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

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they were walking down Main street.
passed them about o'clock on the
way nome that same day. Saw them
together once after that, and saw
Glassford at Lewis house once or
twice."
Mrs. Lewis Was Excited.
Mr, Miller told of the arrival at his
mouse OF Mrs. Lewis and her son Fred
ana OF their telling him that Mr.. Lewis
was dead. He stated that Mrs. Lewis
was greatly excited and that she told
him her husband had told her several
times that he would kill himself unless
his son, Frank, whom he had driven
from home by rough treatment. should
return. Miller said he went to the
Lewis home and found the man dead.
He says Mrs. Lewis became more
calm and did not cry after reaching
home, but asked him if he thought she
could get the insurance upon her hus.
bands life. Witness said he asked
Mrs. Lewis about writing to her hus.
bands relatives and was told that
Lewis had told his wife that if any,
thing should happen to him, he did not
want his brother Sam to be informed.
Rode With Glassford.
Mrs. J. w. Helm testified that she
had seen Mrs. Lewis and Ira Glassford
together on several occasions. The
last time, she said, ,Glassford and Mrs.
Lewis were driving toward the Lewis
home and Mrs. Lewis got out of the
buggy before reaching her house, walk
ing on alone. Glassford turned around
and drove in the opposite direction &C
cording to the witness.
Met Giassford on Road.
Lamont Shutes, former neighbor of
the Lewis family, testified that he had
seen Mrs. Lewis and Glassford togeth-
err several times. He said that on one
occasion Glassford drove past the wo-
mans house. and waited on the road
a quarter of mile beyond while Mrs.
Lewis walked through the field and
joined him. The witness said they then
drove away together.
Talked of Laudanum Bottle.
David Shutes said that he had been
at Lewis home when Mrs Lewis and
Glassford drove up together in Glass
ford's buggy. He said that he was also
there after the death of Lewis, and
heard Mrs. Lewis say she could not
find the laudanum bottle, which she
had kept on the cupboard in the htch-
en-. Witness stated that Mrs Lewis
brought up the matter, and said that
she could not find the bottle. Later
Mrs. Lewis said that her husband had
taken three little tablets on the morn
ing preceding his death.
Paid Husbands Insurance.
George Beaver was recalled to the
stand this morning and told about
Lewis working with him while bal
ing hay. He said Mrs. Lewis asked
him (Beavers) if he had given her
husband money, saying that Mr.. Lew.
is had told her he had paid his lodge
assessment but that she did not be-
lieve him and had borrowed money
from Glassford paid the insurance and
had just received a receipt The wit
ness said Mrs. Lewis did not cry on
the day following her husbands death
until the coroner announced that he
would hold an inquest over the body
of Lewis.
Made Threats to Commit Suicide.
Mrs. Julia Helm. the wife of Frank
Helm and a neighbor of the Lewis
family when they lived near Butler,
testified that she was at the Lewis
home the day after Mr.. Lewis died and
that Mrs. Lewis told her about her
husband having previously threatened
to commit suicide Witness said that
Mrs. Lewis told her about taking a
razor from her husband some time pre-,
vious to his death, when he had tried
to secrete it in his pocket.