The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-09

pay il; think did so before insurance;
can't tell just how much; always
helped her when she needed money
from our first acquaintance; remember
when they took boy away from house.
they didn't say what they wanted
with the boy at that time.
Letter here used by prosecution. read
by Mrs. Martin from lady friend of Chi
cago relating TO manner of securing
award on life policies heretofore by Mrs.
Martini
Life policy here introduced by state
on life of Mrs. Kinney, of Chicago held
by Mrs. Martin as collateral for money
advanced.
Mrs. Wu.KIEs-Tesiified she lived in
stone building on Market street: knew
Mrs. Martin, also Keiger and daughter;
lived above me short time; mother in
bed most of time sick, chill and vomIt-
ing; seemed very sick and threw up a
deal of the time; vomit looked thin,
green and filthy; was down hearted and
had not much TO say. She was troubled
about her husband running off. Some
times he would send her mony, she said !;
she was filthy and dirty and / told her
10 leave on that account; said she was
going TO Mrs. Martin. She had not life
enough to keep clean; said Mrs. Martha
was her friend.
Mrs. PARKER.-Live on Seventh ave-
nue.; didn't know Mrs. Martin; knew
Mrs. KeIgeF; she came TO my house
from Mrs. Migrants; she said she expect
ed money from her mother; she could
not pay rent; / told her to leaYe; she
was down-hearted; troubled about her
husband leaving her and takiA her boy /;
she was tempted many times to kill her
self; she said, when about to leave, she
did not know what she had done that
she should have SO much trouble; then
is when she said she had often been
TEMPTED TO KILL HERSELF.
Mrs. INGRA4.-Mrs. Keiger lived in
frame house near me; was put out of
the house and stayed over night at my
house; don't think she was able to pay
rent; she seemed all right until
she hal to get some other place.
LAURA STEvENs-Been staying in
court house as witness on part of state
in this case; knew Mrs. Keiger; at Mrs
Martins when Mrs. K. died; took dress
OF her after death it rained that night !;
went out next morning, lifted dress and
parcel of paper dropped out of pocket;
told Mrs. Martin, who told me to keep
it; gave it to Mr.. Romano; talked
with Mrs. Keiger before death; said she
had been sick long time;
RATHER DIE THAN LIVE,
and would have taken her life, but fear
ed to meet her God if she did SO; would
be the same as if she killed some one
else; did not testify about this because
Sedgwick said it was not what
he wanted; was about sick
when l went to Mrs Martins.
1t was at Mr. Sedgwick's office that he
said ne did not want such testimony
don't think l testified that Susan or I
had to leave; Susan and / did not have
any trouble; never received letter in
which Ed called me darling little
wife,; was at Mrs. Martins when Mrs.
Keiger died, was down stairs eating din
ner.and Mrs. Martin and the boy with
me; saw Mrs. Keiger about O'Clock
that day; we heard Mrs. Kelger making
noise; 1 went up; went after the doc
tor; Mrs, Martin did not go up stairs
until l came; went up; think she came
up afterwards; found nothing under
the pillow except pipe and tobacco; told
me she wanted to die on the Thurs.
day before she died; she told me while
we were sitting on the platform OF
cistern in the evening; she went to bed
that night and did not get up any more,
but died said she was tired Of life and
had been tempted to take her life
ami asked me if 1 thought it the same
as taking the life Of some one else; /
never did say that Mrs. Martin said that
Mrs. Keiger ate some of the cruel
wrote some of the letters to Ed. in
which so much stuff is, but think
some one else put the finishing touch
on it; 1 looked in the pocket of Mrs.
Keiger when package dropped out, to
see what she had in her. pockets, not
looking for poison; these letters think
are in a great measure, made up by
some one else, who thought 1t not bad
enough.
Most OF the questions to the witness
in the cross examination were objected
to.
Mrs. INaRAM-Mrs. Keiger lived near
me about two weeks; she was put out
of the house; saw her often; she was
sick and down hearted; several times
said, while in my room, that she wished
she was dead. 1t was about her hus-
band going off, ETC., and no place to go
to; she had been working at some place
had not got her pay; saw she
would rather die than live.
THIS AFTERNOON.
Court called to order at half past 1.
Defense rested.
]. d. Dawson, in rcbuttal OF testimo-
ny on part of state, said before coroner's
jury the testimony was read to all the
witnesses before signing; thought Lau-
ra Stevens was called three times; read
her testimony to her; she said it was
correct.
State offered the testimony of Laura
Stevens before coroner's jury. Admit
ted and read.
J. P. G.. KREMER-was deputy sheriff
in May last; subpened Oscar Tom
kins; Mrs. Martin said need not serve
subpoena; she would see that boy came
boy did not come; went and got him
Mrs. Martin said Sanders told her the
boy need not come as subpoena was not
read; when 1 told Mrs. Martin boy,
could not stay with her, she forgot lame
ness and hustled about for boys clothes
Sedgwiek told Laura Stevens to tell the
truth and nothing but the truth; Mr..
Sedgwick wanted me to stay with him
while she was with him; thought be
had done his duty as deputy sheriff.
T. N. SEDGwIcK, county attorney
known Laura Stevens since 1871; some
one always present when talked with
her about case; never told her I wanted
her to testify to anything in case except
to state facts; don't remember 1 ever
said Il had no confidence IN herr; al
ways am afraid of witnesses who are no
more reliable than she is.
Mr.. WAssEN-Lives Is miles north of
Council Grove; in 1878 Mrs. Martin
told me she was 4S Collected to and over
ruled) worked for her; she did not pay
me; some feeling existed between US.
D. T. RoMAINE-Went with Kremer
after boy; as Mrs. Martin started mp
stairs she forgot cane; handed her stick
she went without cane; was lame
thought she needed cane; she seemed