The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
a. L. PIPER. Receiver.

ana Attorney Ronald arose 70 outline tia
osienss - the jury. The outline coBssius-
cd thirty minutes. Mr.. Ronsh smoke
quietly. often In a subdue5 voice. but his
manner a. times was intense. He began
by saying.
senllsmen Of the jury. the prosecution
IA THIS case has thus far attempted 20
snow only one fact. namely, that NJ F.
Scne!der4p was shot and Killed hy the
prisoner ar the bar. W E. Bradley. In
the course OF THIS trial we will show van
some startling facts. / do not believe in
the taking Of life except In certain cir
cnmstances. when the Law may excuse IL
j do not intend TO tell you that sesiuc-
ton in itself justifies killing. We admit
that We fired the fatal shot that Killed
scnelderup lgrsat str throughout the
court room, but now / propose to open
and unfold before you the page wherein
- written all the awful facts which COM
PEELED the Infatuated father to slay the
man who had disgracsd and ruined two OF
his pure and innocent children. l shall
ask you 10 put yourselves In this faith
er's place when all the horrible truth
came upon him like a wave OF the black
ness and misery of despair and then ask
yourselves II your reason would not have
tottered, II you would have been respon-
Sibie for your deeds. For | say to YOU
we will show that when this fatli meet
ing took place Eugene Bradley was ac- a
sane man. His condition was that OF a
maniac"
So then. the battle for the life, or al the
least cost for the freedom of the prisoner
al tae bar was 10 be Tough, out on the
plea Of insanity. Briefly summed up
the defense promised TO show that Schei-
derup and Lillian Bradley. the oldest
daughter Of the defendant. were once at
the same time employed by the Equitable
Lille Insurance Company, and worked IN
the company's building here In Seattle.
scheiderup made persistent attempts TO
accomplish her downfall. and failing and
being constantly repulse1. vowed to Miss
Bradley that he would have revenge by
causing the ruin and disgrace Of her fam
lily. Miss Bradley, because OF Schneider
ups conduct, resigned her position with
the company. He accordingly cultivated
an acquaintance and false friendship with
Pearl the 4-year-o4d sister of Lillian.
BY presents of candy, fruit and matinee
tickets he won the child's compete con-
fidenee. finally TEACHING her 10 call him
uncle. OF all this he made her promise
TO keep her mother In ignorance, which
she did. One day he induced her to come
TO his office, on the promise of taking
her 10 dinner with him. Tie dinner was
brought to the room After drinking
glass of wine he gave her she remsm-
bered nothing until she awoke the next
house. In the meantime her ruin had been
accomplished. To keep the knowledge
OF the facts from her mother as she was
induced 10 do by threats. she explained
that she spent the night with a girl
friend. permission TO do which had been
virtually granted the day before. A
bottle OF medicine given TO Pearl by
Schelderup was produced Mr.. Ronald
holding It UP before the jury and saying
that Ii was for this bottle the bogus off,
Ger had entered and searched the Bradley
home some weeks ago. threatening Miss
Lillian with a revolver when she disputed
his right to search.
Pearls sister Bessic.
Mr. Ronald went on to state that n
much the same way and by exactly
similer means Scheiderup had succeeded
in running Pearls sister Bessie. Il years
old On the day on which he accom-
p.ished his ends friend sent word by
telephone to Miss Bradley that Bessie
and a neghbor girl OF 10 years Of age
were at that moment in Schelderup's
room in the Denver house and he feared
something was wrong. Knowing Sehel-
derup as she did, Mss Bradley at once
feared the truth. Throwing on her wraps
she ran out of the house, with the iuten-
ton Of going at once TO the place TO as
certain tha truth. On the way she met
Butterfe.d. whom she knew as a neigh
Dor AL her request he accompanied her.
the two being joined by Detective Mere
d!th. Proceeding 10 the Denver house,
they met Schelderup coming out. lie
lifted his hat. but they did not reply 10
the saIutstion by any sign OF recognition.
In the room upstairs. Schelderup's room
they found the two girls. In different stages
Of undress The younger one was intoxi-
Gated. Even after this Scheiderup com
tinued his efforts 20 meet Bessie, calling
her up frequently by telephone. but she
preceding the Sunday shooting. Pearl con-
fessed to her sister Lillian the whole story
of Schelderup's yiila!ny. ON the
sunday morning following Lillian broke
tina awful news TO the father and
the two children confessed in hts arms.
The effect upon hsm was 80 great 1hat
he fell to the foor. foaming a, the mouth,
and tainted Miss Lillian called Butter
field. who was enjoying a morning smoke
TN the yard adjoining. He ran In and TO-
gethcr they hfted tho apparently hfeieSS
form Of Mr.. Bradley ana placed him on
4 bed He revived. only TO faint again.
When he had been restored 10 conscious
ness n second time the telephone rang N
the hail Bessie went 10 answer 81. In
had told But,erfield Of his desire 70 meet
Schesdeylp aad have a talk with him"
Butterticld followed Bessie 10 the phone
and each put an ear 20 the receiver.
IL was Schc,derup again, asking Bessie
10 meet him that afternoon. Bustecneid
quickly placed his hand over The mouth
tuns. and wA.sr~ted 10 BESSIE taat she
should agree 90 the meeting and her father
would g0 in her stead. She d-d 50. Aad
Sch4,aer1.p slxsd the place Al the corner
Of Third avenue and Cherry street ard
The time at half-past =. But" added
Bessie over The wire. I'll m AFRAID -.
most. on account % father Never mind
your old dad came back the answer.
i've get a gan I'll fix him good and
p.saty K ~ rams up against ME. I'll
protect you arte one" Than Bessie
closed the phone.
RutgcTleld reported 10 Bradley WHAT he
mad 3oUe. and Bradley said he would 50
and meet Schelderup ana have a talk
III him. hts condition then was one q