The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-05
DAY DEVOTED TO DATES
DEFENSE SEEKING TO IMPEACH
MRS. KLINE's TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Jennie Loder Becomes Confused
on CONGRATULATIONS Bot
tie of Acid.

In the Criminal Court yesterday one of
the interesting features in the vitriol-throw-
ing case was the testimony on cross-exami-
nation of Mrs Jennie Loder, a resident of
the Empire block and warm friend of Mrs.
Maud Goodin, the woman on trial for COM
pliclty In the crime that came near ending
the life OF DR.. Aimee Haskinson. Mrs. Lo-
der was living in the Empire block at the
time the alleged plot against DR.. Haskinson
was concocted. She was called by Attorney
Duncan to testify as to the character of
Mrs. Goodin and to impeach the testimony
of Mrs. Lulu Kline who threw the acid.
and who, in her confession, implicated Mrs
Goodin. Mrs. Loder is a stout woman and
looks to be about forty-five years of age
She testified that she was fifty-nine. She
wore dark dress and a jaunty Fedora hat
she made good witness for the defense,
but on cross-exandnation BECAME greatly
confused and set the crowd in the court
room chuckling.
On being examined by Mr.. Duncan, the
witness was positive that on the nights of
May Is and May II, last, Mrs. Goodn was
not out of her room, and did not leave the
Empire block during these evenings. The
purpose in bringing out this testimony was
to impeach the evidence of Mrs. Kline as
to the whereabouts of Mrs Goodin on these
particular dates Mrs. Kline stated that on
the night Of May Is, she and Mrs. Goodin
were in the house at 217 West New York
street for several hours. 1t was here that
Mrs. Goodin was disguised as an aged wom-
an, and 1T was in this house that DR..
Haskinson was to be assassinated 1t was
on the night of May II, according to the
testimony of Mrs. Kline that she and Mrs.
Goodin went to DR.. Haskinson's house and
looked in at the window. Mrs. Goodn was
to shoot through the window, but weakened,
and then asked Mrs Kline to shoot Mrs.
Loder, on the witness stand yesterday, re-
lated without hesitation numerous in
stances which she alleged took place in the
Empire block on the nights of May Is and
II, and which tended to show that Mrs.
Goodin was at home on both of these even
ings.
On cross-examination. States Attorney
Wiitsie secured an admission from the wit
ness that she knew nothing about Mrs.
Goodin's whereabouts ION the second Fri
day evening in May" This was May 10,
and n her direct testimony the witness was
sure she was with Mrs. Goodin on this &C.
casion The witness became very much con-
fused as to her family affairs and could not
tell the date on which her husband died.
She said she had SON. but she could not
where. At the conclusion of her testimony
the prosecutors face wore smile that is
characteristic of his features when he has
scored a good point for the State.
One of the witnesses for the State yester-
day was Mrs. Viola Dickson Kibbe. a blue
eyed fair-haired young matron, who was
formerly engaged in the theatrical business
with her husband Mrs. Kibbe, with her
husband and child, has been living in the
Empire block and was a resident of the
block during the month of May. She was
said that on this night she heard Mrs. Nell
lie Nichols knock at Mrs. Goodin's door,
this was on Tuesday night, while Mrs.
Nichols, in her testimony for the State on.
Monday, declared it was Thursday night.
Mrs. Nichols said that on Tuesday night
in from the street. Mrs. Ktbbes husband
seemed to remember well the night of May
4 He testified that he sat in his room all
passed in and out of Mrs. Goodin's room.
He said that Mrs, sGoodinsdid not go to Mrs.
Kline's door that night and knock: Mrs.
was awakened by Mrs. Goodin, who in
duced her to accompany her to Dr. Haskin-
sons house for the purpose of shooting the
doctor. Kibbeo remembered that on the
night of May 10 he was very i'll. Neither
he nor his wife could recall anything partic-
ular that happened on the nights of May
animation that Mrs Kibbe had been called
before the grand jury and had been con-
sidered one of the States witnesses. It was
claimed she had never told the grand jury
or Mr. Wiltsie what she testified to yes
terday. - Ts nflane
Mary A. Davis testified that while she
tie of muriatic acid which she used for
cleaning the closets. She kept the bottle in
one of her closets and when she moved, her
rooms We're taken by Mrs. Goodin, She
and left in the block looked like the one
found by the police in Mrs. Goodins room.