Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-26
MONDAY WAS WASH DAY
Much Linen Put on the Line i'm the
Mccormick Trial-,Jury Visits
Premises
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NlCSOIIIiCh II
Premises
With a wet snow falling outside and
the interior of the court house dark and
gloomy. the session began Monday
morning with Mrs. Hewitt resumlng
the stand and continuing her testimony
from Saturday. In the seats just in
side the rail appeared two new faces
They were two experts in handwriting
for the defense J. Z. Garland and w
X. Mulliken, of st. Paul.
There were Is people in the specta-
tors seats when Gen. Sturdevant
started to question Mrs. Hewitt. She
said Mccormick came out of the kit
chen as DR.. Landmark started out TIC
the toilet. When the doctor came III
had a phial in his hand. Her father
and mother came. Asked about the
opening of the bosom of her sisters
dress. she said it was her mother who
did that. The undertaken brought the
body into the parlOr
THE nurse testified you were look
ing through drawersw said Gen
Sturdevant
Hunting For Clothing
Mrs. Hewitt testified that she was
trying to find suitable underclOthing tC
lay her sister out in. McCOrmicE
found the keys to the trunk in hand
bag of her sisters. There were severa
packages in one some certificates of de
post in the bag. There was one pack
age which Mrs. Hewitt described anC
said, That's what my mother was
looking for on my sisters body"
Mrs. COey and Mrs. Lover were
there. The bedroom had been un
locked Mccormick opened it. That
was the first time she was in it.
Here the witness asked for drink
of water and there q moments pause.
She went into great detail as to the
conversation with Mccormick anC
his actions in getting the keys. She
said Mr.. Hewitt owed Mrs. Mccormick
about $780, secured by the fixtures il
the butcher shop. She related thai
al
and Mccormick had said, Give it tt
me and | will put it in the bank,
Jennie said NO, I'll look after it my
self"
Mccormick Tells of Note
1t was the morning of the inquest ~
the city hall on Monday, that witness
first heard of the note found by Nc
COrmick He was standing by the
railing. He called TO her and asked
her to come there as he had something
TO show her.
"What kind of a tablet did you
write messages on? asked Mccormick
/ told him about the tablet / had go
i'm the house and written the tele
grams to people notifying them OF thu
DEATH Mccormick said that WASH
the tablet his wife had been writing
ON. He pointed to the post where
he had bundle of papers. In tina
place. he said, is the last message
she ever wrote He spoke of putting
the note in the bank"
Il asked to let me see it but he said
No human eyes will ever see it unless
to save my life
She said she saw the contents of tn,
note first in the LadySmith News-Bud
get. She said the tablet on which SHIT
wrote was taken to her home and late
turned over to Mr.. Kirwan. There
was no writing on it when she had it
She saw no other tablet. She related
"a conversation with her sister whel
Mccormick was present. Her .SiSte
said I'VE were just talking over max
ing my will
Told i'm a Dream
My sister kept her money and valu
able papers in bag. Mrs. McCor
mick once asked her TO hide it ant
not let anyone have it. That was jus
before her sister was going away OF
Il trip to White Cloud, alone.
Il did not see the grip on the day o
her death nor ever since. 1t was takel
away by my sister"
When the post norton was bein;
held the defendant had told her to g
in as she was 1.-The only who can stan,
it | can't
Mccormick told her of the dream h
had; how Jennie came to him and toll
him where the letter was and also t
look in fur muff He had. and in TIL
muff there was $40. He had told Mrs
Hewitt that he pulled the dining room
table apart and the tablet containing
he: last words fell to the floor.
Mr.. McGill cross examined the wit
ness He tried to have her tell abOu
quaYrels between the couple in TIN
store over money matters.
You were there eight or ten time
a day weren't you? What other quar-
rels were there about money!
She said there were several.
Some Contradictions
Mr.. McGiIl said, You stated befOr
the cOrOner's jury that Mr.. McCOrmlc
Il nof