The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-11-20

casionally, but did not notice anything
wrong with him. Said he was In Duf's
office year ago last summer when
Clark and his wife came In. Mrs. Clark
went into the Dr's private office, and Mr..
Clark remained out in the front room
and talk with the witness. He had a
talk with Clark after be was put in Jail.
On cross examination he said he saw
Clark Saturday. before the tragedy, and
nearly every Saturday. He had never
visited at the Clark home.
George Hoadley
| A blacksmith at Garden Grove, testi-
fed Clark came to. his shop few minutes
before the shooting and remained there
about five minutes talking about some
work he wanted done. He transacted
business in the ordinary way and he
noticed nothing wrong. On cross ex-
animation he said he was pretty busy
that day and took no special notice OF
him.
John Clark
the partner of Mr.. Hoadley, testified to
the same facts regarding Clark's visit to
their shop. y.
w. H. farmhouse
of Garden Grove testified to seeing Clark
hand Bunney the gun after the shooting
objections being made to other qestions
asked him and he was not permitted to
Testify further.
w. a. Curry
carpenter at Garden Grove, testified
he knew Clark, had worked for him
about year ago. Had talk with Clark
when he heard Duff was going 10 Block.
ton. CLARK said he was sorry Duff was
going away, but supposed he knew his
own business.
j. S. Brown
a merchant at Garden Grove, said after
the shooting Clark came tc his store and
asked him to telephone to Harry Lynch
an attorney at Corydon that he wanted
him, also to send message to his wife's
father. He found there was no attorney
named Lynch at Corydon and
that afternoon Clark told him it was
Charles Steele lie wanted to send for,
and for him to come at once, that he
needed him.
Mrs. Alice N. Duff
Widow of DR.. w. d. Duff, was the last
witness in the case. She first identified
a letter received through the postoftice
from Mr.. Clark, which was received
after his settlement with DIR. Duff about
NOV. 8 or9. Said she got it from the
postoffice and showed it to her husband.
Received another letter about December
10, after the first letter, but didn't know
where it was, thought it had been lost.
Said she heard the testimony of Mrs.
Clark. That Mrs. Clark had on many
occasions come to their house after DR..
Duff. On one occasion she and her
husband met Mr. and Mrs. CLARK in DR..
Duff's office for the purpose of talking
with them, That she told Mrs. Clark u
woman should not 60 to doctors office
without her husband accompanying her
as it created talk. Said Mrs. Clark came
to her house and asked to go with them
to Allerton to hear Bryan speak. She
and her husband moved to Block ton
December 13, 1901. That on numerous
occasions she had seen Mrs. Clark come
into town and DIR. Duff who was in his
office would leave the Office and come
home. In connection with Mrs. Duff IS
testimony the letter referred to was
read to the jury.
The letter was addressed to DIR. Duff,
Garden Grove, City, and at the time of
the examination of Mrs. Clark she said
it looked like Mr.. Clark's handwriting,
and Mrs. Duff said it was received from
Mr. Clark. The letter was read to the
jury and is as follows:
DOCTOR DUFF:
I I didn't know as much the other day as 1
do now. You have had your fun while l
worked. and never paid anything for it. So
may just as well have pay for her disgrace.
1 paid you for your services. So how will
twenty thousand suit you. She told her
| brothers besides me and we will see what her
father says aboutit. She says that she told
you how she loved you and you know the med
| icne you gave her. You didn't care anything
1 for your wife. You had her in your back room
with the middle door open and you told her
/ the front door was not lock ed and there is two
| or three parties went there and tried to get in
the door right away after she went in. And
besides think that we can put you in the
| pen, for heard there is another woman you
fooled the same way. We will-about the
medicine you dope. You thought that you
was playing it fine. You might be told by her
In court how she came to do all this loving.
But will tell you II you leave the Grove by
Saturday by Saturday and will get out OF the
state in the next ten days won't bother you,
but II not there will be officer there to wait
on you. We have got the money to carry 1t
through. II you doubt it you can find it out Of
i the bank don't want to disgrace your wife
nor my children. That is all that saves you
from being arrested for you have already stole
my wifes honor This is no blun. II you