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

he said they were SO small that he could
not find them.
GEORGE KIRKPATRICK,
a brother Of Mrs. Charles Woodard, re-
siding in Richland township testified to.
being present when his sister died, and
was at the house when they arrived
there, about II o'clock. Before they
arrived Mrs. Jane Brown had phoned us
about her being sick. He described her
appearance, saying she could not use
her limbs and was very pale, had spasnls
after getting in the house. She died in
twenty or twenty-five minutes. She
wanted water and said something about
DIR. and I phoned for DR.. Robinson.
Heard Charles Woodland say she had got.
some medicine from DR.. Elker for neu-
ralgia. Said he would like to have the
funeral the next day at 10 o'clock. IT,
was some of the neighbors who first
suggested having an inquest and Wood
ard said he didn't think there was any
use. That he didn't care for an examin-
alton but there should be no cutting
done. lived with Charles Woodard
the first season after they were married.
They had some quarrels,, but didn't
think they amounted to very much.
DIR. j. W. ROBINSON, /
practicing physician at Grand River,
testified to being called to the. Kirk
patrick home to see Mrs.. Woodland on
Dec. 70, 1903. When I entered the room
saw she was having a spasm. Examin-
ed her heart and found it was irregular.
Asked Woodland what his wife had been
taking and he first said nothing to his
knowledge and afterward said he be-
lieved she had been taking some qui-
nine. l prepared some medicine but
saw that she was too far gone. At this
time Woodland was holding her up and
told him she was dying and for him to
lay her down. He said she would come
out OF it all right and continued to hold
her up for probably half minute when
| told him she was dead. Ny first inn
preston on seeing the woman was that
she was probably pregnant and had
taken something to produce an abortion.
That she was suffering from poison of
some kind. After returning to my office
and thinking the matter over concluded
she died from poison. On cross examin-
alton the witness said he had waited on
Mrs. Woodland in 1900 when she was suf-
fering an abortion. On redirect exam
ination said he was present at postmor-
TEN, and found kidneys in good condi-
tlon, found womb normal no recent abor-
tion, heart and liver both normal, as
we'll as all organs Of the body. Both
ends of the stomach were tied and after
it's removal it was turned over to the
coroner. The witness was examined at
considerable length regarding technical
questions and conditions both as to
what could have caused Mrs. Woodards
death and as to conditions which they
found at the post mortem examination.
GEORGE KIRKPATRICK
recalled. Said he heard Charles Wood
ard say Mrs. Woodard had bottle
OF medicine and he gave her dose
and in the scuftle down near Bud
Browns it was broken. / went down
there with Well Wadsworth and Fred
Vanlear and looked for the pieces of the
bottle but could not find them.
ALFRED KIRKPATRICK
a brother of Mrs. Chas. Woodland testi-
! fed he was at home the day his sister
| died. They arrived at the house be-
tween II and II o'clock. Assisted his
brother George in carrying her into the
house. She appeared stiff. Described
her appearance and actions in similar
language as described by George kirk
patrick. Heard Chas. Woodland say he
had brought a bottle of medicine along
and in a scuffie with his wife east of
Bud Browns the bottle was broken. He
also said when he went after the chill
dren he got the bottle of medicine
I, which his wife had been taking and
dropped and broke it between the house
and woodshed. When asked about the
pieces he said he didn't think they could
| find anything for they were too small
I! In the talk about holding an inquest
4 Charles Woodland said he didn't want te
y have an inquest for he wouldn't want
her cut open. That they would have te
Ego over his frame before they could Gu,
her open. Woodland knew witness father