The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-12-18

hiShIS pcioic uo ultu anu tndJ the
woman vainly tried to conceal in the
sleeve of her dress spoon; that shortly
after Mrs Collins left the room, Leach
man vomited.
Joseph Weisen berger saw Mrs. Col
Inns shortly after Georges death, lock
something that jingled like money in
her desk Leachman had always been
saying, but no money was found among
his possessions after death. The ex-
animation was adjourned to ten o'clock
Friday morning.
The examination of Mrs. Caroline
Collins, was continued last Friday
until today. The arguments will
be made today, and Mrs. Collins
undoubtedly bound over to the circuit
court by Justice McCaughna.
The two most important witnesses
were Mrs. Kate Quaderer and Mrs.
Helen Thompson.
Mrs. Kate Quaderer, sister of Leach
man and neighbor of Mrs. Collins,
was called to the witness stand Friday
afternoon. On the Sunday after the
day Leachman became sick she called at
the Collins house both afternoon and
evening. In the evening Mrs. Collins
was at flour barrel mixing something
that she said was ''lemon water for
George" She had two bottles contain
ing light brown fluid. Attorney Chap
man produced bottle which Mrs.
Quaderer said resembled with its con-
tents the bottle Mrs. Collins had.
George drank the mixture which Mrs.
Collins called 'lime water" but COM
planned that it didn't taste good. Short
ly after taking the drink George COM
planned of burning sensation in his
stomach and begged for relief On this
day and evening no other than Mrs
Collins administered food, drink or
medicine.
Mrs. Quaderer went back to Collins
on Monday. George was thirsty and
his lips were dry and hot. He could
not sleep and wanted a quieting powder.
He was given two in succession by Mrs.
Collins. He seemed to be crazy with
pain and kept calling for relief. Mrs.
Collins gave him a whiskey sling and
laid down. The sick mans cries reused
Mrs. Collins and she got him a glass
of beer from the cellar. George con-
tinued to suffer great agony and finally
said Something has been put in this
beer!" Said he was nervous. "My
stomach is on fiji e!' said George, II want
doctorl' Mrs. Collins told the hired
man to tell the doctor that George was
nervous. Mrs. Quaderer added that
George was in great pain and to so tell
the doctor
The physician came and remained two
hours Mrs. Collins remained by the
doctor constantly. That night Georges
arms and legs were numb. On the
Wednesday before George died she went
to Collins and George seemed very un-
easy. He ate ice apd drank milk and
water.
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Here came Significant speech.
George could not swallow except with
difficulty. Mrs Collins gave him toast
and soup and brought something in a
cup. He did not likeit though, for he
said it tasted as though there was sand
in it!'
GeOrpe's avas WARD 'swo11ap rod opd
sore. They became very bad day or
two before death. Everything in the
way of food or drink was given the sick
man by Mrs. Collins
Mrs. Helen Thompson, the deputy
sheriffs mother, was the next witness,
Mrs. Thompson heard conversation
between Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Leach
man the day of Georges DEATH She
gave it as follows:
MRS. Leachman said: I'll have
George opened. Mrs. Collins replied:
There's no use. You know George has
always had trouble with his stomach.
Mrs Leachman answered: Never like
this. That ended the conversation"
The prosecution declares that on a
recent occasion, after Odell Chapman
! had declared his intention of having
Leachman's intestines analysed, Col.
Northwood, the township clerk of Maple
Grove, Saginaw county, and man
purporting to be the assistant prosecu-
tor of Saginaw county called on the
Maple Grove parish priest and ordered
him not to allow the elimination of any
more bodies buried in the Catholic
cemetery.
The priest at once informed the Shia-
wassee county authorities, and they
asked the Saginaw prosecutor concern
ing his assistants presence on the above
occasion. He replied; II know moth
ing of it,"
In this cemetery are buried three of
Mrs. Collins alleged victims-Leach-
man, Ira Wright and Mrs. Adolph
Weisenberger. When Attorney Chap
man and Sheriff Gerow taxed North
wood with his visit to the priests house,
he admitted it, saying he went merely
to be neighborly."
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