Weekly journal-miner., 1908-11-04
ROMANS VICTIM PASSES
 AWAY IN HOSPITAL
,From Thursdays Daily)


 W plIOENIN, Oct. 2s. Jesse Pcarcc efore Justice Johnstonc has been held
 ithout bail to the grand jury, charged Eth the murder of Ossian M. Button. |FThe preliminary skirmish before the feat battle of Judge Baker to save
 e life and liberty of Pearcc develop. d a few new interesting features, but be defense did not show it's hand lilly, though the weapon Mrs. Button
 ys she found the morning after the
 ooting under the sofa near which er husbands E body had fallen, was in. foduccd as Exhibit X for the defense.
 Mrs. Button, who appears in the Seemingly anomalous position as the Drincipa witness in the defense of her (nsband's slayer, was present, gowned
 deep black and wore dark veil.
 Inc was ysibly agitated at the sight f the bloody clothing and turned her Iyes away.
 I To the story she told at the inquest las added the statement that Pearce emc to her home at II o'clock Sun )ay morning. Mr.. Button said that Then she swept the room she saw the
 istol lying under ht csofa. She did Dot disturb it, hut went to Mrs. Dpaulding, and had her telephone for 1n officer. and that Constable Murphy 1)amc and picked 1t up.
 'j The defense made no effort to prove 3hat it was the property of Button,
 he prosecution elicitcd the statement Bbat Mrs. Button went into the room luring the fatal fight between the first and second shots fired, but that she Did not see pistol in her husbands bands nor one in Peace's hands. Mrs F.. B. Knox died at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. Joscph's hos. pital as inc result of the bullet wound Inflicted by her husband during tenn. porary ft of insanity. Though Mrs. Knox remained conscious the greater bart of the time after the accident. 1hc physicians saw that her chances of Recovery were extremely small.
 Last night Mrs. Knox was able to pnako n statement of the terrible trag- hdy which she then knew would end in bcr death. Her statement cleared up pnc or two minor points and brought put inc fact that her husband tried to liil himself by shooting, after he had Shot her. Four bullets were fired from thc revolver. and the first took effect 6n Mrs. Knox's body. The other three 'knoX fired at his own breast, but he Nvas 70 excited none took effect.
 Mrs. Knox told of the progress of her husband 's insanity, from October 1 when his mind first began to give way. until he shot her. On the morning of October $ he broke n plate over some biscuits. declaring that the bread was with electricity. After that he had the hallucination that some one was trying to electrocute him. at ire. quent intervals.
 Dr. Jones, a noted physician, warned her that he would some day try to kill her, but she preferred to take her chances to coniining her husband in an asylum. Knox at times realized his 'ohdItlon and expressed great aversion to entering A home for the feeble minded Sometimes he would accuse his wife of having lost her love for him, and frequently he made her swear thnt she still loved him.
 When court was called by Justice .Iohnstonc for the examination of Dick Fletcher for the killing of Tam Clark, Judge Baker, counsel for the defcn. dant. after q conference with the court and the district attorney, asked on behalf of the defendant that the ease be continued until November 1, the date for the convening of the grand jury. Judge Baker stated that his client would waive the question of bail. inasmuch as he would have only q week to remain in custody.