St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-16
GIVEN TO THE JURY.
Counsel and Court Dispose of the
Olsen Case.

The case of Olaf p. Olsen, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Christian Lind
mann, in March, 1887, was given to the
jury last evening. Prof. Bell was the
last witness examined, and his testi-
mOny was mainly corroborative of that
of Prof. Dodge in the properties and eff
fects of arsenical poisoning. AT
1880 o'clock Attorney Mum be-
gan his address to the jury
and rehearsed the whole case.
He placed considerable stress upon
the testimony of DR.. Lehman as to the
presence of arseneouS acid after the
analysis and the three and a-half grains
of arsenic which the doctor claimed he
found in the ViScera of the deceased.
The fact that Oleson wrote the letter
TO Nels Lindmann, stating that Mrs.
Lindmann was still living, when She
had been buried over year, was dwelt
upon strongly. He ably re-argued all
the vital points of the state, and when
he finished his address, which occupied
nearly three hours, the judge granted
the Jury 4 recess. At $50 in the after
noon Attorney Wellington proceeded
TO sum up III behalf of the defense.
He recited extracts from DIR. Leh-
mans testimony showing its lncOnSlSt-
ency in some parts. His whole address,
which lasted nearly four hours. was
marked fOE the clear and forcible state
ment of the facts of the case and the
points upon which the defense relied.
1t was nearly 9 o'clock when, with a
final and striking appeal, Respondent
with the eloQuence that characterized
his whole speech, he submitted the
prisoner and his case To the conSidera-
ton of the jury. Immediately after the
address of Attorney Wellington, Judge
Kelly delivered the charge TO the jury.
he discussed at length the phases of the
case as it had been prescribed, and con-
cluded as follows:
Now, when you are about to go into
retirement | adjure you not to be haSty
in your action. Go over together all
the facts and circumstances, as the
testimony on both sides has satisfied
you those facts and circumstances are.
Consider them carefully without preju-
dice or passion-calmly, and without
feeling of any kind, sift the chaff from
the real truth, and when you have
found the truth, declare that truth III this
court regardless of the consequences.
Assume nothing as proven that has not
been established bv the evidence given
in court, Give the defendant the ben
fit on every doubt upon any matter ma
terial to the issue, reasonably arising TO
conscientious men upon all the evidence
in the case, but do not go outside the
case TO hunt up imaginary doubts or
theories. If after this careful consider
alton of all the testimony you entertain
a reasonable doubt of the de
PENDANTS guilt, do not hesitate
to find him guilty. But on, the
other hand, if your judgments and con-
sciences are so convinced that you can
say from the evidence beyond a reason,
allie doubt that this defendant did kill
and murder Catherine Lindman by
poison as charged, say so, and thus &C
duit yourselves before your conscience,
Your country and your God.
Tie jury retired, and at mldnlght
were still celebrating. 1t is thought
that they will make a return TO the
court this morning.