The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-03-05

twas beating her that night; told her
he would kill her then. giving every
thing away on him.
Ann Cooper, colored Washed
and dressed body. two wounds on
back of her left shoulder. fac,
bruised, didn't look natural at all
face bruised; blood on floor and
shirt, found part of her hair on
floor; naked spot on lift side of her
head whore hair had been pulled out
Anderson Carr.-My wife had been
TO Chicago aud caught cold month
ago and been complaining; after she
came home, she has been sick, she
hasn't Ucen doing work; last week
she had "crick" ia the neck and
neuralgia; she rubbed herself and
rubbed her: the last three nights she
hadn't slept any and | hadn't either
Last night | came in from feeding
stock, she said she'd go to church
she said she was aching all over. 50
! said she'd better go to bed and
not 90 anywhere; so drew chair
up To stove and sets down and goes
sound 10 sleep: she says anderson.
Ina aching nightly She went 10
LcNt room. heard her say "Bnddic
come and do something for me- She
kept making noise Ia there. She had
little hOminy mallot and pitched II
on top of stove and it bounced off
and hit me. She came and sat down
by me, and sand "why Mile You've
cut me" She said MY / didn't mean
10 do it," ! said IL all right. III
get over it In a minute ! asked her
what could do for her. and she
said nothing, that she'd walk around
aud be an right i'm a minute. She
went into next room aud was trying
10 get her corset off to rub with
some her medicine" went to Dr.
Pcrry'- and had him dress il; when
] got back she Wa having across the
bed dead; a. cold as ice, with hoT
arms drawn back, so / rushed Off
for help, and then | went To- judge
Bailey and told him about her pitch
ing the mallet at me: but didn't tell
lin all about il for knew she
didn't mean to do il. We hadn't
had any trouble; no cause To he
fighting over; ' gave her plenty of
clothes; she had all the money she
wanted.
Gross -cNauincd / had Allen Wal
ker and Bill Gaines clean off the
pavement and feed some stock; Al
len came in and sat down probably
, or | o'clock. probably about > o.
clock.
CALVIN trays Was standing ~
front of Covers restaurant heard
woman hoilering. walked up to stable
and heard 1t again and man fus.ing
inside.
DR. q. q. Perry. after examination
of the dead woman testified that
there was evidence OF some cNtrrual
but not sufficient 10 pro-
ddrc death. he said there were no
broken bones, no fractured skull etc.
lie SAID he had treated her ahont u
year ago and she suffered from
acute indigestion. he sand she could
have met death by choking or stran-
gllatIou and il could not be told at
sJi- time.
Dr. T.. j. Brown, who had also eN-
ahmed the body, told of a number
IF bruises about the body. he said
-hc could have been strangled and
he chemical changes which have |
aiken place in the time since death /
might conceal it.. he said that he !
would not care to state, in view Of |
he examination made. just what
'au~ed the woman'S death. I
DIR. Perry was recalled aud stat
ri that he dressed the injuries on
anderson Cars face. he said that
arr had come Ia his home about
o'clock aud had remained there
bout II minutes. he said Carr had .
to tell how he received the
sounds. saying the doctor would
eaq' about i later.