Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-09-04

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and that she was all played out and
didn't get in until 4 in the morning
and in the testimony Of the cross ex-
animation his statements did not vary
a particle. He said that he did not
want to listen to whatEthe woman had
to say about the girl in the morning
and had never knew of her staying
out SO late before and never knew of
her keeping company with a man until
told of it in the morning by the
mother.
MRS. BEEGLE testified as follows:
Am married woman and live with
my husband near Derrick; knew Beu-
| lah; saw her after she was dead at 2
o'clock, August 18th; had seen her
Saturday previous at my house; saw
her three times during summer; She
come to me to see about some sewing;
said she wanted to 60 home and want
ed dress and things made; she never
complained of illYhealth; saw corpse
at hing home; Mr.. Beegle went with
me; noticed scratch on her nose,
marks on her face, one blotch on right
side and one on left side; blotch on
one side was size of so cent piece, the
other side was larger; neck was dark
ish purple and swollen, much larger
than in natural state; did not notice
shoulders and chest; talked some with
Mrs. Wright; she told about Beulah
being out all night to dance; in morn
ing when Mrs Wright called her she
said Babe said she could not 20 down
cellar for meat, that she got up and
ground coffee and looked bad; while
Mrs. Wright was talking to me she
dropped a handkerchief in the stove
saying there's poor Babes handker-
chief" the handkerchief was stained
apparently with blood.
cross-Examination.
Beulah never told me anything about
her health; I only looked at corpse;
did not make careful examination;
Mrs. Wright called my attention to
discoloration on neck; the marks on
face impressed me as being strange;
saw two blotches about the mouth, one
on each side; lips had blueish tinge;
have seen dead people before; Mrs.
Wright said, she's turning dark, NOR
LITIGATION is setting in" there were
marks on each side of her neck; did
not think discoloration on breast was
as dark as the lips.
A recess was here taken until 9 a..
m. Tuesday.
Court opened Tuesday morning at
$40 and the court room was crowded
as on the opening day of the case A
motion was made by the attorneys for
the defendant to exclude all witnesses
| of the prosecution that had not yet
testified in the case and this motion
was granted
Mrs. Beegle was called to the stand
as the first witness. When I noticed
the swelling said Mrs. Beegle;, Mrs.
Wright called my attention to the
swelling and at 10 at night asked me
IT l noticed Babe had swelling or
goitre on her neck and Mrs. Wright
told me she had one She was talking
about the scratch on her face and said
doctors back home told her that Babe
mad a cancer. When I saw her at my
home she did not have goitre. There
were three Or four of us sitting in
the house when Mrs. Wright told
about the goitre. On cross examina-
ton Mrs. BeegIe said: We came over
to the King house and stayed about
TWO hours in the evening and this
talking took place before the body was
embalmed. l noticed that the neck
was larger than usual and especially
d little larger on the sides. l did not
notice her hands at the time.
CE1AS. BEEGLE testified as follows:
f My name is Chas. Beegle, age so,
reside in Prospect township; knew
[Beulah Cox slightly; saw her three
times at my house and King residence;
saw body On day she was found dead;
Fgot to King place about 2 p. M; saw
body at once; Mrs. Wright was there:
saw body lying On, bed; saw nothing
below chin; noticed slight scratch on
right side OF nose, and darkness on
neck; neck looked to be enlarged; girl
had pretty neck when alive; in death
neck was not natural; face perfectly
calm, no expression of pain or agony;
nose was somewhat drawn in or de-
pressed; saw only right side of nose;
| orifice seemed closed; saw discoIara.
ton; attention was called by Mrs.
Wright; I refer to brown mark On
chin; might not have noticed it but
| for Mrs. Wright; was there in evening
again after coroner's visit; Mrs. w.
talked Unfortunately; goitre was