Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-03
EVIDENCE ABOUT AL IN
Damaging Statements Made by
Dan Shepherd Told by Wit
nesses in Womelsdorf Case
MADE THREATS TO KILL
TREATS TO KILL
Attempt to Break Down the Evidence
of Shepherds Half Sister on Cross
Examination FaIed-Witnesses for
Defense Show Mrs. Womesdorf
Made Threats.
to Times-Republican.

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Fairfield, March 3.-In the Shep-
herd murder trial of the state has restee
it's case. Fred Adler, who gave unim-
portant testimony Wednesday, was
recalled. He stated that he had kept
back some testimony. He stated yes
terday morning that he and Fan Shep-
herd were working together year age
last September in Washington, and
that Shepherd had said to him that II
he ever got a chance he would XII
Chris. He had grudge against him
because his (Shepherd's) house that
was situated on the Womels1orf farm
had been burned.
Adam Kerr said that he had seen
Shepherd going toward the Womelsdorf
farm on the night of the murder.
The first witness for the defense was
Ed Deeds, a Brighton lawyer, who
swore that Mrs. Womelsdorf had come
to him for legal advice concerning a
divorce from Chris.
Mrs. Mary Kostir, who was called by
the state Wednesday, was recalled by
the uGlGIlSG. 0llC olcilSA SAisSS
Womelsdorf had come to their farm
one time and had declared she would
get divorce.
'What. did you say?" asked the law
yers for the defense.
"sYou can't, Nancy, the court mas
set was what I said, and she said,
Yes I can; money! do everything,
And she said she'd have Il divorce,
that she wouldn't stand it. Stand
what? I asked. She said he was "a
busing her, he wouldn't let her have
a fire, kicked her wood ut and as she
came away followed her to- the gate
with a monkey wrench. when you
hear me holler' she said to me, you
want to come What do you mean by
that? I asked, and she said that II
the old man got sick or died she could
MT come but would hollow. She then
wanted me to go with her and stay
all night, but wouldn't. She went
away saying, If he pitches onto me, LII
come back
Mrs. Kostir this Afternoon testified
that Nancy Wolmesdorf had said last
fall while sick that she would burn
their house down rather than live with
Chris another winter.
Henry Kostir then took the stand
and swore than Nancy had helped him
repair Wolmesdorf's COW shed and had
used a chisel bar and had shown him
how to WELD it and has said that II
Chris didn't leave her alone she would
run him thru with corn cutter.
Mary Shepperd, Dams daughter
swore that Nancy had threatened to
run a pitchforlS thru Chris and had
chased Chris around field, and that,
at another time, she had thrown
hammer at Chris and threatened to
knock his brains out If he did not
mind his own business. The man
seen by Mrs. Wolmesdorf en- the night
of the murder, spoke in German, but
witness said that her father did not
speak that language.
l.. T. Bidwell, mayor of Brighton,
swore that he asked Mrs. Wolmesdorf
who the man was and she said that
she did not look but thought it was
one of the neighbors. He said that
the veracity and moral character of
Mrs. Shepperd, John Shepperd and
Mrs. Glines, all of whom testified for
the state, were bad, but this testimony
was cut all to pieces by the state in
cross examination.