Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-03
Thu. KREUGER MURDER TRIAL.
Balance Of the Characterization Of
Defendant.

baldnCe OF the CTOSS.EXdI1lndllOn vi
Defendant.
MRS. SOPHIA KREUGER. The Defendant
w. F. Scholz sworn as interpreter.
Remember Otto X. coming there Sunday on a
bicycle. Remember telling him father had
gone; what he had taken; had gone to Cresco
and would come back. Remember Mrs. Michel
and Mrs. DeGrave coming that day and asking
where their father was, Don't remember what
told them.
Don't you remember that when you told them
that K. was at Uncle Sellers In Cresco, Mrs.
DtGrave or Mrs. Michel told you mo" that Mrs
DeGrave was at Sellers the day before and he
was not there. Might have said 60 but don't
remember.
Do you rememl e. telling that he was there at
Men lelko's. Might have told them so but don't
remember.
DID you tell them that he might have gone
to Washington. Might have told them so but
dant remember.
rode over t., Kramer's with one of the wa
m-n. Went to find out what they knew about
the time he went fishing.
Don't you know you went there to see D .ibod
Bonner? Don't answer.
Remember gong to Kramer's and asking
Bronner when K. went fishing. At first he sud
on Friday but afterwards on Thurs lay; hs said
that to Michel when they were In tbs buggy.
Don't remember saying "yaw. yaw. that Is
right" when Dronner said 1t WAS on Friday.
Drove with Nj. and Mrs. Michel from Kramer's
n'tremember any conversation at Eckmeir's
in presence OF Michel and wife. Don't think
Ecklneir was ut home. Remember the Eek.
meir boy got in the buggy and rode home with
me. Don't remember whether ne stayed with
me Sunday or Monday Eight. Had been home
from Eckmeir's and MIXED my COW before The
sheriff, county attorney and Tessln saw me.
When you got home from Servings Saturday
morning did you hare breakfast? No, only had
some coffe'.
What time Saturday did you see that man
l said anything about 1t to the people he would
| kill me and burn the house. He said they were
8 of them. Had not seen the other men before
Saturday morning. Did not see them after Sat
Did not know for sure. there were lot of pee.
pie in the barn while he was bothering me in
the house.
| VIII are was the man who was bOthering YOU?
1t was the man who took my husband away.
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when lie came into the house. He asked me II
told anyone that he was there; that had better
not, If did he would KLINE.
| The woodshed from where the two men went
was on the house adjoining the room where my
self and husband slept; 1t was the night the
horse and buggy were there. Did not see then
help bring my husbands body from the house
and put it in the buggy. The men went Out
after the two and the third had been talking
iirst heard them talking In the barn and latel
in the wood shed; they were talking in English
and could not understand.
| Was the man who put your husband in the
buggy a German? No, he spoke in English;
could understand him pretty well.
| Only saw him once Saturday but he was hid
about there because he said he would stay there
and watch me. Think he was there sunday
Monday and Tuesday.
| Don't you thiuk he is there now? Yes, for he
would stay thsre and watch me and didn't
| n wv Ii w long would be here.
He W IS 10 the kitchen by the table when ]
| went 10 bed. Told me the next moring after he
put me in the barn, while at breakfast that
49,. i,ad gone to CrescO. Re.
member seeing Eckmeir Saturday while he
was fixing fence. Started TO go and see him but
he came over where was; was down by the
priyy when he was liking the fence.
| Did yot tell E. that You we're In trouble, that
! your husband had gone and you did't know
| whether he had gone to Crcsco or Washington?
Dod't remember. had talk with him and
might have said that.
Didn't he tell you that you ought to let the
, boys know about it? Didn't answer.
Had you at this time talked with E. about the
mortga Sc? Told him thrt K. had gone to Cres
co to see about It.
L told him my husband had taken his best
clothes, his salchel and best shoes with him
1t was Friday q afternoon that e. and his wife
were at my horse. e. was not one of the mon
saw talking with the man, know Z. Told Mr.;
E. was awfully sick and dizzy in the head She
was sewing for me. went to bed. The mar
was there when went for the horse and when
I came back.
1 Why didn't you, when e. and his wife were
there, tell them there was man there? Because
l was afraid,
There Is brush most OF the way from The
house to the bridge. Can see from the house &c
the bridge; can see quite distance north
south, east and west; Can stand at my house
and look up main street past Hunts store. ANY
body who happened to be on the streets coult
see II any body was about my house II they
were looking that way.
Didn't you want the horse to come to Cresco
to tell about your husband disappearance:
(, Yes, but the man would not let me come,
| wanted the horse to come to CIesco to tel
about this man.
Then why didn't you tell the Co. Atty and
the Sheriff about 1t Tuesday morning? Because
was afraid the man would kill me.
| Then you did not think that the sheriff and
all the men about Granger could take care OF
one man? was so SICK and dizzy did moi
th ink about it.
Did you do any work Friday night before YOU
and that man left the house?
4 Don't remember doing anything until we sion
ped BY the bridge to see If We were on the right
road.
What did you do find out? We drove along
and after we were at the bridge, knew we were
on the right road. Thought he would drive
into the ditch; was In the wagon; the wagon
was right there on the road BY the ditch; did
not mean the Florenceyille bridge but bridge
in town on the road past slawson's, near the
end Of the town.
Was not sweaty when Mrs. 8. helped me take
of my clothes Tied up bundle OF clothes,
dress skirts and yarn, when went to Eek.
| meir's. Had 30 many things stolen from ME
Friday evening when was on the road that /
took II along. X. had watch; did not always
carry 1t; didn't have IL the day he went fl shing,
Wanted to go to Cresco to tell about the man,
not kbout my husband. Don't remember tie Hing
| Y. that was going away. Remember him say