OBITUARY: Jennie (Wilsie) Dow, -1898, Mitchell County, Iowa [Feb. 24, 1898] NEWS STORY-- Frank Wilsie Frank Wilsie, charged with the murder of his sister, Mrs. Jennie Dow, after 14 days trial at Charles City, was convicted of manslaughter by the jury. Public sympathy was with Wilsie and a verdict of acquittal was anticipated. He was sentenced by Judge Clyde to six months in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $500. Dow and his wife were riding together in a buggy. Wilsie came out to the road as they were passing his residence, unfriendly relations having existed between the two men, hot words passed, when Wilsie seized a large rock and hurled it at Dow. It struck his sister, knocking her from the buggy. She was picked up insensible and died the next day. The defense was that she died from natural causes. This transcription was submitted to IAGENWEB for personal family history purposes only, and shall not be used for personal gain. Transcribed by: Marilyn O'Connor, August 2005