Daily globe., 1882-01-29
THE EXAMIN NATION,

Herman Rad=om Before the Mmnictpat
Court for Wife Murder and Partially
Examined The testimony Very D0nsaD-
ing for TIE, Defense.
Yesterday afternoon Herman Radzom was
finally brought before the municipal court for
a preliminary examination for the murder OF
his wife, with Judge Cooley upon the bench.
The'first witness sworn was
DIR. F. E. TOWER.
He testified that on June 18th he was called
to treat Mrs. Hannah Radzom; found her suf-
fering with general peritonitis; examined her
that evening, but not to find bruises; the
disease may have been produced by childbirth,
or by many different causes; may be produced
byeXternal injuries; went down the next morn
ming: found her very poorly; made an exam
ination to determine whether there had been
any external injuries; found small
abrasion in lower portion of the
abdomen, half or three-quarters Of an inch
long, surrounded by red or infamed mark.
Treated her for peritonits- Was in exceed
ingly dangerous condition when saw her;
asked her questions respecting the injuries,
but she did not feel disposed to make frank
answers.
A Mrs. Bursoo was present, and also an
other lady do not know; I saw the prisoner
on the evening | was called; was
present at the post mortem exam
alton upon the body after her death, but did
not assist. made no particular examination
of the peritoneum, yet saw 1T; Ii was very
much inhamed; the Inflammation was great
est immediately under the oyarium.
Mrs. j. II. Benson testified: l was
at Mrs. Radzomsh >use during her illness
quite frequently; she complained of serious
pains fully two days before she ceased work;
saw her daily; her husband was living with
her at the time; was there when she died;
twenty minutes to l p. N. on Wednesday. just
before she died, she asked me if I thought she
would die; said l thought she would; she
replied she was glad; her husband made the
world too hard for her; she asked me for
drink, and then her husband entered the
the room. Before she drank she said "You
don't know what caused my deaih." Then
she locked first to him and then to me, and
continued: "He has pounded me on my
stomach with his fist, and given me pains l
never got over.' He said: "Hannah, you
know that's wrong only slapped you across
the back She appeared to me to be perfectly
rational; no one present out my
self, Mrs. r. and her husband;
they talked in German, which | did not under
stand; never heard her complain before eX
cept of being tired.
On the cross examination, no particular
facts other than the above were adduced.
Mrs. Matte Kenyon testified to having heard
Rqdzon fighting with his wife.
DR.. J. w. Murry c. F. Wells and T. F.
Oulmby, who conducted the post mortem ex-
animation of the body of Mrs. Radzom, each
testified much to the same, which was that
the woman came to her death by peritonitis,
induced by external blows.
At the conclusion Of DR. Quimby's testlmo-
ny, at 5:45 last evening, the court adjourned
until o'clock tomorrow morning.
THE PRISONER.
Radzom. in court, appeared much detected.
He has heretofore kept up a confident front,
strongly protesting his innocence. and claim
ing that it was absolutely impossible to make
him guilty.
During the examination he seemed at times
excited His features twitched nervously.
When taken from the court room he told the
reporter he was innocen.. He never hurt his
wife, nor was he DIR Ink during her sicknes.
From the evidence 1t would look quite GER
tain that the prisoner would be bound over to
the grand jury. This is the manifest opinion
of all who were in the court room.