Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-12-22

say what woman. Jim came back about
ten minutes before the train went out.
He was gone half hour or so. Brought
the shawl back The team he drove was
dun. On cross examination said he
drove east from North Western depot
Jim was not excited and his clothes
were not muddy or bloody when he re-
turned. He took her from Gray to her
brother Charley's. On redirect she
said she did not see how far east Jim
drove from the depot.
Miss Wiley, the hotel keepers daugh-
ter, identified the shawl shown her as
looking like the one Cunningham OBJ
tanned for the child in Atlantic, and said
the pictures of the child were natural
Mrs. Carey, formerly of Atlantic, tes-
titled that she helped care for the baby.
She recognized the pictures shown as
being natural and described the baby's
clothes.
Miss Simonton said she did the iron
ing of the baby clothes and described
the baby dress.
Chris Larsen said he found the baby
dress in the barn. Gave it to the land
lady Of the Farmers Home hotel. Re-
cognized the dress shown him at the
preliminary as the same one.
Ed Ruff said he saw the dun team and
buggy on the fair grounds near the
horse barn one forenoon last March,
Saw man between team and barn go.
ing toward barn. Team was headed
north. 1t was rare to see a team out
there. Witness was training horses.
DIR. Childs testified he went to where
the child lay, about fifty yards north of
tne fair grounds. The body was devoid
of clothing, but had grass over it. Was
four or five feet from the water 1t was
brought to his Office On the left side
of the face was a mutlation and the
left ear was gone. A part of the tongue
was gone. The left parietal bone was
fractured. A clot of blood was found
between the scalp and skull and small
one on the brain. A bruise on the left
side near the heart was found. 1t was
about the size of silver quarter or half
dollar. The stomach was filed with gas
liver was congested some, heart SEEM
ed normal. Child was lying on right
side. Hands were white and shriveled.
Had a hair-lip. Mutilation on mouth
was smooth edged. The others were
rough edged. The fractures on skull
and on side were made before death in
his judgment, the other disfgurements
likely after death. The brain was mash
ed where wounded. This was mortal
wound The wound on side might have
been fatal also. Either might have
caused death. Witness identified the
photographs. On cross examination
said the body was limp and flexible.
Had some discoloration on right side.
Thought the child had been dead five
or six days. 1t might have been less.
Had admitted soon after the examina-
ton of the body that he thought it had
been dead about twenty-four hours
Had never seen a body kept six weeks
for dissecting without the use of fluids.
Ed Ruff, recalled, said day he saw
team was cloudy and the track a little
muddy.
Robert Henderson saw defendant and
Ida Hepp on Rock Island train that
morning. She had bundle he thought
to be baby.
E. Baxter was recalled and testified
as to location of roads around North
Western depot and fair grounds.
Prof. F. P. Hooker said he makes
weather observations each day, reporting
to the government. Uses government
thermometer which marks the highest
point to which it rises and the lowest
point to which it falls in twenty-four
hours. His chart Of March to March
10 shows the following, all being degrees
above zero: