The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-15
MADELINE.
Sensational Evidence in the Trial OF the
Murderess Of Charles Stiles.
The Evidence is All in And the Ar
guments will be Commenced
This Morning.
CHICAGO. Dee Il

In the trial of Theresa Sturla yesterday Mrs
Mary NJ Robinson, sister e Mrs E. B. Stiles,
and resident of Council Bluffs, was called by
the states attorney, She had lived there
twenty-five yearss,And she came to Chicago
Saturday afternoon. She had known Charles
Stiles from his birth.
Shortly after the death of E. B. Stiles, did
you meet Charles Stiles?"
%Yes, at Dixon, where he came with his
fathers remains. had q conversation with
him there and then came to Chicago and bore
message from Charles to the defendant at
81 Wabash avenue, where I saw her for the
first time. 1 went at once from the train to
the fat where she lived on Wabash avenue.
When l first met her, Gene announced my
presence and brought her in. said to her:
This is Madeline, l suppose The letters I
have brought back will explain my mission,
and Charlie has decided to leave You and live
with his mother. He wants me to take this
flat and keep boarders. You had better give
him up peacefully and quietly She was very
angry, and she said if he attempted to leave
her, she would kill him"
Mr. Trude objected to the admission of this
last statement at this stage Of the case, while
Mr.. Mills claimed that it was admissible, as
relating to the insanity or sanity of the de-
PENDANT The court decided that it was proper
to show her mental condition at any time, and
the answer Of the witness was allowed to stand
The witness continued: Madeline was very
excited. She not only said she would kill
Charles, but she said she would kill his
damned methodist, arble-hearted mother
Ispoke to her of her voice and attainments,
advising her to devote herself to music and
assuring her that Charles would help her with
money. She said she did not want any of his
money; that she then had S., 900 or s., 600 be-
longing to him, and that if he left her he
would not get any of it She also showed me
handsome dress, which she said he had given
to her. She took out q large roll of money
from her stocking and gave her housekeeper
$40 bill to buy some little things wanted
10 pick up Charles clothing, when she drew
revolver aud said / should not touch the cloth
ing; that she would put hole through any
one who touched it stayed there that night
V as sick and had nervous congestive chill,
and did not leave until 10 or II o'clock the
next day. l never saw her again after that,
and that is about all l can say about her, ex-
ceptng some very unpleasant remarks she
made"
@What were they" asked the states attor-
ney
aShe told me that Charlie had struck her,
and l asked her why she continued to live
with him when there were no ties between
them and he ill treated her. l asked why she
did not devote herself to music and to give up
her dissolute life, and she said she didn't want
to, that she could 60 to Carrie Watson's and
sell more wine than any woman in Chicago;
that she liked the life, and would not give it
up; that she had followed it since she was Is,
and would not leave Chicago to go to Europe
with Charlie, as she would rather stay here"
Mr.. Trude then began his cross examina-
ton, and the witness continued Mr. Richard
Stiles met her (witness) at the depot on Satur-
day and she went to his house. She had talked
with no one connected with the case about
what her testimony would be- Her husband
was in no business when she came to Chicago
on Aug 80 or 81
"Where is he now?"
"In Council Bluffs"
"Was not your husband living constantly at
81 Wabash avenue with Charlie and Made
liner"
81 think not"
"Was he not constant frequenter and ben
eficiary of the house there?"
when he tells me he was not, believe him.
Mr.. Thude then handed the witness letter
of Charles Stiles. which she would not iden-
tify She would be unwilling to swear to any
ones handwriting, she said Her husband
was out of business from August, 1881, till
some time in September
go you know where he spent his evenings,
largely"
Il do not"
@Had Charles Stiles any other relatives
named Robinson. except your husband, your
self, and your progeny"
~No, sir"
Another letter was handed to the witness, but
she declined to swear to the handwriting of
| Charles
"Do you know where Gene is now?"
Il do nos
did he MOI live with Charles constantly and
know all abod lis financial condition."
"He lived with Charles, but that he knew
anything about the latter's money matters
could not say. The house was extremely I'M
tidy when came there, and swear that did
not see any one there who seemed to be room
ers. The house looked as though there had
been general drunk there"
"Was Gene there?"
"No."
"He was in the habit of getting drunk, was
he not?"
Il don't know"
"Do you know, of your own knowledge, that
the furniture was not the property of this
woman?"
"No, l don't know of any such thing"
~Can you name any member of the Stiles
family who knows Charles handwritlng?"
"You said that defendant was burden on
Charles Shles?"
"Yes; l have heard him say so, many times :"
sand if, as these letters show, she was
constantly giving him money, would not that
change your mind, and would you think that
he was burden to her?"
at is not SO. do not believe that is true :"
Mrs, Robinson continued-"The defendant
did not ask me to remain there at the house
when l called She had pistol and was
naturally submissive, therefore, did not
threaten to replevin the furniture. I slept in
the house that night"
Mr.. Trude-Didnt you know that defen-
dant was living reputable life when you
visited at that house?
Witness-I did not.
Were there any other women there9s
Il saw colored woman there"
~Who was that woman?"
Her servant"
sWas there anything disreputable in that?
Was the servant respectable woman"
SShe appeared to be very drunk"
SWas there any one sober there at all?"
Madeline appeared to be sober, and am
| perfectly positive was
"Did Madeline ask you for leave 10 stay
there?"
"She did not"
did you not tell her that she could not stay
there"
Il did not"
Sid you not say that if she did not get ont
You would tell the landlord what kind of a
woman she was and have her put out?"
Il did not"
Did this woman not give you dress for
your daughter?"
"She did not"
~Did she not give you s10?H
SShe did not"
SDid she not give you trunk, which you
have now in your possession, with her initials
on it,"
@No"
did you get trunk from that house?r
Witness then explained that she had bor-
rowed trunk from defendant which she had
| still in her possession. She did not receive
one dollar from her or from any one else VIII e
she was in Chicago. She did not know that
Charles Stiles was very fond of gambling She