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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-02-09
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WATSON CASE.


brojue,-iu la, It; Gay tou
P.rks Archer. resides in II ,.-
nibai, saw D.. Watson joy 8,
Their WITS bruised marks across
his face. Wa ICING to 5 l. ,uIs,
to hay' uacN ire tej, saw gray
mare ii II time two or three
weeks al'er i,quest. she was
unhitched in front of D.Gdri~'
drug store. was Introduced to
DR.. Watson by Mr.. Bucch,
Judge Mclla,nney. OF Clayton.
Mo-, suy-,D law of j. j Suffer-:
Have ,tuo.gn defenGrul since
1856, nave known Mrs Watson
few }ear- longer. saw JeIeudrut
July - al Judge Stephens house
in Clayton, deirudeJt sold me-
when paper hle,v up against
belly Of horse, The animal gave
a lung aud TIE mus ave fell
out on or side OF ,u2Ly and
shr on the other side. Ine iOl-
lowing day deieuGeut laid he
was going 20 Worries Fair, he
sta, ed three nights at my house
Thursday h. AGAIN went tn fair
but said ne wanted 10 attend
osteopitu Dauques and would
not rrtarn tut jIght, ue return
ed TO C,uytop Frid.y dbyut 6
p. m stayed at my mouse tna
nlgnl, SATURDAY mo'r,ng d.
SAL he woJld go t. IuaiIe T.,
to remain over Sunday and ,".
tu,n 20 New London Mynd de-.
deGcn t~ut said he hii attended
the euplth h1uqle' .et nd-
ent nd tN abrasion acros, no>e
'Ha> punk, not bloody, ne wa'j,-
ed erec', ~tuod straight.
f. NJ. Crow saw defendcnr or
July o. Gay '','o"tng the Tuner
al Of Mrs. Watson, he wa licd
straight. saw him again july 9.
he walked erect
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-02-09

her death by morphine poison.
saturday morning, cross ex-
animation by Hulse: After going
INTO details and medical terms
which befogged things generally
D. {. w Lille said: Impuri-
YES aud small amount of NOR
phine have had much to do with
establishing cutors, stomach is
on~ OF the first organs to decay
after death, stomach when l re-
Le,ved II had very little sign OF
decomposition, cannot express
OpluIUn as TO effect formalde-
ny dc had uu stomach, formalde-
uyue mad no eff ct on contents
vi stomach, contents of stomach
was not effected as much by the
fOrma ldehyde as the tissues,
morphine If eliminated from the
stomach stops in the bladder,
death might occur before NOR
phine effects reach bladder,
stomach and contents we'll pre-
served, but could not state spe-
citcalIy what caused preserva.
ton.
DR.. Kinder reca He'd: Evidence
same as given before
w. G Maitland, of Denver,
General Agent Maryland Casu
atty Co: Nav q, 1904 issued
policy Tor S3, 900 on Mrs. Wat
son in favor of Dr. Watson also
policy on DR.. Watson for s., 900,
MIS-. Watson beneficiary
DR. @. NJ. Riley, Alton, Ill
Dean of Barnes College, teacher
Of chem stry and toXicoIOgy for
10 years; Know DR.. Lille, re.
ce,ved residue of tissues from
body OF Ms Watson Dec 10,
1904, from him Mr. Roy o.
ircted to evidence on ground
that viscera had not properly
oeen taken care of. no showing
# II guarantee Of integrity il
h ,ndling same. Objection sus-
tajned by Judge Eby.
DR.. Little recalled, received
vi~cera in tin bucket from DR.
K h4er one week after inquast.
tees viii amount to $L00). Dr.
B iggs paid $500 TO witness Tor
preliminary
DR. Riley recalled: Tested for
Fraction Of morphine, no dis
tIucl results Cross eXamIua-
zion: test ON residue dld uut
show morphine color.
Il r. Euis. postal clerk. H.
Side Inn, ST. Louis: July 4, 1904
witness called for mail on on
occasion, afterwards called tuI'
mail at adjoining window for.
Ada vi. Burks, did not receive
any, witness said A. M. Burns
Was member Of his family, cid
MT see him again during July.
Cross examination: Now rrsrd
in Iudiana, am to receive 5 cents
per mile each way for cOmlu2
to New London, knew he did
nOL have to come unless SUBJ &c
nded. expect to receive mrney
before leaving New London, re-
ceived money for railroad fare;
was told to watch for DR.. Wat
son by hotel detective; Redirect
saw Miss Ada M. Burks, object
ed to by defense, objection Sus-
tanned; Saw person at hotel
who was pointed out as Ada M.
Burks, ste enquired for Dr.,
Watson's mai. did not receive
any, occurred about time of Os-
teopath convention.
Juror James Moore was taken
ill and court adjourned until
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-02-09

