Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-29
THE BAIL FOR bENDT.
Maj. J. N. Beardsley Says it
Will be forthcoming
Tomorrow.
sTNfNlHr AID LAW AZ 10 EIX.

Whils the Fss lag L. ssreng Agalsst the
south Rock blend 0as dener. Auen Of
the Rv.dsaes nat Coaviossd Drs.
BsAssss 10 lssamisabls - to Nina Pc
esissr Case.
Henry Bsndt, the South Book Isl-
and market gardener, will in all
probability be released from the
Scott county j.il. where he has been
held % On sccomplice Of Mrs. Chris.
tine Behrens in the murder OF her
husband. Claus Behrens. tomorrow.
Msj. J. NJ. Beardsley, Bendt's coun.
sci, stated this afternoon that Chris
Andrews, Of South Rock Island,
Bendt's brother-in-lav, vas prepar-
ing bonds Of $4,000 and will have
them ready by tomorrow. when il 10
supposed the prisoner will be gwen
bis freedom.
The Davenport Democrat. speak.
ing OF the legal pha.es Of the case 40
II applies to Beuds. says: THE
post ponemept Of the tria, and tbs
movement to restore to Bendt the
libe ~ Of which he has been de.
prived for several months past, ka:
awakened fresh interest In the case,
so far IS IL pertains to him. It il
stating moth ng more than Q fact 10
say that the popular prejudi' q
against Mrs. BehreDs. especially in
the portions Of the city whore the
and Der husband formerly lived. ex.
tends In AS great or even greater de.
gree to Bendt. Opinion is not near.
~ 80 unanimous. however. especially
inside the legal fraternity, in deelar
ing that the state has as good q case
against B,ndt as it had against Mrs
Bshrens. The statements of Juror
in the Behrens case that they woult
not have hesitated to convict Bend,
on the evidence before them. counts
for nothing. as the larger part Of tn,
evidence that figured in the Behren
trial 10 shut out, absolutely, by law
from the Bendt case. This state
ment refers to the written comics
sions' Of Mrs. Behrens. in which she
admitted improper relations will
Bendt, stated that he talked with he
frequently about the insurance pol
icy. said be would never marry ne
unless she had the insurance money
and made use Of the significant ex
preston, If Ii we're only Q couple o
hundred il would not matter; bu
! 1000 IL worth the trouble
| Osiy nrs. Bshrs.s Can Toll.
"None OF this will 20 before tn
Jury, unless 1t goes there from til,
mouth OF Mrs. Behrens The ls'
gives the defendant the privilege o
csoss-exsminiug every witness Of tn
Estate. and il shuts out written state
ments. and 1t gives no credence t
statements OF . coconsp'rstor, ex
cept such As were made between tn
time Of the commencement Of tt,
conspiracy and the commission o
the crime. Thus all testimony % {
Mrs. Behrens' statements since th
death Of her husband 10 barred. Ne,
lsher 10 she state counting stropgl
on securing testimony from scros
the river that will help to estsblis
the fact Of q conspiracy betwee
Bendt and Mrs. Behrens. Bepdt'
relatives there are outside the juril
dicsion OF the court. and may te CO.
veniently absent from his trial. - al
but one we're from the second tria
Of Mrs. Behreps
"Oi course, Mrs. Behrens' test
monv, as she might give II from III
witness stand, could go to the jur
but In just wba, frame Of mind sh
would oe when called 10 the chair
} and which OF the several stories sh
would tell, would have . good des
to do with the outcome OF the cass
To make . guess at the outcome q
the case 10 like addressing . quer
to the sphinx; but the next term {
court will probably bring the aul
wer."