South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-20


the one she told the authorities upon
finding the trunk I'm the basement Of
the Tabor home three weeks ago.
At the conclusion Of her testimony.
Pros. Adams said that Mrs. Critch-
low would Doe released from custody.
re said that no charges would be
flied against her
Returns To Home.
Mrs Critchlow returned 90 the
Tabor home here Friday night and
she Will remain there alone until
she ls again aeeded as a witness at
the trial Of her mother brother and
Virgo for murder.
on Jan. the three defendants
viii be given an examination before
Justice OF Peace o. w. Rowland. At
late hour Friday night neither Mrs.
Tabor nor her son had retained
council.
Mrs. Tabor renamed firm through
cut the session Friday. She was
even 3ocular. and at times she show
"a her scorn Of those who had gath
cred in the town hall here TO listen
10 the testimony of witnesses
II they charged 20 cents 90 get
in here. there would not be more
5han a dozen here. she told the spe-
cial prosecutor.
At another time she said ~ have
TO friends"
Mother Tells story.
The story TOLD by Mrs Tabor on
the witness stand Friday morning
follows
Maud Faith Tabor died at .
o'clock iu the morning of May ..
1916. az the Tabor home i'm Lawton
ia the sole presence OF her mother.
Mrs. Sara Tabor Maud who had
been teaching school I'm Kalamazoo.
came 10 her home i'm Lawton late
I'm April, 1915, and complained OF
no. feeling we'll She helped with
the homework ON the Friday before
she died. but ON Saturday and sun
day she did nothing Not being able
TO sleep because of asthma Maud
spent most of her time i'm a reclining
chair. ON Monday she became seri-
ously I'D and her mother So; beside
her until o'clock Tuesday morning
when she died
Mrs. Tabor was "a bsolutely alone i'm
the house with the dead body of her
daughter. She relied the chair 20
couch i'm the same room and
placed the body on the couch where
it lay until the following Monday.
con that day Mrs. TIA Dor went 10
Marc&llus. Mich. 90 locate her son.
Walter Tabor. but learned there
that he had gone To GIendivc. Mont.
She returned 10 I.awton the same
day and on Tuesday went 20 the at
tic Of her home and dragged down
stairs "a trunk. or box./which had
been q gift 10 Maud. and then pro-
ceeded TO carry out che burial pact
which had been made between her
self and Maud
salt i'm Trunk
s layer Of salt the kind that is
fed TO cattle was procured from
the barn by Mrs Tabor and placed
iu the bottom of the trunk She
spread sheets over the layer of salt
and then placed the body of her
daughter i'm the trunk. She had no
trouble in getting the body within
the trunk for the body had never
Strengthened from the position iu
which Maud died Mrs. Tabor
placed a rubberized cap ON the head
of icr daughter. which she rested
ou a pillow. and then placed salt
bags about the head as a preserva-
tive. She then secured the lid Of
the trunk and by means of ropes
fastened 20 door knobs formed a sort
of pulley by which she let the trunk
ped the trunk to the east end Of the
south room of the basement and left
b. there
That she had used no rope or cord
I'm securing the lid of the box and
that She had not dug hole and
buried the box was stated emphatic
ally by Mrs Tabor She testified
that she had at no time tcld anyone
Of the death Of her daughter in Law
ton and that neither Virgo nor her
son. Walter. was aware of the fact.
Mrs Tabor remained I'm the Tabor
home until spring Of 1917. when
she left the house I'm charge of
hiree girl and hired man. who knew
nothing of the box in the cellar. and
went west
Irc>cFNCu BOdN.
Mrs Tabor testified that she had
not consulted doctor about her
daughter and that she had called
no undertake. at her death and had
used the salt and rubberizcd cap as
preServatives.
Contradictory TO the testimony OF
Virgo that AIRS Tabor had told him
of tho delicate condition OF Maud ar
a supper I'm Kalamazoo in the early
fall OF 1915. Mrs. Tabor stated that
she herself did not know of Maud's
condition and of cou had told
Virgo nothing of it ut the dinner in
Kalamazoo.
In telling OF Maud's relations with
Virgo. Mrs Tabor testified that they
were married at Lagrange Ind. in
September. 1915. They came to the
Tabor home in Lawton where they
remained one day with Mrs Tabor
durlug which time Virgo borrowed
$40 from Maud. That was on sun
day and on Monday Maud was sum-
moued 20 Kalamazoo 20 fulhu her
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