Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-23
Mrs. keIIer's Evidence.


ed the conversation by saying, You
are going to have a new neighhor
She asked him who, and he replied
that Jennie, meaning Mrs. Blyden-
burgh Was going, to deed him half OF
her farm. Some surprise was expressed
by Mrs. Keller. and he assured her that
| it was true. Mrs Keller then said to
| him, We'll. I'll bet she don't Where
upon Blydenburgh answered her III
| she don't there VIII be war i'll the
camp. and I'll have my goods out of
| there and in New York before next
| Monday night" She also told how
| Blydenburgh had afterwards been at
| her place and that the subject of Wills
! came up when Blydenburgh said he
| thought it was the duty of every per-
| son who was married to make will
and Mrs. Blydenburgh replied that the
| trouble was he wanted her TO will him
all her property. He answered in sub
stance that was right. If she would
will him he property. he would will
| her his property.
Tells of Death.
Mrs. Keller then told how the day
of her sisters death. Blydenburgh had
him to bury her (and to explain things
to the folks) She testified to another
conversation after Blydenburgh came
back from Ohio, where he told her IN
substance: "Jennie's lips are sealed;
she can rever tell anything now. She
is buried in burglar proof vault that
is good for one hundred years; nobody
can get it open.
The most important thing brought
out by the state in her testimony was
the admission OF Blydenbursh that he
had prepared the dinner While his wife
was at church the day she was taken
sick This is important as viewed by
the state for the reason that Mrs.
Blydenburgh was taken sick shortly
after having eaten of that dinner
Walter Keller.
Walter Keller was again called as a
witness and testified 10 substantially
the same conversation as Mrs. Keller
did and in addition to that told how
Blydenburgh had said after the death
OF Mrs Blydenburgh that he now own-
ed the l20 acres that she had given
him, ana not only that, but he had
half of her land and all of her personal
property. 1t was also shown by him
that the land was worth about 500 or
$40 per acre.
J. j. Burer, of Archbo.d, Ohio, was
the undertaken who furnished the
burgla. proof vault in which Mrs.
Blydenburgh was finally inferred. he
told of his conversion with Blyden-
burg with reference to the purchase
of the vault and that he had even tax
en- the vault to the house that Blyden-
burgh might inspect il. He described
the yaui. as vault that was truly
burglar proof and had fourteen locks
upon II.
County Recorder Charles o. Ryan
was then called by the state and pro-
duced a record of deed from Mrs.
Rlydenburgh to her husband convey
ing To him the 100 acres of land near
Hubbard.
Wanted Insurance Policy.
Mr.. Ryan also gives what the state
considers strong testimony that he
overheard conversation between Bly,
denburgh and the agent of the North
western Life Insurance Company from
whom Blydenburgh was attempting TO
procure a joint life insurance policy
upon his own life and that OF his wife
so that he could. in case OF her death.
draw the insurance. The defense had
very little cross examination TO offer
with this witness and he was allow
ed TO go soon.
MAY Clodfelter who resides in Bry-
an. o., told bow In the month OF Aug
ust. which was only about six weeks
before Blydenburgh and his wife were
married that in conversation with her
he had estimated that Jennie Rose
borough was worth $4,000 and how he
had estimated that her income would
keep two persons without work by
proper management. Also now ne haa
stated in substance that she was too
old and too deaf for him to marry; that
she was about so years old. White ne
was only about rs. and In substance
belittled the idea. The defense made
strong effort to break down the 'esti-
mony of the witness and TO show the
talk was mere gossip or was made IN
lest by the defendant. This. however.
was vigorously denied by the witness,
who went so far as TO say that he was
figuring upon it simply as business
proposition. She said at that time
Blydenburgh was keeping company
with Miss Roseborough, and was visit
Ing her at her house frequently.
Gethman Recalled.
DR.. Gethman was then recalled and
reviewed at some length the symptoms
of arsenical poisoning. DIR. Gethman Is
the physician who was called to treat
Mrs. Blydenburgh the first day she
was taken sick and had described her
symptoms In some length when called
by the state on the first day of the
trial. The question was then put TO
him by the state: In looking back
over her symptoms as you saw them
and her condition as you saw 1T what
do you say was the cause of the death
OF Jennie Blydenburgh? He answered
from the effects of some irritant poison,
probably arsenic. The defendants then
made a very vigorous cross-examina-
ton of the doctor and attempted to
break down his testimony, but he re-
NAMED mistaken in any material mat
ter There was quite an elaborate
technical cross examination which Is
supposed to he part OF the combina-
ton which defendants are laying for
their expert.
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