Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-05

they lie,' said Mrs. Lavelleur, yesterday
afternoon. When asked about Mrs.
Langreen's statement and testimony
Mrs. Lavelleur became quite furious
saying that Mrs. Langreen was angry
at her and trying to make trouble ana
that the statements of the woman We're
not to be taken as correct as she lac
been in the county home at one time
and she believed the woman was crazy.
SHE knows it is a lie, anyway, Mister,
and If l have to hang. for this charge L
will maintain my innocence to the last.
When asked how she thought her nus
hand met his death she said: L do not
not know. Perhaps he s~utfocated n
fell backwards striking his head on
something. You know that fire was
awful hot and, honest, l did not see
the old man after he went to get III
that horse Mrs. Lavelleur is a Ger
man woman, nearly sixty years of age
and easily angered. Since last fall she
has been working down town much OF
the time in Browns restaurant IN the
kitchen. She is the mother of a large
family by a former husband who was
killed in a quarrel in this county in
1893 by q man named Swartz Who was
afterwards cleared on the ground OF
self defense. Three of her daughters
live in Newton, two being married II
the other employed in the Taylor-New-
ell Pants factory.
The sons have little to a Of the
tragedy and evade any questions asked
by saying they know nothing about the
affair whatever. They insist on the
theory that the mar vas suffocated and
IL falling struck his head which frac-
tured the skull. Diligent search has
beer made for the ak which Mrs. Lam
green says was used, but to the pres
enl time has not been found. A Wire
handle, the size ordinarily used on a
large oil evan, was found near the iron
of the burned buggy.
The barn was a small shed like struc-
ture of one story about twenty feet long
and fifteen wide and the timbers sup
porting the roof very light. Except a
few bundles of straw there was nothing
in the barn that would produce enough
heat,it is thought to burn a human
body and if Mrs. L~angreen's testimony
cannot be believed the officers are at
their wits END to solve the deep mys-
terry surrounding the death of this old
man. Mrs. Lavelleur will probably
have to stand trial for her life as it is
believed that she will be bound over to
await the action of the grand jury when
by that time it is expected that the
county attorney will have sufficient ev-
idence to convict the guilty party If it
is found to a certainty that a crime has
been committed. The sons of Lavelleur
residents of Mingo and Greencastle in
siSt that their father "a murdered
and that the crime be avenged and will
use every means in their power to
bring the guilty party or parties to
justice. Since the brutal killing Of DR..
b. M. Failor at this place only q few
months ago n the terrible death of
Vina kanoble, for whose death DR.. NJ.
r. Hammer, who is now in the penten-
tiary on another charge, will be tried
on the charge of murder in September,
the people insist that the Heath of La
velleur be investigated to the fullest ex-
tent and will not be satisfied to let the
matter drop for a want of certainty in
the evidence at this tine.