The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-09
NTH THE JURY SOON.
nsfs Has Rested in the Craemer
Murder Case.
rpoHTAsT WITNESS FAILS.
:. RSsuses 80 Identify the usmmer-
rks AIfbi Goes 90 Pfeess-A
Charge Of Bribery.

- Hs0 o c80cA sotnoffoH MORNING lie
= 81 prosecution OF the supposed muir
s.<xr Of Mrs. Phfiipina Meier was clear
"a sorsczl ard was mapped out by the
.eiaony Of numerous witnesses. Some
- lixhts we're thrown on the case by the
tnurs Of al important witness TO identify
IS bloody hammer found ia ths houss
he property OF the accused: the state
r.ss Of Harry Guyer that bribe had been
JARED him 10 withhold his testimony.
I'd he Introduction in evidences Of q re-
r,svsr, proven 70 be Craemer's. found near
- wzIk By Mslisr's house Q week ago.
Interest IN the trial continued unabatsd
ii dsy and many women were compelled
: Sand. One Of the problems Of Monday
ashsther crssmer will be put on the
rznd 10 his own behalf. Attorney Sober
se-r not having decided. The only other
s;tness for the defense Ia Mrs. Craemsr.
Among the witnesses subpenasd by the
rzse sas August Rother. who WAS ar
nsssd with Craemer and lay in fail three
lara Rothsr, since his release, has kept
fsiet. learning u - thought, that TIE
tsads Of AsIlsr might undertake 70
ssxch him. IS once Was threatened. The
tgsce DO not connect him with the crime.
He rss unfortunate In having . room zt
Erz<mer's house.
Attorney Sodsrbsrg insisted that the
nIs sxciuding witnesses from the room be
mfarcsd. The prosecuting attorney asked
gst the rnle be suspended In reference 70
cslsf Rogers and Detective cudihse, snd
nsnqasss was granted rs regards the
hssss Mrs. Craemer was also allowed TO
Knsin, and sat beside her husband.
rrxemsr glanced at the Detectives and
Esllsr and listened sttentivcly to the
testimony.
KILLED WITH THE HAAxKR
Coroner Horton was the first witness
flIed. lie described the wounds OF the
murdered woman, and said the immedi-
pts cause Of death was q fracture of the
DkuII, With hemorrhage, which must have
b<sn fatal within very few minutes. He
nd:
THE body had not becoms cold when I
rrivsd at 0 O'Clock in company with the
shisf OF police, and the murder could not
bsse been committed very long before that
Tine Ny opinion 10 that the wounds
we're inflicted with q blunt instrument /
pax In the house q hammer which Chief
Eosers found in the front room. The
banner vas covered with blood, and from
lAs nature Of the wounds / can form be-
Def that the murder WAS committed with
NE hammer"
John Meller. husband OF the murdered
woman was next called. and all eyes were
elrected upon him as he took the stand.
His testimony was given in low tone.
snd in voice that st times quivered with
smotion. He said:
THE Hus BAsD's STORY.
II was the husband of Philipina Melier,
Ind we lived with our family Of two girls
and little boy in this city not quite a
Tear. during which time I was employed
Of the Bay View brewery. When I went
b work there / took Craemer's place ~
she request Of the foreman. / tirst knew
bin about the time came TO Seattle. lie
worked At the brewery up 10 last Novsm-
ber
up 10 about month before the picnic
given By the Liederkrans, August II. I
bad saved $40 in gold, which my wife
kspf. l carried IL In wales In my
pocket. Just outside the gate 10 the pic
nse grounds gave the money 20 my wife.
- that she might take care of IL when
We GOT home. We kept the money there,
slihsr In little satcheiin the closet or in
the trunk In the front room. There was
20 ether money In the houss--not q cent.
Just before l left for the Brewers
unloa meeting Monday evening. Fritz,
The baby, sat in his chair on my left-hand
sds ct the supper table. I had that day
received my last weeks pay, <Is.o5. and /
pave IL TO my wife. She had saved the
lto by my giving her every week my
wages. have not seen the money since,
although have looked all over the house
IaF ls The trunk was not kept locked.
nod afser the murder everything In IL Was
lhrosn about on the door"
DISCOVERY OF THE cRfNx-
The next witness was Mrs. NJ. A. Rear.
Who lives near the brewery. two blocks
BON the Meller home. She said:
''0n the evening of August u was In
thst vicinity with Mrs. Whipple. and saw
Jeanne Clark. with the little Meller girls.
q The foot Of the steps leading from their
kense. Jennie said the house was on TIRE.
ard We two went up thu steps. the oldest
shad following US. Jennie vent into the
house ahead of me, caught mp the baby
BON the bed and ran with ii to Mrs.
Peters, three or four blocks away 20 the
soath. When l reached the center room
Mrs. Meller lay on the floor apparently
Esslsss. aud about two feet away from her
body was a ere kindled among bed clothes
Izpsrs and three chairs piled up together.
sss snail Kerosene lamp on the door.
locked for water To put cut the IRE, but
sonidn't End any. aud then ran 20 the
kes=*e Ae4o~ ~ tel s.he people that the
Meier house was on IRE and that Mrs
heller had been murdered. Leaving there
cent on 20 the briekyard and told two
REQ, and went back With them 10 put cut
tae Gre. When trst went 90 the house
cld not see any blood. bat when l returned
tAeFe was bloody towel In the Kitchen
.ass a. II some one had wiped his hands
g II The hrst thing 10 attract nv atten-
bon AZ the foot OF the stairs Vas The crying
q sas ehildren."
IESNIE CASKS yKKstos.
sennls Clark vas the nexs witness and
'esd The following story;
Il live this side OF the South Seattle
sxsr tunnel | Vas nos very sell se-
painted With Mr. and Mrs. Meller. Mon
esF evening ! was near their house. and
NJ stste- was with rue. l vent up 60 ths
Aesse because Two little girls came down
sse STEPS aud met me on the plank road.
ara Rear sent back up the steps with
Ass enc q tbs Little girls holding TO my
sand. went ia the back door of the
kaSse, hui did not notice anything ex-
WI Ere near the foot Of the south bed
= tAe nasadle room took the baey ont
= ia TED aad ian with IL 10 Mrs. Peters.
sas alive, but did nos make any noise.
Wee | rssche3 the house l sAw blood on
- lace, But DO net know how long -
hssd. did not see the body Of Mrs Mel
90. Ihcre vas nobody az the house when
sssent 20 the Mellars'"
]. A. Walcher testified:
/ had been Sc the tunnel this side OF
sss las View brewery the evening OF TIE
srsFdsf and later Nas sitting an Tom
ssFsas heuss. Shen = woman came IN,
ssAsang that the Msllers' house Was on IRE.
! ran an - the house and saw the IRE ca
We .aoos. male up Of papers and clothes.
seetwork 81 one az she chairs Was afare.
sh1 ! took Is outside. ! wsnf back 90 pus