The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-17
KLE|N|GGER CASE UP
Defendant viii Take the
Stand This Morning,
WON'T BE FINISHED TO-DAY
Hogan on the Stand, Gets the
Laugh on Amidon.

The case Of the State Of Kansas VS..
Mrs. Angelina Kleinigger came up for
trial yesterday morning. She is charged
with murder The following jury was
empaneled: R. r. Field, John Sisson, W.
H. Russell, J. McGrew. NJ. P. Phillips, NJ.
H Edwards. P. Kennedy, L. D. Buck, c.
B. Atwood. J. A. Sill, ]. w. Starr and
William Brooks. 1t took all morning to
get a jury. The testimony did not com
mence until after dinner.
There was a good sized crowd but not
as many as there were when Harry
Church was tried. The audience was com
posed OF as many women as men. The
testimony is not materially different from
that Of the other case. There are some
Few notifications which ought 10 help
Mrs Kleinigger
DR.. Dixon was the first witness called
and gave about the same testimony as he
ddd in Harry Church's case, excepting
that ne said that Mrs. Kleinigger nad
offered him a night dress in which to
wrap the child. together with the blanket
He also said that she had warmed the
blanket at the stove and secured him
warm water. which was necessary.
Mrs. Kleinigger, he said, had requested
him to say nothing regarding the birth
OF the child unless it was necessary for
him TO do so in compliance Of law.
Mary Kleinigger, the daughter, gave
about the same testimony as she did at
the preliminary and the Church trial.
Harry Sutton testified that when Sher-
iff Simmons brought the defendant to this
city TO confne her in jail that the sheriff
had met him and called him to his buggy.
when he introduced her to him. Mrs.
Kleinigger at that time. he said. had told
him that there had been no child born at
her home.
Sheriff Simmons corroborated MS state
ment.
Mrs. Flora Kleinigger, a daughter-in-
law Of the defendant stated that she had
heard that Mary had had a child and She
asked her mother-in-law, who denied it.
Several days later, she said, she mad
heard it again and went to their house
again and told her. Again did Mrs. Klein
igger deny the truth of the statement.
Mrs Church, mother of Harry Church. |
a co-defendant in the case, said about the
same-that she had asked her and she |
had denied that there had been a child |
born at her home.
MI William II. Freshman, who has re-
sided in the Kleinigger neighborhood for
the past twenty years and has known I
them for that length of time. testified as /
TO her reputation for peace and quietude
prior to the time of the murder. He said
1t was good, as also did E. EIlswick.
Mr.. John Kleinfgger, husband Of the
defendant tod about the same story as
has been published, although he was put
through much more severe cross exam
nation by Mr.. Amidon than before.
Mr. n. B. Sickle testified as to the good
character Of Mrs. Kleinigger.
1t is not often that a witness gets the
best Of a lawyer. but Irish wit is always
prevalent and bubbles forth when least
expected. Such was the case Yesterday
when Barney Hogan. an eighteen year old
boy got the laugh on Mr.. Amidon while
he was on the stand. Where the fun came
in was that Mr.. Hogan got it dairy for
diary.
Barney Hogan. Intercepted by Mr.. John
Adams:
How old are you?'
Eighteen"
Where were you born?"
Derby"
did you see Harry Church on the night
Of June H. 1882"
Il don't know the date, but it was on
What hour did you see Church,"
Between 10 and Il O'clock"
What did you do?"
Il helped to put him in his buggy"
What was the matter with him?'
He was drunk
''Who assisted you?'
'Al Dixon"