St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-03
BERTHA NOT GUILTY.
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these people and their character in con-
nection with this crime. Ihave drawn
some little conclusions by the wayslde,
Int let us go back to the start. You
admit that Bertha Hegener killed Jack
Murphy"
Here is the first time during the trial
that Mrs. ,Hegener betrayed any emo
ton. She
PARTIALLY AvERTED HER FACE,
and few tears stole down her cheeks.
She did.not raise her handkerchief, as
the act would betray her break. Every
little while she cried, for the ice seemed
broken. The husband sat there and
glared at Judge Egan as he reviewed
the case in the seemingly cold, heart
less manner that always attends, such
cases. Judge Egan continued and
briefly told the facts of the case.
Mrs. Hegener threatened 10 shoot
Murnhv before. and would have done
50 if il had not been for the husband.
She placed the revolver in her pocket
and committed an act hateful to all
honorable women. She has the spirit
of revenge in her heart, and has now
all the elements of murder. Did that
dirty piece of paper, extracted
from Murphy at midnight, sooth
the wounded honor? No honorable
wife. husband, brother or friend would
have been satisfied with that letter
alone. Who would be satisfied with it?
Show me the honorable husband who
would be satisfied with that dirty piece
OF paper, after the open statements that
were made. They should have said to
him: Down on your knees, you dog,
and swear that you have lied about my
wife, He should have made him
swear it out so loud that the Lord God
Almighty could hear it, and so that it
would ring through the streets OF Min
neapolis. But no. turning to Mr.: and
Mrs. Hegener, ''you vile people, vie as
Murphy, allow that hound to go away
from that house that night. Then an
other letter comes from this vile man,
Murphy. He was bad, vile, low, and
vet he was bosom friend OF Charles
hegener and kissed Hegener'S wife.
The story about Mrs. Hegener writing
to her dead father is fiction. She was
sane enough to go to her husbands
barber shop and get money for travel
ing expenses. She was sane enough to
walk to the depot, get Oh the train and
go to the Winona house. She doesn't
run in there like raving maniac, but
has fifteen minutes conversation with
him. She pursues him up the street,
places the revolver behind his ear and
Shoots him"
Court here adjourned until after
noon. Mrs. Hegener was crying. as she
went out and many expressed SYM
patty for her. Judge Egans words
were singing, yet every one knew that
he was but loyalty performing his duty.
He was eloquent, and the attorneys
seated around called it an admirable ar
gument.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
In the afternoon the room was
damned. and people crowded i'll like a
lot of cattle. Three ladies appeared in
the court room, but no one offered them
a seat. They remained standing, and
this caused Judge Kelly to deliver a
singing rebuke.
Mir. Sheriff. he said, 'please seat
those ladies. There certainly ought to
be gentlemen enough in the room to
give them seat"
Judge Eagan resumed his argument.
He referred to the above incident III Il
few words:
There should be no distinction be-
tween men and women on trial. They
come to the court house and go Oh vari-
Gus avocationS, thus placing themselves
on an equality with man. L feel pro-
foundry the great issue presented; the
inefficieney, the lack of magnetic
power. Armies have been led by it;
Jerusalem was conquered by it. What
a wonderful gift it is, yet no gift at all
unless allied with truth.
In this little petty case you are my
equals in discriminating in facts.
Where The taking of a human life is
admitted, boldly, behind the ear-not in
front-and all civilization is before and
behind me, we look at it as you read
the ten commandments. All these
things are brought before me to show
that this woman could not distinguish
between'right and wrong. Deal with
this woman under your oaths, by every
rigid and just rule-nO more, no less.
She took q human life in your city,
Shall every one take the law in their
own hands? Deal with her fairly, and
also fairly with the great masses OF peo-
pie you represent. want you to give
it the best and fairest consideration.
Let no false theory of insanity move
you, It's a sham. deluSiOn and a
snare to say that this woman went
through all these actions totally lost to
reason. You have the case. The rest
YOU will hear from counsel for the
other side Reasonable doubt doesn't
mean the possibility of doubt. You
must discriminate between us, leaving
out all eXaggeratons OF facts. You are
not trying the case OH public opinion OF
sympathy, but as sworn jurors. leave
the case with you" Judge Egan closed
Mt 2:40, and Mr.. Erwin addressed the
jury.