Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-18
MRS. OSBAR IS ILL,
Unable to Testify at the Cor
oner's Inquest.
HER STORY IS WANTED.
William Alday Says Bribery
Has Been Attempted.
Offered $500 to Refuse to Tell
What He Knows.

Mrs. Hans Osbar was unable to
appear before the coroner's jury this
and tell what she knows
. bout the death Of her late husband.
Adam Alday. Her attorneys stated
that she was i'll. Her story is wanted.
and the inquest was adjourned until
next Wednesday afternoon at s
O'Clock, when witnesses. who can
not be reached now, will bs on
hand, and when Mrs. Osbar will
probably be able to testify, il she feels
so disposed.
William Alday, son Of Adam
Alday, was called and sworn. Maj.
J. NJ. Beardsley. objected to him Of
fering evidence. on account of the
fact that he was interested in break.
ing his fathers will.
ut appears to me that Mrs. Osbar
is the proper person to come here
and testify" said Maj. Beardsley.
Mr.. Haas replied that Mrs. Osbar
desired to have the examination
made, but had not summoned her
sons to appear. Coroner Eckhart
stated that it was the desire to as
certain all the facts in the case, and
that all witnesses should be exam
ined. Then Will Alday told his
story. Father and mother quar-
relied occasionally" he said. Faith
or complained Of being paralyzed.
He drank soda water and whisky nd
ministered by Kipp and mother. He
lost about forty pounds during his
illness; but believe he died q nat
ural death. Physicisns claimed he
died Of dropsy. I saw two medicine
bottles. Before the funera! mother
told me the will was in her favor
ard that she would divide equally.
DR.. Sloan was there few moments
before father died and gave him
medicine. When he said that father
was dead. he picked up the bottle
from which he had previously given
him medicine and put it in his
pocket.
John Ochs has approached me. ="
said Alday. ITO drop this and
the will case and arson investi-
CATION. offering my brother and l
5000 each" Alday told how Ochs
had called at his house two or three
times and finally left n letter con
tanning the proposition. Will s-lday
lives in Davenport and is % years OF
age.
DR.. C. Bernhardi, OF this city, tes-
titled that he saw Adam Alday twice
during the last six months of his
illness. once to reduce a rupture.
and about six days before his de-
mise. Alday was suffering from a
general breaking down and q dropsi-
cal condition was apparent. Alday
complained partic llarly If his stom-
ach. and DR.. Bernhsrdi prescribed a
tonic. He did not tell Mrs. Alday to
give her husband whisky, but he
probably told her to let him have
some if he wanted it.
Mrs. Kate Peterson, a daughter OF
Adam Alday. said she was at the
bedside of her father during the
three days prior to his death. ..He
was in comatose condition the day
he died." she said. s.He seemed tc
feel pretty well the day before he
died. He was able to sit up in bed
and in the evening ate some beef tea
prepared by his wife. He did no,
vomit after partaking of it. although
he could not retain some soda water
which Joseph Kipp gave him a little
while before. also fed father sew
eral times, giving him some biscuit,
snA oa%~nool E.%ko. 1;A ,os 49,.
plain Of pain particularly. but said
he felt weak. Mrs. Alday gave him
whisky. to which objected, and
suggested that we get a doctor. Blu,
Mrs. Alday said that it would be OF
no use. and that whisky was the
only thing that would keep him
alive. Mrs. Alday also gave him
some peppermint candy. which he
ate. never heard father complain
of his whisky. two bottles of which
were kept in the room by Mrs. Aldav.
She and her husband q uarreled some
times. had no reason to believe
hat poison was administered tc
father"
Joseph kipp's Story.
Joseph Kipp. the old man. who
says he was hired by Mrs. Osbar to
fire the Aldsy homestead, was called
before the jury. He said: 81 at.
tended Mr.. Alday during his last ill.
ness, and was with him the two
nights preceding his death. I gave
him whisky whenever he asked for
it, and always took a drink myself.
Together We drank about half pint
the day before Alday's death. when
Alday also ate pear. The day he
died Alday drank very little whisky.
He did not die in commissions; in
fact. he died without struggle; .
gasping breath and all was over.
DR.. Sloan was present when he died.
Alday threw medicines procured for
him out the window. He attributed
the pain in his stomach to the rough
treatment he received from the po-
lice about six months before his death.
He Vaa aprasNaA for rofuai0O to ne