The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-18

he was accompanied by Bolton Rogers,
who was chief OF police at the time OF
the murder. and through whose efforts
Craemer was arrested. Craemer was con-
victed, but although the circumstantial
evidence against him was remarkably
strong, his previous good character mada
many doubt his guilt. AT the hearing on
Wednesday arguments were made in favor
OF a communication on account OF the
want of absolute proof Of his guilt by ..
F. Wegener, A. F. Luse, OF Tacoma, and
John w, Pratt The husband OF the muir
dered woman, John Mueller. was present.
O. +. Wegener spoke from II o'clock I'M
Ill AS D. m. without interval for lunch.
Durin. the four hours or more In which
he anaIyZed the evidence, scarcely dozen
words were uttered by any one else pres
emf. He held the interest OF his audience
by his recital of the events attending the
murder the finding OF two pieces or NAM
mer handls cut from the weapon WITH
which the woman was killed. and from an
other. all of which were said to have been
found In the clearing behind a shed IN
Craemer3 yard. The hammer, covered
with blood. was picked up by Bolton Ros~
.vs in the house where the murder took
place.
Mr.. Wegener read affidayits tending 20
show THAI the shed in which the box
with $40 was found by Rogers had been
searched the day after the murder anu
while Craemer was in jail. and that there
was then no money in the mi're
that he had searched the ground
around MueIier's house. and was posi-
tive no pistol could have been wnere
il was found eighteen days later. veg
ener read a number OF affidavus with j
view TO proving that craener met quincy
in Tacoma OH the day in question, anu
related how he had tramped through min
ing camps following up clues 10 quincy.
He also produced hotel registers 10 snow
Jack .tuincyFs signature. ard particularly
referred 10 one OF a hotel where he regis
tered Two days after the deed, ana eN-
pressed the belief that he wou!d Set ov
found
II va n mastery review OF the weak
points in the testimony against traemer'
every r,oint in his fATOr being s'rousI!
brought out He was followed by Mr-
pratt who confined himself to comment
upon the legal insufiicisncy OF the TEST
rnonv upon which Craemer WAS cohVieteo'
The court adjourned until 80. wheh
bolton ROGERS tod the story OF The crime.
or he visit OF the detectives to the house
IF f-raer1aY- in search OF a man named
Rether who had been seen near tire mousse
on the eventful evening. and % the cir
ei,rnstaYlees in Craemer's manner wAtca
led fheu 20 suspect him The day after'
~. being satisfied with Craenners ex-
Dlanaf5or "a . hjs being IL Tacoma.
Rogers arrested hir- The narrative III
,lllaetl the finding OF the sawed-on piece
Of tire hammer IN CraeTners yard. ara
later Of the discovery Of $3.50 in lin box
CT a ledge ia the shed OF his house
John T. Hart then. IN an able argument
went through the new testimony IN craze
rer's behalf. declaring that the afAdaV1Is
wo,ila no. H.. accented "a evidence IN a
court. commented upon the failure 80 iind
Quincy. whom he described as myth.
ard wound up rs declaring that CraeHleF
us either innocent la v oiSa caae H@
should Re ~ rsloned. or he VAS guilty as1d
xsoufa hang lie declared thai elrCain-
sfAntial evidence was the strong st pcs
sioje
NJ I.use closed Win a cain ard critical
argument He admitted that CFaerneT
was either guilty or innocent, bit that no
living being knew positively whether ne
fvraa ~ not ard that 81 vlew - ihe iTYper-
GcfneSs of human Judgment il was a mast
hazardous thing 10 hang man where
reasonable doubt existed. ard 90 pl8ce be-
1ond revocation a possible art ~ in3 ssi;es.
ia alluded to the fact taat a bloody rllIr-
DR. rad been committed CrgegF3e~ had
hee1 Identified ~ "a lsEht sgl1 ~ clo'ses.
yet not ore spot ~ blood coold BE- detect~
- upon them although the b.oeoy ham