The morning call., 1890-11-27
GOLDBERG'S SLAYER.
Opening Statement in Behalf OF
Mile PanhOrSt.
Shocking Array VI Facts Disclosed to the
Jury by Her Consolidating OF
Her Love.Letters.

| Jury by Her Consolidating OF
Her Love.Letters.
Perhaps never since the trial of the cele-
brated Sharon case has the historic chamber
now occupied by Judge Van Reynegom, ana
in which Mile Panhorst is now being tried
been the center OF so much interest. 1t was
a genuine crush inside its doors nearly all
day, and hundreds loitered for hours near
the entrance in the vain endeavor to eaten a
word of the proceedings or have peep at
the central object of so much curiosity.
Julia lohr, Danish woman, was the FIRST
witness called, but as she could not speak
one word of English she was retired until an
interpreter could be found, and meanN lille
Dr. William Miner of the City and County
Hospital was called. He testified that lie
was present Nhen Goldberg made his dying
statement and heard the deceased say a
great deal that was not contained ID that
document.
He told me-" continued the witness.
that about a week before she had said, 1
guess we had better quit l asked Inn IL
he had ever threatened her. and he said,
Yes; told her a week ego that II she
proved untrue 10 me l would kill her, lie
did not say she had been untrue"
When the Danish Interpreter was found
Miss Lolr gave Ter testimony, but 1t simply
related the outside circumstances of the case
as witnessed by herself, and did not differ
materially from what had already been re-
lated.
THE ACCUsED's sTEPBRoTHER.
John Klesow, stepbrother of Miss Pam
horst. about IA years old, next took the
| stand. He was an eyewitness to the shoot
ing and related the circumstances attending
it in the kitchen.
Goldberg said he, fused 10 call at the
house two or three times Il week. L have
delivered messages to him az the clgar-st0re
at the corner Of McAllister and Market
streets. think l delivered the last note
about three and half weeks before the
shooting. On that night my father came
home a little before 10 O'clock. Goldberg
came shortly alterward. ! let him in at my
| fathers request. He said he wanted to see
Mile. and l showed him into the kitchen,
where he sat down explaining the situation
by adiagram).
''Miie and father we're sitting about five
feet from me, and Sam was about ten feet
from Mile. No one went out to the gro
Gerry while Sam was there. While they were
sitting in the kitchen Sammy was the first TO
speak. He said: Mile, l want 10 speak
10 you alone. l love you and want to marry
you. If you don't marry me III Kill myself
and kill you, too Mile said, Dent talk
that way before my father Then my
father SAID, Why don't you marry her law,
fullyY He said, That's my oan business.
and swore. Then my father said, II you
Use any bad language III put you out lie
replied, Put me out and see who gets the
best OF it.. Mile said, Let him say what
he has to say He sat down and repeated,
Mile, If you don't marry me I've nothing
to live for, and I'll kill you and myself, too
''Millie then jumped up and said, You
kill me? You've ruined me- and then she
fred the shot. l did not notice anything
| peculiar IN his actions before the shooting.
/ saw no one hand her pistol. When she
said, You kill me?' she took one step for
ward. l did not see pistol in her hand at
staggered up after lie was shot and stag
gered out of the house. Mile threw her
pistol on the table"
You HAVE RUINED ME-"
During the cr0sS-eXanination the lad tes-
tilted that Goldberg rang the d. or-bell about
s o'clock in the evening and Mile went TO
the door. He heard the man say, Mile,
love YOU, and if you don't marry me Ill
kill you" She said. You will Kill me,
Sam?" Yes" he replied, "unless you
marry me-"
.Afterward my sister asked me to 60 and
get the pistol. | did SO. 1t was in my
| fathers writing-desk. | laid it on the table.
| When my father returned she told him what
Sam had said. Goldberg came aiterward
and we admitted him to the kitchen. When
Mile said You have ruined me-. Goldberg
rose and put his hand in his overcoat
pocket"
The prosecuting counsel, Mr.. Campbell,
surprised everybody Immediately after the
court convened for the afternoon session by
announcing that the prosecution would rest.
In opening the case for the defense, Mr..
Wilson said that the prosecuting counsel had
rightly characterized it an extraordinary
case. The evidence lie would be obliged TO
introduce would be shocking to every ear,
and he shrank from the unsayory task him.
self. The young woman had been in jail
long time before she consented 10 reveal TO
her counsel the true state Ut the Case
FIRST MEETING WITH GOLDBERG,
Miss PanhoSt. lie said, had first met Gold
berg about five years ago at her sister
| residence on McAlliSter street Goldberg
was peddler of lottery tickets and was at
that time about p years of age. He was a
| pleasant appearing man and one WHO would
naturally win the confidence If n young
| girl. aud she did contide in him 10 certain
extent. She asked him il he could not OBJ
| tain employment for her, and lie did obtain
for her work in wholesale house. He con-
tinned 10 call upon her irequently-used TO
| call Tor her at luncheon hour
On one of these occasions, while they were
passing photograph gallery, he stopped
| and sail, LET us 20 up here and have our
pictures taken" She went with him. and
when they reached the second floor he took
her into room and there, taking her hand.
offered her marriage. He said lie loved her,
| and he did not like to see her working In
| the house He would take care of her, he
said. There ON that day lie led her astray.
When she met this man she was pure girl.
| They parted and did not meet again until
about two years ago. She had loved him al
most from the first, and still loved him with
all the strength Of her young heart. He
| qskpi her IN n m the haSp- hall will
him. She went, and there other dates or
| appointments were made and their form er
relations were resumed Later he came TO
her and said he would marry her tomorrow,
| that he had q nice room on McAlllSteT
street and she might come there and live
with him. Size went, and they lived together
for several days. lie said there was only
one way in which he could marry her, and
that was by contract. He said his parents
| objected to his marriage because she was a
| Christian woman She would not consent
to that kind Of a marriage.
A DELICATE PHASE IN THE CASE.
Mr.. Wilson here touched upon one of the
| delicate and at the same time most outrage
Gus phases Of the case, that of necessity cut
a very important figure in the final judg-
| ment. The details are unfit for publication.
and of such nature that when witness
| was introduced whose testimony promised
to reveal their true inwardness the specta-
tors were ordered to withdraw.
Goldberg was not moral man." contin-
ued Mr.. Wilson; "on the contrary he wassa
jackal Of society. Three hours before the
shooting took place lie had taken another
| young girl of II INTO saloon and there in
TT duced her as his wife.
Eve will prove that on one occasion he
drew pistol on the girl and would have
| killed her but Tor the Intervention of a
friend who will relate the facts on the wit
ness-stand. The young seventeen year-old
| girl, whom he took into saloon on the very
| night OF the killing, he introduced in these
| words: This is the new Mrs. Goldberg"
Mr. Wilson then related how Mr. Klesow,
| the girls stepfather, had discovered the
| true nature aud intent of Goldberg, and how
he importuned her to let him go and h I'VE
nothing more to do with him. Finally she
| began to see the truth as he did, and prom
| ised to have nothing to do with the man.
| Gnllharl sill kai,t iIiu mud aI.nnltinn