The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-15

rH T. STATE OF KAsSAS W.. SIOSLEI-
of the evidence in the
Case
The Counsel Proceeding With Their
Arguments In the Case
THURSDAY. Feb s.
The testimony in the case of the State
of Kansas VS.. f. ID. Mosieys still claims
the attention Of the district court. and
the following is an outline Of the evil
dence adduced since our last report:
u. wHEIDoH
was examined by Dir. Sedgwick and testi-
flied that party, whom he did not fully
recognize on account Of the darkness in
the rear end of his drug store, came in
few days previous to tho death Of Mrs.
Keiger and asked for strychnine, which
he said he wanted TO poison cat; tina.
the person had on brown clothes and re-
sambled those worn by the prisoner;
that he refused - sell him the strych-
nine.
C. s,IALLEY
was examined by County Attorney |
Feighan and testified as follows: re-
side at Council Grove; know the de-
PENDANT and his mother; first knew !
them in Chicago; they came 70 Morris |
county, and moved from there 10 Strong |
City; stayed with them over night
April Goth; they said they were hard
up, but Ed. said he expeaed to soon
have means enough 10 go into land
scheme in Texas; he spoke about a
town site, and building a hotel; Ed.
told me lie had gone through bankruptcy
IN Chicago.
MRS. sAAILEY
gave the following evidence: was ac-
quaintcd with Mosley and his mother in
Chicago; Mrs. Martin said she could
buy two such farms as they were about
to buy; The farm cost $4,000; she told
me that they had been disappointed in
money matters; Mosley never told me
anything about his financial affairs;
Mrs. Martin said she had speat good
deal of money on 70.
| r. T.. WILLIAMS
testified as follows: live in Emporia;
1 know Mosley; had a conversation
with him in the spring of 1882; he
spoke about trading some lots for some
horses; he told me he had 5000 COM
ingto him in few days; think it was
in April think 1t was not over week
before Mrs. Keiger's death; he said the
lots were In Council Grove.
| SUSAN KEIGER
was examined by Judge Kellogg, and
gave the following testimony: l am %
years old; Mrs Lorraine Keiger was my
mother; think she was between 40
and 80 years old when she died / know
the defendant and his mother; |
first became acquainted with them
two years ago in Morris county,
about twelve miles from Council Grove !;
| recolleet of them moving 10 Strong
City. 1t was some time in November and
they lived there until some time in
March rear ago; lived with them as
hired girl; made my home with them
for about two years; my mother went to
Strong City about Christmas; l was
then living with them; we were at the
hotel when they left; my mother and |
came to Emporia in about = weeks after
they came; ! came down TO look for
work and saw Mosley and his mother;
that was in April from the LIST TO the
18th; my mother and l came to EmpO-
ria and went to Mr.. Jones'; had no
conversation about going to live with
Mosely and his mother until she met
| I Mi
Mrs. Martin when they removed TO Cot
tonwood street; knew about the insur-
ance on my mothers life; Mrs. Martin
spoke to me about it; my mother
had not spoken about it; Mrs. Martin
suggested that mother should slage her
life insured; said / did not flsh it /;
Mrs. Martin said she would like TO see
mother; went and told mother so and
IN about an hour the boy came and said
that the Insurance agent and the doctor
were there; mother neverhad the policy
in her possession TO my knowledge; Ed.
was there when Mrs Martin spoke to
me about my mother having her life in
sured; this was two or three weeks be
fore they removed from Commercial
street; mother was then with Mrs. VIII
kins; Mrs. Martin wanted moth
er to come and stay with her
and she came; Mrs. Martin
gave me money to pay the
drayage on mothers goods; mother died
in about two weeks after she went 10
Mrs. Martin's; was not there when
mother died; believe she died on the
23d of May; had left two days before;
l went away on Sunday night; Mosley
went with me 10 the depot and bought
the ticket; he gave me about So; was
starting for Leavenwolth; Mrs. Martin
wanted me 10 go down and try and get
into the home for the friendless; was
enceiate at the time; am single wo-
men; Ed. Mosley, the defendant, was the
father oft child Mrs. Martin first sug-
gested that should so to the home; it
was at her request that / went to Leav-
cnworth; ! returned the Friday alter
mothers death mother was in good
health before she went - Mrs. Martins,
except she had chIlls.
Upon being cross examined by Judge
Peyton, the witness stated the various
places at which her mother had lived
previous to going 70 Mrs Martins and
said "Mrs Martin wanted my mother
to come there; Ed. did not want me 10
90 to Leavenworth, hut wished me to
stay here; testified last November; |
had no money of my own when starting
to Leavenworth.
Pending the examination of Susan
Keiger court adjourned till tins morning.
To-DAY's PROCEEDINGS.
Court convened this morning at .
O'Clock and Susan Keiger resumed the
stand and was subjected to cross ex-
animation of several hours by Mr.. Pey-
ton, during which she stated that she
was IN error if she said at the Martin
trial that Mosley had given her money
to go to Leavenworth.
CORONER DAWSON
was next called aud his evidence Was in
substance as follows held an inquest
on the body of Mrs. Keiger on the 23d
OF May; Drs Wetmnre, jacobs and
TIueworthy were present; the
stomach was taken from the
body and put IN a jar and taken to Kan
sas City and subjected to chemical anal
ysis; part of the liver and kidneys
were also afierward sent TO DIR. Eaton, TO
Kansas City for examination; l made an
exami ration of the house of the defend
ant and his mother and found a package
labeled poison which gave to the eoun.
ty attorney.
The witness was cross-examined by
Mr.. Peyton, but nothing new was ad-