Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-10-17

right side OF the face to the floor.
The head pointed toward the south
east. The right arm was under the
body; the left extended. The body
was three or four feet from the
stove. The desk chair was facing
the south and an open tissue book
was lying diasonally across the
desk, in front of the chair.
The state proved by Coldren that
person sitting in the swivel chair.
as It was found to be facing, would
have his left side in the direction
from which the state claims the shot
was fired by Mrs Rush.
During the cross-examination
Coldren admitted that the position
of the Office chair and other fixtures
was as he found them when he went
there to hold the inquest. He said
certain articles, including money,
and package of what looked like
post cards, and letter or two, were
taken from Rush's clothes.
During the examination, A. j
ironing OF the defense admitted
the revolver was not found on Rush
ironing, in addition to corrobor-
ating Coldren's testimony, added to
it that the body was so close to the
chair that Rush's legs, stretched to.
ward the northwest, passed the legs
Of the chair. He said he examined
the poker, which ell three witnesses
testified lay with one end under
Rush's leg, but he found no blood
on it.
That the defense will attempt tc
prove that, during the struggle be
tween Rush and his wife for the
possession of the telephone. the re.
volving upper portion of the chair
was moved, developed when ironing
was asked if any one using the tele.
phone would not have to stand close
to the chair. He answered, eyes.
Yelland, the other coroner's jury.
man, who admitted while Liggett
was questioning him that he was 9
friend of Rush, and had frequently
visited him at the station office, sub
stantiated what the other two wit
nesses had testified to regarding the
condition of things in the room.
He stated under cross examina.
ton, that the cylinder of the revol
yer it is proved that Mrs. Rush us
ed, was not found until after the
coroner's evidence had been taker
and the jury was celebrating In
the station office.
DR.. J. C. Powers, Attorney H. G
Liggett and Warnaby, a Sheffield un
dertaker, were with DR.. Stanton
when Rush's body was exhumed II
the Charlton cemetery and the posi-
norton was held at the burial place
He described the wound on the lef'
wrist and of the left side of tn,
trunk, as it was described by Coun
ty Attorney Clock In his openin,
statement.
DR.. Stanton said the bullet pass
ed downward, struck the sixth ril
and the edge Of the seventh, whic!
DETECTED it downward through
heart, diaphragm and liver. TIL,
bullet was found against the spine
He said its resting place was abou
an inch lower than the point of en-
trance. He illustrated the position
of the left arm, in relation to thu
body, as showing how the arm mus
have been held in front of thu
trunk for the wounds to have beef
made as they were.
After passing the ribs he said tn,
course OF the bullet was in a gener
al downward direction. The angle
of descent, he said. in answer to
question by Liggett, was forty o.
forty-five degrees.
DIR. Stanton practically identified
the bullet taken from Rush's body
which was introduced into evidence
When questioned as to how he de
termined the angle Of descent thu
bullet took in Rush's body, he sale
he estimated it.