The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-27
Wendell Murder Trial
A Large Number OF
Witnesses Exam
med.
Ev idence Against the Boy.
Other Items OF Interest Picked 10
About the Metropolis OF the
Copper Country.
Ey idence Against the Bov.

clothes and other articles, said the bio
with which they were marked might ha
been either human blood or from I
lower animal.
Coroner Rogers said he found the pla
ter stained for about two feet IN the J
cinity of the child's feet. Took piece
the plaster and gave il TO DR.. Wordin.
Matilda Wendell, sister of the accuses
II, said she was at home on June 24, Sa
Eva there at $3.50, left home about
De O'Clock and returned about :. When
returned did not see Charles. but di
see him about IL o'clock. Our tamil
:. consists OF my two brothers, my siste
and my mother. All of us except Charlie
'e were at my mothers until IL O'Clock
e my attention was called 10 a shirt wais
on Eva. on that day my brother wor'
dark blue shirt Believed the suit pro
duced was the one he wore. My brother
}. was making ice cream in the shed behind
4 | the house.
Upon cross examination said there were
Il
with my sister, Charles with his brother
and my mother alone. went into the
garnet June ~ to look for blue cape
Did not detect any odor at that time.
Was up there several times afterwards
just before the tournament in August.
went up there for some steel engravings.
/ Did not notice any bad smell then. Four
teen or fifteen firemen stopped with us.
| Did not notice any bad smell until after
the tournament. It was noticed all
through August, but could not locate it.
Supposed it came from dead rats. The
house was infested with rats and could
hear them chasing day and night in the
garnet.
Laura Wendell another sister OF the ac-
cused, testified she left home at O'Clock
on June 81 and did not return until after
Z and left the house again at 8. Did not |
see Charles after he was freezing ice cream |
in the shed.
Ludwig Wendell, brother OF the accused, |
left the house about > with some other |
boys. Went home about 6 to put on his |
best clothes. Saw Charles about Z with |
some other boys as he was going to bis |
uncle's. Saw nothing more of Charles |
until L. Charles used TO 90 up in the |
garnet and make littlecarts like the skips |
used in the mines.
Mrs. Durham said she was at Mrs. |
Wendels, showed Charles how TO break |
up the ice and pack it in the freezer; helped |
the girls make the ice cream. Reached |
home at 435 on that afternoon.
Agnes Laienier said Eva was her sister.
Eva had my cape on when she was lost.
She gave me a flag and went out TO Wen
dels. Never saw her alive after. On the
day the body was found | saw Charles in
the kitchen. He said something, and
laughed and then went out.
olga Houpth worked at Wendel's. Saw
Eva at Wendel's in the afternoon. The
last time about ten minutes to 6. Eva
went away then. Went away shortly
after and did not return until the next
shed disappeared about that time and a
new one had TO be bought to open the
boxes.
Marshal Carlson said he had the clothes
which had been identified az having been
worn by the accused on the day in uues-
ton. got them the day OF the inquest
at Grandma Voelker's before Charles was
arrested. The clothes were in wash
tub filed with water
John Birche, a nightwatchman at Mar
quette gaol said. Charles asked him to
read what the papers said about hiscas
Charles said he did not believe he ever
said such thing to the boys. The Off
GERS are looking for my clothes but they
will get left Ny grandmother had them
in the tub twice. suppose they will find
| lots OF blood, but my nose has been
bleeding two or three times a week so |
had to stay away from school.
Charlsworth, a Pinkerton detective oc-
cupied cell adjoining Wendel's under
the name Of Charles Werth. Was there
| forty-five days. Cut WendeTs hair. who
| remarked, 81 am too smart for Young
| and the officers. They are looking for
blood, but put my clothes in tub at
grandma's and put half a pail OF home.
made I've in it," He spoke about hatch
ct and was afraid they would find il. He
said he told two boys he had hid the
body OF the girl and only two men knew
about the hole the carpenter and his
uncle. He said he was afraid he would
talk 10 his sleep and that someone would
tell Mr.. Young.
Charles Gilman sad he had talked with
Charles several weeks after Eva was lost
He asked Oscar Sodergren il he had Eva
hid. Wendell said he had Eva hid in
the garnet. Oscar SAID YOU must be iok.
ing and Wendell started off laughing. He
also said something about hitting her
head with an axe.
Oscas Sodergren said he was IL years
old and has known Wendell about five
years. Had n talk with Wendell about n
week after Eva was lost. There we're
some other boys about. said, What
has become of Eva" Wendell said, You
have her hid in your barn" said. mo
Sir He said, mo, have her in the gar
ret, ] was joking" then he walked
away. On cross examination Sodergren
said when Charles said, 81 have got her