The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-27
THE END.
Arguments in the HeilWagon
Murder Trial.
The Case to be Given to the
Jury Tonight.
MORNING SESSION.

| MORNING SESSION.
Court was opened on time this morning
| and after the settlement Of some few i'm
portant cases the trial of the HeilwagoI
case was resumed.
AUGUST HUEsING
was the first witness called. He resides il
Rock Island and had been sheriff. He hat
held conversation with A. Weckel, q lead
ing witness for the defense, in which
Weckel had stated that he, (Weckc) hae
been requested to go bail for Heilwagon
but considered him bad man. He hac
not then seen him but intended to. He
said that he considered Heilwagon BAG
man and he ought to be hung, and hi
intended to go down to the jail with Mr.
Herkert and would try to get him to com
nit himself. On cross-examination he
stated that Weckel said the reason he
once stole suit of clothes.
FRANK KLINAU
was called by the state for rebuttal, testi
fed that the defendant never said any
thing about falling down the cellar stairs.
GEO. j. sHAFER
was called by the state. He lives
in Adams county and is a black
smith. He knew the defend
ant in Adams county, had lived
across the street. Ho knew his Hell
wagon's) reputation for truth and veracity
for fourteen or fifteen years, and his repu-
tation was bad he would not believe him
under .--Cross-examined Could not
give names of people who had talked about
his truth and veracity, but it was general
reputation.
J. II. PULLMAN
was the next witness for the defense; is a
merchant in Adams county. Had known
the defendant for many years. Knew his
general reputation for truth and veracity,
and it was bad; would not believe him
under oath--Cross-exam had been
subp9naed last evening; had been talked
to by the prosecution as to what he was
expected to testify to.
NIKE MAGICAL
was also proud resident of Adams ceun-
ty: had known the defendant for five
years. He had not that confidence in the
defendants truth and veracity that would
inspire him to loan him an unlimited sum,
and would not believe him under oath
Cross examined he said friend had paid
his expenses here.
JOHN w. RUMPF
was the fourth representative that ambi-
tious Adam County sent to the shores of
Rock Island to testify in this case He
knew the defendant and considered that
his reputation for truth and verasity was
bad and in short would not believe him
under oath
Cross-examined nothing brought out.
WILLIAM WASHER
ived in Hampton township and was far
ner. He had known the defendant for
few months; he knew little about the de
PENDENT and had heard nothing about his
for truth and veracity, in fact
knew nothing and cared less
This was the last witness and both
sides rested. A recess was taken preparing
THE ARGUMENT.
Talking was begun by the junior coun-
sci for the prosecution, States Attorney
Parmenter. He insisted upon the alleged
TACT that the defendant was the last person
seen with Dora the night she disappeared
Mr.. O'Mara claimed that there was no such
evidence and discussion ensued. Mr.
parmenter insisted that he, like George
could not lie. The speaker
claimed that the defendant had committed
ape that night and had murdered her to
conceal the crime, and another protest was
uttered by the defense and exception not |
d. A rambling talk about how if she had |
lad chance she would have gone to bed, |
md she did not go to bed, and she ordin |
Irily did GO to bed, and the bed was az |
It any rate bed was the prominent fea-
ure in the argument. There had been
herman talk in Dera's house, and the de. |
endant was German; Ergo, the defend
mt, was guilty. The hammer was found
Inder the blanket where the hazel nuts
we're kept, and when found the handle
vas broken. Johnnie testified that he took
shirt up to tho shaft. and that night it
fas clean and the next morning it was
ound in q bucket of water. He told
Veckel that he knew nothing about the
hirt, but he told Ankrum that he dirtied
! in the pig pen, and the boy testified that
e himself cleaned the pig pen. Men did
OF ordinarily do their washing between
leven and three in the morning, and 1t
tas something urgent that would impell
i'm to do it. The orator next dilated on
ia corn cutting expedition. and claimed
nat it was not cut as farmers ordinarily
i'd The first siaeek ne cE. was over
hat was supposed to be the print of the
ody; that the print showed fine