The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-03
MURDER OF WEE.
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happened. however, 1t did not rain
When the body was removed ii was
round 20 be ia a good state oI pfeSt7+
Natlons this. the doctors say. IS oWths
70 the damp gumb0 which was pllsA
All around and On top Of it,. After tAe
body was taken out, Drs. G. j. AAcheA
and p. j. Jermaine made a careful eA-
animation to determine what caused
death
Coroner AIcCandless ana the jury then
proceeded to the house. where the m
quest was held. "A number OF witnesses
were examined, among whom were ssN-
eral children Of the KluSmire family
The jury. after hearing the evidence
returned the following verdict.
We. the undersigned. find from me
evidence. that Mrs w. "a. klusmlte
came to her death by blows inflicted
on her body with a blunt instrument
fl the hands or her husband.
The evidence Of the physicians pei
the eoroner-s inquest was that Mrs
GSlusmire was killed with some blunt
instrument There were two bruises
ON her head. one on her Iorehead tuT
other on tine left side. Either one 81
these bruises would cause death. Ihere
was q large bruise on the left side 81
ber abdomen one hip was badly
bruised. ON each leg below the knee
was a hruise
Just about this time the following
telegram was received at Holton ad-
dressed to- Mary kiusmire- ILL., came
from Kansas City and was signed NJ II
liam AIitchel-
Klusmire telegraphed from Topeka
was coming. arrived Galveston after
she passed away Think viii have 70
bury there.
Klusmire little thought that just at
this time prenara lions were being ttAs.1s
To take the body Of his wife from the
ditch IN which he had buried it
klusmIra was captured 1n Kansas
City, Kan, Sunday afternoon, June 4
He was at the Northwestern depot try
ing to get permission 10 ride home ON
freight. He gave his name 70 the opera
tor. who. knowing that he was wanted
teiegraphed for a policeman An oIllcef
soon arrived and placed him under ar
rest. Constabi Black left on the North
western at noon for Kansas City. IA
hope OF capturing him Phil Haas, un-
der sheriff, left over the Rock Island VIA
Topeka Black heard of his arrest
shortly before reaching Kansas City III
at once went to police headquarters ana
there found ECiusnire. lie knew Haas
would De lin the city. 50 sent word 70
1lim that KlusInira was in Kansas City.
kan, III jail Haas and Black took him
TO Topeka that night and left him there
in the county jail He has been there
ever since.
Klusmire's story was that his wife
tried to get away twice that night, but
he got her back in the house both times
and she finally went TO bed
About 3 O'Clock ia the morning I
awoke and found her missing" he said.
II got up. but she was not in the house.
] went to the barn and there 4 found
her hanging at the end Of rope. cut
her down Thinking of the disgrace this 4
would bring upon the family covered (
the body with baled hay L thought it
best to bury the body and on Monday !
selected the place in the ditch 1 pre-
pared the place on Monday during the
day On Monday night 4 hitched two
horses to q corn drill and hauled the
body to the ditch and buried it The
next day I hauled the brush"
Win asked to account OF the bruised !
condition Of the body, he gave a number
Of stories. He said that the striking Of
her head on heavy Jumps of dirt no /
doubt caused the bruises. To one person |
ne said that he fell in the ditch with
the body and some of the bruises We're |
caused then To some he said she got |
the bruises on her legs and hips when |
she hung herself, in striking against the |
manger in her death struggle. To all |
parties he. however. insisted that she |
hanged herself.
klusmira was much surprised at his /
arrest. He had not been in Texas. He /
l0ltered around Kansas City, sent the /
kilograms. bought crepe and put it on /
his hat and was ready to come home I
with q complete story concerning his i
wife's death and burial at Galveston. |
Texas. There is a Bohemian settlement /
near Galveston, where Mrs Klusmire 1
has brother living, and to this broth I
er's he claimed she had gone to visit
The accepted theory Of the murder is 1
after the children haI gone to church. 4
This quarrel no doubt greatly incensed /
he struck her with some nlunu instrument /
On the head The many bruises are I
inflicted during his terrible rage
Another theory IS that I was a pre-
~ -5e l-9e 49, itF ASss71A thd- Ag1l@ \
81 tne bruises had an abrasion Of the \
skin would lead one to behave THAI the
aEolaA lEs LhuS preventing this brHaiins
since the killing of Mrs KIusmira her
pcus has peen eAhumed three times
1nlneliately after ~ was found, tha doc
tors examined the body very carefully
t is lAe 4esl1- 81 see # death might Y
1Atllsllllre mad said Thar she hanged her-
sell AAey SAID there We're no marks on
the neck That would indicate that Mrs
eory-suIcide-v stiil af4va1rssi ~ sbs
defense. 50 the state engaged several phy-
IIlalt a tlleh more thorough but very
secret examination NOT long ago They !
round and removed the three ribs over
the heart, which. crushed and broken
viii be offered iii evidence against EIi4ls-
lnire- They also discovered blood eliot I
= ~, sasAi' s ols ~ a INST resting en-
dentea, pvt rot broken. was also removed. /
y n4eh Will pe shown to the inry with
the rest re seemingly was damaged bv /
2 heavy blow The ribs seemed 10 have
been broken by kick from a heavy boot
heel
The third examination was made for
tile defense by a doctor from Kansas Cf1x
HE declared that he had moved the head /
ABOUT at Will. the neck being dislocated
But ~ d1Q not know that a good part OF
the skull had been removed. The doctors
al Of then- failed to find any evidence al
an elougatioR OF the neck such sS hare
Ing would Inevitably cause
klusmire, after his arrest vac +al-s,,
20 Topeka where he has been Kept ever
since The Monday after Ire was arrested
bis brother. H. J. klusmire and several
others went 70 Topeka To see tha prisoner
and have him make the necessary dis
position OF his property and So arrange
matters 60 protect his creditors. I4a WIS
very willing TO do anything that was
right and just especially Sd to Hi ohI
dren He decided the home farm 10 a
trustee, TO hold jim trust until the vouner-
EST child becomes OF age. He gave h
mortgage on his stock for S. $50 This is
-o satisfy such claims as We're heretofore
secured hy personal notes only Thara
8 a mortgage Of $500 on the home place