The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-01
HAMMOND NOT GUILTY.
Continued from, page 1.
c. B. Townsend

We 10 hVHHoNuO
identified another letter from Maud
Stone to Ira Hammond and it was read
in evidence. The letter was dated Jan.
IL, 1901, and was in regard to her going
to Lamont. She wrote she would tell
her folks she was going to Mt. Ayr and
GAINESVILLE on visit, saying she said Mt.
Ayr because Lamont was on the road to
Mt. Ayr and she could stop there, then
60 on to Mt. Ayr and then to Gains
vile. She wanted him to take her to
Lamont if he could get away and if not
for him to come down the next day as
she wanted him TO be with her as much
as possible. Also that she would not
take all the money with her to pay the
doctor as her folks might become sus-
picious about her spending so much
money.
AlonZo Hammond
again took the stand to correct his tes-
timony as to Ira riding bay horse to
Decatur on Jan, IL. saying it was gray
mare.
Ira Hammond,
the defendant, was then placed on the
stand. He said he was 81 years old.
Was at home on Jan. IL, 1901, and went
to Decatur about o'clock. Met John
Woodland, who proposed getting team
and going to Leon. He went to Lun.
beck's barn, got sleigh, drove west to
the square, then south block and east
to the home of Mrs. Stanley, John
Woodlands mother.in-law, where Wood
ward got in the sleigh and they drove
to Leon. Reached Leon about 8 O'Clock.
He went to Leon to get a prescription
TILED for Maud Stone which DR.. Eiker
wrote for her. 1t was at her request he
went. He had it filled at the drug
store known as Honnold's, and took
the medicine back and gave it to Maud
Stone. They met Fred Townsend and
Harry Corrington on the way back to
Decatur. Arrived at Decatur between
and o'clock. This was the only medi.
cine OF any kind he ever got for her.
Did not go to Lamont about that time
went to Lamont on Jan. %, as request
ed by Maud Stone in her letter to me-
pld not see her from Jan. Is to Jan. %,
and had no word from her during that
time. rode bay horse to Lamont
and arrived there between I and 5
O'Clock in the evening. Put the horse
in the livery barn, then went to res
taurant and got my supper. After sup
per went to the sanitarium and inquired
for DIR. Crodord. He was not there and
I asked to see Miss Stone. The attend
ant went out and soon came back say.
ing it was all right with her and went
to her room. She was dressed and sit
ting on chair. I left the sanitarium
at 10 o'clock or little after, went to
the restaurant, got supper and went to
the livery barn and to bed. The barn
was closed up when got there. Slept
in the barn that night, took breakfast
at the restaurant the next morning
about 7:3Q, staid around little while
and then started home. Went back to
Lamont on Jan. 20 in response to a let
ter from DR.. Croford requesting my
mother and to come. Saw Maud and
Or. Crofford there and remained all day.
About 10 o'clock that night DR.. Croford
came into the Office with letter to Mrs.
Stone and requested me to take the let
ter to her. l never saw DR.. Crofford be.
fore Jan. %, 1901. On cross examina.
ton he said he did net go to Lamont on
Jan. IL. Never went to Lamont in a
sleigh. Did not meet Dan Mcdowell on
the way to Lamont and let him ride with
me in a sleigh to Lamont. Don't know
such man. The prescription which /
had filed at Leon l destroyed at the re-
quest of Maud Stone. She asked me to
destroy it. On re-examination he swore
he did not assist in performing an abor.
ton on Maud Stone or encourage her in
any way in having it done.