The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-23
Final Addresses Being Made in the
Eisenhower Murder Trial.
THE SCENES In COURT YESTERDAY
Grounds Of the Defense Formally An
nounced to the urt-Congressman
Brumm will bangle Surgical In
struments Before the Jury
Specinl to EVENING HERALn.

in simultaneous session in the court house to-
day five distinct courts. Judge Savidge is
holding forth in No. l. Judge Albright in
No g Judge Bechtel in No. 3, Judge Persh-
ing in No. and Judges Ikeler Craig and
AregOod are giving hearing to the Lyon
Dunn contest
The session attracting the greatest atten-
ton is that in which Theodore Eisenhower,
on trial for the murder of John Schwindt, is
the center figure. The court loom is crowded
and it is known that many people from sew
eral towns of the county have visited the
court house to-day especially to hear the
final arguments of the lawyers in the case,
The closing hours of the case yesterday
were of but little interest They were
mostly consumed by the Commonwealth in
putting the finishing touches to their cross
examinations and knocking a ledge or two off
of Eisenhower's plea of insanity. An at
tempt was made to get number of women
on the stand to prove good reputation for
Mrs. Eisenhower but this failed. Mr..
Brumm also had DIR. Bddle on the stand
again, but only for short time and merely
to identify a number of instruments that
were used in performing the operation on
John Schwindt before he died.
After Eisenhower was allowed to leave the
stand yesterday afternoon William Schwindt
was recalled by the Commonwealth and he
swOre that he never told Eisenhower that he
had been intimate with Mrs Eisenhower,
and that he never knew where the Eisen-
howers lived after they left the Turkey Run
house.
Mr.. Brumm made no cross-examination of
this Witness
Mrs George Manning, of Shenandoah, was
baY aa1l, l,J 70 a.. Ixr
wealth, but before any questions could be
addressed to her Mr.. Brumm jumped to his
feet and demanded some information as to
what the Commonwealth proposed to prove
by the witness Mr.. Whalen said he wanted
to show the good character of Mrs. Eisen-
hover. Mr.. Brumm said that if Mrs Eisen-
hover was on trial the offer would be per-
fectly proper, but as she was not, he objected.
The court sustained the objection and Mrs,
Manning, and n number of other women
whose names Mr.. Whalcn read aloud with
the evident intention Of letting the jury
know there was plenty material of that lliud
ON hand, left the court without getting
chance to testify.
Michael Schneider, of shenandoah, testified
that he had known the prisoner for from Is
to Is years and had never observed his actions
or manner of speaking as being different
from ordinary men. But Mr.. Brumm, on
| cross-eXamination, made Schedcr admit that
he never associated with Eisenhower, that he
never slept or worked with him, and only
saw him casually about once "a month
Jacob Franks, stable boss at Turkey Run
colliery, said he knew Eisenhower as teamster
at the same cOlliery for about three years and
always found his actions and manner of
Fran[s adnittnd on .oyo,,in,+inn tLat
nil he knew about the nri.oner was when
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