Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-07
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
Examination of Miss Feaney Wiezei for
Murder

f! Examination of Miss Feauey Wiezei Tor
; Murder.
The incidents connected with the fatal
shooting of J. C. Klein, member OF the
First Artillery Band, in the Plaza, Sunday
evening, June 9th, by Miss Feaney
Wheel, are still fresh in the minds Of the
readers of the REcoRD-UNioS. Yesterday
the examination of Miss Wheel upon a
| charge of murder took place in the Police
| Court. before Justice Henley-Judge Henry
was disQu lifted from the fact that he IS an
| important witness in the case. Miss leZel
appeared in the Courtroom wearing uafH
/ blue veil, and occupied q seat ct the bar 10
| the right of her attorney, Grove l.: Johnson.
| The prosecution was conducted by CITY
Attorney Hart, assisted by District Attorney
| Buckley The father Of the deceased sat
near the City Attorney.
| On motion of Grove L. Johnson, the
| Courtroom, which was crowded with spec
| tators, was cleared of all except the mem
bers of the press and those who had been
subpenaed as witnesses. The father ana
younger sister of the defendant were
allowed to remain, as were also several OF
| her lady friends.
The first witness examined was Il. Z.
| Gogings, the druggist, whose store IS across
the street from the place where the tragedy
| occurred. His testimony is the same as
| that given at the Coroner's inquest and
heretofore published Heard the shot, saw
the flash Klein was brought into his store
dead knew neither of the parties.
Officer Sullivan repeated his testimony at
| the Coroner's inquest. Acquainted with
| both the parties assisted i'll removing the
| body from the sidewalk to the drug store
went with officer Kent 70 make the arrest
defendant gave up the pistol she acknowl-
| edged doing the shooting, and expressed no
regrets gave her reasons for committing
| the deed. etc: said he had ruined her, was
unwilling TO marry her, added insult TO in
| jury and she had shot him. She said, " l
want him to marry me if for only ten min
utes don't want him to support me- |
would work my fingers off bGOre | would
accept support from BIN"
Martin WetZel, another witness at the
inquest, who saw the shooting, in addition
| to his former testimony, said: While ac
companying her home she kept urging him
| to walk faster, saying that she was afraid
Kleins folks would kill her. She also
remarked ;" / came from q good family.
He disgraced and ruined me, and was at
tempting to disgrace my family" Defend
ant also told him that she had been ruined
N
mother Witness said 10 her. Would
not he marry you?n No" she replied /;
h" he refused, and was seeking to disgrace
me and my family"
DIR. G.. l.. Simmons was sworn as medical
expert. lie had, with Dir. Briggs, made an
examination of defendant and found her
condition to be that which she claimed
He also said that in her condition the city
prison was very improper place for her
TO be kept. The general surroundings of
the jail, the impure air and associations,
were not favorable TO one in such delicate
condition.
Chief of Police Dillman said be had
several interviews with the defendant since
her imprisonment. She admitted the
shooting, related circumstances and acts
committed by defendant, which, in her
opinion, was sufficient justification for the
act He produced the pistol in the Court
which defendant had given to officer Kent
at the time the arrest was made and with
which. she claimed at that time, the fatal
shot was fired. The pistol was offered in
evidence.
The prosecution here announced that
they rested their case.
The defense offered no testimony, and
the case was submitted without argument
The Court held the defendant to answer
to the charge to the Superior Court and
fixed her bail at $4,000, remarking that in
his opinion no jury could be found who
would find her guilty Of murder in the
first degree.
4 bond was soon given as required, with
John Wheel, NJ. Miller, d. Diersen and
Mrs. NJ. C. Menke as sureties, and defend
ant was taken TO her home in carriage.