Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1919-05-09

The next thing she realized was
 checking sensation at her throat and
 heard Peterson demand that she stop
 screaming. Witness said she did not
 know whether she was making an out
 cry or not. Another period of mental
 blankness came over her and when
 she again came to her senses she was I leaning over the coal bucket vomiting.
 Peterson was standing nearby. As
 witness glanced at him she saw that
 his eye was injured and also discov- cred that she had considerable blood
 on her face and breast Peterson's
 eye was swollen and bleeding freely Witness told him his eye was injured
 and he asserted that it was nothing
 and she should not get excited about 1t. Witness said she feared that the
 injury was bad and urged him to see
 Dr. Neuman. Peterson refused sever
 al times. declaring that the injury am
 ounted to nothing. Witness finally procured water and medicinals and
 dressed the eye. covering it with a pad
 of cotton and gauge. Peterson still
 insisted that the injury was slight but
 finally went away. Witness learned
 later that he went to Dr. Neuman, who
 was sick at the time and advised him to consult Dr. Burson. Mrs Baker
 said she did not see him return to his
 cabin, which is situated immediately
 in the rear of her own residence, and finally decided to ask one of the neigh
 bors to go to his cabin and see how he
 was Not finding the neighbor sought,
 she returned to her own domcile. On
 the way she noticed that large quan- Itities of smoke were emanating from
 the stacks on Peterson's cabin. The
 shed door was also open. Witness decided to look in and see if Peterson
 was there. She found him lying on the bed, where he had apparently fal- len, in an unconscious condition. She
 then sought assistance and telephoned
 for Dr. Kittelson. During the several
 succeeding days she nursed the injur- Itrict Attorney G. J. Lomen. she stated that she found the poker lying on the bed after the assault was over and Peterson gone. She declared she did not strike the deceased and realized that she was to frail to strike him an effective blow. In first being quest
 toned she told Marshal Jordan that Peterson's injury was due to a blow
 from stick of kindling wood. She same story before he left her residence Witness said she told the wood story
 in the belief that if Peterson was not
 seriously injured. the easiest way out
 was the best ana sle desired to avoid scandal. She said she knew that if the injury turned out serious she would have to tell the truth anyway When informed by Dr. Burson that Peterson's injuries were extremely
 serious and perhaps fatal. she told
 Marshal Jordan the whole story. She
 believed that she still held the poker l in her hand when thrown on the bed. but was not aware that she had used it as weapon, being too frightened. Although he had abused her she had no desire to injure the deceased and had no inclination to strike him with the poker when attacked. Dr. Neu-
 man testified that the injury to Pet erson's skull could have been caused by the deceased falling on the point of the poker held in Mrs Bakers hand while she lay on the bed in Peterson's grasp. The dull point of the poker penetrated through the upper eyelid and broke the upper surface of the leye socket under the arch. A splinter from the fracture bearing against the brain had created inflammation and
 formed an abcess which produced de- Iterioration of the brain tissue and
 brought about progressive paralysis. Dr. Neuman testified that Peterson
 could not be considered mentally res- ponsible during the period following injury. The hospital nurses also stated that Peterson was far from rational land wo, unable to aYnroaa a single