Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-15

form, and identified it as being identi-
cal TO the one found by her on her Sis
ter's dresser.
Cross Examination.
On cross-examination the state
gained a point in getting out of the
witness that it was her suggestion
that the picture proofs ought to be
found among her sisters things up
stairs; that defendant stated they
would be found there. The defense
tried hard to get the witness confused
in the Identification of the bottle, but
failed. On redirect examination the
witness placed the note and bottle on
the reporters table, in the same po-
sition as found by her on the dresser.
Miss Nora Haskins niece of the
dead woman, was then sworn and
testified that she arrived at the Slfer
home about o'clock a. m. Soon after
arriving she accompanied Mrs. Clara
Hoffa upstairs to the room where the
aunt had died and from which the body
had been removed. She discovered
the note, and the chloroform >soon after
entering the room. Witness identified
exhibit "A' as being the note she
found on the dresser also exhibit -
as being the bottle found there. Wit
ness testified that to the best OF her
knowledge defendant suggested that
they should look upstairs for the
proofs.
At this point the defense is begin
ming to put more life into its cross-ex-
animation. and is trying hard to shake
the witness
E. C. Allen.
Where do you reside? Melrose
township.
What is your business? farmer.
How long have you lived there?
Twelve years.
How far are you from Mr. Slifers.
One mile.
Do you know the Rodds? Yes.
How far are you from them? Four
miles.
Were you at the Slifer home on Dec.
90, 1908? Yes.
When did you reach there? About
a. m.
Did you enter Kate Slifer's room?
Yes.
When did you enter? About a.
m.
Who was with you? Ed Slifer Silas
Gilbert and others.
How was the body lying? On it's
left side with the left arm straight
down and two fingers under the thigh.
The right arm was across the stoln-
ach. The head and neck were
Strengthened out, the right limb was
drawn up little and the left limb
was crossed over it and drawn up
more.
Was the body well covered up? Yes.
Did anyone disturb the bedclothes?
Mr.. Slifer turned them part way down
and then we saw the body and they
were put back.
How We're the covers on the east side
of the bed? They We're pushed back
a little. Not turned down to any great
extent.
When were you next up there? About
an hour later with the undertaken.
How was the corpse dressed? In a
white nightgown and a suit of union
underwear. The nightgown was mostly
under her.
Was any of the night dress hanging
out of the bed? No.
Are you positive? Yes. When we
first went up Mr.. Sitter went around
to the west side of the bed and fol-
lowed him. looked at the bed.
Was there any discharge in the bed?
yes there was a discharge on the b!an-
kets.
Were you in tine room. any more that
morning? Yes, was there most of the
time waiting for the doctor, during the
embalming and back and forth.
When was the body brought down!
About a. m.
Were you up later? Yes, about 8
a. M. with Mrs Hoffa and Miss Has
kins.
what did you find? The bottle and
note.
The witness was then shown exhibits
"a" and "B" and identified them as
the bottle and note found that morn
ing on the dresser.
Was your attention called to the
dresser any time before the bottle and
note were found that morning? Yes,
there was some candy on the dresser
and 1 went and picked it up and tasted
of it.
Where was the candy on the dresser?
On the northeast corner.
Where i'm reference to where the bot
file and note was found2 The same
place.
Did YOU see the bottle or note at
this time? No.
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