The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-03-05
REDWOOD FALLS MINNESOTA. THURSDAY MARCH 1871

Tue witness stated THAT after they
got in, there Was not much convsrsa.
tion. that the impression on lis mind
Vas that there was foul play and thot.
he said 60. The FIRST thing that was
done. Deft looked in the coffee pot
the coffee pot was on the far side Of
the bed snd the swill pail under the
side Of It and had something in it that
looked like water, more ths color VI tea.
Ii was trnzen. There was three or four
guards, probably. The pail was Set Out
"u the top Of the shed. Don't know
who put it there.
The witness further corroborated the
testimony Of Root i" regard t. De,t.
sending Root for his girl. che building
Of the 6.e and moving the beu, the
searching Of the pockets Of deceased by
Dsis aud the smount Of money taken,
che p.s'tlon of the vest aud pants, the
general appearance Of the room,
the three staying all night. the
Dsft. getting supper and washing the
tea pot three tunes.
Witness stated that Dsft. told him
his father was in the poor houxe in the
old eounsry aud he had asked Edward
to send him some money aud that Nd
ward gut mad aud made At him with =
hay fork and that he, Dctt had levelvd
his gun ut Edward. Had heard D. f.
say tnat he and his brother we're on un-
friendly terms. This WIS about three
weeks before Edwards death.
10 bursting open the doo,s there was
nothing broken.the pin Was pressed
back and slipped out. Did uot SEE
Mrs. Brock way ewpty the batter. Ex
ami"ed the pill alter It was set on the
tip Of the shed. Don't. know who first
set it there. lhink it Was Eysu
Some one told Deft he ought uot to
nave emptied it. Def't. said there was
some frozen in it. Had 40 cuuversa.
tion with Dsf. about opening the body
Of his brother or about the property.
Delt. requested them to witness him
examining his brothers pockets. Root
said it was best to take Care of what Was
in his pocket book.
The cr,,ss examination did not elicit
ANYTHING different from the above.
Ezra Post sworn.-Deft. had worked
Tor witness aud spoke tour or i've Tunes
1t his difficulties with his brother, tho
deceased Told witness OF the fuss il
tue field aud that Edward had ordered
MIN away, Never t'Id him tue Cause.
CuId hun o. their Difficulty about Dat.
~a"tiux Edward tO seud mouey fot
their father.
Dett. said the deceased had promised
him mo"ey t, sead for his fam,ly aud
hade"'t kept his word, aud when told
that Edward was sick, s,id he d,den'
care it he would die, bcc .uss be had.
cut given HIM money t. send for h,s
family ~ he agreed tu do.
Juuas Johnson testified that abou,
the I'D or 4th If February the De,t
came ~ me near the aSeucy aud tuid
me his bruther Ell. was dead. Told
me to tell NY father to co,ne down nex'
week aud he would sell him the place
Joseph Jones testified that ou the
day of the Inquest, he Was ut the
house of Ed McCormick, that Dett.
tvok gun out aud told witness not t.
say any thing about it, also took a Re.
voiver. q" pieces.) Don't know What
he did with them. Opened Trunk
aud box with q chisel, examined Che
couseuts but did not take ~, thing.
Dstt. said that 500. syoke of cattle
aud COW would satisfy him, was moi
taiking sb"ut the property of deceased
at the time he said that.
A cat took spas"ws but be did no,
see it die, heard It d,u. Thought thal
Deft. came to their house for WitY.ss
to 70 to Roots but nut pusitivs.
&. Dei,x.nan tes, flied, that he was At
the house Of Edward Mccormick ou
the Friday before his dea' b aud the
uorth window had no brvkea light iu
it 1t that time .od that he noticed it
broken on the "Wednesday after hi.
death
THB PROSECUTION RESTED.
A mo.ion to. discharge the prisone,
because the State had not uxde Out ,
case, Was denied.
1HE DEFsNcE.-Wm. McGinuis
sworn l did not 20 to " N. Roots on
Saturday eight January 3lss Dett
,old me that Joseph jones had eom.
Tor u to 30 but I did not. Had /.
conversation With Edward McCormick
about putting his property out Of b..
hauds-He told me the papers were
made out. Said be Was afraid Mrs.
Brockway Was going TO sue him because
he had been oohabitiug with her.
know of Eds. refusing to take meals q,
Mr. Roots when he worked there,
The MEMBERS OF rHs CoRoNER',
JuRY -. J. Russell, G Dei.smsu
A. Knippls E. D. Cloagh; U, w. New
too, Leroy Newton. were sworn aud
'deati led their signatures to the yer
diet.
VIM. Brockway testified to having hat
difficulties with Edward Mccormick, and
fight. Had settlement last September ant
were on friendly terms since then.
g. Deitsman recalled. Saw person
who were said 70 have died from poison
They were much swelled and their eye
and mouths were open. Edward McCor
mick's eyes and mouth were closed.
Dr.. w. D. Plyuu sworn. / assisted !,
the Post Nortem examination Of the bod
OF Edward Mccormick. We ouly examiu