Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-03-21

where she is known under the various
aliases of Moshier, Martin, Laserage and
Turner. On Saturday evening March Itn
sac came to visit Mr.. Williams remaining
until Monday, the 9th, and before going
away making arrangements to return on
Saturday the I4th. On this date she
again came mere ON the Ii p. IN. train, aad
| Mas u.neu directly to Williams room
~ u!el IL over the hat store of j. Ill. Avery.
| Just before leaving Cleveland that day
s,e LuIu her roommate that she was COM
,us 10 faIues,ilIe Ito doctor up littie'
and should remain several days. At w il
| liams' room Mrs. Moshier remained with
out attracting the special attention of any
one, until Monday night when the occu-
pant Of the room together with some others
were discovered removing her body, which
was encased in a coffin, for the purpose OF
shipping it TO Cleveland. Upon making
the discovery the night-watch stopped the
party and notified the city marshal and the
sheriff of the strange proceeding. These
| officials shortly afterward arrived at the
| room of MIR. Williams and alter asking for
| an explanation were given what appeared
| to them a satisfactory account of the pur-
| poses of the move and the body was al
| lowed to be carried to the depot. AT that
time it was intended to have it taken on
| the O'Clock a. N. train, but through
| misunderstanding DIR. Root who was to
| accompany the remains, did not put in an
appearance and the body was left at the
depot. Immediately after this the Sheriff
l-iOr whom there then remained no other
course took charge of the body and re-
| moved it to his office in the court house.
| The Coroner, who resides in Kirkland, was
at once notified and preparations made for
| holding an inquest.
These facts as above given were all that
| could be gathered prior to the opening OF
the Inquest and the taking of testimony
| before the Coroner's jury.
About Tuesday noon the Coroner ar
| rived from Kirkland and empanneled the
following Jury: j. M. Benjamin, C. Z.
| Field, III. G. Gray, n. O.. Lee, E. W. Clarke
and L. G. Stebhins. The first witness was
| called on Tuesday afternoon and the in
quest lasted from that time until Wednes-
day evening, when it was adjourned until
next Monday, for the purpose of allowing
| time for a chemical analysis OF the stom-
ach of the deceased. We give below de-
| tailed statement of this evidence. From
it our readers can gather all that is
| known, up to the present time, in relation
to this mysterious affair. We leave all
conjectures for those who desire to in
dulge in them. The testimony is given in
the order in which the witnesses were
| called.
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Mrs. MATTE MATTRsoN, testified:
live in Cleveland; have known kittie
Moshier or ) weeks; last saw her Satur-
| nay morning last. She said she was COM
| ing to PainesvilIe to remain one week
/ with Charlie Williams; she said she was
| coming down to .'doctor up'' little; her
health seemed to be good at that time; her
general health was always good; we
| roomed together No. ID Hoffman Block.
1 learned OF her death this morn
ing when a policeman came to my room
with the city marshal OF this place; the
| deceaseds maiden name was K1ttie Alma;
! she lived at Penn Yam, n. Y; she has
been married to a man by the name of Mar
| tin V. Moshier, who lives in Conneaut;
| decline telling our occupation; know moth
| ing about the particulars of her death.
| CHARLES L. WILLIAMS. being sworn
| testified:
Live in Painesville; fam 81 years of age;
| know the deceased; first became acquain-
ted with her last fall; she came to my
room last Saturday night at IL o'clock; she
| remained there until taken away last eve
/ nlng; she was apparently in good health
when she came although she came for
| medical advice. 1 first learned she was
dangerously i'll at O'Clock yesterday; am
| not capable of telling what allied her: / got
up late that morning. Mrs. Searles, who
| takes care of my room came to Stages
| hardware store and told me Kittie was
| sick; went to my room aud found de-
| ceased lying on the floor insensible: | sue
| cH16Pd. after some from hIa in hpr
| and then went for physician. After my
| return she vomited and had spasms of
pain: DIR. Young came shortly after and re-
manned until she died; she died about
| O'Clock; she seemed to be in great pain; she
was not pregnant that L know of. After
her death [ got Mr.. Palmer and those pres
ent placed her in a coffin; we took her to
| the depot; after CONSUL alton it was
| thought best to send the body to her friends
in Cleveland; never gave her anything to
produce an abortion or TO injure her.
| MARTIN V. MosHIER, being sworn testi-
| fed:
| l am the husband of the deceased, and
| the body in court is that of my wife Mrs.
Kittie Moshier; her age is little over 26
years; reside in COnneaut, and have lived
| there little more than year. While
there l kept house and boarded, both. My
| wife and 1 never had any domestic quar-
| rels. In September last, she lett me to
| travel and sell ink and pens; last saw her
| six weeks ago Monday night, i'll Cleve-
| land; she was then boarding at the United
States Hotel; we have always correspon-
ded; one letter from each being sent and
received every week; was in the habit of
sending her money; her health was good :;
during the past six weeks she has fire.
quently written me of being we'll.
| MRS. MATTE MATsoN, on being RECALLED
testified as to the jewelry, wearing appar-
ell, money and papers in possession of dis
ceased at the time she left Cleveland, and
on being shown the articles found in the
room when Mrs. Moshier died, Unidentified
them.
MRS. Lucy NJ. SEARLEs testified; II live
in Painesville and take charge of Will
liams room. Am not acquainted with de-
ceased, except having seen her at different
times this, winter. She has been here three
or four times, coming on Saturday night
and remaining until Monday. The first
time saw her during her last visit was on
| Sunday last, between eleven and twelve
O'Clock in the morning, at that time car
ried her q meal. On Monday / sent up a
meal at about the same hour. The Irovis-
ions sent were such as [ cooked for myself
at home. Saw her on Monday at about
three O'Clock in the afternoon. She asked
me to bring up SOM bread and butter and
coffee after supper. Did not carry these up
as she died that night. usually clean the
room at about three O'Clock in the after
noon. On Monday went up at about that
time, but found that the deceased had al
ready done the work. She then appeared
well and cheerful. She was sitting by the
stove winding zephyr. She seemed in good
health. We had some conversation. Did
not remember the particulars of 1t. She
said that she YVES glad that Blair and Will
liams mad stopped drinking. ] left her
there and went to take care of X. L.Blair's S
ROOM On my return found her sitting by
the window with her head on one hand and
a letter in the other. l thought that she
was crying. | asked her what was the mat
ter At first she made no reply, but AFTER
wards said she felt bad, and wished Char
lie was there. At her request went to call
him. ! found him in Stages hardware
store and told him Kiftie was sick. He
started for bis room and went home. The
next time ] saw her was after she was
dead. DIR. Root came for me at about ten
O'Clock that evening. When 1 got to the
room Mr.. Williams was sitting on the
bolster. l spoke about the envelope. We