Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
SHE LOOKS TRUSTFULLY AT WITNESSES
Reproduction of Her Own Damaging Evidence at the
Inquest, the Strongest Link the Chain of Evil
dence, Fails to Change Her Expression
The sicksnng Details

the butcher business at What Cheer;
that his part of the business is mostly
killing and sausage making; that he
has charge of the manufacture of the
bologna at that place; that he super
intended the making of the bologna
that was sold on the night OF
September 4, 1900, that their bologna
is seasoned with ready bologna season
which is secured from d. H. Melon
aid at Des Moines; that he does not
know what this preparation contains
that they never use any strychnine in
the manufacture of bologna; that he
had never heard of any bad results
from any bologna that he has ever
sold; that on the 3rd or 4th of Sep
TENDER, 1900 they manufactured
twenty-five or thirty pounds of bo-
logna; that the bologna season that
they use has the appearance of pepper
that it is secured from McDonald's
Butche. Supply House in Des Moines.
Wesley snder.
Witness said he had known Charles
Kuhn for seven or eight years and he
had known the defendant since last
May; that on the fourth day of Sep
TENDER, 1900, about 6 O'Clock in the
evening Charles Kuhn and his wife
passed his house going toward What
Cheer; that they were in top buggy
and drove gray mare; that he MOTTO
ed nothing unusual; that after he had
retired for the night on the evening
of September 4, 1900, he heard some
one calling but did not understand
anything they said at first; he finally
distinguished cries for help. He went
out to see what the trouble was.
When outside he heard two voices, a
mans voice and woman's. 1t prov
ed to be Mr.. and Mrs. Kuhn. She
was crying Come quick; my husband
is dying" and he was talking at the
same time calling for help. l was
then between my house and the road;
Went on out and saw two people there
in the road in buggy, the same one
saw pass my house in the evening.
went out to the buggy. The team
was headed In the direction of their
home towards Delta. When got to
the buggy discovered that it was
Charles Kuhn and his wife. l said to
them, What IN the devil is the mat
ter?" and he says, 81 am dying, l am
dying" She was calling, too, to
hurry up that her husband was dying.
| could hardly believe that such was
the case, but Kuhn kept declaring that
he was dying and for me to take the
lines and drive as fast as could to
doctor. He said that he had been
poisoned. Kuhn had the lines when
he said for me to take them. She
was on the north side and he was on
the south. He was on the right hand
going that way. l hesitated a little
about taking the lines as he was tell
| ing me that he was poisoned and was
dying. At the same time she was say
ing that she didn't know what was
the matter with Charley, that they
had been drinking beer and eating
bologna. decided to take the lines
and drive to physician. l climbed
up on the buggy and stood with one
foot on the axle and one foot on the
step. drove with one hand and held
him in the buggy by the lapel Of his
coat with the other. / had to reach
across in front Of Mrs. Kuhn to do
this. His appearance was about as
usual at this time. His manner was
excited or intoxicated, did not know
which. He declared frequently
that he was dying. He was still sit
ting up in the buggy at this time and
declaring all the time that he
had been poisoned and was diving. He
would jerk with his arms as tho he
was having a spasm or something Of
that nature. drove as fast as could
with that horse to DR.. Busby's, about
one-haif nile from my place. asked
nina whether we should go to Busby's
or not His wife wanted to take him
home, but he said take him to Busby's
and declared again that he was dying.
Yes, he accused her of poisoning him.
he said, She has poisoned me, am
dying. told him did not think SO,
and she denied it, asking him what
made him talk that way She said to
me. What will people think of his
talking that way?" He said, "She pois-
ed me, Snider, she did" And she
would say she did not, then he would
not say anything for awhile. Then
again he said, "She has poisoned me,
why did she do it?" She said at diff
ferent times that she did not and did
not want him to talk that way and won
dered what people would think. They
kept this up during the entire time.
Inere was nothing said as to how the
poisoning occurred.
She told me she did not know what
was the matter with him that he had
been eating bologna and drinking beer
He did not say how he got the poison
but declared she had poisoned him
smelled beer on their breath. He
gave me to understand that it was not
the beer and bologna that was the
matter with him but that he had been
poisoned and was dying. | drove tc
DR.. Busby's house and called for the
doctor. Mrs. Kuhn was making some
noise and seemed to be in distress and
had to ask her to be still SO could
hear what the Doctors wife said
We drove to Busby's Office and he
was gone. We drove to DIR. Martins
Office and he was not in, then drove
Ito DR.. Morris residence. l called tc
him to come out.He came as quick
las he could. He wanted to know wha,
was the matter and told him die
mot know, but that Charley seemed tc
lbe in a bad shane. He went around