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

shortly after Mrs. Mccormick died.
She corrOborated Mrs. Coey in all de-
tails. She heard Mrs. Hewitt say 'Oh,
Jennie forgive me- and why did she
do it?'
"No Trouble Till Ruey Came"
On cross examination she said her
husband was working for Mccormick at
the time and works for him now. She
was positive of all she stated. Mrs.
Mccormick had told witness she had
kept the old folks for years and never
had any trouble until Ruey came
She said her folks were picking at her
all the time and all they cared for was
to get all they could out of her.
THAT'S what you call picking! is
it, asked Gen. Sturdevant.
"Plucking," interjected Mr.. Stebbins.
DIR. Landmark for Defense
DR.. Landmark was called by the de-
tense. He could not say as to whether
Mccormick had left the room before
he went after the phial or not. Later
in the day he and Mccormick had gone
to the toilet.
He stated that just before the nurse
came Mrs. Hewitt had asked him it he
did not think Mrs. Mccormick was
slowly being poisoned to death by her
husband He had told Mccormick
what she had said.
On cross examination there arose a
sharp discussion of what the symptoms
of arsenic poisoning were.~He told a
number of things that might cOuse the
same symptoms as shown by arsenic.
Green apples tOO?" added Mr..
Stebbins, but the court called him to
time for this remark.
DR.. Landmark said he still was OF
the opinion that Mrs. Mccormick was
suffering from neurasthenia. He no.
ticed that when relatives noticeably,
Mrs. Hewitt, kept away, Mrs. McCOr-
mick got better.
After he had heard Mrs. Hewitt's
remark about the poisoning he had
found no evidence that she was cor
rect.
A Touch of Light Comedy
1t remained for Mrs. L. Campbell,
who came in response to her name in
a rustling satin gown, to add touch
of the lighter side to the otherwise sol
emn deliberations. She testified that
she knew the deceased we'll and heard
her say that Mrs. Hewitt had made
her life such burden that she had
been tempted to do something and if
it did not stop she would do some
thing
She saw one of the meals Mrs. Nc
COrmick was eating in the store. 1t
consisted of hot biscuit, canned shrimp
and lobster deviled ham, sardines,
radishes, lettuce, and she thought,
milk. She was at the home of the Nc
Cormick's shortly after her death.
Gen. Sturdevant started again on
the submarine trip. He asked about
the time of Mrs. McCOrmick's death.
She said she did not know.
You ought to know" she said
you've been here all the time"
When asked where her husband was
she said she did not know.
did he leave your
mo, / left him."
One Mccormick Meal
Asked as to what she did for a living
she said she got along and didn't take
in washing either"
THAT was big meal you told about
wasn't it? Did you eat with them?''
stomach"
She said she didn't eat it but watched
them. Il couldn't help watch such a
meal as that"
| Gen. Sturdevant went over the menu
of the meal: "And warm biscuit on
top of that?' he added.
Il don't know whether it was on top
or under, snapped the witness
She said she and Mccormick had not
been OH speaking terms since election.
Asked if she knew where Mccormick
had been since last May she said she
supposed he was here Asked some
more questions about Mrs. Hewitt Mrs.
Campbell exclaimed:
What you trying to find out now?'
| Harry Allen, manager of the Lady
smith office of the Chippewa Valley
Telephone Co., testified that he had
installed phone in the Mccormick
house Aug. Goth, 1916.
! The defense wanted to put in a depo-
sition and court adjourned until
Thursday at o'clock, in the meantime
giving attorneys time to look over the
document.
Deposition of Harry Richards
When Sheriff Dodson opened court
with his Hear We! Hear ye.' Thurs
day morning, there were % people in
the seats for spectators. The defense
Immediately proceeded to work. Mr..
McGill read deposition from Harry
Richards, of Seattle, formerly in the
sewing machine business. He stated
he knew Mccormick very well for
many years. Mccormick was in the
real estate and loan business. He had
tried to buy of Mccormick some real
! estate contracts and in either the fall