The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-19

was going TO do so. and Koesters said IL
was foolishness. She took the flowers TO the
grave because she loved the memory OF
Mrs. koeSters. and not because she wanted
TO marry koesters. She said she never
leyer gave him shirts. The defendant gave
Mrs. Ohleyer a cake for Christmas and the
latter gave her the shirt TO give 10 Mr..
koesters. She put the shirt in the bureau.
she put cuffs and = collars with IL. They
were not new collars and cuffs She had
washed them with a tooth brush. as Mrs.
hoesters had always washed them Tor hln-
She washed them because he lad told her
she should do just as Mary had done. she
laid out clothes for all the family every
Saturday night. She did not do this be-
cause she wanted to marry Koesters. She
did IL because she thought II her duty; she
was the servant girl. She said Mrs. koes-
there were three new shirts for Mr.. koes-
ters in the wardrobe. and these. with one
purchased by Joseph Koesters, were placed
in the bureau drawer. The necktie which
was placed with the shirt laid out in the
dresser was one that koesters had before
his wife died. He had worn the tie sew.
eral times. She went 10 Mrs. Hoenigs and
purchased gloves for Mr.. BOOSTERS. The
money for the gloves was given her by MP.
BOOSTERS. After the death OF Mrs Mary
Koesters. Clara koesters generally looked
after Mr.. koesterss slippers The defend
ant took charge OF the household and looked
after the clothes. She ironed the clothes
Mrs. Rudolph washed for the Koesters for
five years. The defendants clothes went
with the Iamltl Washing. anu MI
Koesters paid for ii. The defendant
said she paid for the last washing because
MIR. Koesters was at the picnic, and he
had told her to pay for these things when
he was absent and he would pay her back.
She said she was arrested before the money
was repaid, and it has not since been re-
paid.
The defendant said that Koesters told her
Is cents was sufficient 10 purchase meat
for a meal, and refused to give her more.
and for three days there was not sufficient
meat for the family. She had TO go with
out and went TO her sisters for meat. she
said sometimes when koesters only gave
her Is cents for meat she would buy 20 or
% cents worth, furnishing the additional
amount from her own pocket. She said
when she told koeSterS that before the
death of his wife the usual amount pur-
chased had been % cents worth he told
her the old folks ate too much. There were
eight persons In the family. The banquets
prepared for the watchers sitting up with
the remains consisted of ham and wiener
wurst. When she told koesters something
told her he had sat up with the dead and
never ate anything. and the watchers here
wurst and ham with her own money. but
Mr.. KoeSters never offered TO repay the
amount expended. She prepared a meal for
the watchers at the times when Mamie and
Frank kOeSterS were dead.
She said the house and children were
placed under her control. She said she had
no income besides her wages. She had been
employed as domestic in different families
since she came from Germany. She said
she nCNGI llClC ~ lOdl MN lOACe anu
hadn't more than 800. when she had saved
from her earnings. She never at any time
offered TO loan Mr.. Koesters any amount
OF money. Koesters told her 10 do the best
she could to attend the store when he was
away. She could not always understand
what was wanted, but in cases where she
did understand she sold the wares and
gave the money to koesters. She said she
once sold four curtain poles for less than
the required amount. When she gave him
the money he called her a 'thick-head."
and said, II have lost a half a dollar" She
said she was sewing and began crying when
he scolded her, and took a half dollar from
her pocket and laid ii upon the table. Aft
erwards she saw the money on the floor
She never got the money back. and does
not know what became of it. She said she
could not remember of the defendant ever
Offering 10 repay her the money spent by
her for food or flowers.
She said she began taking lessons in En-
glish about January. and continued aking
such lessons until her arrest. She was asked
If she had continued them I'm the Jail. but
an objection TO the question was sustained.
She said she wanted TO take English les
sons before Mrs. Koesters's death. but the
latter told her to wait, as she (Mrs. koes-
ters) was then in delicate health. She took
two lessons of one hour each per week.
day and sunday afternoons, which she was
allowed TO herself. Koesters objected 10
her studying. and wanted her to put the
time in at work, and she offered to work
for s. per week rather than give up her
studies. She said she did not accept 81 per
week because she wanted TO marry koes-
Cl0 dAA IA1dhhI NL0N nOaAA ANAR ILLS
along. She said Koesters did not tell her
she ought to get 81 instead of accepting
s.. After the reduction he never offered
her more than 81. She said she received her
wages on Mondays for the week past. She
has not yet been paid nor offered the money
due her for work from the Monday prior
to till the Thursday upon which she was
arrested.
WHY SHE CALLED HIM PAPA"
The defendant said when the children
were about she called Mr.. Koesters papa"
When the children wanted anything she
told them 'go TO papa" She said she
called the children ''our children during
the life of Mrs. Koesters. The defendant
said she did not know how else to SAY it,"
She had called Paul "our Paul. she said
she thought our meant the whole house,
and she worked there. She never called
the children ''our children" In the sense
that she was to be their stepmother. She
never called MIR. Koesters papa in the
presence of strangers. except when the
found fault with her calling him papa"
after the death OF Mrs. Koesters she ate
at the table with the family. She, remem-
OF Mrs. Hoenig and she was in that store
and exclaimed. "Oh, there goes our Mr..
afraid Mr.. Koesters would scold her for
being away from the store. She said Mrs.
HSenig was a widow Out she alG not Know
or not. She said she remembered the time
when Mr.. Watson was in the store. Mamie
was there. and the defendant came in and
stood by the stove and dried her hands.
She said on every Saturday night she pre-
pared water for washing the children. and
washed Mamie first. Mr.. Koesters had
told them not to talk when there was any
body in the store. She winked at Mamie
to get the child to come TO her, which she
did in a few minutes. She said she did not
look savagely at Watson. She did not hear
or understand anything said between Koes-
tiers and Watson. but Mamie told her after
wards THAT man wanted me. she Ul1
not hear Koesters say that he could not
spare her, because she would soon grow up
and take the place of his wife. The de-
PENDANT was asked III she at this time UNI
derstood this. and IL made her mad and
she made up her mind to murder Mamie.
When the question was put TO the defend
ant she began 10 cry bitterly and answered
Mamie kindly after that, and said, be-
tween her sobs, that she treated her kindly
till her death.
BY Mr.. Spaan-Ask her If she murdered
Mamie.
Bv Witness (crying, and with her face
buried in her hands)-No.
ASK her III she ever gave Mamie poison.
"No. and I never thought of such a thing"
The defendant said she was working at a
sewing machine when Mamie came home
sick. She Mamie) said her lips were dry
and went to bed. When the defendant fin
ished her work she asked Mamie TO get up
and get some cheese, which the girl did, and
then went back TO bed. The girl got up and
ate supper. The defendant went TO the sis
tiers that night and stayed an hour, and
when she returned found Mamie In bed and
Koesters in the store. She stayed up with
Mamie; not all night When she went up
stairs she found that the girl had vomited.