Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-25

Mrs. Beatty was the medium that told
that Laveleur would be killed. MIR.
George was examined at great length
as was also the first witness concern :
ing the surroundings OF the Lavelleur
home and the burned barn
The next witness to be called was
d. d. Goodhue, Il farmer living about
$50 rods from the Lavelleur home. He
testified to going over to the Lavelleur
place the noon that he discovered the
Lavrlleur barn to be on fire and Of his
attempting to remove things from the
barn. After the fire was sufficiently
cooled The told of the finding of what
was supposed to be Lavelleur's chmred
remains lying just inside the shed-lilSe
barn on its back and toward the east
and west, NOW describe the wounds,
il any upon the head" was asked. Il
found two wounds on the head the larg-
est on the right side where the skull
was crushed in.
How large was the wound?"
We'll. perhaps two inches long and
one wide
WAS the skin off ?"
Yes, it looked as If he had been
struck with something in the head
We'll. was there any other wound
on the llead?'
Yes
Tell the jury what 1t was"
ION the left side of the head there
seemed to be some mark, but this was
not plain
What was the condition of the body
when found?"
THE arms and lower part of the legs
were severed from the body. the eyes
burned out. and blood was oo2ing from
the head. The clothes were almost en-
tfrely burned off the body and the bones
of The arms were protruding from the
flesh"
Did you ask where Lavelleur was?'
Yes, l asked Mrs. Lavelleur, and she
said her Frank was in the burning
barn"
The witness then went on to describe
the finding of the remains and the oc-
currances after the fire. The cross eX-
animation was not at great length and
not much developed from this testi-
mony.
Mrs. Jennie Beatty was next called
for the state. Mrs. Beatty being sworn
testified in part on direct examination
as follows:
My name is Jennie Beatty; reside
lust outside corporation limits OF New
ton; age 81.
Witness described the finding OF the
charred remains about the same as had
been testified to as before and that
there were fractures upon the skull;
that blood was oozing from the head;
that the arms and lower limbs We're
screwed from the body and the eyes
were burned out.
".How did you know the remains
were those of Frank Lavelleur?'
1T was hard to tell the features, but
the body was the same size.
But were you sure these We're the
remains of Frank Lavelleur you
saw"
Eyes sir"
How were you so positive?"
We'll, / had made q pair Of overalls
for him and they were not burned
around him under the body from the
waist line down and I could tell my
sewing"
w nat, IL aHytnIlS, WaS tilouttu eAAS
body when found?"
There was small ak with the han
die burned out: the part Of a pocket
book and knife that were In the peck
cts.
"Do you know whether or not Mr.. and
Mrs. I.avelleur ever quarreled?
YES, sir: | know that they have
quarreled many times.
DO you know that she ever threat
ened to take his life?"
Yes, sir; l heard her say she was
going to get rid of him and get him off
the place If she had to kill him to
Go it,"
Mrs. Beatty was put thru a Nry
rigid cross examination in which she
denied that she had been witness be-
fore the coroner's jury, which she after
wards had to admit that she was. She
also admitted that she was the medium
that MIR. George referred to and stated
that while in trance she would see
things that she would believe, as it was
q part of her nature. She would believe
them as firmly as il She saw them with
insr eyes. A great denl of the same
matter that was brought out the direct
examination was brought out on the
cross, but greater detail was paid to
the burning of the barn and seeing Mrs
Lavelleur come out from it. Mrs. Beat
tvs testimony was very much weak
ened after the cross-examfnation, as
her story did not hold IN several mate
rial points. Another witness was c..
C. Veach, township assessor. who testi-
fed to the calling at the Lavelleur home
In his official capacity and while there
he heard Mrs. Lavelleur say In the pres
ence of some other witnesses that she
was going to get rid of the old man If
she had to kill him to 60 it.
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