The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-14

that cold and that I would get Wal
ter to help him. During the time that
ed and unfo1ded his coat and finally
he went and hung it up in the closet 1
thought he might be thinking OF tax
ing MS own life and told him to De
come out all right, and he said. II
wish that could just believe what you
| say"
He spoke to me about a plot or trap
that had been laid for him and that 1t
had been baited with "a he'll of a big
bait" but he refused to tell me what
1t was. asked him If he had
discharged Walter on account OF any
thing that had passed between us on the
preceding Wednesday and he said, Yes.
think you are laying a plot told
him that 1 had not spoken to Walter
about that and said NOW, Tony be
Walter" Then I went down stairs and
he told me he would try and patch it
up with Walter
''Olsen kept his razor on the shelf in
the pantry in a razor case, the kind
razors are usually kept in He took it
upstairs with him.
while I was upstairs the telephone
rang and he said for me not to an
swer 1t, and said: IF that is the sheriff
calling for me don't you dare tell him
that I am here 1t was Walter calling
me from ADAamond Springs, and I went
upstairs and told Tony that Walter
WA4LG0 To see MIN Wn0n ne got uOulS
/ picked the baby up and started down
stairs and he said, Elsie you have been
a good friend to me and will try
and patch it up with Walter He soon
came downstairs, had on his coat and
was going out through the kitchen and
I saids Don't get mad when you talk
to Walter. for If you do he will get
mad too He took my hand and said,
You are good friend to me-
81 took a bucket and started to get
some cobs and went to the barn and
at the northeast corner of the barn
saw Tony walk across to the tool
shed. He stopped at the door and l
went on in the barn and got my cobs
and started back to the house and had
gone a number of steps and had gotten
about half way between the barn and
the house when I heard Walter call to
me.
Hears Husband Casf.
His call was one that he always gave
to me when he had groceries or any
thing for me. / thought 1 would go
on to the house and leave the cobs
heard him call again. This time it was
more OF a shrek or as if something
was happe ming to him. I set the bucket
down and ran towards him. ana Wnen
got to the northeast corner OF the
barn saw the horse and buggy com
ing so I ran to the horse and stopped
her. Then I heard voices and ran on
and saw Walter and Olsen struggling.
was on top of him. Walter was face
downward. They were near the gate.
When got closer I saw that olsen was
cutting Waiter and I said, For coos
sake boys what are you doing? wal
ter said, oh, Elsie, he has killed me-
Il got a hold of Olsens coat collar
and pulled him off and he ran towards
the tool shed. helped Walter up
towards the house and when we got
past the barn he asked me to run
ahead and call a doctor and left him.
There was a deep cash on the left side
of the neck, and it was gaping anu
bleeding profusely: ! walked on ms ms
ran into the house, saw Olsen IN the
pantry. He was feeling the edge OF
case knife. I ran to the telephone anu
called the central and said, can a DOC
tor quick, my husband has been badly
while was taking Olsen went out
doors 1 left the phone and ran TO the
Mushroom and took puckeI OF Wd 1tei,
and a towel and went outside wafer
was lying on his back just rev 1eeL
from the house to the west. W nen
went hack there I had talk with wal
ter. ,.4.,a
girl was there by her father. I took
a towel and put it in the wound ana
tried to stop the blood. In just a MIN
ute or so I heard Olsen coming he
had a corn knife In his hand. He was
q little over naIL way OSLWCCA
house and barn. 1 turned around anu
ran toward him and said: oh! Tony
please don't But he pushed me aside |
and said, I'm going to f1n1sn hlhl- ne
ran to Walter and struck him IN the
neck and Walter raised his hands to |
I7is neck and said, "Oh, don't He
struck him between 20 and 80 times
should think. During the time ne was
striking Walter the little girl was near
She ran up and said, Obi poor papa
don't die Olsen said nothing. Inc
little girl ran up and Olsen struck at
her and ran to him and held his arm
He struck Walter in the chest with
that blow. Walter threw his body
around to ward off the blows and ne
turned completely around AFTER OlseH
had finished striking him he had the
corn knife in his hand and started
across the yard toward the cornfield.
He went under the fence into the corn
field I ran into the house and called
central and told her to call some OF
nv nefghbors and that my husband
was dead. I saw the defendant again
In a few minutes. He was going up
The hill and when he was at the sum
nit of the hill he turned and looked
back It was just few minutes until
Mr. Atkinson came. I had just got to
he porch when Mr.. Atkinson came
Nothing was done after he got there.
John Melvin and some other man who
was working on the Atkinson bridge
covered Walter up with sheet
When Olsen Insulted Her.
O. you have alluded to the oc-
,urrence on the Wednesday before
Please state to the jury what that oc-
,urrence was"
"On Wednesday preceding Mr.. New
'armer and his father went to Burd1ck
or clothes for the old man. After
hey had been gone sometime Mr.
olsen came into the house. I was IN
he kitchen sewing and he came In and
at down in a chair opposite the table
where I was sitting and conversed 1or
iuite a while but after a while Olsen
anne over and sat down on the arm OF
ny chair and said, We are all alone
Ill In