Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Harnden, Carrie (Luscher) 1910
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Ionia Standard, 1 Apr 1910

The Detroit Free Press of Sunday prints the following pathetic story of the sad 
experience of an Ionia boy:  “The nervousness displayed on the witness stand by 
Claire Harnden, one of the star witnesses for the prosecution in the Hammond 
case, was thought by many directly connected with trial, to signify that he 
knew more about the matter than he cared to tell, but this mistaken impression 
was swept away this morning when it was learned that while he was testifying 
his wife was on her deathbed at their little home at 96 Casgrain avenue.

“The prosecution intended to put Harnden on the stand Wednesday afternoon, but 
he informed the court that his two-weeks old baby had died on that day and the 
judge adjourned court to permit him to go home to comfort his wife.  Mrs. 
Harnden was seriously ill at the time of the baby’s death, and the shock she 
suffered when she learned the little one was dead robbed her of all chances of 
recovery.

“When Harnden returned to the recorder’s court on Thursday, it was with the 
thoughts that perhaps his wife could not live the day out and what coolness he 
did display under the terrific cross-examination of Attorneys Mistersky and 
Murtha, council for Hammond, was remarkable in view of the fact that he was 
finding it one of the hardest tasks of his life to keep his mind on the 
questions and answers and not on the sickbed, where his wife was feebly calling 
his name to doctors and nurses.

“As soon as Harnden had told all he knew about the finding of the bags that 
once contained the $17,000 stolen from the E-M-F Automobile Co., he hurriedly 
left the stand and rushed to his home, where he constantly remained at the 
bedside of his wife until the end, which came last evening.

“Harnden is a railroad fireman on Pere Marquette, and is 23 years of age.  His 
wife was but 22.  She was Miss Carrie Luscher before her marriage about ten 
months ago.”


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