Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-03-20
MRS. dan MCDONNELL COME ESSES THAI ....l''
. HUSBAND and SELF ABUSED DAUGHTER
eta, RESULTING IN LATTER'S DEATH

her into the house. She was uncon-
scious.s Eta never regained con-
sciousness,. dying about 4 o'clock the
same afternoon
Altho questioned closely by
States Attorney Carr the woman re-
fused to admit that the girl died the
same morning she was SO brutally.
attacked, later denying it effusively.
and I talked it over in the
forenoon, when Eta didn't come out
Of the stupor, continued the wo-
man. SIN the afternon she was still
unconscious so we decided to get the:
DOCTOR Dan went for DR.. Culbert
and went for Mrs. Posey, a neigh
Dor, for help: Mrs. Posey came back
with me.
"Mrs. Posey went in the room
where Eta was lying, coming out
shortly and saying she thot the girl
was dead. I went in the room and
put my hand on her head. 1t was
cold. She died about $780,"
Has Time Confused
Mrs. Mcdonnell evidently was
confused as to time, first stating the
girl died at 4 o'clock, later at $3.50.
1t was this that led States Attorney
Carr to question her closely as to the
time of death and as to whether or
not Eta did not die in the forenoon
Immediately after being beaten.
dan came back about s o'clock" :"
said the woman. "He brot some
medicine from DR.. Culbert, saying
that the doctor ~had said the medi-
cine would help her and that he
could do no, good by coming out 1
then told Dan Of Etta's death"
44 Admitss Eear OF Husband
Mrs. McDonnSll admitted her ,ex-
treme fear of her husband after
much effort on the part of States
Attorney Carr. She also admitted
she disliked her daughter Eta.
e. n. Another Man Implicated.
Dan and l had, some trouble three
or four years agp." testified the wife,
He accused me Of carrying on with
another man. Dan has always said.
Ettk vas Saots. his child. but the
aAushfer 81 the Iha an, = For. that req
son hS nj liked .hef. -, i. -. =, =,
|, aaf1s.8IeDonhsll admitted she also
;disliked Eta !s...she caught me sit
ting ON another man's lap shout two
years ago and told Dan. It caused,
trouble between US, That's why I
didn't like her. said the woman.
.i5$, I Ttrpateued TO Shoot Her. ..4 ....,
Il About three years ago Dan,
threatened to shoot me as . result
Of this other. man. declared Mrs,.
MeDonnell.; II was always afraid,
OF him, especially after that threat.
The children held the same fear Of.
him; b =. ), Hevas .'' alvays s brute TO ail
i Duncan; 4 years. Of are, >crinp,eds
the oldest ehitd ,cf thes sfamil5 viz
injured so that he was crippled. for
life when a man threw him off q hay
rack years. ago. Dan cDonnell, ). as
serts. Mrs, Mcdonnell alleges the
boy was born . cripple. declaring
further that they had another boy,
who. died some years ago who was
the boy crippled by being thrown
from q hay rack.
The husband has also declared
that two other children are not his,
but belong to the other man. Mrs.
Mcdonnell testified.
In making his getaway from his
home Mcdonnell made a wonderful
record as a splinter. The coroner's
jury party arrived at the house Il,
the morning. and Mcdonnell was
there. About . quarter Of an hour
afterwards he left the house, saying
he was going to water the cattle. He;
put on q macintosh, overshoes and
mittens and started for the barn,
which is northeast Of the house.
Passing around the barn he kept on
going, keeping the barn between
himself and the house to avoid being
seen. s
H He did not travel the, regular road,
but struck out across the fields and
went thru snoWdrifts rayines and vail
leys and the width of his tracks in-
dicated he loped most of. the jourSl
ney. His trail was followed by his
footsteps In the snow and also by
marks Of tobacco spit left on the
snow. He chewed constantly. Twen-
ty minutes after he was caught nearl
the Great Northern1
train went by. II was this train he
was endeayoring to take. He nadel
The 81 miles from his house tol
where he was scaught Ia six. hours Ona
loot, big walk Id such = short 5time..sI
He threw away his oyershoes ct oneIj
point, and said afterwards he wish
ID he had not done so as he did not
make as good time He borrowed.
no from his landlord, George Berg i
,f Kensal, to pay the grave diggersl
,ut kept the money which was found
81 his person, and also 8 dollar bof-
owed from another man.
M Mcdonnell said he was going t6
Portal and Canada. Asked why hal
ct tho reply was 90 ne would not
ave to testify Aga ainst his wife:
the latter part q his trip thela