Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-10-23

uionSeT L. w., from ner SOn-ll-laW ana Qaugh-
ter In Wis. She read the letter. 1t said her son
was coming out from CAL in about two weeks
| and would visit her when he came. Examined
the buggy. Was present when X. was found;
myseif and Geo Michel found it; were raking
the river above where tie body was found; rak-
ed up the stone and rope attached. (shown wit
ness and he Identifies it, The water was about
| feet deep. Found the body by the rake catch
Ing In the rope around the body, The body was
| taken hold OF by Andrew Michel, the rope on
the body giving away. After the body was
| taken out recognized it as the body of X
Chas. Mandelko, Alfred K, Blgalk and myself
| discovered buggy tracks where it was down
quite a steep bank to the water and it appear
ed that something had been dragged into the
water; this was about 10 rods below and the
place where the body was found was 25 rods be-
low; followed the buggy tracks abeut is rods
| along the bank in the sand Think it was a sin
gle horse to the buggy,as could see one track
| OF horse, saw parties searching along the
| river. exhibit 13 shown Witness Identifies the
apron.)
John I Drummond, Ludwig and others were
In when went there Monday afternoon got
| the tin box; would not say whether In drawer
or on top of the bureau. opened the box with
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some clothing and some bed clothing; found
nothing. Mems clothing was found in the bu-
reau. Noticed stain on the floor In the closet
when searching on Monday, We searched up
stairs next, In the cellar next, then the stoves
and the ashes outside. In the cook stove found
buckles and buttons, or in the ashes outside
don't remember which. Found the articles men
toned before going to Granger for mail,
| Redirect Saw the body at the inquest; it
was that of X. Saw blood on the X. buggy on
| Tuesday. on the dash, seat and reach.
Il. o. SERFLING.
Reside In the town OF Bristol, Fillmore Co.,
Mimi Had known X. for 20 years. Know the
deft, First saw her in April, 1903. Came to my
house with Mat Lark n; wanted to come 20
Cresco some time W 18th me to take counsel about
some property; thought X. and his boys were
tryingto to beat her out OF her interest. She
came to my house about IL o'clock at night;
said she had got into the river; she had the
horse but wanted me to get the buggy from the
river. Went to the river and got blanket and
coat from the buggy; took them to the house
and my sister-in-aw called my attention to
blood on the blanket and took it to the wood
shed. MY sister-in-law told def't there was
blood on the blanket; she said X. had brought
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about light in the morning and called me to get
the buggy out of the river. got it for her and
she left. Saw her in her house when the county
| attorney and the sheriff were there, the day
the body was found Said she was afraid to
| stay In the house there alone, fearing KS
| friends might make her trouble.
cross-Ex. Judge that X. weuld weigh about
ls0. Saw dert about two weeks before the dis
| aNnparanca ha tn IN
Sunday with Mat Larkin, about noon or per.
haps a little later. Next time l saw her was be.
tween II and 12 at night, wnen she got her bug
gylnto the river and came to my house, My
| nephew went with me oget the buggy. Next
saw her Saturday morning; brought her shoes
| to her and got the ones my sister-in-iaw let
her have,
Redirect. John Foxs place is about 2h
| miles from the K. place.
Re-Cross Found the buggy below where the
| body was when saw it near the ford on the
| bank Of the rever.
SARAH j. SERFLING.
Saw def't Friday night in April: came to my
house between II and II O'Clock. She said She
got lost on the river bottom road, Her cloth
ing about the bottom was wet and muddy.
helped her remove it. The clothes next the
body ere sweaty. She had on German socks;
they we're wet and muddy. She: said She had
been III the river some two hours. She wanted
Mr. Sertling to take her to Cresco in the morn
Ing to see about some property. Mr.. Sertiing
brought up from the buggy blanket and coat
the spread was very blood she took it in the
morning when she went home, She said he
had left on Thrsday. The spread was an old
Fashioned bed spread. She did not rest much;
l heard her up walking around
Cross .Ex. 1t was Friday night between IL and
IL o'clock she ctme, I rinSed out her clothes
that night; did not see blood on them,
Redirect. She said X. had gone to Cresco;
she went to meet him. She wanted to get home
before daylight as she didn't want anybody to
see her. She told me not to tell an ybody she
had been in the river.
FRANK DAMON.
Have lived In Albion 40 years. Knew X %
years, Saw def'J Monday after X, dlsa ppeared
Got there about 2. IN. Searched for X. in the
Florenceville mill pond. Found an apron and a
pair of drawers and some buttons; delivered
them to Ed. X. Was one of the coroner's jury.
The body was in the parlor. the largest room.
saw and examined the body, 1t was that of X
Was there the next day after the funeral; ex.
| examined the honse; thought found blood OF
oiho AiooA IA eAAO CAoSSt. lapIOu SuOWu WlUueSS.
Found 1t near the river southwest of the X
house.
Cross. Ex. And ew Michel was with me wher
] found the apron and other things. Found
| apron, pair of drawers and u package of but
tons. Ed Privat, Thad Stevens, the coroner
and myself searched the house after the funer.
al. Found blood in the closst and on the east
wall in the kitchen. Saw blood on the bottom
| ri the bIppy yhern had rim fhrouuh and 0n
the buggy reach,
| FRANK CRowELL.
Have known def't since last fall. Nothing
between my place and the X. place to obstruct
the view. Saw def't Sunday, about two week,
before the murder, walking down the river to-
wards Sertiing's, about a o'clock. She came tc
my place Friday about II o'clock to drive owe,
| towards Cresco to meet her husband, who woulG
| be home on the O'Clock train. l took the
horse over about O'clock and hitched up rol
her and told her she had better go while it was
light. She said no, she had some work to do be
fore She could go, to tie the horse and she
would be ready soon. She said X. was gong tt
leave her. going to his sons near Seattle, Wash
that the papers drawn up between them ant
the boys were to be changed She said she ha(
seen Mr.. Hunt. Mr.. Ser1ling and Mr., Leitscl
and had the papers In htr possession. Will,
doing my chores, kept watch at times of tht
horse and at near there was a light in tn,
J house and the horse & buggy were still Stanlin,
there; the light shining on them from nhe eas
window. The light was In the house till abOu
half past nine. Heard sounds as though som
heavy body had been moved on the porch. Sh
returned the horse Saturday morning about
| O'Clock. Last saw X, Thursday about & ocloc