Telegram-herald., 1890-09-19
UNDERTOOK AND KEY
The Jury IN the DeMann Case
Could Not Agree.
THEY ARE LOCKED Up ALL slCHT
a ssrdist win Probably be ksaehed fhis
Morning Aesassa % ths Wit
asss stana-Hs Tells tns stsFso of
the Crime-IhS Arguments.

out tQuf hours Lney o.a not sSutg
that verdict bad heen reached. Al
that time Judge BuFiiDgame left the
court for h.s home. lie vii not return
until 10 O'Clock this morning. The
Jury vii then be sounded % ascertain
what tie result OF the deliberations has
been.
The scene ia the court room last
night vas a peculiar one IA many re-
spects. The anxious mother and father
of The accused murderer sat in a cor
ner by themselves awaiting to hear the
fate OF their son. IL was long and
painful vigil for them. They conyerseG
az times Ia low iaaudable tones and
tried % comfort each other IN their
misery. They remained until il was
eunouneed that verdict would not DC
rendered until morning. Then they
departed slowly and sadly towards
their home. They viii in all proba-
h.lty be- the first TO reach the court
room to-day.
Ii vas expected that's verdict would
bc reached ln AZ least an hour, and a
crowd hung around theeouidors OF the
city hall and in the court room until
nearly midnight. Finally becoming
tired they left one by one. The fore
maa's rap on the iury-room door failed
10 come.
Mrs. Rickling and her pretty sister
left after the charge tothe jury and did
not return IN the evening.
Two deputy sheritfs guarded the jury
room and would allow no one TO come
within gun shot of where they were.
l, was impossible to learn just what the
hitch was, though the jurymen at
times were loud IN their deliberations.
They talked excitedly, but their words
were not disnnguishaOle.
The lawyers and officers discussed
the probabilities of the verdict, and the
generally accepted theory was that the
Jury could not agree as to whether II
was murder IN the second degree or
manslaughter. The delay argues well
tor the prisoner, and his counsel have
hopes OF an acquittal or a disagree
nient. In the latter case, II Is thought,
the prosecuting attorney Will allow
DeNann to plead guilty 10 manslaugh-
ter. II he docs, u - said he Will get
from four to SIX years
The DeNann murder case opened
yesterday TO a full lobby TO hear the
prisoners defense. There was standing
room Only. and not much of that
Nellie Hook was the first witness in
troduced for the defense. She is Is
years old and rather prepOsssssing. She
testified that she had attended dances
az RCnke's barn on three different oc-
casOns. She was met on the street bv
Reinke and invited 10 the dance at
which Kicking was killed. She at
tended with several other girls and al
drank beer.
John Reinke was recalled. He testi-
fed that ne bought the beer from
Goetzs brewery, and there were two
kegs, a quarter and an eighth. He
purchased a portion Of the bread ana
cheese for the lunch and Kicking the
balance.
Lizzie Kunst, 17-years-old, was at the
dance. She testified that most of the
girls present were younger than she. IL
was I o'clock when she left and she
saw nobody on the outside Reinke
met her on the street and invited her to
attend.
Jennie Eunst. \ mere child Is years of
sge. was next called She testified that
Rcuke met her on the street and in
vstcd htr % attend his dance. She
went aud drank beer. Sac had been to
dsHras &C the barn three times prevI-
ursiv.
Minnie Boot. 90 years old. was pres
emit as tne dance and drank beer. she
WIS a.so invited By Belukc, who met
lor on fhc street.
John DeNann the accused was next
caIIeti f9 the stand. lie appeared cool
anj sfii-pussy-sed except on one oCCa-
sIo0. iie htcawc some what excited and
nervous when oss-evamnCd.
lis story 0f the CRIME differed ma
teraIy ff0nf tHe other witnesses He
wen. to Use saloon In the evening
uUd. together with LIsc and several
ofacrs. started for thc dance. Lise was
sdritfcd. hut he was ordered out.
after hcng i0 three or logr minutes.
Len Walker Was pushed 005 and Rolnko
fa4loweU. striking nm several times.
Witness says he stepped tn between
thsr add fo't hm 20 'et the boy alone
rnl ri there WAS any fighting t. be
Gone be- woult do f. At MS Reinke
lt-an striking hln and ne hacked away
from bm Eeinse also Kicked him.
Suddenly he rcre.ved a violent thumD
ir fae hacs OF the head. knocking him
duvu lt Ves then that be- pulled bis
kr te. When be arose. Ecking came
sc am sgain. and he held the knife
ogt. hri rst with the Intention of stab
ting hs sssatlsut The second time he
heame excted anj d.d stab him. lie
draed trat Detective Smth found the
kss mder the bed. but it 10y on the
fsar
ID also claimed thst be had a mark
cs ns a,reneii as result of she
seas leNann was subjected 10 a
r1lE cross exam uaDon sitter which
rrascruton introduced EVIDENCE in
p hlta
net.ct ves smith and Kennedy testi-
RI fEfat immediately after TeNsun a
err fHeV examined him and could
fed na marks
Ntes Pr. Woodford. of the
1setv- -ilrnsrr. sfd ac rad inter-
~ -erer after bis arrest ard
caut sceref ro marx en- ns fore
haI
fa uf-reeotts Ms DeNsrn. the
ua oL tne prSonsr. was
te fe stsra H1r emotion W8s
She fesr fe3 taf her
oFe,i Ser tne mark 80 Store
Ite erideece was al 'n ard az a.
ue was a3ken entl aftarncor.
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