10 % OlhuluS as pLOO, II VIII pay
your assessments at Pueblo.
The letter was pOstmarked
Hannibal, July Il. written on
Inside Inn stationery and inter
cepted by Mr. Shipley repre-
sentative of insurance company.
w G, Johnson resides in ST.
Louis, ms. Agt; Saw Miss Burks
at union station. saw her in
swing in her fathers yard Sat.
July IL, from Arcadia returned
to ST. Louis, met defeudent with
Miss Burks July IL, met him
again July 18at Inside Inn, he
was with another man.
w. A. Smith, undertaken,
Hannibal, evidence not mater.
ial.
Mrs. Mary Bishop, Denver,
rented rooms to Dr.. Watson,
Miss BuIks was there frequent
ly, room 8 contained furniture
but no treating apparatus, one
morning after Mrs. Watson had
gone east, noticed that two per-
sons had slept in the bed, did
not see Miss Burks in Denver
after the DR.. left, DR.. Watson
was kind and attentive to his
wife, saw nothing suspicious in
the appearance of two persons
having slept in the bed in the
doctors room after his wife had
left. A statement sworn to bv
witness was presented to and
identified by her The statement
was 4 recommendation of the
doctor and his wife and spoke
of them in the highest terms.
told Mr.. Glass that 1t did not
seem possible that DR.. WATSON
would kill his wife. DIR. had
telephones put in his Office and
Miss Burks' store at same time.
E. G. Matson, Jr., worked in
restaurant in New London, saw
Dr.. Watson July 5. put some
bananas IN buggy, don't know
if anyone was with him.
Mrs. Ella Norris resides In
Palmyra. Mrs. Watson visited
for two weeks in Ralmyra dur
ing month of May. I accom-
panied her to Clayton 70 the
home of Judge Mel Kinney.
Sister was in good health Saw
DR.. Watson at Worlds Fir and
heard E4n talk of things in gen.
erdt. State tried to draw out
private conversation between
the sisters but the defense OBJ
jected.
Il. j. Suter OF Palmyra, bro
Their of the father of Mrs. Wat
son, reside in Palmyra, attend
ed funeral July z Did not see
D Watson, saw buggy with
dash bent over. Made effort
10 see DIR. Watson but did not.
Defendant visited him in Pal
myra and told him that he
thought she was dead when she
STRUCK the water,
Il, H. Stephens resides in St.
Louis county, son.in law OF J.
j Suter' Evidence practically
same as that of Judge McIlhin.
ney's.
Mrs. J. J. Suter, mother If
Mrs. Watson: her evidence had
practically been given by other
members of the family.
j ]. Suter father of Amanda
Watson: DIR Watson told me:
don't know how 1 got out of the
buggy: do not know how dash.
board became mashed. All l
know is | drove upon the bridge
the horse lunged and that is
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-02-09
sued by Inside Inn for accommo-


iation on European plan was
in evidence, defeuse OBJ
jected, objection sustained on
ground that ticket had not been
identified. --...
Mark A Shipley, chief special
claim agent of Fidelity Casual.
ty Co; Met DR.. Watson the first
time, July II. was in New Lon
don July 10-11 to investigate
accident, was surprised at DR..
Watson's appearance, expected
TO find him looking much worse,
Dr., Watson gave me details of
accident, said that he though [
he fell out OF one side of buggy
aud his wife the other and over
the railing into the water and
that dn eddy had carried the
body TO where it was found.
Tried to get him to go to Clay
ton and get insurance policy,
said he could not go for his
cousin was at the hotel and was
going to depart on afternoon
train and he wanted to see her,
DR.. Watson AID wife's insurance
aggregated so, 900. In COM
pany with w. @. Johnson l went
to the union depot, about =
o'clock DR.. Watson and a lady
come INTO the station, left John
son and concealed self 10 watch
Wdtsou's movements. saw oe-
feudent go to baggage room,
ejoiu lady and put her on Iron
Mountain train, saw woman
since then, she was Ada NJ.
Burks, she was over 6 feet tail,
weighed about 165 lbs, dressed
ia white waist aud tan skirt,
saw Miss Burks in ST. Louis on
July 10 as she came out Of
restaurant, saw her
again July 20 at Terminal hotel,
saw her take Illinois Central
rain going toward Chicago
Cross examination; Defendent
aid not tell me the buggy turn
ed arUund.
JnU. j. Suter; Witness ldenti-
ii q hand writing of letter intro
uuced as evidence by the state,
j vfelse objected on the ground:
Letter was marked, carried in
y 5. mail and had been opened
without consent of addresse or
writer and that it was under
ne protection of the postal
avs and d reading of same
would be d violation of them
tuu Ot the constitution Of Mis-
urt. Objection overruled; con
-ruts Of long letter in substance
vas:
Dear Ada:-I left without
iuuch ceremony, Jim notified me
10 come home. two detectives
Walcn me all the time, bad bet
1,r not be seen talking to any
one, | think detectives and lbs
Co.'S, are about ready to give up
mere was nothing in it and they
HuW see it Was Que of those uu-
, Xplalned accidents. | will 60
go Colorado and tx up my uuoi-
ne-s. WIZ see your sister Itcrc
v rite her your address 50 l n3
tnuW \ on are sale | wa tltnrr
take d SNORT Course ~ 81 l. us
or go east. People are glad to
See me out and express them
sn,ves freely will send this
to Inside Inn. Write me here
or Denver. would like to see
J on very much and will as soon
as l can. Sorry could not when
opportunity was so near, but
fell it might be best for both
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1905-02-09

