The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-30

! Peter Trenowski was next called and
said he was cousin of the former wit
ness. Was born in Hungary and came
here in 1895. Met Pleva for the first
time in Kenosha. The witness swore
to the same facts concerning the fact
Mrs. Pleva did all the work at the
house. Pleva had never requested him
to go from the house. Was with Pleva
the third day in April ina saloon. Left
without Pleva and hid and waited for
him. He went towards the lake.
Witness followed him and pulled him
out of the water near the Simmons fac
tory. He stood in the water and wit
ness took him home. He threatened
to do away with himself. On the last
Saturday in May Pleva told witness
that he wanted to cut his throat the
night before, but he didn't because he
| feared he could not do a good job. He
said he would buy revolver and kill
himself and boy.
| On cross examination witness said
Pleva wanted to suicide because of his
wife. Pleva was always very fond of
his boy, but when he got wild he want
ed to shoot everything. AS a rule
Pleva was very kind to his wife and
the children until just before Devetzcka
left the house.
Friday Afternoon Session.
Mrs. Pleva was next called. She
said she was 90 years old and born in
Hungary. Her husband preceded her
here about three years. He sent money
to her from here. In the old country
he had attempted to commit suicide by
hanging. Witness came here in 1896.
On Sunday evening, May "A, Pleva
came home and said he didn't want to
| live with bad woman. HeWent to his
trunk and got revolver and seventy
five cartridges and said he cared moth
| ing for the children and would kill
himself Witness asked him 10 prove
her bad woman. He replied that he
could not, but that he could think it.
| The revolver was taken from him. On
the Wednesday night following Pleva
went to witness bed and choked her
and said he would kill her. Witness
jumped out of bed and Pleva went to
bed. The next day there was another
quarrel. On Friday morning she got
| up at 5:l5 a. NJ. Pleva was already
| up. Witness went into the kitchen and
| lit the fire. PleVa went out Of doors
and later came in. After lighting the
| fire witness cooked the eggs and some
| sausage. Pleva came in and sat by the
stove. Witness set the breakfast table
and put the coffee and eggs on. Put
two coffee pots on The table. In wax
ing the boarders she had to leave the
kitchen. Left it again to get some
coal. Pleva was still in the kitchen by
the stove. Witness prepared but two
pots of coffee that morning. Those put
on the table that morning were the two
small ones. The large one was on the
shelf in the kitchen. When Pleva went
| to breakfast witness staid in the kitchen
and the door to the dining room was
closed. Witness ate breakfast after
the others were through. Took her
coffee from the pail fixed for Pleva to
take to his work for dinner. Heard
nothing that was said in the dining
room. Did not see her husband vomit.
| Would have seen him vomit if he had
come through the kitchen. The board
ers left at about $50. After they left
Pleva went to bed. Did not see him
vomit until he had gone there. Then
got a pail for him. Later he got up
and dressed himself and went to town.
He was gone about fifteen minutes.
When he came back he said he had
been for a drink. He went to bed
again and the witness sat down and
seWed. She asked him for some money
with which to get a doctor. She said
she would go for doctor anyway, and
went to Mrs. Abramowski and asked
| for money with which to get DOCTOR
Mrs. Abramowski said a doctor was
not necessary, that she could get a
powder that would stop the vomiting.
Witness said she gave the powder she
got to her husband, but he did not use
it. Witness continued to sew. About
| 2 o'clock went to Mrs. AbramoWski to
request her to come to the house, her
husband was so bad When she re-
turned her husband was dead. Soon
Officer Newhouse came and several
others. Did not understand anything
about what these men said. She cried
that afternoon. When she found her
husband dead she was frightened. The
following Monday afternoon Officer
Newhouse called at the house and took
witness to the police station. She was
told to come back next day. She did
so and was questioned there until IL
o'clock. That afternoon Officer New
house took witness to Jail. Witness
sent for Mrs. Abramowski but once.
She came again June 2. She told wit
ness that she should say that she gave
the noisOn TO her husband and she