Telegram-herald., 1890-01-29
II kEAZIE S STORY
He Accuses HIS Wife Of Deliberate
Suicide
i il 1PLD II TO SAVE HLR LIZ.
he Attr3utes Au his Troubles snd
Domestic tutellelty 10 lhs Aan
Place, Hls - lIt Aud sister. ails
freeLsan-A strange 49,

.al.d PIP w.tA, a. by tAe searching
o,s-exauu4t.on of Prosecuting al
touev >-aalt the wonder would be
taat ae dlnt - out and -iieot 'he
wao.ct.nu. ItNas no pedro party fgr
A.n elay. for he has bssan -
hear Tie news that h,s VIE is dead.
Tile questions put TO Mckenzie on tae
stand, ~ Mr. Stlart, clearly outlined
tac areunen. % be esented 10 t4e
jury m tne closing ot the case. Why
tn, prisoner should have been pat upon
tac stand at all Is mystery % All who
b earL b u testimony. Tor le SAID AoL
Nol8 which Old not make worse un-
press 0n Jlan the most dogged silence
/ could have done. The story ~ AlcAeu-
[ Zle'- ..te f0I period anterior 70 the
shooting was forced from las bps and
/ All the substantial feature, lead az up
% the killing were reiterated by him
substantially a. they have been told by
other witnesses. The evident purpose
ol the prosecution was 90 show the utter
absence OF any rational and proper
motive on the payt of AcheuNe
IN All the various relations Ot nim-
self and WIFE In the past yCar.
( IL IS remarkable that he was unable 90
I give 90 any one oil the thousand cues
tl0us passed upon mm, q single s1tls-
factory cXl .auatl0u of any OF his dCngs
/ that bore q near or distant relationship
70 this tragedy. IL would bo tedious
recital u repeat the long tale oi bis
se.t-contesscd vagrancy and drunken
wOrthleSsness during the weeks aid
months previous 20 the crime. II has
uccu told IN the newspapers again and
I agau. The most tha- hc seemed aa.e
/ 10 DO was - repeat I'D various way, Els
accUsat Ous OF his Wlfc's lnhdrltv,
especially with tine man Place, and the
uuiucndlacss OF hl, sister, Mrs. Free
man.
The first witness for the defense yes
/ terday morning was james Allaud, Of
/ Traverse CITY. lie saw Mckenzie and
+ E,s W IL ~ and on the tram when She
started from Traverse City Tor Grand
I Rapids. Tie says NckcuZc tOld Am Ot
h.s suspicious about his wife ana P.nce,
ald asked Ni.ard 20 spot tacm on the
/ way down. Ic DID so, and the strange
| mau a.d Mrs. Mckenzie did comic to
/ thus city together. Mckenzie seemed
] very despOudcEt over his wiie's con-
4 duct.
Alex Mckenzie then took the stand
J IN his oau defense. lie is - wear Old,
and "a painter by trade. Was narred
at Traverse CITY nine years ago. .nrir
I relations were happy -lr q er
F years. Viewer struck my wife uf
llc." lie denied. throughout ut
I whole course ot hlS testimony, cvery
matera statement sworn tO 0y other
I witnesses. tp to tho time Jiat he first
/ began CD suspect ms wlic's fidelity, he
/ had lceu au exemplary husband, and
/ lad been drunk only three tunes.
Thor. WAS some trouble between them
( in Chicago, Wucu his Wlc rDcevci q
I ring from young man. After they
/ came to tnls city the ma. 81 Influence
/ Of h.5 sister began % appear, and do-
-plcst.c troubles multiplied. N.ilc they
+ were keeping boarding house d.i1.g.-
/ ties arose about the attentions OF
some o.. tAe boarIer>. These troubles
+ drove l.m to Chicago, aId l.s wife t.I-
+ lowed d we,A later. ic gave Iec,ai
Of tne gaa.- and comm-- during the
past tHo years, 60 Kansas tIty. Chicago,
Traverse Guy, Grand Rapids. i1
O.t.a.r they Weat % Traverse
/ l.r.a "uoi place the ism. .cpar--
t.ol toS place, mainly DfJu4u t.e
nlc.--. ol the mau .ace. j. wl-
F ca--- a-I ca account " tl.-e grove
u cllt ltIlctu0ua t.at .a tooE 80
duas to- excess. He analy went o
tl. uut - board, leaving hl- v.-
v.ts Nr Alapp nc taa bakery. 30 W-
Uu4. d. the uot,. taat 4. 1u- le.e. .E
lc...e ot ls- "lie- ..t..tol CD come
-o eri.d baI.os. Na.a sHe "oa.