Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-13
DID NOT LOVE
MRS. HARBOUR
Thus Testified DR.. David Murray
in the Noted Harreun
Murder Case.
TRIAL DELAYED BY
ILLNESS OF JUROR
Witness Said That Mrs. Anna
Bentley's Testimony Was
Unreliable.

rOun case said he wouldn't believe
Richard and Anna Bentley under oath.
They gave important testimony for
the state last week. S. D. Clark, an
undertaken, related conversation
with the dead mans father, Smith
Harroun, the night of the sens DEATH
Smith said he heard Walter say
several times he wished he were dead,
The witness said Mrs. Harroun was
feeling bad when he reached the house
and exclaimed over the body: "Oh
Walter. shall [ leave you; must l give
you up?" He saw no froth on Walters
mouth.
Delos Adams said he lived with the
Shermans several years. He knew
Jennie and Walter Harroun well and
never heard them quarrel. Walter
was odd, he said; never laughed or
joked.
Frank Jones testified that the
BentleyS' regulations were bad for
truth and yeracity. Miss Alice Scan
lon said she worked for the Rarrouns
last spring when the couple were sick.
DR.. Murray treated them. She never
saw anything wrong between the
doctor and Jennie. Mabel Mcclellan
corroborated this witness.
David Precourt said Harroun was
complaining three days before his
death.
Roscoe Altenburg told Harroun's
father of his sons death. Smith
Harroun said: "Walter must have
been poisoned. Walter said he
thought DR.. Murray was trying to
poison him last WINTER
Scion Sherman, a brother of the
defendant, told about a fit Walter had
few years ago when he came near
dying. He never saw any unpleasant
ness between his sister and Walter.
On cross examination, the district
attorney asked the witness if he did
not ask Ernest Moore to call Henry
Simons out of a hotel the night
following Harroun's death and disable
Simons so he wouldn't be able to
testify at the inquest. The question
was objected to by the defense. 1t
was argued by attorneys and taken
under advisement
Several witnesses testified to the
apparent grief of Mrs. Harroun when
her husband died.
Attorneys for the defense consider
of great Importance the testimony of
Horatio Harroun that on the day
following his cousins death he saw
footprints of man and woman lead
ing from the house to the place in the
field where the dead sheep lay. This
serves to establish the claim that
Harroun and his wife went to the
field On the day the Strychnine was
bought and rubbed into the sleeps
WOOL
Mrs. Harroun nearly tainted in
court and physicians were summoned.
Frank Parsons, juror, was taken sick
late this afternoon and the court took
a recess.
DR.. David S. Murray now of Hum
bird, Wis. but formerly of Plover,
was on the stand practically the whole
day in behalf of Mrs. Harroun. Two
witnesses for the prosecution had
sworn that in their presence, Dr.
Murray's conduct with Mrs. Harroun
was unbecoming in physician.
Mrs. Anna Bentley testified that it
was his habit to hold Mrs. Harroun's
hands, that on three occasions she
saw him rub his cheek against Mrs.
Harroun's. and that once she saw him
kiss her. Mrs. Bentley further stated
that Mrs.. Harroun told her that she,
Mrs. Harroun, had asked the doctor
to poison her because she did not
want to live any longer, but that the
doctor refused.
Mrs. Bentley's testimony was read
to the doctor, who fatty denied it,
He said he never had rubbed cheeks
with Mrs. Harroun, never held her
hands, except professionally, never
was with her except with the full
knowledge and consent of her rela-