Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
EXHIBITS : aNEAsIN Ess
Exclamation She Is Said to Have Used
When the Body of Her Husband
Was in the House-Has Been lndif-
ferent All Along.

Was In the House-Has Been Indif-
ferent All Along.
sigourney, Dec. II. Especially THE
defense in the Sarah Kuhn murder
case has begun the introduction of it's
evidence, but has not yet unmasked
its batteries. Just what the line of
defense will be is not known, but it is
supposed that the attorneys will make
the claim that the state has proved
nothing and will move that the case
be dismissed. 1t is not known wheth-
er or not Mrs. Kuhn will take the
stand. In the event that she does her
testimony will be listened to with
eager interest by the many people
who are closely following the trend OF
the evidence.
The Man Again.
It will not be known until the state
begins it's argument what they will al
lege in regard to Andy Smith, who, it
is inferred, is the man in the case,
and who, in the states opinion, fur
nishes the motive for the crime. Wit
nesses so far testify that they have
seen Mrs. Kuhn and Andy Smith to-
gether and that at one time they ate
ice cream at a Sigourney restaurant.
VryI. nof
the attorneys will doubtless declare
that an attachment had sprung up be-
tween Mrs. Kuhn and Smith and that
this together with hatred for her hus-
band induced her to commit the crime.
At any rate this is the view that many
people take. Whether or not it is the
correct one, time alone will show.
"My God Can't You Smell.
Witnesses on the trial Saturday
testified that Mrs. Kuhn showed no
emotion when her husband was lying
aead in the house. Two witnesses say
that she at one time exclaimed TO
those who were sitting UP with the
body, s'My God, people can't you smell
hlm?" referring to her husband.
Appears Anxious.
Saturday afternoon, for the first
time, Mrs. Kuhn appeared anxious,
worried and very nervous. just why
she should appear SO is not known
but it may be that she is realizing that
web of circumstantial evidence is
being woven that makes the outlook
very dark.
81 The Evidence.
Drs.J Johnston, Pfannebecker, Schrei-
ner and Johnson were examined at
length Counsel for state reclted
symptoms and circumstances as to
death of Chas. Kuhn as testified to by
witnesses and at the close of care
full recital called for opinion as to
cause of death. And the answer in
each instance was that death was I'M
doubtedly caused by poisoning by
strychnine. Severe cross examination
failed to change their opinion on this
point altho several good points for de.
tense were brought out. The doctors
disagreed slightly as to symptoms OF
poisoning by strychnine and as to the
Immediate cause of death in such
cases. In the afternoon witnesses tes'
titled as follows:
What Mrs. Kuhn Said.
Minnie Mccoy testified that she liv'
ed in Delta; that she was acquainted
with Chas. Kuhn in his life time;
that she is acquainted with defend
ant; that on July A, 1899, she saw the
defendant and Andy Smith in the res
taurant at Delta, Iowa, eating ice
cream together That she was at the
house of Chas. Kuhn on the night he
died; that on that evening she heare
defendant say that Charley opened
the bottle and handed it to her anc
she drank first; did not know which
bottle was referred to; that on the
following night she with others sal
up with the corpse at Kuhn's home;
that she did not see defendant cry
any; that she laughed once and talked
and smiled as usual; that she saw de
fendant lying on the floor with ont
foot on the sofa that night; that sht
heard Mrs. Kuhn say my God, people
can't you smell him?" referring to tht
dead body of Chas Kuhn; that OF
the first night, the night after Kuhl
died Mrs. Kuhn was sick and seemed
to feel faint.
corroboration.
Bessie Mccoy testified that she wa
acquainted with the defendant ant
with the deceased in his life time
that she was at the home of Chas
Kuhn the night he died for nearly al
hour; that she heard Mrs. Kuhn sa,
her husband opened the bottle of bee
and handed it to her and that sh
drank first, did not know which bot
tie; that she did not see Mrs. Kuhl
cry but that she was moaning; tha
she sat UP at the home of Chas. Kuhl