I'd eHDirc brain, part OF lungs.
par, OF liver. entire stomach,
- cen, part of Kidneys, portion
u' inlrs,iaes, took all parts to.
) L"ni.. given to DR.. Kinder
. - Louis College OF SUI
~eons. az o cook small quantity
r! J.yUd tud urine from Booty,
opinion death must have been
fused ~ some chemical, some
TORN ol mrdtctne, possibly pot
sOu, do nor believe I'm compe
tent 10 give du opinion on this
with auy degree Of certainty
Cat>, * ,mipatiou: Mr.. Suter
employed me 10 hold autopsy,
Insurance companies paid me
$1,000 10 hold autopsy, knew
S ate laws authorized coroner TO
Sc. ct competent person to hold
autopsy, Thought it legally cor
rect tyr N 10 hold autopsy. can
de CRIME cause of death will
olt learning particulars leading
to teItu, there was fluid in
stomach al zine of autopsy, lost
part Of stomach while holding
autopsy, ate? in inner ear, 10
water in OrOnch iaI tubes, close
~ contracted pupil Of eye is
sign Of morphine poison, pupil
Ut eye is always dilated after
norma death, told Dr. Kinder |
suspected morphine poison,
Morphine does not make vender
70 20. aud fluids dark, nolEiug
L.u q u Dody that was not nos
III O.. kept the eyes, put viNcer"
I...In Jacket, bucket was placed
iii vOu't house yard Lbut vas
yrojec.e., alcohol was poured
=. .g,.,,,. nu,,ta, had ordinary
.... Am il ,h.rn IVA. r,nar
n,',tr, t,,. cave,
u T. q K,,aer rs 9, Toni..
H., ,..,r.r If bucket pntir
roacu q Hannibal, left ii in room
,. h...I tackled nm took if fol
- Ionjs and turned it aver IN
Dr r,ll,a fnr aualvsis v,.r.r
,.,..,, ot sioht y,le.s nro,r
I.,.L ,,,I,a,. n'..p.ro.n. do,,t
,..a.. r.u,.d NV chemical which
I4ti few Traces behind received
Sam I,r ,n,,,s, did NOT ,now
.,.,..,,.,.,, .nt ,p,r,I,i,a ,,ison
r,r,.5 r.,.o..,i,r Stomach W. 6
in r,,rai co,dition m,r.;, ,f
Ipnps were c,anit,rt v,tar ia
and dacra,itant lnr,s
ira eirr, of drownirr .e.is,o,l
=, mSvirg gbodv from, ca.kat
noticed norksof wateron inino
~ casket but couI6 NOT cav
,yhera
Dr Rrioos recaIIed. Mrs
lv,r.on,s hodv nrior to heinz
,al,en from ra.l[at gave evi
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NUMBER Al.

Cesar the things that are Cesar's;
but she will continue to guard, pro-
teot and defend her own rights in
the matter Of education. The par
ent the teacher and the church can.
not for a single moment lose sight
OF the supernatural destiny of man
and Of their mission to guide hin,
from the age of reason toward the
attainment of tha, destiny.
Christian character is the grandest
thing man can live for; il is TO have
worth of soul, wealth of heart. dia.
monddust Of mind. He who has
that aim lives to be what he ought
to be, and to do what duty requires.
To him comes fame, delighted to
crown him with her wreathes of
honor. Sum 1t up as we will, char.
acler is the great desire of the hu.
man life. This truth, sublime in
its simplicity and powerful in its
beauty, is the highest lesson of ie
ligion, the first that youth should
learn, and the last that age should
forget.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-21
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
The Magic Touch Of Nature"
For Autumn 10 the Front.

