The Detroit times., 1914-12-11


Cready In lOW Yo.ee.
Your father 10 an invalid, .snt he?'
Yes
When was ne injured2"
AZ this point Mrs, McCready began
10 weep violently. and Judge Tuttls
ordered recess OF 10 minutes.
Mrs! McCready, show you one OF
the letters which are known az the
indictment letters In This case. II
Is known as Exhibit one. Ii Is dated
Aug. u, 1912, and is addressed 10
MIS-, Robert Killian , Sish you would
look at IL and state whether or not
You wrote it, said AZ ornry Watson.
when the hearing VAS resumed
No, sir: did not" .epl.ed Mrs.
McCrcady.
Did you mail it OF cause it to be
nailed
NO, sir"
"Di dyou know anything about its
origin?"
mo. sir"
The witness appeared TO have re-
gained her self-possesslon and replied
to questions In a clear, firm voice.
Attorney Watson showed the wit
ness each OF the eight anonymous
letters contained in TIE indictment
and asked the same questions about
each.
No, sir: did not" was the in
variable reply.
MRS. McCready, you heard Mrs.
Weinlger's testimony
"Yes, sir"
did you tell her 10 watch the
mails before you left for the westT'
81 did not"
did you know where Mr.. Weini-
gers place of business was?''
"Yes; he was clerk In store"
do? you know Mr.. Leas?"
yes, sir"
WAS there any intimacy between
your"
Never"
did he ever take you riding
only on business-when went
back and forth to visit my patients"
Mrs. McCready denied having gone
for ride with Leas, his brother-in-
law, Hennlng and Mrs. Weiniger. She
had, she said, ridden with Henning
and Mrs Weiniger from her home to
a dressmaking establishment. She
rode on the back seat with Mrs. Vein
iger. she said,
The witness was handed a letter
and was asked TO examine 1t. Coun-
sci explained that IL was one of those
designated as standard" letter by
A. s. Osburn, the handwriting expert
and used By him in reaching his con.
clusion that the anonymous letters
were penned by Mrs. McCready.
tfXNyha, An IN this laf-
teri" asked MIR. Watson.
81 think IL has been changed" re-
piled the witness. Some of the
words are different. That is not the
paper | wrote the letter on, either
wrote the letter on my brothers
stationery"
Mr.. Watson showed the witness a
second letter.
What do you say about this one?"
"I wrote this one, but not the other
That one was copied from one |
wrote"
81 want TO reed this letter TO the
jury" said Mr. Watson, referring TO
the second letter.
The letter, which was read, was one
that the witness said she had written
to James Clark. II referred to alleged
improper conduct with Clark while
she was nursing his wife, and re-
preached hi mfor having told her to
take poison. The letter stated that
the writer had reports that since he
had refused to marry her. he had cir
culated scandalous reports about her
Mrs McCready. those charges
were true, weren't they3"
Yes. sir"
Ibid you follow his advtce?'
"Yes, | took laudanum."
what was the effect?"
81 took too much and II made me
vomit and made me sick. but didn't
kill me-.
Mr.. Watson then introduced three
bottles of poison as exhibits A, As
and 46, for the defense On objection
OF District = torney Webster the court
excluded the exhibits.
did you ever write an anonymous
letter." Mr.. Watson asked.
Never in all my life"
Another letter was introduced and
Mrs. McCready was asked II the Ian
guage was hers.
1T is not" she replied.
Ibid you ever use such language In
your life
mo, sir"
The court overruled Mr.. Webster's
request that the question and answer
be stricken out.
Mrs. McCready, at the time this
letter was sent to Mrs. Killian, what
was your condition."
Il was sick In bed"
who fed you during that timer
my brother and mother. My broth
er most OF the time"
"Do you remember the date OF your
brothers wedding"
Eyes"