The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-12
WITHOUT BAIL.
Continued from Third Page.

court her face wore q care worn, sad
which did not, however,
prevent the crowd from staring at
ier and commenting on her appear
ance. She seated herself candy be-
tween her attorneys, and answered the
few questions propounded her in q
wavering, melancholy voice. She
was robed in the black dress which
she wore on the day OF
her FIRST confinement in the county
iail, and was enveloped in the
same black, fur-trimmed cloak. Her
head was bandsged, as though she
were suffering from the headache, and
after the court had opened, Mr.. Steele,
her attorney. said that she was suffer,
ing too seriously to be tried, and asked
to have the case postponed. Dir;
Longan, for the prosecution, opposed
the postponement, saying that he did
not believe she was too sick to be
tried. An unfortunate dispute be-
tween the younger lawyers was hap
PLY ended by a dignified statement
from Capt. Bridges.
The defense argued warmly Tor q
postponement, on the grounds that
the woman was in no condition to be
ried. The prosecution asked to have
a physician examine the prisoner, and
ifbe found that she was too sick to
Mt in the court room, during the trial,
the case could then be postponed
without opposition.
The court held that the case couio
not be postponed without the certln
cate of physician, as to the woman
IN health, and the sheriff was ordered
70 take the prisoner to his office, where
the examination could be made, wheI
Miss Swearingen said that it would bt
unnecessary, as she was willing t'
stand trial.
After the witnesses in the case had
been called foreward and sworn, they
we're conveyed to the jury room
where they we're instructed to remain
until called. The first witness called
70 the stand was DIR. G. w. Over
street, coroner Of Pettis county, who
testified in the following order 81
am coroner of Pettis county. and have
held that Office for six years. am
physician. held an inquest upon tn
body of Mrs. Maggie Fischer, On tn
18th day of January, one week ago
Last Saturday, at the residence Of he
husband, about two miles and a hal
west of Beaman Station. L found
the woman lying on a bed In tn
house and the body showed evidence
of rough handling, there helng man.
scars. bruises and embrasures abou
the body. :,
San embrasure is a simple break
ing of the skin, with no wound OF tn
flesh beneath. These embrasures an'
bruises were on the neck and othe
parts of the body.
"Those marks OIL the feet wer
embrasures, each foot had about two
The wounds on the necl
showed that they had been Pre-
duced by rough handling. l sup
posed that they had been made by tn
hands when she was being choked.
"My opinion is that Mrs. Fische
came to her death from strangulatlon
resulting from the pressure OF tn
hands to the throat. / examined he
entire body with q view to ascertain
ing the cause of her death, but foun
no other evidences OF violence.
81 could not Judge how long th
woman had been dead, the corpse ha
been cold some hours show many,
can't say. ,
"The body was dressed in a nigt
gown-calico, with small figures, whe
/ first saw it,with red flannel under
shirt. The gown was stamped
small figures. Ibid not cut the cow
nor rip it, nor did | see it done. Ii
gown produced in evidence was torn
"Miss Swearingen told me that st
and her sister were alone that ever
ing, and that they retired abot
$50 o'clock. At 8 O'clOc
there was a knock at the door, an
supposing that it was Mr.. Fische
Mrs. Fischer went to the door. 81
heard her sister open the door, the
heard her scream. She said 81
ran to the kitchen door, and saw
man holding her sister TO the fico
She could not tell whether the ms
was large or small, black or whit
She said she had her back to the fro
room when she closed and locked Il
door.
THIRD DAY.
In continuing his evidence, ID
Overstreet said: "Miss Swearing
said that she heard struggling on t!
norch but did not 90 out, besause s.