One by one, matters are settling
down INTO their accustomed grooves
and soon will the Fall season be in
full blast. The time is near at hand
when one can count upon Seeing
a man" with whom they have to do
business instead of hearing the ia.
miliar bit of information: "He is
off on his vacation" when they call
at his Office.
Fashion Is spreading herself.
Everywhere one sees specimens of
her handicraft, tailor craft n d
all other kinds of craft involved in
the work of making people look
their best. The playerfolk t
many fashions. They have to con
stitute a special Smart set" (
themselves as to clothes in order to
do their whole duty to their calling
And, speaking of players, they
are just like other folks, only ever
so much more generous and warm
hearted than the average, by far.
Their rapid responsiveness to others
n d s is proverbial Certainly
some Of the most humane people I
have ever encountered belong TO
h e theatrical profession. T7ke
Ellie Kilsler, for instance. a dainty,
piqnant, fairy like little being with
a pair Of soulful eyes and thrilling
contralto voice-one of the most
feminine ladies Imaginable; never
looking for trouble, and certaul,
never making any Vet, she has
the force Of dozen big men when
it comes To- the maintenance Of prin.
ciple
She loves dumb animals, and Ia
bors in their behalf Many an
over burdened horse, smartinp un.
der the lash Of a brutal driver has
had its miseries lessened and its
condition bettered through the iii.
rect efforts Of the sweet star of
"Hazel Kifke." Time and again
she has snatched the whip from the
hand ofsome inbuntn driver and
forced him to cover under the food
Of her indignation until the police
came to her aid Many a time has
she delayed the rising Of the curtain
upon the performance of "Krken
while she went to the rescue OF
some poor suffering creature; end
many time has figured in various
magistrates courts in this city m be.
half Of mistreated horses. "For
people to be in pain is a sad enough
condition." she says; 'human be-
lngs have the intellectual traits OF
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connection with the geological sur
vey. The specific charge is that
aliens are employed in the survey in
contIavention Of the Presidents or
der, and that employees of the bu.
reau are doing work with govern
ment material on government time
for their own private benefit. The
storm centre of the bureau is the
map engraver's department and
there has been row between the
head ingraver of the department, S.
]. Kubel and the American society
of plate printers. The matter has
been referred to the President more
than once, and it will probably re
suit in another investigation when
the Keep commission gets a little
time on its hands.
The grand Jury which had ad.
journed for a time after finding the
indictments against Holmes, Peck
ham and Haas in connection with
the cotton leak scandal in the De.
partment of Agriculture, has gone to
work again and is expected to make
its final report in October. Nothing
of its work has been divulged so
far, but it is said that there will be
several new indictments found some
duplicating the officials already in
dicted and others against employees
of the Department of Agriculture
who have hitherto escaped. 1t is
said that one will be for bribery and
another involving two employees
will be for conspiracy.
The reports of the Department of
Agriculture have rather fallen into
disrepute of late, but there will be
several new ones concerning the
foodstuff crops out shortly. The
advance information is already in
and points to a big yield of corn,
wheat and oats. The corn crop it
is expected will be in the neighbor.
hood of 2,7I6, 600, 900 bushels.
This is far IN excess of any previous
corn cTOn and fec dave unora ,y;lI
put the whole of it beyond the dan
ger of damage from frost. The
forecast for spring wheat is ass. .
33I, 900 bushels, the winter wheat
crop will also be large and both will
be considerably in excess of the
crop last year Oats will be about
S per cent better than last year and
the only crop to show decrease
will be potatoes.
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demand

Princesse effects, obtained after
various methods are promised in
great numbers through the Autumn,
and are already appearing upon the
smartest gowns. Illustrated is a
waist which Is one Of the most
charming models Of the coming sea
son. The model here shown is
made Of chiffon louisine. bot il can
be developed in any soft, plant
stuff susceptible TO sbirring. A
pretty color combination is peach
pink with ecru lace.
This pattern is one Of May Man
tons pretty creations, aud is cut in
sizes from 81 to 20 inches bust mea-
sure. will send IL for ten cents
Order by its number, st38, and adj.
dress your order to me, at 60 East
I3oth street, New York.
EVELYN CABLE.
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GWOOD PRESTON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA


