Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-19

did you see or know of anyone
hurting your father or shooting him?"
mo sir"
when your mother was arrested,
you came to Ottumwa with the off
cers?"
YES sir"
You were with them until noon
next day."
Eyes SIR
you then went home and have
since been taking care of the stock?"
Eyes SIR
Arthur Brown Testfies.
The testimony of Arthur Brown
was in substance as follows:
Il live about mile from the Har-
ris home. Saturday morning August 5
l was driving past the Ward home
when John Ward called to me. We
went to the Harris house. Harris was
lying on the bed on his back, with
his head thrown back. I saw that he
was dead He had his clothes on.
Both arms were across the body, the
right arm on the chest and the left
arm about the waist.
The revolver was in the right hand
The fingers were not clasped around
the revolver. John Ward was with
me. The next person that went into
the room was DR.. Keplar. went into
the house with the doctor saw Mrs.
Harris at the house after the doctor
came. | think she was clearing off
the table in the kitchen"
Dir. kepIar on Stand.
DR.. L. F. Keplar was the next wit
ness called He said that he was
called to the Harris home on the
morning of August s. His description
cally the same as that given by Ar.
thur Brown. He said Harris fingers
were not on the trigger of the revol.
yer. He said that he noticed blood on
the face from the head and nose. The
eyes of Mr.. Harris were partially
closed. He said he found fracture
of the skull and that the hole in the
head was rather ragged cut.
Coroner Mills Testifies.
DR.. Keplar was then excused to per
nit Coroner Mills to testify and in
troduce the portion of skull, bullet and
revolver as exhibits. DR.. Mills said
that he conducted an inquest on Sun
day morning. August 6. The body
had been prepared for burial. He said
the hole in the head was rather clean
cut. There were two radiating frac-
lures, he said, but they were hardly
perceptible.
THE bullet penetrated the brain
substance. Burned powder was found
in the wound. I did not notice the
hair being singed. The skin was torn
considerably. l think the revolver
must have been held against or very
close to the head. The range Of the
bullet from the point of entrance was
downward and forward l think he
could have fired the shot himself"
The motion Of the states attorney
that the latter answer be struck from
the record as 1t called for a conclu-
sion of the witness, was sustained.
Dr.. Mills Recalled.
DR.. F. w. Mills was recalled to the
witness stand this morning. He said
the bullet was lodged against the bony
wall between the eyes, near the right
eye.
Finds Another Wound.
The most important point brought
out by the state today was the testi-
mony of DIR. William Abegg of Kirk
vile, who said that he visited the Har-
ris home on Sunday morning August
6 and was present during the post
mortem examination. He said that
there was a discoloration of the It's
sue between the skull and scalp on
the back of the head, space as large
as the hand and that in his opinion it
could not have been caused by the
bullet wound. He said it could have
been caused by blow from some
heavy instrument.