Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-19
THE MCCORMICK
MURDER Thrill
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or worn off. The phial was offered
in evidence.
Il put it in an envelope and sealed
it up. | told the people thought
had the cause of her DEATH he said.
Cross Examined by MeGiIl
Mr.. McGill cross examined the wit
mes. There were numerous objections
by the state and most of them were Sus-
tanned that some of the questions
asked were not proper as they had not
been touched upon in the direct eX-
animation But Mr.. McGill worked
assiduously to secure the statement
the witness that the nervous condition
from the witness that the nervous con-
ditiOn of the patient was much worse
after the visits of relatives notably
that of Mrs Hewitt
The wife did not show irritation when
her husband was about. She was not
submissive patient. very changeable,
and when relatives came she was in a
more irritable state of mind.
Mr.. McGill read, and the witness
identified, many prescriptions begin
ming on Feb. ?, 1915, which the doctor
had written for the patient. Nearly
all of them were for the stomach and
bowel trouble.
Mccormick Was Crying
the patient was very sick. She did not
say anything but My Cod" Mr.. Nc
COrmick was crying and wringing his
hands. Il didn't pay much attention
to anything else that was going on,
said the doctor Il was too busy with
the patient
Il httpt Ohmn
The question was asked if the pa
tient had manifested any suicidal ten
dency, but it was objected to and the
court sustained the objection as was
the objection made to the question as
why the order had been given to the
nurse not to let the patient be alone.
The doctor did not know or remem-
Der whether the body was alone or left
unattended after the death or who if
anyone was with it,
This concluded the examination.
The state asked no more questions and
the doctor left the stand.
Keen Interest i'm Miss Hotter
There was a silence that was op-
preSSiye as DR.. Landmark went to his
seat and the name of the next wit
ness was called
LAURA HOTTER
From the audience seats came a
rather tall woman slender as a reed.
aged less than thirty, dressed in
black tailor made suit, wearing a high
white collar and a wide black iabot
with ornaments, mOdish black hat
with rather wide brim, and CARRYING
a small handbag and handkerchief.
She went to the witness chair coolly,
was sworn and seemed through the
three hours ordeal of questioning that
followed, never to lose her perfect
composure. Not even when Gen
Sturdevant, in the face of objections
by the council for the defense to the
cross examination of the states own
witness, was asking her if she did not
have a prejudice against Mrs Hewitt,
did she change her well-modulated
voice or the academic precision of her
speech
The court asked her to talk so that
the jury coud her
the jury could hear her
the jury could hear. All through her
testimony Mccormick followed her ev-
cry statement with marked attention.
When she was being cross examined
by Glenn Williams. the accused tack
Il small bottle from his pocket and
batheol mis- forehead from its contents.
He sat most of the time with his fingers
combing his beard
When She Came to LadySmith
Gen. Sturdeyant examined the wit
ness. She said she was trained
nurse, lived in Minneapolis, had re-
ceiyed her certificate III July 1912. She
was called on the telephone by DR..
Landmark on July 26 1915, and had ar
rived in Ladysmith that evening to at
tend Mrs. Ida j. Mccormick She went
at once to the house, saw her patient
in bed. DIR. Landmark was along. She
went to bed Mrs Mccormick was
quite sick. The doctor told her she
was suffering from neurasthenia. She
was weak, irritable, eXcitable had
trouble in retaining her food and fire.
quent spells of vomiting and purging.
She gave her the medicine already
there. The patient was taking several
kinds and all but one were discontin-
ued She exhibited great nervousness
the first three days and for the next
three or four days following did not
have any attacks that had marked the
case when the witness first came. She
gave her alcohol ~rubs and looked af
ter her diet giving her cereals and
light foods, afterwards increasing the
varieties. Mrs. Mccormick improved