Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-28

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how mother died when she said She was
dead. did not examine or enqgJre to
see how she died. | said "Jesus Christ
she has died in the stable and | don't
know how she died." My wife and
never talked as to how mother came to
her death. ! was anxious to know how
she came to her death but did not try to
find out. had some idea how she came
to her death, but my wife said she had
the wounds during her life time She
told me mother must have fallen down,
she was go weak, the wind must have
blown her over. They told me this after
funeral.
Barbara Kodisch testified Wife of
John Kodisch. Is years in this country
Grandmother first slept in barn in sum-
mer of 1882. ! saw her just before she
left house for barn the night she died. I
went to barn right after she did She
hadn't got to sleep when | came. When
/ went there she said "please cover me
up." She had one feather-bed under
and one ever her. She had nothing else
but straw under her. She said the stable
was better place to sleep in than the
house. She always said she would not
sleep in the house. / went out to feed
the colt that night l just fed the hay
and went into the house. [ did nothing
when she requested me to cover her up
I went into house; we did not light
lamp that evening we went right to bed.
/ went to sleep right off and slept until
daylight. I got up the next morning
first; built the fire and went out and fed
the stock. When | went to stable / saw
grandmother was dead. She WAS lying
as usual only her feet were down. When
I found grandmother her skirts were
rolled up just above the knees. did not
notice any wounds, but on her hand and
on left side of face. l first noticed these
When [ found her dead | went into
house and said "Jesus, Virgin Mary,
mother is dead" Then went with my
girl and put clean clothes on, and took
her body into house, and laid it out. |
know nothing as to how wounds were in
hicted The wound over her eye was an
old wound. We tried to get her into the
poor house. [ never inflicted or caused
to be inflicted the wounds upon the per-
son of grandmother.
DR. w. G. Spalding testified: Was
summoned to make post norton on body
of Mary Kodisch. | was assisted by DR..
Werner. | found wounds and bruises on
her body. Wounds on left side. There
was a wound over her left eye, but skin
not broken; on cheek bone was a deep
wound about as large as a 2 cent piece
which was little open. Next wound
discovered was on left fore arm, and side
of head. On right arm, wound similar
to wound on LETT hand; next between
knee and ankle was straight wound 8
or inches long. Cheek bone was
broken. Found organs in a healthy
condition; slight Justification of valves of
the heart. In heart there was some fluid.
In my opinion wounds were inflicted by
some blunt instrument. Wounds were
produced before death We found her
blood in fuid condition.; evidence that
death was produced by shock. We found
no other apparent cause ofdeath. am
of opinion deceased came to her death
from shock caused by wounds inflicted.
The wounds could not have been pro
duced by kick of horse.
DR.. +. T.. Werner testified in substance
the same as Dr. Spalding in regard to
coadition Of body and cause of death and
then as follows: The wounds could not
have been produced by deceased herself
None of the wounds could have been
produced by kick of a horse. The
wound could not have been produced by
falling down. Internal organs were in
good condition with exception of the
valves of the heart. Assuming that the
old lady was SO years of age and yet
around in my opinion the shock to the
nervous system produced by such wounds
would cause death.