Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-10

man remained in the room On cross
examination he said that coat and
personal effects had been found that
evening in the room which the two &C.
cupied.
Mrs. Covey told of Mellott coming
into the hotel and inquiring if young
man and woman were stopping at that
place. She said that she directed him
to their room and that before going up
stairs, Mellott bought cigar from her
and laid out, perhaps, eight or ten bills
pn the counter, in getting the change
to pay for it. She said that she saw
Mrs Mccullough, Mccormick and Mel
lott start away in Mellotts car about
430 that afternoon, from the front of
the hotel. She said that woman's
coat, with bracelet, three handker-
chiefs and some writing paper in it
were found in the room which the
couple had occupied and upon being
shown some handkerchiefs, purported
to be the same ones, positively identi
fed one and thought the other two
were the same.
Tilt Over Coroner
Tuesday afternoons session was
taken up with the testimony Of Paul
Boughn, Faye Caldwell, Dr. j. A. Por-
ter and Mayor G. G. Bowers of He'd
rick and A. S. Reynolds of Ollie, I'M
dertaker at that place. The feature
of the afternoons session came just
a few minutes before the adjournment
for the day and was a tilt between the
witness, Mr. Reynolds, and the oppos-
ing attorneys. The controversy arose
over the matter of coroner being
called to examine the body of Mr.. Mel
lott. Mr.. Reynolds stated that death
certificate for the death of Mellott was
sent to him by the coroner of Keokuk
county, DR.. Eastman. after he had
talked to Eastman over the phone
about it. He also said that he talked
to DR.. j. W. Elerick of Ottumwa, cor
oner of Wapello county in regard to
the matter and when criticised by the
counsel for the defense for not know
ing that the crime had been commit
ted within the confines Of Wapello
county and the necessity for calling
the coroner from that county first,
said that he did notify him, to which
the defense answered that it could
prove that he was not notified, that
no autopsy, post norton examination
or inquest was ever held over the body
of I. w. Mellott and that the coroner
of Keokuk county did not view the
remains before they were buried.
Mr.. Reynolds testimony was full OF
interesting information for both sides
of the case, as it was he who made
the thorough examination of the body
as he was preparing it for burial. He
said that he was notified of the body
being held awaiting his arrival, and
that he went to Hedrick, took charge
of the remains which were still hudd-
led down in the rear seat of the car,
which by that time had been taken
to the garage, and drove the Mellott
car back to Ollie with the body in 1t,
arriving there about 1880 on the morn
ing of October 7, 1914. He said that
blood was spattered on the steering
wheel to such an extent that he was
compelled to remove it before attempt
ing to take hold of the apparatus in
running the car back to Ollie. He
also said that there was brood On the
wind shield, front seat, running board
and tool box on the left side and that
there were portions of the mans
brains scattered over the car
Found Bullet Wounds.
When he made an examination OF
the body, the witness said that he
found the front part and the top of
the skull crushed and four bullet
wounds in it. Three of these were
near the right ear, two about half way
below the hair line and the other in
the lower part of the member whils