Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-26

That's pretty hard to get into the
record said Mr.. McGill.
He went into this matter of pound
ing with the Witness. She said it was
generally after ten o'clock and when
the witness was home.
VIM. Smith Saw Mccormick
VIM. Smith who was digging sewer
from the alley to the Mccormick home
on the day of the tragedy, testified as
to his movements when he heard the
screaming. He said Martin Gown
who was digging ditch in the alley
and had several men at work came
over to where he, Smith, who had
climbed out of the ditch was standing
and they talked about the work. When
Mr. McGill cross examined the wit
ness he did not seem to remember that
they talked about the screaming, which
was still going on. Gown went back
to his work and Mr. McGill brought
out later, that this was to a point be-
hind the ice-house Witness was near
the toilet and he saw Mccormick come
out of the house go into the toilet and
stay about five minutes. About fifteen
minutes later he saw Or. landmark
come out of the house and go to the
toilet. He heard Mccormick crying
i'll the closet.
Mrs. James Hewitt Testifies
Mrs. James Hewitt was called She
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the trial, and there had been an under
current of interest in the time when
she would appear on the stand. The
state by it's question to Mis- Hotter,
the nurse asking, you do not like Mrs.
HEWITT" and the repeated inquiry of
the defense as to Mrs. Hewitt's visits
causing increased illness and nervous
excitement, made everybody crane their
necks as Mrs. Hewitt walked to the
chair
Before her examination had been con-
Guided, she had partially broken down
in tears and was sobbing as she told
of her finding her sister dead There
was a touch also of feeling but not of
sorrow when she said the nurse had for
hidden her to see her sister.
Mrs Hewitt said she was So years
old, had lived as a girl in White Cloud,
Mich, and later at both White Cloud
and Grand Rapids. She had been
married before she became Mrs. Hew-
lit, which was on April 3d. 1911. For
some time she made her home at her
sisters in White Cloud. Jennie was
always then in good health. She was
tail woman and weighed from 49,
to 200 pounds
Mrs Hewitt moved to Ladysmith
that year in July. When Mccormick
came with her. sister to Ladysmith
they first lived at her fathers home
here Later they went to their own
home which her sister had bought. Her
and complained of headaches at her
fathers, and also after she had eaten
breakfasts at the store. When she
lived in her own home witness saw her
twice week. In the later sick spell
Mccormick and neighbor, Mrs. Coey,
Her sister had written from White
Cloud that she was corresponding with
man in Seattle, and later that she was
going to ST. Paul to meet him.
Getting the Nurse
She told about DR.. Landmark and
the consultation with DR.. Ross. She
had advised her sister to get a nurse.
After the consultation and DR.. Lllnd-
mark told her he would telegraph for
nurse her sister objected for she said
'All they do is to shoot hypodermic
into you and go out and talk to the
doctors"
II went on to tell her how fine
trained nurse was. Mccormick said,
1--WE don't need a nurse, I can do bet
ter than any trained nurse"
Il says. Don't you believe it,
Mrs Mccormick wanted the doctor
called up" went on Mrs Hewitt, and
be told not to send the telegram for
the nurse While we were talking Nc
Cormick says, II have called up the
doctor" | met the doctor when he
came I told him no matter what my
sister said to apparently agree with
her but to get the nurse just the same.
Mccormick was right there
Nurse Kept Her Away
She went to the house the next
morning after the nurse came, She
was never invited to help by the nurse.
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