The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-15


THE LEIs HOMICIDE.
The court reassembled at o'clock yesterday after
Henry seidel-I know the prisoner; about n week
before the occurrence he came into my place. and,
Sbeaklng In low voice, told me he did not believe
menced crying like a cnid and wringlng his hands;
he he said he was worried in his mind, and did not
know what ne would do; he said his child ruined,
per character destroyed; and that he would rather
nave seen her go To the grave than become the victim
OF his mistortune he said he could rest night or
DAY; he could not eat or sleep he could not attempt
Cro,s examned1iie said he did not believe Eller
produced at the trial to injure his daughters char
acter.
, The defense offered to prove by William II. Myers
thar Eller lad acknowledged that he had outraged
me the prisoners s daughter The court consented TO
been communica!ed n TO the prisoner but as the de,
was ruled out
John Lynd-George Eller acknowledged to me that
he had ravished Leis' daughter; L told Leis what
CrOss xamined-Mr Leis hung his head aud walked
away
IN the prison and told him that he had done wrong
Leis said he knew IT, and was very sorry.
child to me for examination; l examined the child
and told him that l found evidences of violations;
my professional opinion that at the time OF the shoot
x number Of witnesses We're examined as to good
character and in confederation OF the statement con
cerning the strange conduct OF the prisoner.
At ga o'clock the court adjourned until this
THIS MoRNINe's PROCEEDINGS
The Court met at lO o'clock this morning, aud the
examination OF the witnesses for the defense was
Mrs. G. Schmidt sworn--I know Thomas Leis; have
family in Germany to be respectable, nice; he has
borne excellent character in this and the old
were subject to melancholy; this was well known
MIS- H. SCHWARTZ have known the prisoner from
his boyhood; knew his family; his father had
NJ t; Gle was melSncholy '"'u '""' MS
Mrs. Nj. A. Hertzog sworn-I am the mother of the
prisoners witt; Thomes Les has been married to my
daughter or more than twelve years; he has always
Calamity that hapPaned to his daughr he rested sIi
me kindly as his mother; but after that he became
me; he was worried and confused and not the
have said to the jury and what have seen OF his con
duct do not think he was in his right mind when he
Mrs, Mary spieks-I live at No Si8 Orchard street,
I'd tns S neX 10 Le n hSye nay nun seven
manly and kind. but afterwards he changed,
Mrs. Smith, live 1t No. sis Orchard street: have
known Thomas Leis about four years: when this hap
pened to his daughter he always polite and plea
SAINT to his neighbors but after this he bad vacant,
STs Louisa Me6nger @ sworn1I live sq at IGsS @ North
Third street Thomas Tho Les is my sisters husband pa
always very kind and very pleasant in his conduct
changed and Unpleasant a few days before he shot
Ee6 he said & his head w was not right from what
Emma FiilingeTd,d I've I've in Orchard street have
Kind gentleman before his child Was eured but alter
that he changed he always appeared melancholy
Sa5qiins GSS.msn1 have known the prlsone,
Since OeiOre nb Cnllu was ulBnOnOreu
| he was a kind and pleasant gentleman; but afteI
that he the same man; he said his family nad
face; he was down hearted; have seen him weep
from what have testified to, do not believe he was
Charles Arbugase sworn-I live at No. 84i Orchard
% 6S S9En go GeSd @ m pore better the Mon
saying that bis family Was ruined oeS met tGaTS bm
| after this happened his child aud he was completely
Rudolph Benz sworn-I knew Lels in the old coun-
CURED to his child he changed and towards the last
| thought he was going crazy knew relation OF
in room; from what have stated do not believe
Louisa Let's Tecaiied-What happened to me when
Eer and were in the room together was told to my
told told him (Ihe witness then repeated what she had
Here the defense closed.
ARGUMENT FOR THE coMMoNwEALTH
The District Attorney then began the argument OF
the Commonwealth's case. He said that, in many
and himself ard hat 10 listening to the details Il was
S6 70 % Sse az the BG eS esah mad duty
FTy , The S law must be s9sS6nsG 4 Il sProHght
IN vital part, and the wound would prove fatal
The prisoner at the bar is charged with the murder
earthly DOUBT Now, did he XII him accidentally or
Inc pistol pulls it from his pocket. aud the Instant
lGller comes in he manlpulates that pistol with his
George ElieT. This was wiiiSi killing "3 WhS Sti did
lie not shoot the officer? Because he wllled TO XIII
Was this a deliberate killing? Was it a prenedt-
and went 70 the Courthouse There he sat at tue end
OF the bench so that he would be E nr when he
sntered. This surely was prenediation: When EIler
entered Les deliberately and cooly raised the pistol
ara fired. The whole affair was well weighed-care-
iully considered.
The trouble weighed heavily upon his mind; and he
was at "A loss to know what to do. He knew the
sequences OF whatever action he might take. He
took the action his mind inclined TO- and he is
here TO take the consequence. He did not once
lose his reason; and the whole question of his guilt
innocence will depend upon the construction you
/ put upon it,
The District Attorney then explained the case OF
George Eller, and why ~ had not been tried, and
stated that II was TO be tried the very day of the
killing Then that the prisoner had gone TO Court
day after day, and each day his disappointment
weighed him down, and he became more aud more
character of his daughter
This aggravated linn very much, aud he seemed to
conclude the more he attended Court, IL seemed TO
him the deeper he and his family plunged into
disgrace. He seemed TO :hnk that there but one
way of ending the matter and that was by killing
Eler. That morning he told the Doctor that there
would be no trial. Perhaps he was then thinking OF
killing Eler.
This evidence insanity; this is the height
| OF human reason. He deliberated, reflected, and
acted IL might be convenient, In this case, TO say
that this man was insane, but II Is not law.
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