The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-20

around. The witness stated that she
was not in when the patient died. She
had never heard her sa.r anything
about committing suicide.
The next witness in line proved to
be Mrs. Mary Weaver also Of No. s
Main street, she giving her occupation
as that of dress maker She said
that Mrs. Walton. who stays at Mrs.
Hewitts called to her during the after
noon and told her to go over to Mrs.
Croak's. She went and stayed there
until Mrs. Walton came saying that
all the while Mrs. Croak was lying on
a couch and was able to talk. She re-
peated what a previous witness had
already said about Stack and Mrs.
Strange walking the patient around I'M
til the doctor came who told them to
slap her with wet towels. The doctor
was not there Wien the patient died.
She had heard during the last year
that the victim had meant to commit
suicide. She was then excused and
Mrs. Maggie Hewitt came forth. Her
testimony was somewhat lengthy.
Her address is No. s, South Water
ST., where she runs rooming house.
Her testimony was as follows: Mrs.
Croak came up on my porch about
three o'clock and called for Mrs. Wal
ton, saying, 20, Hazel come to me"
I can't Anna, I'm taking bath, you
come in here" was Mrs. Walton's re-
ply. All this time Mrs Croak had a
letter in her hand and just before leav-
ing she said, Hazel, If there is any
thing happens to me will you see that
my mother gets this letter?' She
wanted Hazel to go over with her.
Hazel said, Il will go as soon as am
dressed, mother, (meaning Mrs. Hew-
itt) you 90 ever with her." l was ly-
ing down, having just awakened from
nap. l Went over with her and Mrs.
Weaver also came. Soon Mrs. Wal.
ton came and said, Anna, DID. Feg-
gers is your doctor isn't he? l have
sent for him." Mrs. Croak replied,
Il don't want doctor" l was sitting
down by the side of her couch and l
said to her, Anna, did you take any
thing?" She said no" She asked
me to give her my hand and she took
ahold of it. l laid her hand back on
the couch and saw that her breath was
coming short. Soon got up and went
out into the kitchen. There on the ta-
BILE l found an envelope which I sup
posed to be the one that contained
the poison. Then went down to look
for Officer Echievers but did not see
him at first. / sat down at home for
a few minutes when Mr.. Stack called
and told me to go back to the house
for she (meaning Mrs Croak) was dy-
ing. went UP and saw her. She had
turned very blue. / said Girls, we
must not be here alone" and went
again to look for Scheivers. / found
him standing In front of coal office
and called to him. whereupon he came.
When he got in the hosue the doctor
was there. All did was to fan Anna
while tae girls waited upon her. She
had made the remark com,ug from the
funeral of her husband, 1 being in the
carriage, that it would be but few
days until we would be riding to her
funeral, adding that if she did not die
naturally she would take poison.
After this testimony Coroner Kor-
schgen asked the witness concerning
the package she saying there was
nothing in it. Just then Mike Bres-
nahan, the father of the girl entered
and raised a little howl about having
the package examined but he was soon
hushed up.
The last testimony was offered by
Mrs Hazel Walton of No Water
street who gave her occupation as a
house wife. Mrs. Croak came UP in
my ROOM" the witness began, some
time before noon and told me that she
felt very badly. She asked Mrs. Weav-
er to go over and stay with her while
as she hated to stay alone Mrs. Weav-
err went over and ! didn't see her
(meaning Mrs. Croak) any more until
she came back on the porch in the af-
ternoon and called fr me. Hazel come
here. I cant Anna, I'm bathing
replied, You come to me- She came
in and sat down near the dresser.
She had a letter in her hand Hazel,
she said See that this letter gets to
my mother If anything happens to me-
why, what are you talking about,
says Are you foolish?' did not
take the letter but told mother (mean-
ing Mrs. HEWITT to go over with her
She talked and walked all right then
I hallowed to Mrs Weaver and asked
her If she did not want to stay with
Mrs. Hewitt until / could get dressed
and go over. went over and she
(meaning Mrs. Croak) was lying on a
couch in the front room This was
about 3 o'clock. looked at her and
she reached out her hand which con-
tanned seventy-five cents. | took this
and put 1t in a drawer where she was
in the habit of keeping her things
/ noticed her face change color, 1t get
ting very blue, and helped the doctor
Sometime she said that she had no
friends and did not carn tn live Cha