The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-01-12

up the provisions and taking his chill
dren and going away and leaving her
alone, and that Mrs. Woodland had sent
him to town with eggs to trade forgroc-
cries at this time. On cross examina-
tion strong effort was made by the de-
fense to get the boy tangled with his
statements but he made good witness.
AT the conclusion of his Testimony
court adjourned until 8 O'Clock Wcdnes-
daymorning.
When court was opened Wednesday
morning the first witness called was
CHARLES MULLIN
a resident of Decatur township for eight
years. He testified to conversation
with Woodland in 1902, in which he said
thatishe and the children didn't get
along, didn't think she amounted to
very much. On cross-eXamination the
witness admitted his brother had been
prosecuted and sent to the peniten-
tiary for burglary and himself for lar
ceny by Marion Woodard, and that his
feelings toward the Woodland family is
not the best.
b. w. TO WNSEND
the Decatur City banker testified to
Woodland asking his advice in regard to
taking insurance on himself and wife,
and to delivering three policies to
Woodland, two on himself and one on his
wife. Woodland had possession of the
policies at the time his wife died. hay
ing given his note in payment. Idenn-
titled policy in the Merchants Life
Insurance Co., for $4,000 on Eliza ].
Woodland, payable to Chas. Woodland, as
one of the three policies delivered to
Woodard. Also two policies each of
$4,000 in the same company on Charles
Woodland payable to his wife. After
policies were delivered to Woodland he
came back and said he was to have four
policies and had only received three.
That he would not take them unless he
got all four policies. He wanted another
policy on his wife. He left the policies
and came back in week or two and |
saw DR.. Eiker and talked to him about
getting the other policy and Woodland
took the three policies. We paid his
insurance money back to him after his
wife died. On cross-examination he
said that the company wrote back and
refused to issue the fourth policy and
said to take up the policies. -.
ORYILLE HARGER,
recalled for further cross examination.
was examined at some length as to de-
tails of taking eggs to Decatur City for
Mrs. Woodland and trading them for
groceries, and denied having a CONVEX
sation with his father and brother.
A. r. SHRIMPLIN,
of Mt. Ayr, district agent of the Mer-
chants Insurance Co., of Burlington.
testified as to having settlement with
V. r. McGinnis and G. w. Hoffman on
Feb. 20, 1904, at which time the policies
were in their possession, which were
issued to Chas. Woodland and wife. The
policies at that time were the property
of MIR. Woodland. returned the mem
bership fee and surplus notes given for
the policies. The policies were in force
from tho date they were issued until
the settlement was made. Woodard has
no insurance at this time in our COM
pany. On cross examination he said he
wrote the application for two policies
for Chas. Woodland and the ones for Mrs.
Woodland were written by c.. B. Town
send. He identified the written settle
ment made with the attorneys for Wood
ard at the time the policies were sur
rendered on Feb. 20, 1904, which settle
mont states that the policies are sur
rendered and returned for the reason
that Woodland had refused to accept any
of them because all four were not issued
and that he had so notified the company
in the previous November. The state
introduced as exhibits the three policies
issued in November, 1908, two on Chas.
Woodard and one on Mrs. Woodland,
each for $4,000.
C. B. TOWNSEND.
an insurance agent of Decatur City tes-
tified to delivering three life insurance
policies to Charles Woodland, and at the
time of the death of Mrs. Woodland they
were in his possession. Woodland gave
a note in payment of the policies. On
crdss-examlnation he said both Wood
ard and his wife were present at the
time they were delivered. Mrs. Wood
ard said unless delivered all of the
four policies that: they would not ac-
cept any of them. / told herI would
take the matter up with the company
and thought that could get the other
policy. Fer them to take the policies
issued and in case the other one was
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