The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-27

in the near neighborhood of Dr. Haskin-
sons home. Mrs. Goodin saw Van Malta
enough. he had come to take Dr. Haskin-
son out. But the doctor did not go, and
Van Malta was Just driving away when
Mrs. Goodin came up. You are going TO
take that woman out again. she said to
lin. He replied: What is 1t to your It's
a good deal to me- she said; if anybody
you he retorted. it will be the police of
Indianapolis Van Malta did drive away. to
drove back. Mrs. Goodin was waiting. and,
with another remark about that thing,
jerked his whip from the socket and threat
ened to thrash him with it.
The prosecutor continued his recital of
incidents connected with the crime which
he thought the State would be able to show.
with pistol one evening after Mrs. Goodin
had had another Dresentiment that DR.. Has
kinson was going out with Van Malta:
They went. TO the Doctors home and stood
at her window, intending to shoot the young
woman as she sat in her office. but both
weakened Mr. Wiltsie then spoke of the
crime ITSELF when Mrs. Kline, acting as the
tool Of the other woman, threw vitriol in
the face of DR.. Haskinson. This took place
gone there under an assumed name and
under the pretense of being treated. The
prosecutor declared that Mrs. Kline would
herself testify to all these things.
A curious crowd of spectators gathered
in the courtroom al O'Clock in the morn
ing when the Goodin case was called for
ter the wife of Robert Strouse, a real es-
tate dealer of this city. A few minutes later
they We're joined by John S. Duncan, who
sat DR.. Aimee Haskinson, the prosecuting
witness She is short plump woman of
about twenty-five. She wore a dark dress.
a sailor hat and a plum-colored ribbon
about her neck that hid the marks left by
the vitrol thrown on her by Mrs. Lulu
Kline.
ALL LOOKING FOR '"THE MAN.
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was on hand to appear as a witness against
the woman who is said to have loved him
with blind passion He was the center of
interest in the case yesterday. All the wom-
en- who were there as spectators were look
ing for Van Malta. Whenever he stood up
or walked about there was a stir in the
courtroom and necks were stretched for a
glimpse of him. He is a tall man of thirty
five or forty, with fierce, dark mustache.
He wore a dark-bue suit yesterday of
double-breasted cut, and looked anything
but the tender, sentimental lover Occasion
ally he would speak to DR.. Haskinson. Mrs
Goodin occasionally glanced across the
room in the direction of the States wit
nesses, but her face betrayed no particular
emotion. She is a woman of about forty
five with black eyes and hair Her slight
figure was CARRIED in black and she wore a
small, black hat of stylish design. About
her neck was black and white ''choker."
Mrs. Goodin and Mrs. Kline were indicted
jointly, and the indictment contains four
counts. Mrs. Goodin's attorney yesterday
morning entered a motion to quaSh the in
d1ctment against her. The motion was
overruled. The court was then asked to
compel the State to elect on what count the
accused would be tried. The court declined
to do this. The first count charges con-
spiracy to murder Dr. Haskinson: the sec
ond count charges assault and battery on
her; the third charges conspiracy to MAIN
and dishgure her, and the fourth charges
that mayhem was committed
The work of getting a jury progressed
slowly and it was o'clock before both
sides agreed to accept the box as it stood. y
More than forty men passed in and out of
the jury box during the day. The jurors
were asked whether they knew any of the
parties involved, or whether they had ever
heard of the mysterious killing of Mrs.
Kline's husband at Brightwood. They were
asked If they had ever been clients of At
torney Duncan or of the States attorney?
Some were asked if they belonged to the
Order of knights of Pythias The jury as
finally accepted is as follows: John A. End
w 1903 Broadway: j. j. Cassidy, 731 East
lawn avenue; George p Black. West New
ton; Amer A. Forsha, West Newton; Ed
ward Hudson, Southport; Daniel Huffman
Perry township; Sylvester A. Sherman, 1928
Commerce street: William NJ. Boyd, so East
Twenty-fifth street; Joseph Dory. us West
Michigan street: Lewis Station, Pike town
ship: William II. Roberts, CastletOn.
Attorneys John j. Rockford and Frank
Blackedge will assist the State. There was
considerable speculation yesterday as to
who had employed them.