The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-01

MRS. ALICE A. FLEMING.
had one child. This child is the present
Mrs Fleming. Mrs. Livingstone, the
mother, was far beneath her husbands
moral standing. These early facts in
the lives Of Mrs. Fleming and her ante
eedents are not to be underestimated.
because they form the framework of
the structure which scientific and legal
genius are building on the matricide
case.
About 1886 Livingstone died and left
100000 in trust for his daughter. Mrs.
Livingstone married again, her second
husband being Henry w. Bliss, real
estate man now living In New York.
All but about s100,0O0 OF the heritage
was lost in the panic of 1893, and 1t was
10 obtain possession of this that, IL Is
alleged, Mrs. Fleming murdered her
mother.
but ante-dating the murder the ca
'eer OF Mary Fleming was bad. She
Vouunued the life she had learned by
observation from her mother, only that
she intensified it. 1t is known that she
Oecame enamored OF coachman in her
s.epiathers employ. At a music hall
sue met Harry Fleming and their ac-
qualhtance ripened into intimacy. A
year later she sued him for breach of
rUmlse and was awarded verdict OF
"V'vVV' the largest breach of promise
ceiu'ct ever granted in New York state.
sOOn after this Fleming died and Mary
uesah TO call herself by his name. al
rage. '''i '"'''
Du' 10 return to the elements of this
s'ea' circumstantial evidence trial and
~ ts record-breaking phases and the
opposing counsel conducting II I'm
,su,eStlonably a greater amount of legal
m" eu, was arrayed against one another
ian mas ever been employed before in
~ ',inihal trial In New York. IL was
,h e nrst Time In twenty-five years that
ts . Isa'e mad called special counsel to
lu alu. The most famous scientists in
c,s" nave been brought into the
soe, ana In only one instance has n
S s"er number OF talesmen ever been
,.ul'hohed to form a fury. This last
pla PIN was stupendous in the extreme
mOnss hundred talesmen were sum-
" ~ ana oO9 were examined minute
non o.uer to obtain a jury of twelve
,ra ana II is asserted by prosecution
~u ueiense alike that the inrv uas ,ho
Nav, ' ya ever sat on criminal case in
tsl,,uo ,ork' All were men of high in
ma senoe and representative businosa-
colno,s. 'ne community. II is an odd
naroS ence that three OF the men were
nr ~uleu McGowen, although thev woro
whnNy unknown to one another
was : getting this jury Mrs. FLEMING
dent .% 'uuy' Full of humor and conf
wboso ' ne studied carefully the men in
diroo,.s ands was to hang her fate ond
coupss, ,h "a many instances that her
turos s', - should object to men whose fea-
She nror manner did not please her
| deve,ossl mat her sense OF humor was
the vps' Mighty, and enjoyed heartily
aro.o s'lous amusing Incidents tha,
Efforts ~ gu ,ne examinations and the
| Il Was 81 talesmen to escape service
had nue. u"e 70 her that each juryman
Flem,nan nose OF the same shane Mrs
sci BY ch was represented as chief coun-
Is the ,or naries W. Brooke. who perhaps
York re- criminal lawyer in New
Shaw ne was assisted by John g
before h. s' 20, civil lawyer, who never
case Cup Gov neen interested in a criminal
a'1 Nathan was a third coun-