Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-03-17

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blood about the size of my hand abou
J ten or twelve inches from the step OF
the floor; then about eighteen inche:
or two feet from the stair step a spo
of blood about ten inches wide and fif
teen long; this was neither pool O
blood nor a stream, but smear
looked as if it had been rubbed there
| suggested to Lefevre that an inquest
had better be held; be said it was nc
use; that he was there when she fell
down the stairs
A. p Caskey, Mrs. James Duffy
and James Wilkes testimony corrobor.
ates that of Mrs. Greer and Miss Me.
Caskey
Daniel Spires testified that last sum-
mer about the time Lefevre's wife had
him arrested for desertion, he met him
at Hannahstown. He told me he was
going down to make up with his wife
until he got his matters in shape, and
then he would leave her; that it would
not be long he would live with her;
saw Lefevre's hand the day after Mrs.
Lefevre's death his right hand was
very much swollen, the fingers and
back Of the hand putfed up; he said he
was out getting coal on Monday even
ing, and in breaking lump with a
mattock in the dark, struck the back OF
his hand against another lump of coal /;
saw it on Wednesday again; there
was no mark or abrasion of the skin /;
| am coal miner, and | do not think
he could strike his hand against coal
to cause such a swelling without max
ing marks; his hand was clear of
marks both times | saw it.
Harry Cooper, little eleven year
old son of the dead woman by her first
husband, testified Resided with
mother. stepfather and two brothers !;
was at home on the Monday prior to
mothers death her and John (mean-
ing stepfather) quarreled all day Sun
day. as they usually did; on Monday
morning Henry Loudenslaker came to
get fail fixed while we were at break
fast Lefevre said he had made two fails
and got nothing, and would not make
any more, and besides he had no shaw
ing-horse mother said if it was for
Pughs he could do it; he replied
You're a c. D liar - | went to
school about O'Clock and that was all
| saw that time. One time last summer
on Sunday, we went to prayer-meet-
ing, and some boys chased US home /;
he said for US to go back; mother said
no; he got rod and was going to
whip Willie mother said if he wanted
to strike anybody to strike her; he
struck her three times on the back,
knocked her down and kicked her; she
got up and seized the fire poker; he
said if she hit him he would knock her
brains out they nearl y always fought
on Sunday; after mother was buried
John Lefevre. son of the defendant,
who lives in Butler, was there, and
wanted his father to come and
live with him he said maybe he would
come up sooner than be expected /;
John said you are your own
now, and he said be was /;
mother had shoes on when we left
Monday to go to school
On cross-examination the counsel
tried to get Harry to say he told Smith
Greer that she had pair of Lefevre's
boots on, but Harry stuck to the text.
A long and tedious cross-examination
by Col Thompson failed to elicit any
thing except that Dan Duffy had
talked to him about the boots before he
went before the grand jury last week.
Harry's testimony was delivered in
such an innocent and straightforward
manner as to convince all be was tell
ing the truth. All the ingenuity of the
counsel and confronting him with his
testimony before the committing mag
istrate could not disturb him.
Here Court took a recess until p. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION
At 2P NJ. the Court met and Harry
Cooper's cross-examination was con-
tined. Col. Thompson quizzed him
for half an hour, but to no purpose.
Tommy Cooper, thirteen-year old
son Of the. dead woman, was then
called. He corroborated his brother
Henry in all respects, except that he
thought his mother wore boots instead
Of shoes, and that Lefevre said to his
wife, you are a ID Internal liar
instead Of c. d liar.
The little German boy, Henry Lou
derslaker, came next He came TO
Lefevre TO get fail fixed he corrob-
Grated the Cooper boys, except he says
Leievre told his wife it was lie, leav-
ing off the adjectives.
Daniel Duffy testified that about IL
NJ he saw the body the face and neck
were much swollen cartilage of both
ears cut through; body lying on the
back both ears full Of blood mark
two inches wide clear around the neck,
wider under the chin than any place
else two marks on the forehead, as
though made by the knuckles; mark
under the right eye, as if made by a
thumb nail two marks on her breast (;
face so much swollen he could not
have told who she was if he had not
seen her in the house Of Lefevre the
IiDhln anu " NFit 'i'S'' Dip'N
ran from the right nOstril when she
was raised from the hocr black mark
on the right wrist and elbow witness
also corroborated Daniel Spiirs as to
the condition Of Lefevre's right hand
the Tuesday and Wednesday follow
ing, and as to the cause Of the hurt as
told by defendant; after the arrest of
defendant went with Bowser and For
qucr, attorneys, to the house Of Lefc-
vre, to let them in, the key being left
with me- Up stairs, on the wall plate
under the roof, Mr.. Forquer found "A
mop of wooden cloth Of two different
colors, covered with loose boards and
an old skillet; the cloth appeared to
be bloody, and contained hair he sup
posed from its length it to be the wo-
mans hair. Col. Thompson subjected
witness to q cross-examination Of two