The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-19

and when she came home she was nerv-
GUS and Illustrated. That night she had
a spasm in a light form. She objected
to sending for a doctor and said to wait
until morning. When the doctor came
she had had an abortion before he got
there. DR.. Eiker waited on her and she
complained from that time on, Of neu-
ralgia and pains running to her heart.
He left some black pills there, about
dozen, and later sent about the same
number again. Before my wife died she
claimed she was pregnant. She said
she didn't like it and seemed worried
over it. Iasked her if that was what
made her health bad and she didn't give
me any definite answer. She would cry
about it when talking to me. She said
she never wanted to have child and
never intended to. On the day before
she died my wife and daughter accom-
panied me to Decatur City. She told
me to tell Eiker how she felt and get
her some medicine. Got the medicine
at Bears drug store. The witness re-
lated the journey to Kirkpatrick's the
day she died, leaving home about $3.50 or
III o'clock in spring wagon. She took
pet cat with her. On the way she
asked me to hold the cat while she fixed
her fascinator, taking her mittens off.
l was busy watching the team and did
not notice all she did. When s. Y. Har-i
ger was met and was walking beside us
he asked her where she was taking the
cat and she said to Jerusalem. He
didn't know where that was and she
said she was taking it to her mother.
That was all the conversation he had
with her, was talking with me the bal
ance of the time. In crossing the river,
she got scared at the team. Soon after;
crossing the river she said she had an
awful pain in her heart. ] thought she
was going to fall out and put my arm
around her, but could not hold the team
with one hand and told her to lean over
against me. drove at fair gait from
the river to the railroad crossing and
did not stop any place on. the way.
When near McKee's she said she was
feeling bad and asked me to slow up,
which did. When near the willows
west of McKee's, 40 or so or 100 yards,
my wife threw herself in stiff position.
followed to Beck and Crees but they
did not stop. She made no noise. re-
NAMED there in the road with her Is or
20 minutes until Vanlear came along.
She was unconscious all the time and I
was holding her as best / could and
hold the team. vanlear helped me put
her back in the buggy. | asked him to
go with me to Bud Browns and help
hold her. When we got there l asked
her if she wanted to 60 in and get warm
and she said no, to take her on home as
quick as could and drove on to Kirk
patrick's as fast as could. Her broth
ers carried her into the house and put
her Oh chair. Her mother said she
always wore her clothes too tight and
that was what was the matter with her
and we opened her dress and | unlock
ed her corset. She drank water twice
and asked us to bend her arms and legs.
We rubbed her. She said to send for
doctor. She did not froth at the mouth.
never drove off the road between my
home and Kirkpatrick. After she died
DR.. Robinson asked me what medicine
she had been taking and said what DIR.
Eiker had given her and no other.
About an hour after she died | drove
home to get her underclothes and while
there thought would take the bottle
OF medicine up so they could find out
what was the matter with her. The
bottle was put in with the clothes and
just as carried them out to the buggy
it slipped out and broke on a piece Of
iron. 1t was between 4 and o'clock.
When | returned home after the inquest
found the neck of bottle near the
iron and saved it, the neck being intro
duced as an exhibit. Denied telling
Harrison Brown he gave his wife dose
and broke the bottle in the scuE1e, as
well as what he testified about the in
surance. Did not tell Well Wadsworth
my wife brought her medicine with her.
Think told him if she brought it she
had lost it or it was in the buggy, or
was broken. Couldn't swear positive
that the bottle broke was the one con-
tanning her medicine. Never told any
one the bottle was broke in a scuffie
with her while was giving her dose
or she was taking it. After the inquest
my house was broken into and some bot
ties taken. Denied conversation with
Hendricks about going to buy $500
monument. l never directly or indi-
rectly administered or gave to my wife
any strychnine or other poison which
caused her death and if she died from
poison do not know where she got it..
Never saw her have any poison. 1 did
object to them cutting her open, but
did not object to holding a legal in
quest.
On cross examination said he never
had any trouble to speak of with his
wife and never started to get divorce.
Denied all the alleged statements as
testified to by witnesses for the state,
and that he ever told any one the bottle
was broke while his wife was taking
dose of the medicine. Hargers never
passed me that day after l passed them
at the river, and did not see them ahead
of me on the road just before Vanlear
met me. While l was stopped on the
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