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

was at the north side OF be porch when hitch
ed up for her. Height of the porch is % to "a
lhches. When heard the noise on the porch I
| Sd" person on the porch aud could see that it
was woman out could not say who. There
was one thing saw Saturday about the house:
A Dig smoke from both chimneys a warm day;
and the woman washing and hanging out
clothes. Am sure saw det't going from her
home the Sunday before the disappearance of
X. Down the river mile and half or more.
Redirect Should judge X, to have been a
man of 14o pounds, height feet 8 inches. Saw
the light in the northwest room. Saw the
smoke coming from the chimney Saturday FORE
noon; that from the heater was yellow. dark
and heavy. Washing was hung on the north
west porch about 10 Saturday morning.
JOHN KEuNE.
Have known deft years. Saw her in April
near the river 2 Or 8 weeks before KS disap.
pearance. She asked me If thought she could
hold share in the property if K should die
| suddenly. Said she wanted to borrow a horse
to go to Cresco. Saw her Saturday; she had q
lre OUT the door south of the house; she saw
me ana came between me and the fire; 1t burned
down SO that there was no blaze when 1 got
/
was hauling sand, west from the bridge. No
road running past there where people ordinar-
ly travled. She appeared to be looking at the
river.
| Hauled sand in March one day. The bridge
is southeast OF the X. place. The sand nit
was 20 rods west of the bridge not far from the
river. north. Hauled sand at times till after
harvest, She wanted to borrow a horse to go TO
Cresco. Saw thetire on Saturday, where deft
had the fire south of the house. Was hauling
sand and went to Granger nearly north past
the Is. place. Walked along the river to
Granger, near the x. place west or 10 rods.
| REDIRECT. The appearance of the fire when
saw it was blaze. 1t was on Friday and Sat
urday, and Sunday heard he had disappeared,
She asked me If thought she could hold a
share OF the property if X. died suddenly, I
told her did not know, it depended how the
papers were drawn; she said that was what she
wanted to know.
MRS. ANDREW MICHEL
Had never heard of def't till father married
| her. Think they were married at Fail Creek.
| WIS., Saw father alive last on Good Friday;
thlnk 1t was the 10th of April; saw him at
| church. Was at his home Apr. 6, Palm Sunday.
Was there next the 2Sth Of April, Sunday; first
| neaTd tnat- day that he was missing; wen
| there about o'clock. Asked her where father
was; she said he was at Uncle Sellers Ii Cres-
CO., told her he was not there; my sister who
stood by my side was at Cresco the day before
and he was not there Then she said he must
be at Mendelko's; told her he was not; nv
sister, Mrs Mandelko. telephoned me the day
before asking about him. She said then he
must have gone to Washington. Took with
MIN his best clothes, his satchel and $50 in mon.
ey; went when she was milking Friday morn
ing. She told me about going toward Cresco, as
| far as Fox's. turned back and started to 70 to
Harmony. thinking he might have bought a
ticket and gone to his son-in-law's in Wis.,; got
stuck In the river and stayed at Mr. Servings
Friday night Mrs Kramer, who was present.
said that Diebold Bronuer was fishing with ia.
ther on Friday; deft said 'yes, yes, know II
was Friday" .Bronner recalled that and sa1d it
was Thursday. then went to Eckmeir,s and
asked him when he saw father fishing: he said
1t was on Thursday; def't said to him, ,No, no
IL was Friday" Eckmeir said 1t was Thursday.
saw spots OF blood on curtains in the kitchen,
on the ceiling and on the carpet John Ludwig
was IN the room; called my attention TO the
blood. Saw blood spots on the drawers; looked
as though somebody with bloody fingers had
pulled them off. They We're mems drawers.
given in the direct examnation.)
Re Direct. She said father had taken deck
of cards her son had sent him for Christmas:
Have seen the cards since; Mrs. Fred K. found
them In deft's jacket pocket. Did not know
previous to his marriage that he proposed get.
ting married when he went to Wisconsin. We
thought he ought to have told U.s.
| MRS. FRED DEGRAyE.
Known deft since Sept, two years ago.
First heard my father had disappeared Sun.
evening; was at my sisters, Mrs, Andrew
Aichefs. Mt. Michel and wife went with their
team and my husband and I with ours. Saw
det't; asked her "Where is papa?', She said at
CrescO at Uucle Sellers. told her not, was
at Cresco the day before and he was not there
Said she had washed bloody blanket Saturday
morning, hung 1t on the line and it had been
stolen. Naid father went away Friday morning
while Sh \was milking; took his coat, vest.
satchel q nd $50 In money. Was there Monday
morning. Went to the barn and the buggy
shed, Def't came out and shook hands and
talked. (Apron, Ex. lo shown defendant; iden-
titles it as the apron def't had on Good Friday
when she was there)
Cross. Heard her tell Mr.. Upton Tuesday
morning that 4. had taken with him $72. MIR,
Upton did not say S7a first she said IT.
Redirect. Was In the house Sunday night
half an hour or more. She said she went as far
as the Fox hill, then thinking he had gone to
Harmony, turned about and got into the river
, on Friday night and stayed at Settings She
told about the bloody meat in the buggy and
what she had done with It, Had seen the deck
of cards before fathers death. The cards had
, California views.
: Re-Cross. On Tuesday asked her what had
become OF the blanket father always had ON
his lounge; she said he had thrown the BLOODY
meat on it and she had washed 1t and it had
been stolen.
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