You are here:  Home  >  Newspaper articles list  >  Article Article from Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette Cedar Rapids, Iowa January 10, 1899 STATE NEWS. The line of defense in the case of Mrs. Blood, who will be brought up for trial at Alton on a charge of murder, will be that the woman is insane, and that diseased mentality is hereditary in her family. If you would like more information, please contact Randy Lane