The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-03

to a dry goods store and bought some
dresses and other dry goods. Went to
no other store that day, but next day
purchased few groceries and went to
take dinner and supper with Mrs.
Pakan.
Witness said she was % years OF
age and her husband 35. Her husband
was always healthy, but often vomited
in the morning. He was a hard drink
er and tanner. Had always worked
in tannery. The husband began the
quarrel about the attentions of the
boarders the last of March. He then
said he thought he would hang him.
self, and she said she didn't care.
Deveckh left the house two weeks ago.
Since that time she had seen him six
or seven times on the way to the post
office Went to the postoffice every
day at 4 or 4:30 o'clock p. m. from last
Easter to last Thursday. Never spoke
to Deveckh much when she met him.
He had been at the house twice, both
times on Saturdays. He called for bis
laundry.
Witness went out riding with
Deveckh week ago Monday. Hus-
band had asked her to go fishing.
Deveckh came about 2:30 p. H.. and
witness went with him. Her husband
told her when she returned to leave the
house and not return. He did not tell
her why she must leave. He had asked
her if the boarders were dearer to her
than her husband. He made no further
reference to the subject further than to
say that she should not take the chill
dren with her. She put the children
out the window and took them. The
husband cursed anil said he was going
to set things at rights between her and
the boarders. She took her children to
Mrs. Buzak's onWisconsin street and
then went to the Schlitz hotel and
called for Peter Trenowski and John
Deveckh. They accompanied her.
The husband offered no violence to her.
Later she made a complaint against
her husband. She could not remember
that she had told Mr.. Slater that she
had been pushed out of the house. She
saw these men the next day at Mrs.
Buzak's. All went together to the
lake shore. The men left at about
$3.50 and did not see them again that
day nor until after her husband was
dead. She then went to TrenoWski
and told him her husband was dead
and asked him for some money because
her husband was dead and she needed
it. Deveckh is u years of age and
single.
On Friday morning both Mr..
and Mrs. Pieva got up together.
They said very little to each
other She went on and prepared
breakfast. Her husband was out in
the yard and about the house during
the forenoon. She cooked scrambled
eggs and made coffee for her husband.
All the men sat down to the table to-
gether. She did not eat at all that
morning Made her husbands coffee
the night before and warmed it up in
the morning. Used three coffee pots,
but put but two on the table, one for
the boarders and one for her husband.
Her husband usually drank but one
cup and took the rest with him to the
tannery. She said she and the chill
dren drank coffee and ate
eggs for breakfast. She washed
out the big coffee pot so
as to use it for the Saturday coffee.
When Mr.. Slater was at the house she
showed him some coffee she said her
husband had left, now she testified
that the coffee shown him was that
from the pot used by the boarders.
After breakfast Pleva said he had
tasted that coffee the night before but
it did not make him sick. She heard
him say nothing after breakfast until
he came in after vomiting When he
came in he undressed himself and went
to bed, and began frequent vomiting.
The boarders had gone by the time
Pleva began vomiting violently. She
got pan for him and he sent her
back for a pail. About $3.50 he got
out of bed. Between breakfast and
$3.50 she sewed. When she said any
thing to him he asked simply to give
him rest. After he got up and
dressed himself he went out the kitchen
door and went toward the depot. He
was gone about quarter of an hour.
When he returned be said he had got
a drink. Neither said anything to the
other after that. She went to Abram-
owsky's about $50. Was gone about
fifteen minutes. When she got back
she told him that she had got some
powders to stop his vomiting. He
wanted it given to him at once. When
the children came home at 11:30 Mr..
Pleva was not vomiting so violently.
Dinner was prepared for the children
and they were sent back, when she