Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-29
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fell where she stood, just inside the

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fell where she stood, just inside the
door, her clothes showing not the least
sign of a struggle. The son Is then
supposed to have turned the gun on
his mother. He shot at her just as
she entered the room, the bullet en-.
tering her head on the right side con-
stderably behind the ear. 1t is thought
that this first shot did not fell her
and that she flung her hands to her
head, thus accounting for the blood
that covered her hands. Blood was
found on the knob of the front screen,
little out on the porch and on the
machine in the next room from where
they were found. It is the supposition
that the pain of the first shot. inef1ec-
tive as the doctors say 1t must have
been brought Mrs. Cramblit to the
terrible realization Of 1t all.
Automobile tho Cause.
A search of the house revealed q
letter which the mother had written
but had not signed nor dated. 1t was
upon common school scratch paper
and was pinned to the inside Of q
trunk. The father Of Mrs. Cramblit
identified the writing as that OF his
daughter. The first statement was
that she wanted father (Which
shows that Mrs. Cramblit wrote it,,
to have the two large pictures OF
father and mother" She then made
the statement, these auto men have
got us in trouble l fear" This was
| followed by a detailed list Of the PEG.
pie that they owed and that owed
them, the stock that they had on the
| farm and other items In their posses
sions. A sentence was then inserted
that someone would have to take care
| of things here" which confirms the
theory in the minds of all that the act
was premeditated.
The son purchased an automobile
j tor $3.50 and it was delivered to the
home last Saturday. In payment he
gave his notes for part. 1t is
thought that this signing of notes by
the son lead both he and the mother
to believe that they had gotten them
selves into trouble, and the worry sc
maenifled the matter in their minds
that it finally lead them to make the
death compact. The mother, it is be
lieved, opposed the purchase OF the
machine.
Garfield Takes Charge.
The Cramblit family was quite
wealthy having this $50 acre farm and
large amount Of stock. Left with
out anyone to look after 1t in the fam
lily. Mrs. Cramblit's father, Elias Can
field, took charge of the place ant
will look after the crops and stock
Tho Coroner's Verdict.
The verdict Of the coroner's jur,
in the death Of the mother and thu
son was returned at 8 o'clock last ev
ening. The little girl was still aliy'
and upon the declaration OF DR.. F. E
vance that she could not survive, thu
fury signed blank verdict instruct
inc Coroner A. W. Slaught to fill !
out lust the same as the verdict II
the death of the mother. This he ha
done. The verdict in the case Of tn
mother is as follows:
"That we find that the said Saral
Cramblit came to her death between
the hours OF and p. M, on the 27t
day of June. 1911, and the cause o
death was gunshot wounds in the hea
and said wounds we ind were infllict
ed by a revolver in the hands Of a
unknown person. i,,s
The verdict in the death OF the 80
was the same with the exception Q