The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-06
SALINAS MURDER
Mrs Caldwell Charged With KILL
ing Her Husband.
Out on $4,000 Bond With Pre-
liminary Hearing Sept. 25.,

Salina, Sept. 6.-Mrs. Susan Cald-
well was arraigned before Justice
Addison Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock on a warrant charging her
with murder in the first degree. The
preliminary hearing was set for Sep
TENDER rs at 10 o'clock a. m. The
amount of her bond was fixed at &c.
500 after an argument among the at
torneys. The state asked for $4,000.
Mrs. Caldwell was pale and her eyes
were red, with deep circles under
them, when she was brought into the
Justices office, but she seemed to be
being represented by Attorneys T. L..
Bond and u. G. Millikin. She will be
able to give the bond.
Chas. E. Caldwell, of Rice county,
came to Salina in response to a-tele-
gram sent him. He got to the house
about O'Clock and was with his
mother up until the time of her arrest.
His brother Clyde came in on the late
Missouri Pacific train. Mrs. Caldwell
rode into the city with Sheriff Meyer
and was taken at once to the Jail
Her son Charles stayed with her all
night.
When she was put on the stand Mrs.
Caldwell did not know that she was
suspected of the crime. She did not
know of the condition of the bed nor of
any of the Circumstances which aroused
the suspicion as to her guilt. She told
practically the same story she had told
earlier to the officials. She said she
heard Mr.. Caldwell gasping and
strangling and 1t just aroused her, but
she was not fully awakened until she
heard the clock strike twelve. She then
propped herself up in bed and asked
him what was the matter. Receiving
no answer she jumped out of bed and
went into the dining room and lit the
lamp. She returned with this and saw
at a glance that something terrible had
happened. She ran to the stairway
swer at first and she called again. She
called Albert Albert" and he an
swered She then said something aw
full had happened to Mr.. Caldwell and
told him to come down at once. She
then went to the room in which she had
been sleeping and got her dress. and
put it on. She put her night gown on
the clothes basket.
When Sheriff Meyer got to the Cald-
we'll home he had Mrs Caldwell change
he took charge of the garments. The
sleeves looked like they had been wash
ed and there were number OF stains
that might have been blood stains. She
denied having washed her dress that
morning. She said she had not washed
any blood from her person or her
clothes. Her testimony did not develop
anything new.
Footprints Measured.
The officials had, Mrs. Caldwell stand
on a piece of paper in her bare feet
and made a drawing of her right foot.
This drawing is said to be wonderfully
like the footprint discovered near the
granary. She said she was not out of
doors after she took her stockings or
shoes off the night before.
The funeral of the dead man will be
held today at the home. The interment
will take place in Gypsum Hill GENE
terry. The services will be conducted by
Rev. J. A Arnett, pastor of the Mentor
Methodist church. to which denomina-
ton Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell belong.
An Administrator Appointed.
Probate Judge Musser appointed Will
lam Muir as administrator of the es-
tate of the late. James F. Caldwell. Mr..
Muir will take charge of the affairs at
once.