Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-17
ACCUSED OF POISONING
WIFE'S MOTHER. BUT
PROVES ALlBI
HEART IS BLAMED
CORONER'S No y 5 l y L.
CAUSE OF DEATH AS CARplhI
EMBOlISM MRS. LAWR l. NJ L.
JUST BEFORE DEATH. CHARGED y
ED WEICAND WITH RESPONSE y
RILlTY FOR HER CONDITION.

Breathing imprecations against ha-
ward Weigand, her hated 8ou-itt-Ia",
and to her last gasp accusing INN OF
having poisoned her. Mrs. Loltie Law
renee. IS. dropped dead yesterday at
her home. All Walker street. Weig-
and. who was undoubtedly innocent OF
the charge made by the dying woman,
was exonerated OF all blame in con
nection with the death OF Mrs. Law
renee. when the coron "'5 jury, after
AN exhaustive inquiry reported YER
dict ascribing death TO cardiac emboI-
ism theart trouhlel. In support oi ms
contention that he had nothing to 40
with the tragedy Weignad proved an
alibi. which showed he had been ont
OF town all day yesterday
At the inquest, which was conduct
ed this morning in the BAILEY under
taking parlors, Mrs Weieand was
first to be called TO the witness stand,
She stated her mother died evry sud
denly at $50 O'Clock yesterday alter-
noon Il was called home stated
Mrs. Weigand. "on account II the III
ness of my mother When ! reached
home | asked her what was the mat
ter. She stated that She thought she
had been poisoned. | then asked hef
what she had eaten. She replied ina,
She had eaten oatmeal and milk. Sh"
had no more than told me that when
suddenly she dropped dead. pr
Hathaway to the coroner stated that
she was dead when he arrived
My mother and my husband never
did get along very we'll. He was al
ways nagging at her and would never
let her alone He came to our mousse
Thursday evening We haven't been
living together for the last year or
more On Thursday night he quarrel
ed bit with my mother. LETT nome
Yesterday morning about h:"V oCIo'k
to go to work, but my husband stayed
there | gave mother morey 10 buy
ANYTHING she wanted. About > ocloch
Yesterday afternoon was talIeu
home. / only talked to her several
minutes before she died.
About five months ago she com
plained a bit of her heart Dr fread
was called but said there was nothing
The matter with her, Since that she
has not complained.
"When we lived in Decatur, H., 1Oul
wears ago. my husband attempted lf
noison her. but she finally came thrl
an right After the attempt he I'M
mediately returned to his mother il
This city. Ever since that time my
mother has been afraid OF him, TO
fear he would kill or poison her, fi'
, came to me yesterday morning ant
asked me why ! didn't tell him M
mother had died. He also said tina
he had only been there about Tel
minutes after | had gone and that h
was in Streator all day This wa
the testimony given by Mrs. Law
rence's daughter
Mrs Addie Poole of I0l Webste
street was the next witness to tax
the stand. She stated that Mrs. Law
renee had been over to her nous
early in the morning 20 borrow
washtub and that several hours late
she brought it back. She further sta
ed that Mrs. Lawrence went 10 ne
house about O'Clock to have her ca
her daughter.
About ) o'clock" stated Mrs Poo
Mrs. Lawrence came to my nous
and stated that she was poisoned, al
that her SOn-ll-ldW, i.h' NtiGdii"' w
the one who gave it to her. as ne la
attempted to do it before | trleu
get her daughter, but did not kno
exactly where to call her. then to,
her home and asked the little Jaco'
boy to find Mrs. Weigand.
When | told her sch mad net'
go home and that | would send son
one after her daughter, she SAD 81
did not think she could get non
alone. then took her as far as Il
door and left her. That is all knt
about except that several times S
told me Ed had attempted to poiS
her. Often she said that she W
afraid that Ed would try to Kill he
The witnesses were then dismiss
and the jury. consisting OF FRED
Erb. George Seurhs. James CroV
John Link. Peter Catour and Jo
Tracy returned the verdict that
cause of her death was cardiac c
bOlism."
Mrs. Lawrence was born in India
S3 years ago and resided there