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

day arrived before Prof. Kenneys direct
examination was concluded, court ad.
journing until 8 o'clock Friday morn
ling.
When court was called Friday morn
ling the examination of Prof. Kenney
was resumed.
He testified that he personally made
the analysis and everything connected
with 1T was kept under lock and key.
There were number of persons who
| tried to find out the result Of tho analy-
sis including newspaper reporters, at
torneys for the defendant, the president
OF the insurance company which issued
the policy to Woodland and several
other parties. He exhibited part of
| the5strychnine taken from the stomach.
About one grain of lstrychnine is con-
sfdered sure fatal dose. Strychnine
Iretains it's strength indefinitely. 1t
lis intensely bitter to the taste.
On cross examination said he made
his first report to county attorney Olsen
In three or four days after making the
analysis, and second or final report to
him in two or three weeks later. The
attorneys for defendant asked that this
report be produced and asked that ex-
county attorney A. P. Olsen, county at
torney W. B. Kelley and Geo. w. Baker
be sworn to assist in locating it, and the
witness Kenney was excused during
this examination.
A.P. OLSEN
testified he had some letters from Ken
ney at his Office. That he received a
letter or report from Kenney on Decem-
Der 6, 1904, and turned it over to w. b.
Kelley county attorney.
w. B. KELLEY
county attorney testified he had no
papers in his Office, but had copy Of a
part of letter which was copied for
him by olsen's stenographer. This was
two or three days before taking his of
flee. Have seen the original but don't
know where it is.
On motion of defendants ATTORNEYS
the court ordered the attorneys to pro-
duce said letters or reports from Ken
ney by the opening Of court at the after
noon session. and Prof. Kenney was ex-
cused until that time.
DR. IT. r. LAYTON
testified that if strychnine was placed
in a bottle Of medicine such as pre-
scribed by DR.. Eiker it would be dis
solved and if taken into human stom-
ach would be absorbed into the system.
1t would take from ten to thirty minutes
to take effect. First symptoms would
be nervousness, then spasms, arms and
legs be extended or drawn up. To a
hypothetical question describing the
actions of woman similar to those of
Mrs. Woodard, as described by the wit
ness and that four-fifths of grain of
Istrychnine was found in her stomach,
would say that the woman died from
SCfycuulue poison.
PROF. c. M. KENNEY
testified that strychnine would probably
dissolve in medicine such as DR.. Eiker
prescribed in about fifteen or twenty
minutes.
MRS. JANE BROWN
residing in Richland township testified
she is the wife of Bud Brown, and saw
Charles Woodland pass their house the
| day Mrs. Woodland died. He did not
stop. Saw man with load of wood
pass shortly before. Fred Vanlear came
into our house just after Woodard
passed.
II. Fl. BROWN
a resident Of Richland township testi.
fed he lives mile north of Kirkpat.
rick's. Was at Kirkpatricks house the
night that Mrs. Woodland died and had
a conversation with Charles Woodard
out in the yard in which he told me his
wife appeared better and more cheerful
that morning than he had ever seen her
They started tog to her fathers home
The first he noticed anything wrong was
just as they crossed the river and he
noticed her jerking and he asked her i
she was cold and she said no, she was
afraid one of the horses would get under
| the Ice in crossing the river. He drove
on at a pretty good lick and after he
drove around Harger she took bat
|spell and he thought he would give hel
a dose of the medicine he had brough
from home for neuralgia. He started OF
and she said to hold them up sh.
couldn't stand it and he slowed up to
.|slow walk until he got past the Madra;
place to the underground crossing
4 Then she said to drive up she was feel
ling better and he drove fast until sh,
4 took another bad spell where he me
q lYanlear and in giving her dose, of th,