The Indianapolis journal., 1893-12-12

there was none. The attention of the wit
ness was called to the death OF Cara
ohieyer. and he went to the house while
the remains were in the house. He re-
ceived notice of the death the morning
after she died. at about 10 O'Clock; Inc
stomach was removed from her body be-
tween l and 2 a. m. the next day, in the
presence of Dr. Carey.
The witness was asked if there was an
arrangement to have the defendant away
from the house when the stomach was re-
lection was overruled, and the wit
hed bsad ssa aSa ggeh He rai5 fhe
stomach was put into a glass jar. The
witness drank out of the jar before the
stomach put into ii. The stomach
sealed in the jar was taken to DR.. Eisen-
beisss Office. The witness was in the chapel
at the Catholic cemetery when stomachs
and parts of the intestines were removed
from the bodies of Frank and Mamie Koes--
ters. They were put in glass jars and taken
to DR.. Eisenbess for analysis They were
placed in a safe at the witnesses office be
fore being delivered to DR.. Eisenbeiss. The
witness said he went with Captain Splann
to the Koesters house in the afternoon the
defendant was arrested. The witness then
went into the incidents that occurred at
the house during the time he was there
with the officers, and his testimony was
substantially the same as that given Dy
Captain Splann above.
During the course of the examination the
witness VI was asked to give the the substance ta e,
the presence of the defendant. The defense
objected to the witness giving anything
IN answer save conversations which were
had in English, and gave notice that they
would object to the witnesses tesufying TO
ANYTHING that was said a. in German and ant
The objection of the defense TO this char
acter Of testimony was based on the claim
During the examination a box of Rough
on Rats" was introduced in evidence. DR.:
Beck said the box of poison which ne had had
given MIR. Duncan In the morning was the
poison found In the cupboard. The box
of poison, after It had been given to Mr..
Duncan, had passed into the hands or MT MI.
ers, and there was a little difficulty in get
ting positive Identification of it; Mr.
Spaan admitted that it was probably the
box found in the cupboard. The witness
said he had given a portion OF the poison
to chemists for analysis.
A recess of five minutes was then taken,
and court, jury counsel and reporters all
adjourned to the chambers in the rear or
the court room.
ton. The box of poison was handed to the
witness and he showed the jury the appear
ance of the box when he found 1t, saying 1t
looked as If a small portion of the poison
had been removed with case-knife: He
thought he carried the box upstairs before
he opened it, and did not know whether
he jarred it or not. In compliance with in
structions by Mr. Spaan, the witness then
examined the box and said that 1t did not
shake easily. He said he gave to GeisS *
Latz about a half teaspoonful of the poison
for analysis and about a teaspoonful to DR..
Eisenbeiss. The poison was given TO CESS
Sept 13 The witness said the report OF
DR.. Eisenbeiss on the analysis or the ston-
ach of Clara KoeSterS was 1led tne week
preceding the commencement or this tr1al,
and the reports on the analyses or the
stomachs of Mamie ana FRANK hoesterS
have not yet been filed.
The witness was >then asked as to the
parts of the bodies that were put INTO the
jar and answered that among others there
was about two inches OF the tntestines. he
was then asked how long the intestlnes or
a grown person usually were. -
"Am I here to give expert testimony
the witness answered.
BY Mr. Spaan-You are to answer any
reasonable question the counsel asks
Witness-I will answer If the court says
7 shall but / wish to say there Is nothing
i'm the Constitution of Indiana that requires
the coroner to be physician.
"Oh well, If you say you are not pny-
sician we will let the question co.
"I am a physician, but
Mr. Duncan promptly came to the rescue
and interrupted the witness by obJecting
to the question, and the objection was sus-
tained,
Following this the witness made an un-
satisfactory answer to another question,
and Mr.. Spaan insisted on another answer,
which the witness was required to give.
at don't want him to wind me up and
make il appear that / said something which
did not" the witness answered, in ex-
By Mr.. Spaan-I don't want to wind you
up at all, Doctor, and If you are wound up
The witness was then examined as to the
removal of the parts from Frank KoeSters
| and said he thought the parts were only
slightly decomposed, II at all.
The hour of adjournment having arrived,
| the court adjourned and Coroner Beck will
| resume the stand this morning, when his
| cross-examination will be continued.