Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17

COOL AND UNDISTURBED.
The little woman is as cool as can
be imagined and stated that it was
her intention to plead guilty and go
to the penitentiaay at once. The
sooner she went, the more desirable
it would be, she believed, because
her liberty would be given back to
her sooner. The unfortunate wom-
an said many other things to the
reporter which are not necessarily
part of this report, and in sall her
conversation displayed neither
temper nor excitement, but very
deep determination to right what
she believed had been great wrong
to her. She is as jealous as tigress
of her young, and as dangerous as
was demonstrated by the determi-
nation with which she pet about to
slay her fancied undoer this morn
ing.
When asked at what time she
reached Goodspeed's room over the
bank she hesitated and then in a
pitiful voice asked to be excused
from answering the question.
This afternoon Mrs. Hunt col
lapeed under the strain of her stu
alton and had a good fit of Mysteries.
GOODSPEED'S STORY.
A call at the home of Mrs. Nc
Cloud discovered the victim of this
on couch with his head done up
in bandages. He suffers some pain
from the wound but lit is not thought
to be serious in the least.
( Goodspeed states that this meet.
tsv,rr -.
was by chance. as she came up to
his room about eight o'clock. She
asserted to him that she was jealous
of the presence in the city of the
Ames woman, and he assured her
that she had no cause to worry as
he was simply trying to secure
nurse for Mr.. Bean, and had sent
for the girl in question to act in
that capacity. Mrs. Hunt again
told him that she was jealous and
asked him to marry her, but he de-
clared that he could not do that,
that he never would marry, it would
not be the right thing for him to do
so. liz, asserts that there was no
strife during the progress of the
conversa ton, no bitter words, and
that he did not know that the woman
the least. He had no thought that
she would shoot him, did not know
that she was armed.
AS he left the room, after having
got the water for her, it was his in
tention to go to the post office,
where he asked the woman to ac-
company him. AS she refused she
drew forth the revolver and shot.
Goodspeed's recollection of the fir
ing is confused. He hastened down
the stairs without realizing in what
close proximity to death he was
being brought by the leaden bullets
which were flying about him.
The woman's statement that he
was engaged to marry Mrs. Hunt is
vigorously denied by Goodspeed
who says that while she has petit
toned him to wed her ON several
occasions he has always maintain
ed that it was not the proper thing
to do.
THE SECOND WOMAN IN THE CASE.
The woman who aroused the ieal-
GUS rage of Mrs. Hunt is far more
attractive bit of femininity than the
one now in the charge of the sheriff.
She is young, wears glasses, and
dresses neatly. She states her
name to be Miss Maude Moore, and
that she has been cook at a hotel in
Ames. Her coming here was for
the purpose of acting as nurse at
the home of ]. L. Bean, but the plan
was interrupted, upon her arrival,
by the heconclusion atthe Bean house
hold that no nurse was needed.
Miss Moore has been stopping at
the Atlantic House. This forenoon
she was at the bedside ofthe injur.
ed man on Walnut street, and had
nothing to say for publication. She
boarded the east bound train at two
o'clock this afternoon enroute for
Des Moines.
Mr.. Goodspeed's children, whose
lives have been spent in this COM
munity, and whose upright charac-
ters have won for them the respect
and the esteem of all, have the
sympathyo of this entire town.-The
Atlantic Telegraph of July 10.
Friday morning preliminary
hearing was granted and she was
bound over to the grand jury in the
sum of $l,5O0.O0 and unless this is
procured she will remain an inmate
of the Jail. H. M. Boorman is Mrs.
Hunts attorney. The case has at
tracted considerable comment here
as the accused has been a resident
of Extra and vicinity for a good
many years. Her relatives here have
the respect and sympathy of all
and her actions is in no way to
their discredit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 6. Gates went to
Audubon, last Friday, on business.
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