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

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we searched for the broken bottle at the
home of Charles Woodland | saw man
named Wells and Frank Hendricks
there. They came just after we did.
DIR. B. L. EIKER,
recalled, said he furnished Chas. Wood
ard about Is pills for his wife probably
six months before her death.
H. A. WELLS,
a resident of Decatur township, testified
he was at Chas. Woodlands house the
evening of the inquest. Luke Brown,
Frank Hendricks, Drs. Brown and
Layton were there. We searched all
around where he said he broke the bot
tie and we did not find any bottle or
pieces of bottles. Luke Brown went
into the house and took two bottles Of
medicine from the clock shelf. We
stopped that evening at Green's house
and showed them to DR.. Eiker. The last
time saw the bottles Luke Brown had
them. Saw him yesterday in Leon com
ing down from Cal Hoffman's Office and
he said he was going homo as they had
excused him. Saw piece of an old
cook stove there in the yard, looked for
a piece of tho bottle there but could
not find any.
GEORGE KIRKPATRICK
testified he saw Luke Brown break the
two bottles he found at Woodland
against a fence post near Sanford Fo-
lands. I told Olsen and Baker about the
bottles being broken. They did not tell
me not to say anything about it.
FRANK HENDRICKS
residing in Richland township, cousin
of Mrs. Chas Woodland, testified to go
ing to the home Of Charles Woodland on
the evening of the inquest and TO max
ing search Of the promises to find
where the bottle he claimed to have
broken fell, but could find no pieces. l
went into the house with Luke Brown
and he found two bottles of medicine on
the clock shelf which he took. Luke
Brown had them the last time l saw
them.
At ten minutes before u o'clock the
state announced their case in chief
closed and court adjourned until 2
o'clock.
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE.
When court was called at o'clock a
number of the defendants witnesses
were sworn. The first witness was
MRS. ISAAC FISHER
of Decatur City; whs testified Mrs
Charles Woodland was at her home the
day before she died to get some sewing
done. She said she lad been wanting
to put out strychnine to kill the rats
but Mr.. Woodland did not want to, as
they might get into the we'll. That she
believed she would put out strychnine
Said she had neuralgia in her breast and
was going to DR.. Eiker's office.
MRS. MARION WOODARD
of Leon, the wife of brother of the de.
PENDANT, testified Mrs. Charles Woodland
was at our house on October 20, 1908
At that time she said they we're
troubled with rats and she wanted
Charley to put out strychnine but he
objected for fear they would get into
the we'll. She complained of her back
and had been suffering from neuralgia
Got some pills aud tonic of Dr.. Eikel
and it did her more good than anything
she ever took.
MRS. ADDIE WELLS,
residing in Decatur township, testified
Mrs Chas. Woodland visited at her home
two or three times week. was at hel
home in June, 1908, when she was sick
suffering from an abortion. A few
weeks before her death Mrs. Woodland
said she was pregnant, and wanted tx
go to the Worlds Fair, and didn't want
a child. That she would die first. She
said she had committed five abor
tions on herself and told her it would
kill her, and she said she didn't care i
it did. We live on one of VIM. Wood
ards farms.
MRS. RENNA RICHARDS,
of Mt. Moriah, Mo-, who formerly LIVED
near the home Of Charles Woodland, tes
titled to knowing Mrs. Woodland anc
that in June, 1903, she was SICK suffer
ing from an abortion, and told me tina
was the fourth time. Said she would
rather die than have child. Abou
two weeks before her death she sait
she was pregnant and would take all tn,
medicine she could get before she would
have child. At the time of this con
versation the witness said they lived OF
| VIM. Woodlands farm.