The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-11-13
CLARK MURDER TRIAL
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months aud he complained nearly every
day about his head and took medicine:
{ She was followed by her sister,, " ais'is;s
Kate Clark
Who said she was Is years old, her testi-
nsony being substantially the same al that
Of May Clark. That he complained Of
his head and that she could hear him talk-
ing almost all night 30 that she could not
sleep, and finally changed her room. q
Roy Clark ''3i'1t&' $ SO z
son of the defendant testified he was
% years old, married and lived at Chilli-
Gothic, Mo-, for more than a year past
Rriot TO his marriage in March 1901 he
lived at home. Said his father was always
kind and indulgent with his family, and
treated his mother as well as any husband
could. He noticed change coming over
his father abouttwo and a half years ago.
His mother had been sick and was going
to DR.. Duff to be doctored. His father
begged her not to go, but she would not
stop. She did not treat his father like he
thought she should. Her manner changed
ana she began to cut him off when he
spoke to her. Said his father told him Of
his trouble, and said he did not think there
was anything intimate between her and
Duff but people were talking about them
and she would be thrown out of society
and looked down on, and disgrace their
children. This was in the summer of 1901.
The witness said he also asked his mother
not to go to Duff as people were talking
about 1t, and they would all be looked
down upon. He suspicioned there was
something between his mother and Dr.
Duf1. He had been their family physi-
can. The only time he knew Of her going
anywhere with Duff was to the Allerton
Chautauqua, and Mrs. Duff and another
lady went with them. His father came
down to see him in Missouri in January of
tnis year, and he noticed how strange he
acted. He would talk about his trouble
when he was alone with the witness and
talked about it all the time when thew
were alone. He was very nervous and
witness told his wife he believed his father
was going crazy. While he was down
there he partially bought ia rm and then
suddenly dropped the matter and came
home without giving any reason. While
he was there his father told him he had
been getting medicine from Duff and it
made him sicker than ever and he be-
1eved the medicine was poison. He went
with his father to consult physician at
Chilllcothe Mo-, who gave him a pre-
scr1ption which he had filed. At one
time he beard his mother tell his father
she cared more for Duff than any man she
ever saw and she would go whenever she
was ready.
On cross examination he said his mother
began taking treatment from Duff about
three years ago. His father was not try.
ing to buy farm from DR.. Duff In Mis-
souri,.
AT the conclusion of his testimony court,
adjourned until Wednesday morning at 9
O'Clock.
was 80,
Ed. Baker = -, s .' =.
a merchant at Garden Grove, testified
70 noticing change in Clark about
Christmas, appearing to be nervous and ex-
cited, his face flushed and eyes staring at
times. Had a queer. look and in, tradinr.
ne would call for something and then be
gone from the store before itcould Be
given him. Clark told him Duff had
ruined his family. That Duff had doped
him with medicine. Said he was going to.
notify the Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges
of what Duff had done. Seemed TO have;
this subject on his mind all the time.
H. e. Henderson Is ard
Of Garden Grove, testified to
seeing Clark outside the drug store just
after the shooting. Clark said ~ told him
would do it if ever saw him back in
this town. He ruined my family.v Was
also at Browns store when Clark was
said "Bill Clark what did you do this for"
he replied mamma, I had to- do it. 1
have not slept for week and couldn't
help doing it," iF.
Roy Clark
Recalled, testified his father told him
while visiting him that if he died he
wanted post norton examination made
for he believed Duff would just as soon
kill him as not and if he died he wanted
the matter sifted to the bottom, and wit
ness promised him he would.
Mrs. Amanda KornbeCk
Recalled, stated she was acquainted per-
sonally with the relatives of the defend
bled each other very much in appearance
B. D. Barger is
a banker at Leroy, saw Clark at the town
he appeared like q wild man, very nervous
and excited, eyes staring and CLASSY. Said
his wife was as innocent as an angel In heaven
+. and it would be proven SO. thought he acted
like an insane person.
Mrs. Alice J. Clark =
wife Of the defendant was then placed on the
stand and her testimony created a decided
sensation as it was an Acknowledgement that
the rumors Of intimacy between her and DR..
Duf were reality. She stated that she was
born in England and came to Illinois when
she was IL years old. Met her husband 28
years ago and was married to him ton mon tbs
later. They have five children, three boys aud
two girls all living the youngest being now IL
years old. Said her husband worked at coal
mine at sweetwa.er, ~, suntil he came to
He was always quiet and peaceful, very kind
and attectionate to her and the children. She
had always had poor health and he had reliev.
ed her Of all the hard work he, could, even
getting up in the morning and doing the wash a
in thefall Of 1897. Saw him at his ONCE in
IL