Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-09
MRS. DIMICK'S TRIAL.
Progress of the Case CT So Much
Interest.

tween Counsel at the Outset-The
First witnesses.
The jury in the case of the people
against Elizabeth A. Dimick was en-
panneled and sworn yesterday after.
noon. The dispatch with which it was
secured and the perfunctory manner in
which the veniIe were examined NAV
form an index of the character of the
trial-a prosecution likely to be techni.
cally weak and insincere and a defense
more vigorous than necessarily real.
The state is represented by
States Attorney Mansfield NJ.
Sturgeon. while Major J. NJ. Boards
ley. VIM. Jackson, Esq. and VIM.
McEniry. Esq. are the counsel who sus.
tain the relation of advisors to the de.
PENDANT. The defendant, her sisters and
brother, as well as witnesses for the peo-
pie. occupied opposite sides of the bar
The defendant appeared calm. collected
and unconcerntd. She took no part in
the selection Of jury. not even sitting
by her counsel, and throughout evinced
a total indiffert nee to the proceedings
the result of al abiding conviction of
her Innocence, or failure to appreciate the
position she occupies. Her brother, On
the contrary, displayed great deal of
interest and the Importance of the oc
casion was impressed upon his features.
No unpleasantness was INDUCED in by
counsel except when the states attorney
made the remark that the newspapers had
persistently lied about the facts in the
case, which afforded an occasion for Ma j.
Beardsley max ng u short speech.
The jury selected are: Messrs. G. c..
| Speaker, George 5. Church, VIM. Lew
is, J. c. Golden. o. F. Bowman, F. W.
Cook, Byron Drury. w. s Pidcock. Sam
uel Lambert, ,ere Pearssll, Monroe Rob.
erts and C. J. Carlson.
The court room had a large audience
this morning 10 hear the evidence in the
L
stolid indifference of yesterday. excep,
during the pathetic portions of Mr.. Nc
EnirY's statement. when her fare flushed
slightly, and once she broke into
tears. Mr.. Sturgeon made the opening
statement for the people. He admitted
the fact that the peoples witnesses were
direputsble, and the scene of the occur,
renee not Of the most respectable char,
scter. but claimed that sthese facts were
no excuse for the crime. if one were
proven.
MIR. McEniry outlined the defense 10 a
very felicItous speech of about twenty
minutes. 1t was also clear and pathetic.
and showed the theory upon which they
expect TO acc uit the defendant-that is ,
that Mrs Diuick went to the house for
the purpose of securing her husband from
the wiles of lot of bad women and took
the revolver with her for her own pro,
lection. Upon arriving at the place her
husband endeavored TO wrest the revolver
from her, and it being accidentally dis
charged in the scuffle, killed her husband.
The first witness called was Alice Cook.
who with Mary Ranshaw and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dimick. were the only eye witnesses
OF the tragedy. She said that Lutte came
into the place about 10 O'Clock on the
night of July %, called for cider and had
only been in The place about 10 minutes
when Mrs. Dimick came in through q
broken pane q the show window and
upon reaching the floor said. here is
where / have found you, you dirty pup"
and while four or five feet from Lutte
fired, the fatal shot. She then pointed
the revolver at witness and saving that
she was the dirty thing who was running
after her husband and attempted to shoot
her. but Mary Ranshaw snatched the re-
volver out of defendants hand and threw
it in the alley. Mrs. Dimick then went
to her husband and saying to him my
God Lutte, have | shot your" to which he
replied Eyes Lizzie. l guess you have done
it this time," and they both went away.
The witness Mary Ranshsw testifit d
to the same effect.
When asked as to her occupation,
witness replied:
I'm sport"
you make your living as a sport"
asked one OF the counsel for the defense.
Yes"
"A thorongh bred sport, ehS" asked the
counsel.
Yes" she SAID remorselessly. "a
Thoroughbred dead-game sport"
How long have you been soS"
Ever since l was little girl; as long
almost, as can remember"
The witness then gave her testimony.
DIR. Calvin Truesdale testified to at
tending to Lutte after the shooting. He
said the ball entered the left side and
coursed downward and backward. lodg-
ing under the skin over tie left kidney.
The shirt OF the deceased had
hole in it the size of half dollar and
there were also number of smaler holes
In II made by the powder from the
pistol. THIS evidence tended to impeach
that OF the two women-that Lutte and
his wife were some distance apart during
the shooting.
Phil Mil er, the city marshal, related
the finding of the revolver and George
Long, his deputy. to certain measure
ments of the house in which the shooting
was done.
Harry Brady said that on the night in