The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-12

do with it.
saw nothing on the dead woman's
neck. My attention was called to the
handkerchief when it was hanging on
the bed. The defendant pointed out
the handkerchief and said that be had
found it tied about his wife's neck in
a hard knot. WAS shown a handker.
chief)
"To my pest knowledge and belief,
/ think that this is the same handker-
chief SHOWN me at the time"
Here the witness was Interrupted
by an argument by the attorneys on
both sides over q technicaliiy. The
defense wished 10 throw out the testi-
mony given before the coroner's jury,
which was not reduced to writing or
tended to criminate the prisoners. The
prosecution insisted upon its validity.
This matter being settled by the court,
which ruled that the evidence should
be admitted, the examination of the
witness was continued.
Fischer said that the handker-
chief did not belong to him. He
SAID that he first saw the handker-
chief on his wife's neck. He said that
he had never had q similar handker-
chief on the place and had never had
one In his possession.
81 arrived at the Fischer residence,
week age, last Saturday. Fischer
told me he had got home at 10 o'clock.
Miss Swearingen admitted him, and
told him that some one had killed his
wife. They took her ia the house
and endeavored to restore animation
by the use Of camphor and water.
He told me that he found his wife in
her night dress"
Cross examination 81 arrived at
Fischer's house about IL o'clock. |
found the body in the sitting room,
lying on a single bed. 1t was the
west room. The house has ,our rooms
and hall way, which includes the
kitchen. a number of people were
present, when / arrived. 1t
was my opinion that the marks
on the body were made
by the rough hands. l formed my
opinion from direct examination and
the testimony of the witnesses. l did
not find the handkerchief about her
neck. The bruise on her shoulder
was such as might have been caus-
ed during a struggle. There were
several other bruises on her feet and
legs. They looked like the marks
boots would make in striking against |
the bare feet of the woman. She had
on neither boots nor shoes.
81 did not notice whether other |
violence had been committed. | nev-
er examined to that end"
The defendant saddle left here about
8 o'clock, and arrived at home at 10 |
o'clock.
Us again shown the haudkerchief) |
81 think that is the handkerchief. |
L cannot say whether it is a napkin !
or handkerchief.
Redirect examination II noticed |
no evidence of carnal violence"
Transformation 81 had that |
matter in mind, though that was not
the prime object | had In view at the
time. Fischer stated that he knocked |
before Miss Swearingen admitted him
into the house."
The next witness summoned to the
stand was Gilbert Hutchison, who tes-
tilted as follows
81 live about seven miles and a
half north of East Sedalia. | live a
half mile from Fischer's house. He
has lived on the place a little
over a year. [ went up
10 his house the night
they made the alarm. | do not
know what time it was. | heard the
alarm and then Fischer 'hollering,'
and | ran to the house with my
brother. Saw light burning there.
"When | got there. Mr.. Fischer
was standiding near the bell post.
He did not tell me what was the mat
Ter at the time. | asked what was the
matter and he said, some one has
killed my wife went in the house
and saw his wife lying on the bed.
She was dead. | asked Miss
Lou Swearingen where she was at the
lime of the murder, and she never
made me 10 answer, | then said l
vas going for some of the neighbors
Before going,I again said to Miss Lou I
2wearingen, "Miss Lou, where was
you at the time" She did not answer. [
had asked her twice. | then went
o the barn and caught the horse. As
was leaving, | smelled rags burning.
went on after the neighbers. '
"Atter came back to Mr.. Fischer's ]
heard nothing more said. When