The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-10
TRIED FOR MURDER
Testimony in the Case of
Harry Church Being Heard.
MANY SPECTATORS THERE
Case viii UnqueStionabIy Get
to the Jury Tonight


jury. About Il o'clock this was accom-
plished and the interesting part of the
trial commenced IN earnest. The first
witness 70 take the stand was Dr.. Dixon
OF Derby. He was Intercepted by County
Attorney Amidon.
DR. DIXONS TESTIMONY.
What IS your business
General practitioner"
Where are you located?"
Derby. Kansas"
Are you acquainted with the defend
ants Mr.. and Mrs. John KIeinnegger,
Louis Kleinnegger and Harry Cnurch?'
Yes, sir"
June 1?'
Several places. Among them, was
called TO see Mary Kleinnnegger."
What timer"
About o'clock"
what was the matter with her?'
1t was a confinement case
WAS there child born?'
Yes, sir
What was the condition of the child?'
1T was a stout, healthy female child
weighing. I SHOULD judge, about eight
pounds"
What time was It born?"
About five minutes after got there"
What did you do with the chiId?"
Il attended to it and then offered It to
Mrs. Keinnegger."
Was John or Louis Kleinnegger
there?'
Yes. they were about the place"
What did Mrs. Kleinnegger say or
do?"
She refused 70 have anything TO do
with the child"
Dr.. Dixon then described the clothes
used TO dress the badly. saying that Mrs
Kleinnegger refused 10 give him any
thing but an old towel and a piece Of
common cloth, which ne used as a band
ege.
How long were you there?''
Il don't know exactly. I went home
after the rain storm"
was the child heaIrny when you put
Il 70 Us mothers breast?"
Yes il was a healthy child"
Did you ever see the child againT'
NO. sir; not after I left"
Where were the Kleinneggers when
you left?"
They were all there, either in the
house or on the porch"
Did you try to persuade Mrs. Klein
regger to take the cti,d?'
Yes. sir. She said it could not stay
there"
What was said about the disposition OF
the child?"
she said they would send It TO the
Orphans Home. here in Wichita"
What did you say?"
Il tried 10 get her 70 let her daughter
get married and keep the child. She
wouldn't consent 70 IL"
What did the father or brother say?"
The brother said nothing. The father
said he wouldn't look at the child. He
said he would throw me daughter out in
the road"
Cross-examined by Judge Wall
You first prescribed for Mary IN the
spGg OF this year?"
"lc was early winter"
Did you state to her her condition."
NO. sir"
Did you tell her mother?"
I tried 70. but she said there was moth
ing wrong"
Did You say the mother had asked you
not 10 say anything about the birth?"
Yes. sir"
When
The week following the event"
Did YOU say Harry was willing and
wanted 70 marry the grip
II told the girl. I believe the mother
was present. Mary said she didn't want
to get married"
What did you 90 70 the barn tor?'
u went there % ask Harry 70 marry
the girl, and came back TO report"
Anything said about a shotgun
y believe not. John KIeiHnegger said
be would kiln him"
state the conversation
John Kleiunegger said Harry could not
come into the house. Louis said thar
Church had better not come INFO the
house OF John would xii him. Ms. Klein
negser said that Church would have 10
take the baby away"
Did John ~ 10 come into the room?
Yes sir"
WHAT took place.
Mrs. KIe.n1negger and Louis kept John
1ut Of the room. They held Tim
Was he swearing
He was"
"Waa. did he say about the chutc-'
Il don't remember him saying any
,hlns"
Did Mrs. KIe.nnegger say the child
gould not stay -hsre2"
she said IL could not"
y asked her 10 take charge Of the
ehnd- she said: III never touch *
DID she see IL"
she couldn't help It"
when I'D you mex, see her 70 talk
about the chil52"
The week after is birth. She said it
had a Soo3 home"
Il asked her the age o, her daughter.
70 make q report. she sad she was .
years Of ase"
What DID Louis say2''
said he did not know where re child
was. said Re gave Il q Harry Church
said he put it in the busy"
.When2'
sane day It vas born. re sad ne
ven TO the house and got basket and
p1t - inthe busy. covered With = b-aa-
ket"
Who called you 70 the Kleinigger house
hol52"
Louis Kleinigger."
Did you know what was waated2'
NO. sir. 7 was tod that Mary was II. -
How long were you a the house,
About an hour. I should Judge
'Did you know the condition % Nary