Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-10-20

that X. promised her on Good Friday to do bet
Ser. She told me this in her house.
Redirect. Was present Monday when Lud-
Wig was at my house when my husband brought
the papers which Ludwig read, and Leitch took
the papers. went to KS Friday to visit and
stayed about an hour. Deft said she was sick:
laid down and snored. Did not see any wash
Ing about the house, KS chair sat by window
on the cast side.
Cross-Ex. Did not notice anything about the
walls.
CHRIS LEIrcH
Live one mile north OF Granger. Knew X. in
lhe OLD country; We came from the same town:
saw him two weeks before She came to me for
a horse; wanted to 20 to Cresco to see a lawyer
Would not let her have the horse; would not
take part agains, X. Went to KS the next day;
he flled saw for me and helped him set apple
trees in his lot. On SundayI saw her in her
house and she said X. had left; went Friday
morning: took his fish pole and his clothes and
satchel. She seemed to be excited. Was there
when Otto and Alfred X. came. When the BOYS
came she told them he had gone to Cresco or
somewhere. Might have been there an hour
and half. Saw def't next Monday at her
house. The pocket book she gave me had $50
Dill and dollar and a quarter. I gave the
p }cketbook, money and papers to John T.
Drummond. Was present when the body of X.
was found In the river.
Cross-Ex. Have lived where am 10 or II
Years. Mrs. X. wanted the horse Wednesday.
| the II Of April, She stayed at my house but
short time. Saw my wife hand Mrs. X. 81.
The day took the saw was the 9th of April,
staid from 8 in the morning tiil5 In the after
noon.
MARY LEITgCH.
Wife OF Chris Leitsch. Def't came to nv
house. Was there about an hour. Came for a
horse to go to Cresco to see lawyer, Next saw
| her Sunday; she was at home. said K, was
gone; said he brought home neck piece Of
beef she found 1t in the buggy; brought it in,
cooked and ate it; said he brought 1t homo
Thursday night She was milking about 8
o'clock Friday morning and that he went away
and had gone fishing. Was there Tuesday at
ternoon, Def'J was in bed. She was up and
went to bed when Mr.. Upton and the sheriff
camein that afternoon. Got up about 2 min.
utes after Upton and the sheriff left Got So Of
me the night she was at my house. Wanted 81
for medicine and 81. for lawyer.
Cross-Ex. She got 50 Of me in the house the
night She was there after the horse Was at
def't. The bloody meat she said was In the bug
gy placed in the blanket, and she found Il and
brought 1t in. When and Mrs. Ahrnes went In
deft was alone. Did not say that Mrs. VIII
walters woman was there with me. She said
she felt bad. told her she should eat some.
thing. She said to make her something, and
did.
Redirect. Deft told me she had washed the
blanket and some towels and that thew were
stolen, She said K. had taken money when he
left.
Re-Cross. Am sure def't told me she had
washed the blanket and towels and they were
stolen.
FRED AHRENs.
Live In Granger. Am farmer. Saw def,t
sunday after K. left. at her home. she said
~. mad gone to Cresco to have some papers
made before court set. She.said X. had brought
nome Thursday very bloody piece Of meat and
She took it out and cooked 1t. She said she
took horse and buggy and went to John A.
fox's to meet X. then thinking he must have
gone to Harmony, so she turned about got into
the buggy and left the buggy in the river in a
mud puddle.
Cross-Ex. Have not discussed the question
WIN anyone. II was about O'Clock Sunday
Wneh we got there. Otto came and the flrSt
Thing he said was "where is father?', She said
she thought he was in Cresco Said K. got the
meat and threw 1t into the buggy said She got
the horse from Frank Cr0weI and stopped
mat night at Lem Ser1ing's. Said she had
washed blanket and some underclothes and
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