selection and adaptabiliiy. They
may help themselves. Animals
caSnot. No punishment is too
severe to inAict upon the man or
woman who will mis,reat a dumb
creature. am almost in favor OF
making them undergo suffering OF
the same kind"
l understand Miss Kilsler has or
ganized humane societies in many
cities, where hitherto none existed,
during her travels she frequently
addresses organizations of this kind.
1t is noble alliance. | often
think there ought to be a wider ef-
fort put forth for our dumb friends
who give us their good service, fidel-
ity, companionship and protection.
And, above all, the fact that they
are Gods creatures should draw the
whole world into close kinship for
their comfort and preservation.
The behounced and be nbboned
Summer girl with her big hats and
fluffy frooks and general and special
winsomeness, has left us; but in her
stead comes another claimant upon
our affection and admiration. They
say a young mans fancy lightly
turns TO thoughts Of love in the
Spring; it as lightly goes when Sum
mer wanes. Therefore, the Autumn
and Winter loves hold their own,
being imbued with more substantial
and enduring charm. Truly, the
clothes provided for the cool wea-
ther woman are most beautiful and
picturesque She comes to us in
Empire garb.
Empire coat gives height to a
short figure. 1t is, perhaps, the
direct heritage Of the ultra smart
lady, for il cannot be worn to ad-
vantage over last seasons garments,
which many ladies will wear for
awhile. And those who have some
thing still fresh left over 20 utilize
while very recent creations are so
costly, are fortunate.
Combinations Of blue and green
are suited only to young ladies' with
good compilations.
a cute hat for youngster is of
patent leather in uicorne shape,
with rosette and band Of soft
black ribbon.
Plaid skirts will be worn; also
checks in dark colors, closely plated.
Fine laces of many webs will be
noted ON Winter gowns. Irish Gro
chet has first choice with good
dressers.
Plate and saucer shaped hats have
fiat crowns and trimmings of feathers
and flowers right in back.
No matter how we'll dressed and
groomed lady may be, she never
feels quite nice if her face be mar
red by a growth of supernous hair
on lip or chin. No one need ap-
pear with such blemish, nowadays,
for science has taken this delicate
matter in hand and provided for Its
eradication. Write to me at 80
East I3oth street, New York, and
| will tell you where to get a pre-
paration for removing it which
have never known to fail during all
these years I've been familiar with It.
AS to colors; Burnt orange may
be revived. Hunter, emerald green
and Empire green are liked, not
withstanding the craze for lighter
green's. Reddish prune is in brisk
demand.
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REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT
For Valley District, Preston County, West
Virginia

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-14
THE PRESS AND PUBLIC sENTl.
MENT

In charging the grand jury of the
Wake county IN. CO Superior Court,
few days ago, Judge w. Il. Allen
paid his respects to the newspapers
and to the manner in which they
handle the news.
There was time in England"
said Judge Allen, when judges. ap-
pointed by the king, used their power
to cOcrcc iurics. and when jurics SO.
lcctcd by sherilfs, also appointed by
the king, Yielded. to threats or persu-
asions.
There was then no safety to life
or property Jurors were i'm some
eases subjected to fine or imprison.
mcnt because they refused to bring
in vcrdicts as directed We should
avoid the recurrence of this evil and
see that the system is preserved, and
that Jurors are free and untramclcd.
We should remember that so far as
The integrity of the system and the
effect upon the litisant are concern
cd it makes little difference whether
the motive is good or bad or whether
there is desire to influence the
jury.
1T should also be remembered that
much of the power that heretofore re.
sided in kings and Judges is with the
press of The land and while any editor
would resent the suggestion that he
would attempt To influence juror, lie
has the opportunity to do what is
more dangerous. by influencing the
body OF the people from whom the
jurors arc taken. He has the right
to give the news and publish the facts,
II he knows them. but he has no right
as believe, to prejudice the cause, ur
to throw the weight Of his opinion
In the Jury box"
The newspapers of the Old North
State must he entirely different from
those of Virginia if this remarkable
dclivcrancc from the judge was justi-
fled by any specialize incident which
has occurred within the jurisdiction of
his court. Judge Allen should re-
member that the power and influence
of the press is nil. save in SO far as
power and influence come from n true
ana reasonable presentation of the
facts in any specific case. lie might
as well as.'ail counsel for either side
For attempting to throw The weight Of
opinion In The jury box. If the jury
has sufficient intelligence to sit i'll
case of any Importance the law and
the evidence should he the determine
ing factor, and the mere opinions of
no one should have undue weight. If
the members of the jury arc not suf-
licicntly intelligent TO formulate an
opinion Of their own the fault lies
with the system OF selecting jurics
and not with II free press.