Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-20

the day that her husband died, on the
railroad track where their horse had
been killed. She asked me what she
ought to do and l said thought she
should have the horse appraised.
George Beaver was with me there.
Mrs. Lewis said her husband was sick
We asked if he knew the horse was
dead and she said she had not told
him as it would only make him worse
She said she had given him some
Wards Liniment and laudanum and he
was asleep and she didn't want to
thing about having sent for Glassford
Saw her next. about 10 o'clock that
night, after Lewis was dead. Some
and l went for him. At the house they
were talking about laudanum and Mrs.
Lewis said she kept it on the top Of
the cupboard"
Glassford Had No Home.
In cross examination it was brought
out that Glassford had no home and
stayed at Lewis part of the time and.
that his horse and buggy were there
most of the time and Lewis used it
as they had no buggy of their own.
Mr.. Helm says that Tom Lappin was
at Lewis when he left about o'clock
in the morning. (Lappin testified that
he left about'1 o'clock.)
Could Not Find Bottle.
George Beaver, who lived about. one
and one-half miles from Lewis house
says: ri have seen Glassford and
Mrs. Lewis together. Saw them get
into the buggy at Lewis house. one
night and drive off. Saw them togeth-
er in the buggy probably two or three
times. Saw Mrs. Lewis between IL
and 12 o'clock the Sunday that Lewis
died, on the railroad track. next
saw Mrs. Lewis at the house the next
day. When was there she was try
ing to find the bottle that the lauda-
mum had been lin, but could not. She
said she had to put it in his ear. I
heard her say nothing about where
she got the laudanum or any other
medicine. She also said she never
went into Mr.. Lewis sick room with
out somebody with her. When the cor
oner announced that he would have
an inquest she went on some and
cried"
Lewis Odd Actions.
John Short says: II was working for
Oliver Helm at the time of Lewis
death. Was acquainted with Mr.. Lew
is and knew Mrs. Lewis when I saw
her. Worked with Lewis baling hay
at Helms. He commenced working
there the Thursday before his death.
Friday evening Lewis and I went to
Butler. When we came back we came
past his house. Just before we go to
the house he told me not to stop, but
when we had gone about 100 rods past
he wanted me to stop. He went back,
returned to where / was right away,
and then went to the house again and
I went on to Mr.. Helms. About a
mile north of Lewis met Mrs. Lewis
and Mr.. Glassford in a lumber wagon
that was loaded with wood, going
south. Lewis came back TO work
early the next morning but quit at
noon."
GIassford At Lewis Home.
Frank Helm, who lives half mile
from where Lewis lived testified:
Lewis lived on my daughters farm
from March up to the time Of his
death. Ira Glassford made his home
at my place in 1903. He worked for
me part of the time. He was not at
home much in the evenings, some
times would stay away all night
81 was at Mr.. Lewis house the
Sunday he died, in the even
ing Saw no one there but Mrs. Lewis
and Glassford asked how Will was
and she said he was asleep. | asked
if I could go in and see rlm and she
said he had just dropped asleep and
didn't want to be bothered.
The Death of Lewis.
81 saw her next about II O'Clock; that
night. My boy rode up when he was
going for the doctor and said to get
up, that Will Lewis was dead. went
right over there. They were talking
about laudanum but:I don't know
what they were saying. l stayed all
night. About daylight Mrs. Lewis
walked back into Willis room. and
came out and said she had found the
bottle that had the laudanum in it. 1t
was probably 2x3x6 or inches, and
looked to me like a Wards liniment
bottle. l told her to put it away and
keep it.
The Insurance Policy.
'"That morning she spoke something
about her husbands life insurance,
and brought out what suppose was
the policy and asked if could read it.
| said could not see to read it. l
stayed there until some one came and
then went home"
Attended Circus Together.
Fred Miller, who lives about one-half
mile from the Lewis place says: Il
have seen Mrs. Lewis and Glassford
together. The first time | saw them
they were leaving the Lewis place in
the buggy between and O'Clock in
the aNanino That mo G in the latter