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

and got the poison for that reason. She
used II but once and killed several rats:
RE said the defendant said the mice had
eaten her cake and gnawed the trimming
on her hat 1t was after supper she came TO
his house.
Upon questioning by Mr.. Duncan the wit
ness said he was not acquainted with Capt.
Splann, and was not at the police station
the night OF the defendants arrest. He
did not say to Captain Splaan or in his
hearing that he had wrapped the box in a
piece Of German newspaper. and did not
say TO Captain Splann that he knew any
thing about the amount OF poison given to
the defendant He said he was at Koes-
PENDANT, ana said there "it was a little
poison that had been given the defendant,
but he did not know how much. He said
he did not at any time say how much poi
son had been given 10 her because he did
not know He said to Mrs. John ohleyer,
at the Koesters house the second night
after the arrest or the defendant, that there
might have been only a little poison in the
box. The witness said he did not talk to
his wife about the poison or the arrest, be-
cause she was in delicate health and he
feared to excite her.
Questioned by Mr.. Brown, the witness
said he went to the police station the morn
ing after Annie's arrest and told S%uperin-
tendent Colbert that his wife had given the
defendant poison. but said he did not
DR.. Eisenbelss was then recalled by the
defense, and said he had filed bills before
the Board of County Commissioners for the
analyses of the stomach made by him. He
said the bills were for $500 in the case OF
Clara BOOSTERS. $500 in the case of Frank
BOOSTERS and 500 in the case OF Mamie
KoeSterS.
MRS. BERGMAN'S TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Bergman. sister OF the defendant,
then took the stand. She testified that she
and her sister came to this country to-
gether from East Prussia, where they left
their parents. who resided upon a farm
near K~oenigsberg. She said they left the
Old country four years ago, when Annie
was twenty years OF age. They came to
weeks before last Christmas she gave the
defendant some rat poison. but she could
not remember upon what day. She thought
IL must have been on Thursday or Sunday,
as those were the days the defendant was
OF. She said she purchased the poison at
Borsts drug store in the spring preceding,
because she had been troubled with rats.
She only used from the box once. She took
a little OF the poison from the box with
bread. each about the size of a dollar. II
was a hfteen-cent box of poison. and she
PENDANT told her the mice had eaten her
0he defendant'sl hat and brought the hat
over for the witness to see. The witness
(witness's) husband shirts. collars and
cuffs and ties several times. They were
given upon his birthday or at Christmas.
Every birthday and every Christmas the
defendant gave the witness some dresses.
She said her sister gave her everything for
iCl Any. II llnCS S1lu ntE husband
was at the house lying upon a lounge when
the defendant came for the poison. The
witness gave her the. whole pox and
wrapped Ii In a piece of paper. On cross
examination the witness reiterated that
her sister had bought, shirts. collars, cuffs.
aSd and and, socks socks for Mr.. Bergman.
his birthday or at Christmas. During
the course OF the cross-examination 1T was
Drought out that the defendant had also
purchased for her sister a side-board cost
ing SIS. The witness was asked when she
bought the poison, and said in April of
TINS year. She was then asked If 1t was
1893 when she bought the poison, and she
answered Yes" There was a change OF
expression upon the face of nearly every
swer was made. Afterwards the witness
said that the present year was 1891, and the
last must have been 1888. She said some
men came to her house the day after Annie
was arrested. but she did not know they
were police officers, as they wore no uni
forms. She said one of them talked to her
In German She said she told them she had
given the defendant some rat poison before
Christmas. She denied that she told the
officers that she gave the defenant a tea
spoonful or the poison, and said that she
did tell them that what she gave her sister
was In a box. and that she wrapped the
box In a piece OF paper. The witness said
she moved into the house where she now
resides a few days after the arrest of the
defendant. and Mr.. Needhouse assisted
them in moving, and she denied having told
him that more than half the poison had
been taken from the box which she gave
to her sister. The witness was then asked
by Mr.. Brown. 10 clear the misunderstand-
ing as TO when the poison was purchased,
IL il was before last Christmas that she
purchased the poison, and the witness an
swered that ii was.
r. M. Reinhard was then put upon the
witness stand. and testified that he drew
UP the will OF Clara Koesters, and he said
ne reached the house before the physician.
He said Clara kOesters came to him for
counsel in regard to the will of Frank l..
KOesters, and in order that the property
might come 10 her in case OF his death
she filed a remuneration under the will. He
said both her sons were present when she
filed the remuneration. Under these condi-
tons she could leave the property TO whom
she chose by will. He said Frank koesters
came after him TO make the will. and he
rode 10 he house in Charles Koesters's
express wagon. He said he did not know
who anne with Charles KoeSterS, rs he did
not see Charles till after he had seen the
doctor. He said he did not know whether
Charles and Frank Koesters were present
when the drawing ana signing OF the viii
was completed. He said the remuneration
under the will was filed in court. ana that
Clara KoesteTs objected TO holding under
the will.
Turnkey Jerry Collins at the Jail was