Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

mediately in front of the de-
PENDANT, her attention was attarcted
from him by child near her, and she
turned from the witness to the child
and smiled in an undisturbed manner.
Listens to Details Unmoved.
At the opening of the case County
Attorney Gamble read the Indictment
and made his statement of the case.
He dwelt on all the horrible details of
the crime and the defendant listened
without change of expression or
tremble of a muscle.
The Testimony.
S. G. Wilson testified that he is a
resident of Delta, that his occupation
is that of postmaster, that he was ac-
quainted with Chas. Kuhn in his life
time, that Chas. Kuhn was about 43
years of age at the time of his death.
Testified that Chas. Kuhn was a Grip
pie and illustrated the manner in
which he walked to the jury. That de-
PENDANT was married to deceased on
Decoration day, May 80, 1900; that
Kuhn was worth about $1,000; that
Andy Smith was about 25 years of age.
J. j. Mcdonald.
j. J. Mcdonald testified that he lived
Testified that defendant was married
to deceased May 80, 1900. That she is
about 10 or 20 years of age; that Kuhn
was a cripple but was neat in appear
ance; that he had stood at the back
door of the Moore residence and look
ed to the barn door of Hiram Smith;
luat he could see said door from this
position all right.
Fred Gruber.
Fred Gruber testified that he lives
southeast of Delta, that he had known
Chas. Kuhn twenty years, that Kuhn
was a German; that he was a small
man, crippled and rather slender;
that he had conversation with Kuhn
about August 1, 1900, in which Kuhn
talked of the division Of his property
between himself and his wife.
Ruth Moore.
Ruth Moore testified that she lived
in Delta, has lived there twenty-five
years; that she was acquainted will
Chas. Kuhn and his wife, Sarah Kuhn
since they first came to Delta; tina
she is acquainted with Andy Smith
That on the 9th day of August, 1900
she was mending buggy cushions il
their buggy shed when she hear,
voices in the alley; that she frs
thought that it was children talking
and continued her work until it wa
finished, then went into their barr
From here thru place where a boar
was broken off she saw the defendant
Mrs Kuhn, and Andy Smith sittin
in the doorway of Hiram Smiths bar
talking; that Mrs. Kuhn was cryin
and she overheard her say; %, Andy
I can't live there and with him an
longer, there must be something done.
That he said: SYou must not talk tina
way, you are worrying about me bu
I will take care of myself" She ais
Overheard Mrs. Kuhn say that she ha
tried to get Kuhn to divide the prof.
lerty but he would not. This was all c
the conversation that she heard e,
|cept the words "You know you prom
lised." She did not stay to hear tn
remainder of the sentence. No on
else was present. That to her hes
Judgment the defendant and Smith sa
and a half
w. n. Richardson.
i w. H. Richardson testified that h
lives in Sigourney; that he met Cha
Kuhn about the first of August in M
Hamilton's Office; that the defendar
was present at the time; that Kuh
made will and he, Richardson, wa
a witness; that Mrs. Kuhn sat in p,
sition in which she could have seen th
will; that the will was not read owe
. in his presence.
j. c. Barrett.
]. G. Barrett, clerk of the distrit
court, testified that the will of Cha
Kuhn was deposited with him on Au
lust l, 1900; that it was opened, rea
, and filed on September 6, 1900; that
| special administrator was appointed
, that no inventory has been filed.
J Hiram Smith.
Hiram Smith testified that he liv,
in Delta; that he is the father of AND
/, Smith; that he never met the defen
! ant until the day of her marriage vii
: Chas. Kuhn May 80, 1900; that
!, once saw his son and Mrs Kuhn
7 conversation together since her ma
riage, that to his best knowledge
: was two or three weeks before II
) death of Chas. Kuhn; that he alwa
: goes to the postofice from his hou