Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-10-30
THE KREuGER MURDER TRIAL.
Part Of the Discrimination Of the
Defendant.

! dit vi tiC CTOSS'LxdIlllIldllOn OI Tic
Defendant.
MRS. SOPHIA KRUGER. The Defendant
w. F. ScholZ sworn as interpreter.
Cross Examination. Told no one else about
1t since. Have told Mrs, Campbell about it sew
eral times since. Saw him on the morning OF
Friday. and again in the evening. Had some
soup for supper; the man did not eat with me.
Had to get breakfast for him Friday. Saw him
Saturday coming from the dining room Into the
kitchen; this was shortly after had got through
milking. Was about the size and build of Rich
ard X, but older. Had whiskers. no mustache,
just chin whiskers; beard dark; hair darker
| than whls kers. Saw him ora times did not
know him. but was the same man saw Mon
day night. Took hold Of my left wrist; WAS
| frlghtened; he had hold of my wrist when he
| ASKED me where my husband was did not call
| my husband until after told him where my
| husband was. He tied my mouth shut, put a
| piece OF Cloth In my mouth and tied It around
| my he'd. tried to keep him from doing it.
Had the lantern In one hand; when I dropped
tho tied my hands together; tied the cloth
back OF nv head. The man said he used to
| work In different states on the river, but don't
remember IN what states. He said my husband
| mad ddcked him in the river and he was going
| 10 get even with him; 1t was in Michigan,
Think he said this when we were in the kitchen.
Didn't you tell me. Mrs. Campbell and Mss
| Peickert that he told you he has worked with
your husband in Michigan? don't remember.
DIDN'T tell you To tell your attorney what
you had to say and TO no one else? don't re-.
member
Did you tell me, Mrs. G. and Miss P. anything
| OF seeing your husband on the porch Friday
| night? don't remember.
Why didn't you tell us that your husband was
killed and you saw him put in the river? was
| afraid of that man.
Then why did you tell Mrs, G. you wanted to
tell the county attorney ali about It? Don't
know.
What did you tell Mrs, G. before that? I told
her wanted my attorney first, then would tell
the Co. Atty,
why did you go on and tell US about this man
coming there before you had talked with your
attorney? Mrs. G. told me had killed my hus
band.
Now, Mrs. K, didn't the county attorney ask
you before the talk began If you didn't want
your attorney there. don't remember it.
Tell just what you told Mrs. c., Miss P, and
myself? Don't remember just what told you.
Why did you tell us? Because Mrs. c. and
the people always said had killed my husband
Remember going to Crowells before n0on
knew the man was at the house watching me;
Crowells house is about 2 blocks away; don't
know whether In Iowa or Minnesota. Know
where Hunts drug store Isl there are num-
Der OF houses between it and crowells. ask
ed me to come in; lie was in the house and I
went in.
Now, Mrs. r., don't you know that when you
were in c,s house You could have told him the
man was in your house and you could have had
him arrested? Don't remember.
Don't you know you told Mr., G. you wanted
the horse about 10 to go to Weinkaufs to meet
your hnsband7 Don'tremember.
Didn't 9. tell you you ought to get started be-
fore dark? Don't remember.
Did you tell @. your husband was going to
ride over with someone to Weinkauf's and you
wanted to meet him? Don't remember.
What time did the man tell you TO tell C. you
wanted the horse? Don't remember.
DO you remember that G. brought the horse?
Yes, but don't remember where was.
Didn't you tell G. that YOU and your husband
were having trouble and he was going to leave
you? No. didn't tell him that
Didn't yon ark II you could hold the place If
your husband left your Don't remember ever
saying anything of the kind to G.
Do you remember tellin c. that night that YOU
had talked with Hunt, Leitsch and Serlng
about holding the place should your husband
leayc2 Don't remember
Spoke to @. that night about the mortgage be-
ing taxed and the farm also, being double
foy hon hp,c1, n "a
the man told me so: was not afaid then because
did not know my husband had been hurt;
Thought was going to Cresco to look into the
mortgage.
What was you go ng to do with the man in
the house while you was gone. Don't know.
What do you mean by saying you were going
to look out for your husband? meant would
get my husband.
went first to Fink's to get q horse because
1t was younger. He lived near the drug store.
Think there is a house between the drug store
and Fink's. Had tn go small distance In
Granger to reach Fink's. Showed the man C's
house.
The man toldyou he'd watch you and Gee
that you went tn Cs., but instead went right up
to Fink's2. The man tod me there we're men
there; before went for the horse. saw the
three men; two were in the hay NOW; saw them
go out of the wood shed. Don't remember
whether 1t was Thursday. Friday or Saturday
or before or after my husband was put in the
river.
Then Won did not know there were three men
there before you went to Fipk's? No, did
NOT
The wood shed was on the side toward the
barn. door opening from the wood shed into the