The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-20

and she said he was mistaken. He asked
If she did not remember buying rat poison.
she had 4 not 1t, bought the thew pois s5e
why they questioned her. She did not know
that anybody was accused OF poisoning
uation TO her. She did not know what else
was said because 1t was In English
HER BLUE DRESSES.
She thought Borst said she wore a ging-
ham dress and she said all her dresses were
calico, and bite. She did not say to any
body that she had no blue dress. She said
Borst said calico and she did not know
what "calico" meant; in German it is cat
tun." She did not know whether Borst
knew her or not: he never spoke TO her as
she passed the store.
DR.. Beck did not speak to her IN German
At the drug store she was taken into a
small room DIR. Beck. Borst and two or
three. others were in the room with her.
There was nothing said then about her hav-
ing got poison from her sister. From the
drug store she thought they took her back
to the house. She had no idea why she was
taken TO the drug store. she said they took
her TO the house where a man talked Ger
man to her, this was at the police station).
When she went back to Koesters's house
the same man talked TO her. On the second
visit to the house they took her upstairs.
They asked to see her trunk and she showed
them the basket In which she kept her
clothes. Her dresses were hanging on the
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with them she gathered together the dresses
introduced in evidence. After this Captain
Splann searched through the closet and said
he was looking for the poison she had pur-
chased from Borst. When DR.. Beck came
up she was in the middle room. She did not
know what DR.. Beck said. MIR. Koesters
asked her in German what the name OF the
poison was and she said she got IL from her
sister and ii was for rats, but she did not
know what il was called. No one had eX-
planned why they were hunting for the
poison.
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them search SO long and she said she had
not thought of that and did not know the
name of it. Captain Splann then said she
must take her clothing and come with him
and she took her dresses and some under
clothing. No one had yet explained TO her
what was meant by the proceeding. AS she
said "Anniei Annie!" and she said what
is the matter?' and he said little Mamie
was so sick" Then Captain Splann said 'go
on" The defendant said she said she was
innocent and a loving God would protect
her.
She said she first learned that she was
under arrest when she talked in German
with a man at the police station. After
this Mrs. Buchanan sent for a German
woman to explain to her the cause OF her
arrest. She was in the police station one
night. She was then asked where she was
to by the State. Mr.. Spaan said they had
a right TO trace her down to the very
minute of the trial. The court was no.
ready to acquiesce to this proposition. and
Mr.. Spaan said they wanted to show her
preliminary hearing and release on bail
and subsequent surrender to the sheriff.
The proceedings were here interrupted
by an unseemly disturbance in the rear OF
the room. and Judge Cox ordered the
bailiffS in the rear to arrest any person
found making "a disturbance and bring
them before the court, and they would be
The court then permitted the witness to
answer the question. and she said she was
taken TO the Jail the next day after the
arrest. She was in the jail about four
weeks Whpn she WAS released on DOnU.
From that time on she resided with her
sister. When she surrendered her brother
Mr.. Spaan then announced that. so far as
they knew. the defense had completed their
evidence. and asked a. few minutes recess,
which was given.
After the recess the death certificates of
DR.. Reyer in the cases of Frank and Mary
KoeSters were offered in evidence without
objection by the State.
HER CROSS-EXAMINATION.
on cross-examination by Mr.. Hoffman
the defendant said she came to this coun-
try in 1883. Her sister was not married
at thai time. She thought her sister
married Bergman three years ago last
May. The defendant went to work for
BOOSTERS on June 1. Mr.. Koesters came for
her the first two times. She did not know
either him or his wife before she went to
work for them. The first time Mr.. Koest-
ers talked with Mrs. Bergman. He said he
would come again. The defendant said her
sister was in delicate health and she (de-
fendanD did not want to leave her then.
MIR. Koesters came the second time. He
offered her $50 per week to do the work
and no washing, and she said she would
rather do the washing and receive 50 per
week. After this Mrs. KOesterS came 10
see her twice At this time she had saved
from her earnings about $50. After going
TO Koesters she saved her wages. She
could not say how much money she had
saved at ths time OF Mary Koesters's
death. She kept the money in her ward
robe. She did not count il because she
knew no one would take il. She drew
from and increased the amount of her
savings as she had occasion.
She never asked Mr.. BOOSTERS TO pay
back the money spent for presents 10 the
children. She took back the ring she had
given Mamie after her death. She took II
from Mamie'S finger at the request of Mr..
BOOSTERS. Mrs. kOesters said. one time.
that the defendant gave too much to the
children. clara Koesters generally placed
the slippers for Mr.. kOSsters after the old
mans death. The defendant laid out Mr..
HOesters's clothes and attended TO them
because she was told by Mr.. Koesters TO
do so. just as his wife had. She said Mrs.