The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-23

awaits his trial for the same crime. a
temporary rest marks the series Of
sensations that have engrossed a large
share OF public interest in Davenport.
Ia, since last July. The trial that
ended In the conviction OF Mrs. Beh-
renh OF the crime OF numbering her
husband Is probably the most remark
able In the criminal history Of Iowa,
ana the jury's verdict OF guilty" was
the end OF one Of the most interesting
narratlves ever drawn out In the Grim
maj court On the night OF JULY IL
Claus behrens died at his home In the
NeWcomb fats. 1908 West Second
street, Davenport lie was a fireman
IN The employ Of the Brammer Manu-
featuring Company. and that day went
nome III and failed 10 return 10 work
His wife called at the Office Of Dr. u.
braunlich that morning. representing
her husband as suffering from asthma
and secured a prescription. She said
her husband did not want the doctor
20 call al the house That night about
o'clock she came again. said her hus-
band had bad chest pains. could not
sleep. The doctor prescribed some
sedatives. and she returned home. AZ
Z or ) o'clock nelghbors saw Behrens
In bis yard. During the evening his
heavy groaning disturbed them. About
II o'clock Mrs. Behrens called neigh
bors into the house who found her
husband lying across his bed. lie was
dead. already cold. some OF the Cos
sips put H. As Il was known that he
had not always got along well with his
wife an Inquest vas decided upon.
Al an autopsy the following Monday
the dead mans stomach was removed
Chemist Frank Nader testified that be
had found a considerable amount OF
copper. besides evidences OF arsenical
poisoning IN the stomach. indubiiablo
proof that Bchrens had dice from paris
green It was also learned that Dec
Is. 1885. Mrs. Behrens had deserted
her husband for the home a. Henry
Bendt Of Rock Island. ~. falling near
~ al the furniture Of the house with
her Bcndts son Otto had ivi some
time beea eourting Hulda Hshrens.
and his father often accompanied him
10 the Behrens home So a short time
before Otto married the daughter Mrs.
nehrens. enamored OF the elder Bendt,
ned with him. Behrens went 10
Bsndrs home IN Rock Island and
pleaded with his wife 10 return 10 him
on July 4 he made bis last plea Three
days later bis wife came home. after
an os,enslblc quarrel With Bcadt Bu,
abe had sci a price upon her return.
Behrens held lie Insurance policy
Tor 1900 In the Northern Fraternal
Company. with headquarters al Mar
shalltown. Iowa. Upon his Wiie's de-
sertlon % him he transferred bis pol
icy 20 his two daughters. Hulca and
Paula. Now be must transfer the
policy back 10 his wife lie consented
and July the application for the
transfer was on ita way 90 Marshall.
town. The new policy. dated July 10
vas IN bis Wifo's hands a day or two
later. and before the week was oul
BehrenE was dead
Bendt was summoned before th,
Jury. Ne pulled from his pocket a let
ter received by him from Mrs Behreul
two DAYS before her husbands death
The letter that Bendi surrendered wal
written ia German aud. translated. Al
follows:
Davenport. Ia. July rs. iS97.-Deai
Henry. a. ! am lonesome Tor you.
viii have 10 write you a few lines
with fearful eyes and a broken hear
write you this letter. Dearest Henry
take pity on me again and will do al
| can for you and your children.
shall never occur again. what happen
Cd before. No. ] will fall upon m,
knees before you. cannot live with
out you: must be with and abou
you.
Forgive. dearest Henry. what hav
done. and Il will an be we'll again {
you care az much FOR me as DO 20
you. Ny thoughts are always witt
you. Forgive me. dearest Henry
where ! have failed. Il shall not oe
cur again In the future We viii liv
better life and God will give us hi