The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-09-23

until the next day and delivered them
to the doctors. Identified the coffee
pots and stated that he had kept them
under lock and key.
On cross examination he stated that
he could not positively identify the cof-
fee pots
DR.. Wlndesheim was called. Made a
chemical analysis Of the coffee pots.
Saw them first at the Pleva house.
Tied them up and handed them to the
sheriff. Next day DR.. Pugh and wit
ness got hearticles from the sheriff.
Identified the pots. After the analysis
the pots were wrapped up and laid in
witness officg until called for on June
is.
On cross examination this testimony
was not shaken.
Immediately after the noon recess
DR.. Pugh was placed on the stand
again, and was further cross examined
The defense moved that DR.. Pugh's
testimony 5be stricken out, but was
overruled.
DR.. Windesheim was recalled. He
said he was physician. Was called
to Pleva home May %. Found the
man dead. Got to the house at about
2 o'clock. Mrs. PleYa, Mrs. Abramvr-
oski, Officers O'Hare and Newhouse
and Justice Slater were there. Noted
the conditions under which Pleva was
found and the symptoms connected
with the death. Held postmortem
examination the same afternoon.
Found the lungs healthy, the heart
empty, the stomach full of yell
lowish liquid, the liver heal
thy and normal, both kidneys
normal, the urine coat of the
intestines injured in spots and the brain
was normal. The intestines contained
small amount of mucous, but other
wise empty. There was no evidence
of disease. Took the stomach, por-
ton of the liver and gall bladder. They
were put into jar. Some blood was
put into bottle. These things were
taken to witness Office next day. Made
an analysis of vomlt and some of the
other matter. Found large trace OF
arsenic in all the things examined
Analysed the contents of the coffee
pots. Found nothing in the small pot,
bnt found some in the large one. The
traces were decided The analysis
was qualitative. The result of the
analysis confirmed the opinion that
Pleva died from an overdose of arsenic.
He described the symptoms of arsenic
al poisoning with greater detail than
had DR.. Pugh. The. symptoms appear
sometimes very quickly. In the wit
ness opinion he was positive that the
man died of arsenical poisoning. He
stated that rough on rats was COM
posed mostly of arsenic.
The cross examination shook none of
the material points.
j. E. Kricbbaum was next sworn.
He said he was an undertaken. Was
called to the Pleva house and attended
the post mortem examination. No
ticed the demeanor of the defendant at
the time. She shed no tears, and
seemed to exhibit no signs of grief.
On cross examination he stated that
after the body had been placed in the
casket preparatory to the funeral she
cried some.
John Korbel was sworn. Lived at
Pleva's May %, 1897. Slept with
"
Mrs. Pleva. Witness bought his own
materials for meals. The coffee was
cooked by Mrs. Pleva Joseph Krzc
was there on May %. Both got up
that morning about 5:45 o'clock, washed
and ate breakfast. Went down stairs
about the time they got up. Pleva
was eating his breakfast when they
went down. Both sat down with him.
There were three coffee pots on the
table. The boarders had their own
pot. Theirs was the small one. The
boarders pot had a cover which always
fell off. Had coffee out of their own
then described the three coffee pots
and said that Mrs. Pleva placed them
on the table that morning. At break
fast Pleva sat at one end of the table
and the witness and Krzc at the other
When Pleva drank his coffee he re-
marked that there was something the
matter with the coffee, that the board
ers were served with better coffee than
he. He at once began to vomit. He
got up and went out and continued to
vomit. He came in and told witness
to tell the foreman at the tannery that
he was sick and would not be at work.
Pleva went to bed and vomited more.
When Pleva came in from out of doors
he remarked that that coffee was bad.
Mrs. Pleva was in the kitchen during
the breakfast time. Pleva went
through the kitchen in going out.
Mrs. Pleva said nothing when Pleva
complained about the coffee.
The cross examination developed