc!tl WAS IS good /;
nd son as she ever raised; she cainc from
ri, Iceland 20 years ;seso-passage paid b,
lid def. During last years life, decd wa
as subject to weak spells and shortness o
~ breath. She came from Davenport on
of very cold day; was never well asterTard
Is could not besr heat ur cold; have got vi
m. often 10 give her water; she was child
az ish, did like my wife or Pat 5; neither @
Die our wives ever did anything bit tyea
* her we'll. ss.ssssz ".'~
.nn living. D-et4Sl and did not go to \
'1c .J~es.iilt and say size was able to "
HH6tuid aud we would not keep her.
-ouud d.. hcnlcd.y c.cjtiaincd:: Decd c1
cause on me two or three times. Had Gu
a the and shortDess Of breath; do not Il
uees she had asthma This WAS early in
Dos Gross ccGj!li ,ch: Her sfiortness
head breath was no more tl'an old per
a of have when they have u cold tina. SO
shut. Oh lungs.
and -iicr. Thompson examined: Iseeo
;, ok tine Of death of deceased. Was /
New Thursday night til about daylig
r,,ted attended funeral. To,erabe nur
5 APP present. AS,'NeeH ~ '''"S'hS "
Il,scil- down stairs; stairs steep; corpse slil
If in coffin. Seti it on two chairs in y
en- Asked If we should show corpse. I
might said we should. Persons looked !.
ma j. Deft did not act unusual. During
hror- months prior was at dett' twice or II
PRO Saw decd there; thought deft ire
Never her kihuiy, ne aShea ief W cav =
|, tho table; she did not come.
Them Cross erabained: Was at 10 ut of @
;puess going ahead. Think corpse slipptd
fasth or three inches. Saw mark on hose
.hrm- Mary Boyfe crnn,ia u. A II vii
Gains deft. Heard delt talk with Peters
ok 70 Monday night. Decd was the.
N or kitchen. After boys left did not
was decd again till in tie nj sht. Did
heart say anything 10 ne'. went To pea al
d pal e'gnt o ciock. Vas a"akeheh aont
nose or 10y hearing def't jump out Of
and go up stairs, and heard a moan
mach dei't called for me 10 come UP; wen
inctIv as soon rs | could with light and i,
think him holding her up to window.
d not water and bathel her face and la
rather and finding her growing weaker
rector weaker called the girls. Then laid
Have on the bed and thought she WAS de-;
antIy. she was stiff. Washed her on floor
Nv in made up bed and dressed her. F1
~ en cut on left side Of head; saw no o,
nix it My attention called by a few dro
,ersou blood from it. Heard testimon.
death Praisch. Never heard husband sa,
/, tlrat was not too good to shoot his noth
ndow never said it. Daughter has nose |
attacks in the night. Friday nigh
all fore was up with her. When def't S
.spinm ed he thought It was the girl that "
deuy ed help, and found decd Dert tire
trava- decd well. No hard words. She al,
main asked for her Patrick's plate.
leave never refused TO keep deed. We ay
death we would never let her 60 OH the eou
think Decd preferred to live in town-cou
oFtem too lonesome. Very notional and c
wol,d isi. She had shortness of breath; "
,-can take hold of her throat and rub it III
might Could not walk any distance; fair
spells Decd said medicine done
,ment no good. In distress with these s
she complained OF soreness of DO,
lrt adj pains up back. No passage of bowel
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