Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11

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skirts of this Mace Mr. Kuhn called for
helm and when onnosita tho racidenca
of Wesley Snider. STONED Mr. Snider
came out and Mr.. Knhn said to him.
81 am dying; she has poisoned me. get
DIR. Busbyo SNYDER thought Kuhn
was slightly intoxicated and at fret
paid but little attention. In mo-
ment. however. he became convinced
that something was wrong and he oot
in the vehicle and drove to DR. rms.
by's. both Mr.. and Mrs Kuhn mak;ne
great outcry Several narties who
heard if saw that Kuhn declared he
had been poisoned
DR.. Busby was not at home and
run was made for his office. he could
not be found here and in frantic haste
a second nhysician,s office was visited
Neither was this physician in and as
they were leaving Kuhn fell back and
he moved no more nor made anv fur.
ther outcry. The terrified occi,nants
of the buggy whipped the horse into
rim and made for a third nhvsician,s
office where DR.. Norris was found
That gentleman came ont examined
Mr. Kuhn and saws ha tho,ebt
he heard slight heat of fhe
heart Ha ordered that Kuhn he driy,
an home the musician accomnanv;na
A hvnodermic injection of some rasto.
rative was administered hut # had mn
effect He was dead Drs Johnson
and Martin We're called in and thew
foo pronounced life extinct
From Mr.. Kuhn's condition after
death and the history If tho MANS az.
tions during his last moments the doc.
tors agree that ne died from the Of
fects Of some noison and that strvch.
nine would produce the conditions SIM
| liar to those related of Kuhn
| The empty beer bottles were careful
ly corked and given into the hands of
the authorities as was everything else
in the buggy.
A coroner's jury composed of Abe
Hankins, j. o. Tressler and James
Beatty was empaneled and after hear
ing the evidence of the physicians and
other witnesses, ordered the stomach
removed and sent to the state chemist
at Des Moines for analysis The coro-
ner instructed DR.. ]. u Johnston tc
perform the post mortem, which he
did assisted by Drs. Cilley, of What
| Cheer, and Pfanebaker, of Siguorney
The brain, heart, lungs, spleen and liv-
er were removed, and all large arteries
were examined in thoro manner The
stomach was exclsed and placed IN
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Inc funeral coftege had FORMED 10
proceed 10 harper. MT. huhns ola
nome, where ms rathef ana Drother re-
SIDE, Where lnterment was 10 take
place. MRS. huhn was COOL ana col
! lected and mad made all preparation
TO accompany the pody OF hef nus
band. AS she was entering the car
rage she was placed under arrest: She
asked the ofhcer when ne wanted her
to go and replled NOW. she slgm-
fed her assent and IN company with
the off1cer entered the carriage and FOL
lowed the procession to Sigourney
where lawyer was consulted togeth-
| er Win the county oHCers VINO per
mitted her to go on to Harper. upon
her return she was given INTO the Gus
tody OF the sherlf ana VIII nave her
preliminary next FRIDAY.
Some New Evidence.
The morning after Mr.. Kubn's death
ono of. the Iiverymen drove couple of
travelling men over the road from Del
10 IN What Cheer and while driving
along one of the marty noticed a bottle
living at the side of the road. It was
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