Omaha daily bee., 1893-09-06
MORE EOFTHE MAWHOR MURDER
Two Little Children 6f the Dead Woman
on the Witness Stand.
PATHETIC SCENE AT THE AvocA TRIAL
Clarence and Erbeck's Testimony Agrees
In General with that of Previous wit
nesses-Mrs. Mawhor's Life Was
Insured for $1,000.

AVocA, Ia, Sept ESPECIAL Telegram to
1HE BEE. There was an element of pathos
In the proceedings OF the district court here
touay, the children of the late Mrs Mawhor
oeing called on TO testify to the facts
surrounding their mothers last hours
The little boy and girl, who are bright
looking, intelligent children, evidently
lelt the peculiar situation in which they
were placed, and showed they knew the i'm
portance OF the proceedings They gave
thelr testimony in simple, straigh forward
way, their childish voices seeming strangely
oet OF place in so serious u matter as the
trial OF a man for his life And when the
man was the one who had undertaken the
duty OF a father and who was accused of the
awful crime of numbering their mother, the
PITY OF the thing was impressed on all who
heard their evidence
=, clarence Erbeck, the ll-year-old son of
the dead woman, was the first witness
called He told of being at school on the
oay his mother died. He returned in the
evening and ate supper with the family
After supper his mother busted herself par
before taF 'oho'oSs sbo @sr, TO make pickles Just
to the pantry and got some ouinine
capsules. They were in covered box. His
mother took two, ana then asked Ma,,hor
shall take the other one2" Muwhor
~ ,SS, 10 US you please" She took
the thlrd one and then went to bed In
ABOUT twenty minutes she woke up and
called MIN and his sister. She kissed them
goodby aud said she was gong to die To
Mawhor she said, What was in that uui-
nine. am afraid it is going to kill me Wit
ness went after MRS Harris. and Mrs
Harris went for the doctor His mother
Saiu s hothing about the third capsule being a
iiCIle one. CIhis statement is IN contradic-
e.on OF what Mawhor told before the cor
< hp
Vne Ihiru capsule being "httle one')
Favored His stepfather.
Cross examination developed the fact tha
the little boy was rather partial to Mawhor
ana when the court made the order placing
MN IN Sheriff Tate's hands il was against
the wishes of the lad. He said Mawhor had
promised ms mother on her deathbed to take
good care of the children When Mawhor
was arrested the boy ran away and STAYED
with George Mawhor, u brother of the
defendant.
Little Fannie Erbeck daughter of the de-
ceased wlle; told in substance the same
story as her brother concerning the evening
prior to the mothers death She said
that when her mother asked Mawhor
II she should take the third can
sule he replied: do as you please.
1t makes no difference to me He re.
peated this remark, and then her mother
LOOK the capsule. Nothing was said about
the thlru capsule being small one Fannie
went TO bed, but did not go to sleep. She
saw Mawhor going to the kitchen after
water for her mother Then her mother
called the children to her bedside and kissed
then goodby. To kannie's query as to what
was the matter she said, II don't know.
believe am going. to die" She told the
children to be good children. Then she said
,ri Td wish had not, taken those capsules.
ihey are eoing to kid me-" Mawhor stood
py ana when his dying wife said this he
only, shook his head Her mothers last
words were to Mrs. Harris: Don't rub nv
1eet," Her mother, did nothing unusual
during several days Immediately before her
death. ''oi