The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-11
TODAY WILL DECIDE.
Craemer's Fate Will Be Left
With the Jury.
BOTH ne AND HIS WIFE TESTIFY.
M. .ts~s. a, "a. r.1.un. abb sad Beta
Make Coed wttnessss--A Sea-
s.sfoa fs Prospect

evening ard xi5 - completed before noon
,c.4.w II - difficult 20 forecast the YER
dtet. bat the attorneys for shs defense feel
eannaens thst the accused VII not be con-
xIe.ed. crsenser gained ground By golss
ON the staud ia bis own benssf. and be
wisess testimony will undoubtedly b Of
great weight wifkI the jury.
sAunxp wTrH rHE cURrous-
The third day Of the trial brought oas
one Of the largest csowds that ever Assers-
hs~d ia Judge Hunses' court As at pre-
Won. sessions she aisies we're allsd. and
won~n stoesd up, Before proceedings con-
ttnuea any length of time the judge in
formed the hailin shat the court room y ~
tarsa 20 ia fullest capacity and ordered
the door 70 he locked. The crowd vas
restless for white, owing - ths fresenes
Of small children who created sofae ais-
tarbapes. bat the attention OF ali present
w.x concentrated on Mrs Crasiner s.
soon as the defense put her on the stand.
Tn. three crasmer children. Minnie.
srsd II Henry Q. and Lena 5. were near
their parents all day long. They we're
mainly hat neatly dressed. and intelligent
In appearance. The two younger ones dfa
not seem 30 realize the Trsdieameat their
father was ia. The little boy noE aud
then laid his head upon his father .
shoulder. Isnd affectionateiy earessed the
accused murderer.
Many minutes before the balm raped
for order crowd had throngsd the room,
and every available seat was hIied- AZ
$50 Attorney soderberg came IN through
the privats entrances. carrying IN BIS arms
large object eecssed 10 canvas. II was
the miter box in which the money had
been found.
Tie irst move Of the defense - TO re-
call Detective cudihee and subject bin 10
questions ia relation 10 tho sidewalk by
tile Meller house. near Shich the pistol
Identified and introduced ia evidence
Saturday was found Sheriff Wooiety
was likewise questioned. Attorney Solder
berg then called fer A. q. Smith and r..
Duclo, bot neither OF them could be found.
Here Attorney soderberg arose and said
1--WE move for peremptory instructions
scQuitfiug this defendant have the In
etfuctions an writing.
The motion was ~ once denied.
rHE THEORY OF TIE DEFEssE
estate your case to the jury" called
cut Judge Humss 20 the defense. Every
one ia ths court room paid the closest at
tention as Mr. Soderberg took his place
before the twelve men who are to pass
upon Crzemer's guilt or innocence. and in
a maiter-oi-fact way. spoke as follows:
I'm the first place the state has proven
no case. There is not at this time one
iofa Of evidence connecting this defend-
ant with the crime. The prosecution has
absolutely failed In this respect and. TAX
ing the case as it now stands. no defense
Is necessary.
acknowledgements Is q man Of reputa-
bic family and = good citizen. iic has
resided IN this country Tor some time, and
on the morning IN question left home 1t .
o'clock. announcing 10 his family that he
intended 10 go 10 Tacoma and collect a
debt -Four years ago he was the pro-
prietor of saloon in Los Angeles
Among his customers was y mining man
and engineer who sometimes went on
tremendous DRINKS. One time this man
went on q fearful debaach, in which he
spent all hia money ana finally be-
came sick. While in this condition
he applied 10 this defendant for q
loan aud received tl7. This money was
not repaid when craemer moved up here.
Last spring in this city Craemer met q
man named Charley, " from Los Angeles,
and learned from him that lack, F" who
borrowed the money, was in Tacoma To
40 this time he did not know the man :
fail name but knew him by sight few
DAYS before the tragedy the man Char
lev WHO aAfl Vas III lAI0UlA. - "
craemer again and told him that Jack"
was stiR in tha. city. CrAemeF needed
money badly and collected part OF the
debt resting and dining near tue water
front lie then came home on the las,
Flyer.
"The above fact OF itself would ordi-
nmrlIy be a defense. Ia addition this de-
PENDANT had not had a pistol up 10 six
weeks before the tragedy. lie had no
pistol in the house the fore part of August.
lie sold the pistol be once owned because
he needed money.
In reference TO money, we expect 70
show that there never was such q tobacco
can about the place as has been introduced
in evidence here. The same is true in
reference TO newspapers The Germans do
not take American newspapers. We will
also show that on she night following de-
PENDANTS arrest the shed nett 10 the house
was open and accessible, and that the dog
barkrd farieusiy.
The clothes defendant. wore on the day
of The tragedy he wears today. Moreover
the testimony Of witnesses IS 10 meeting
defendant in this city between the hours
OF II aud o'clock on Monday, august IL.
Is wiiitally fa.se.
aAfter having shown these facts We do
nos think that anybody can convict the
accused.
As Mr.. SoasrheEg outlined the defense
the iarymen leaned forward % catch every
WORT and the audience VAS 50 quiet thai
ths attorneys voice eould he distinctly
heard. When nc had concluded he called
the arss witness, Waiter SoderberE. xhC
testified a. 90 the time required % reach
the scene % the murder aad the pacullAri
ties OF the ne,rhborhood. Al this point
John Carr. a bysiaadeF, vas sworn q
serve az interpreter OF German.
Ms cRAxMER's sYosx.
Intense interest vas aroused when Ia.
name of Mrs.. belle CTaemer was called
aud she stepped forward. Sac proved
good witness, Her testimony MAS given
In low. msllianoas voice. and her lie
meanor VAS calm. Oaiy once did Ga.
show signs II agitation. aud that va,
When the hammer which crushed IA.
skaW % Mrs. MellsT Nas held up befor.
hes. She AZ that time nsryoasly twisted .
handkerchief ia her hands. In testlfvinr
hes manner vas animated. she accom-
paa.ed her statements saith an Abundaac.
Of gestures and occasionally her cAfcwarF
features we're fatally alumined wlth
sn4ss. she gained the sympathy % al il
the court Foou the moment she took "a,
stand.
Mrs.. Crae8aeE said she was married 2.
grNemer az FFsnkfart-on-ths-M Main IL
lssn and the following year eams 10 -
Iaais Teen shey iournsyed iato TeKSs
taence - LES AnEeies and finally - -
site. arriving here t~o years $50. whsr
he SECURED employment ia the lermennni
cellar II shs nay Niss hrsw~ry. and re
saslnea there Hnsl November Is. iSa&