Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-22
Constable Visited House.


Constable ]. N. McDonough was one
OF the witnesses this morning He
said he went to the Harris home about
9:25 o'clock Saturday morning to tell
Jim to come to Kirkville to attend
court. He said the screens were
Shut and the doors open. He said he
knocked twice but did not get any re-
Spouse. He said that at the coroner's
inquest the following day Mrs. Harris
testified that Mr.. Harris had seen him
coming down the hill and had clapped
his hands and said, there comes Nels.
She said that it was Saturday that he
saw me coming. was at the Harris
home on Thursday to serve notice.
saw Mr.. and Mrs. Harris. On cross
examination Attorney jacques said:
did not Mrs. Harris say before the
coroner's jury that it was on Friday
that Jim looked out of the window
and saw you coming?" "No sir, she
said Saturday."
Saw Harris Friday.
T. Reed of Kirkville was the first
witness this morning. He said that
he last saw Mr.. Harris alive Friday
afternoon at the Harris home He said
that he was talking with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris in the road in front of their
place when Mr. Harris showed him the
note Of Mr.. Myers forbidding them to
go on the Lewis place. "He asked me
il thought Mr.. Myers had a right to
forbid them visiting the Lewis home
and l said I supposed he did, if he
had been appointed guardian He
said that he had been taking care of
their crops and wanted to know if
he would have to quit that l said
that supposed that if he would see
Mr.. Myers he could probably get per-
mission to care for the crops. There
was some conversation about the set
tlement at Ottumwa Thursday. Mrs.
Harris said: you sad no business to
influence me to go down there Mr..
Harris said: I thought l was doing
what was for the best.''
Henry Varney on Stand.
The one really humorous scene in
the court room since the hearing be-
gan was yesterday afternoon when
Henry Varney was placed on the
stand, it being the intent to show by
his testimony that he had once had
some trouble at the Harris home Mr..
Varney is 73 years of age and speaks
the English language imperfectly.
After giving his name his first answer
was to the effect that he had not been
at the Harris home for twelve years
and although the objection of the at
torneys for the defense that his testi-
mony be excluded was sustained he
kept on talking amid the laughter of
the spectators and cross questions of
the attorney until escorted from the
court room by Constable l. M. Davis.
Willie Harris Was Recalled.
Willie Harris was recalled to the
witness stand this morning at the re-
quest of the defense, for further cross
examination. He identified the shoes
offered as an exhibit as the ones worn
by his father. The attorneys for the
defense also sought to again introduce
the note book from which the piece of
paper on which the note was written
is said to have been taken, as an ex-
hibit, but were overruled.
Admitted to Bail.
At the conclusion of the examina-
ton of witnesses this morning. the at
torneys agreed that evidence was not
sufficiently strong as to refuse the de-
PENDANT being admitted to bail, and
she was allowed to return to her home
after furnishing bond for her appear
ance. The amount of the bond was
fixed by Justice M. L. Kirk at Sc. 900
and bears the signatures of Mrs. Har-
ris and her son William, Thos. Jones,
John Jones, James Jones, the three
brothers of Mrs. Harris, and John w.
Gray.
The court room has been crowded
with spectators during the hearing
and all have watched the progress of
the case with great interest The
woman has maintained her innocence