The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-09-12

Tore she died that the lamp had ex-
ploded. The state brought out the
rather damaging admission that Mrs.
Hawkins had said hat she was in
constant fear Of bodily harm from
Mrs. Perkins, her chief fear being that
she would stab her. AS soon as she
got an opportunity, however, Mrs. Ak
tell added the qualifying statements
that the sick woman was afraid Of
everybody, and had told her that she
had no ground for her suspicious.
Minneapolis, Sept. S.-The proceed
iDgS in this mornings session in the
Perkins examination were decidedly
humorous. DR.. Kistler played the
leading part in the comedy. 1t was
certainly a most embarrassing mo-
ment for the blonde doctor when he
was asked whether or not he loved
Mrs. Perkins. after he had denied that
he was engaged to her. He appealed
to Mr.. Hall for aid, but objections
were useless. and, at last, after sev-
eral attempts TO evade the question
he admitted in a qualifying way that
he loved all his patients. Pressed a
lltllt IdIutI. lie tbIttutt ina Lt '
some more than others, and, finally,
reluctantly confessed that he loved
Mrs. Perkins TO a certain extent.
Viewed in a more serious light the de-
Tense certainly did much TO strength
en- it's alibi. 1t may be taken as prac-
tically established that Mrs. Perkins
was sick on the night of April 8, and
that a prescription for her sickness
was given by DR.. Kistler TO Druggist
Smith, filled u by his assistant, Ben
Oberg. and taken to the sick woman
by the doctor. Mrs. Perkins where
aboutS in the afternoon has not been
established. though it has been proved
that Mrs. Hawkins was down town
on that day. DR.. Kistler admits that
Mrs. Perkins might have had a sudden
attack and yet have been perfectly
well in the afternoon. on the other
hand he declares that she was so sick
three days before that il would not
have been possible for her TO pass the
physical examination DR.. Gates testi-
tieS to.
The weak point in the alibi relates
to Mrs. Perkins location IN the after
noon of the 9th. The defense claims
that it has the missing link in reserve.
At the conclusion of the testimony
Judge Holt decided to hold Mrs. Per
kins to the grand jury on the charge
of numbering Mrs. Hawkins.
Proved an Alibi.
Nels Nylander, of 1902 Twenty
fourth street south. was placed on the
stand this morning in the inquest over
~ .~,,,;A. 90 hi r-ifA a rio No
lander, who was found hanged on the
afternoon of Labor day. He told a
straight story of his whereabouts on
that day. He built a shed in the
morning, assisted by a man named
Johnson. He ate dinner at II o'clock,
made out a bid On a job OF work,
which his wife revised as to his
spelling. After that he went TO see
his brother, who works on Cedar
avenue; met there the Johnson who
had helped him in the morning and a
man named Erickson. The latter had
gone with him TO take the bid he had
prepared and, after going back to
his brothers working place, he had
gone straight home.
Did you know anything Of your
wife's having killed herself before
YOU got there?" asked a juror.
mo, sir; not at ALL" with emphasis.
"One of the neighbor women said she
saw my wife change the aprons on
the children about 3 o'clock. That's
the last they saw of her.
John Johnson. of 1918 Ninth street
south, the man who was with Nyland-
er the day of the hanging. corroborat-
ed his story of being at his brothers
place at 3 o'clock that afternoon. A
number Of other witnesses were eX-
amined, and the jury took but a few
moments to bring in a verdict of sui
eide, cause unknown.