The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-23
SCENARIOS LAWYERS ARE
MAKING A STRONG CASE
Defense in the Murder Case Is
Scoring Many Telling Points
in Court at Danville.
EVIDENCE OF THE DAY

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, April 22.-That Henry
NJ. Seward stands a good chance for &C
quittal of the charge of numbering his
wife, Alice NJ. Seward, is now generally be-
lieved. The defense is putting up strong
case in his behalf and is scoring many tell
ing points. Seward is standing the trial
well and is hopeful.
The deposition of Mrs Conrad Lehman,
who is seriously sick and unable to appear
at court offered in evidence by the de-
Tense this morning. Her testimony corrob-
GRATED that of her husband, given yester-
day. She especially stated that when she
arrived at the Seward home, after Seward
had informed her of the crime. that the
blood was clotted and dry and that the
body was cold, which would tend to show
that Mrs. Seward had been dead for some
time. Witness IN deposition stated emphati-
cally that she had not made the statement
to neghbors that Seward had told her that
when he found his wife he did not know
whether she was dead: that he did not
examine her condition. She also said she
did not tell Detective Kinney. of Indian
apolis, that when she first examined the
body she saw signs of life and that the
pulse beat feebly.
Samuel Laneve, who was the stand for
the State on Wednesday of last week, took
the stand for the defense. He testified
that Seward was a kind husband, was con-
tented with his home and that Seward and
his wife lived happily. He had worked with
Seward putting in crop of corn. He plant
ed the field on the 18th of May and Seward
dragged the field. Seward finished his work
in the field at Sis o'clock in the evening.
Witness finished few minutes later. While
he was completing his work Seward talked
to man who passed by on the road. Wit
ness and Seward drove out of the field and
attached the corn planter to witnesses
wagon. Both started home in their respec-
tive wagons, witness in the lead 1t was
then about SIS o'clock. A short distance
down the road both stopped to talk 10 a
neighbor, who was passing. They also
stopped to refasten the planter and later
to let down a lever 1t was 5:35 o'clock
when they arrived at the crossroads, where
they separated, each to go to his home
Witness had reached home, put up his team
and cleaned one of his horses when his
brother went to the barn and told him of
Mrs. Stewards murder. Witness started for
the Seward home Immediately. AT the rail-
road crossing he met Seward talking to
three strangers. Seward told him in a
broken voice that when he got home he
found Alice dead-murdered. Witness and
the strangers hurriedly went to the Sew
ard home. Seward going on to inform others
of the murder.
When witness reached the house he made
an examination of the body. The flesh was
cold and blood from the wounds had co.
agulated. The body had the appearance of
having been dead for some time. Witness
said Seward could not possibly have COM
mitted the murder after ne arrived home
the blood having clotted and the BODY be-
come cold during the time which elapsed
from their separation at the crossroads and
his examination of the body.