Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-10-30

"OAS Ny Al SiiO oc6t ddu uk6 uodu UOWu
IN tne bottom. Remember jumping out when
the man put the body in the river and lost scarf
Keno mber jumping out but don't remember
which side; think it was the left side. Gould not
say how far went; don't remember whether I
fell down; mud and water where jumped out;
did not go that way when went home; there
was bank there but don't know how high.
Man unhitched the horse; was In the mud road
right by the side of the horse; hunted a road at
the north of where got out; led the horse along
the side OF the buggy till came to a place
where got out onto the road, and went to Ser
flirg's
You told 3. the horse wanted to take the
right road but you turned him onto the wrong
road" Don't iemember telling him that.
the man got into the buggy after putting my
husband into the river,
Don't You remember leading the horse some
distance before putting your husband into the
river? No, the horse was driven by the lines.
Could see the water; the night was extremely
dark. Don't remember driving along the bank
Can't tell just what the man said to me when
he stopped the buggy and made me get out:
TOOK me by the arm; told me to get out. Didn,5
unhitch the horse before my husband was in
the river. (Stone that was taken from the river
with rope attached shown ft.) Don't remem-
Der ever seeing it, nor the rope tied around the
body.
Dldn't you tell me your husband had on the
same pants and coat he wore fishing. Don't re-
member.
Did not notice the cut DR.. Carpenter told
about, nor any cut or wound on my husbands
head or face. Had not seen my husband since
Thursday night till l saw him on the porch
Don't remember the man tying anything to the
BODY of Shnp Il hafn hit
river. He made me get out and stand on the
river bank. Did not know whether there was a
stone tied around his body or not. saw my
husband lying on the bank could not tell If his
head was up stream but knew 1t was my hus-
pand. The man was standing by the body. I
dld not take the body of my husband into the
river and nearly across it,
Were not your German socks, when Mrs. 9.
took them of, wet above the knees? No, they
were wet only a little above the ankles
Did not get her feet or stockings wet only as
jumped into the mud and water little above
the shoe tops. Did not get into the mud and
water until led the horse out. Didn't get into
The water so as to get water into my Shoes The
Ihe morse was In the water up to his knees:
liad To 80 In front of the horse to get him. Horse
was driven into the water; unhitched one tug
on the side where was; the man uuhitched the
other and the side straps He told me IL told
of his being there he would kill me. 1 was
afraid because had to take the horse back
where got it. Was afraid he would drive me
into the river. Asked the man to help me yet
the buggy out. He watched me; know it because
ne said he would; couldn't get away because the
man held me.
Don't you remember that the buggy was a ,
little over the edge of the bank when your hus.
oand was put into the water do not, It was
dark and / was dizzy.
Don't remember. just where met C, and his
wife,
DO you remember telling anyone about seeing
a hshpo!e on Saturday floating near the foot
bridge which you tried to get. thinking 1t was
your husbands? Don't remember telling it.
Did not wash Friday but did Saturday. Don't
know what burned In the stove Friday. Didn't
near Mrs. s; tell there was blood on the bed
spread s. brought in.
Did you tell Mrs. S. the blood got on the blank
es from some bloody meat in tue buggy Thurs.
night? Don't remember.
The man, when he put the body in the buggy,
covered 1t with something but did not observe
what twas.
Didn't you tell Mrs s. that night that your
husband brought home some bloody meat wrap
ped In the blanket? Don't remember telling it,
Saw my husband take the meat out of tho
buggy and bring 1T in his hand to the house,
Didn't see any bloody bl; nset in the buggy.
washed the blanket the bloody meat was in
and his clothes Saturday morning; it was the
blanket usually kept on the lounge on the farm.
do you remember telling Mrs S. that you
wanted tn get ZONE in the morning before any
one saw you? Don't remember it.
Did You tell Mrs. 8. not to have the children
tell anyone you had been, IN the river or had
staid there? Don't remember.
Did not mop the floor on Friday. Saturday or
Sunday.
Didn't you stand on tho porch Sunday morn.
ing and tell Fred Bigalk that your husband had
gone to Cresco to fix the papers with the boys?
DON'T remember telling 1t.
What did you tell him? They brought some
JOCKS borrowed from X. The boy brouyht
Them into the kitchen. Don't remember either
one of them saying anything about my husband
Remember Mr.. and Mrs. Leitsch and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ahrens coming to the house that day.
Iney were talking among themselves Of K, hut
cont remember saying anything to them about
him.
Dent you remember telling that he brought
hcmc some bloody meat? Don't remember it.
Don't remember them asking where he could
have got the meat as there had been no meat
butchered around there.
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