The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13

Concerning the testimony of Mrs Nellie
Nichols and her husband he said: There
is another circumstance TO which / want
10 call your attention about the Nichollses
and their connection with this case. Mr..
Nichols lost his job he thought, through
Strouse's influence What does this wife of
his do? Goes to Superintendent Quigley, of
the police force. He sees the proprietor of
the Empire saloon and has Nichols REIN
stated. and he to-day holds his place be-
cause Quigley wants him to- A word from
the superintendent of police TO saloon
KIisl sep gees S good Way -, saloon keeper
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols don't want to help
the police in this case, do they? Oh, nc"
AS to Mrs. KlneS motive the attorney
said: Il say again it is not incumbent upon
this defendant to prove a motive. The Su-
preme Court says proof of motive is not
necessary. They say Mrs. Kline denies be-
ing jealous of Wilson and so does he You
never saw two persons sustain the relation
ship 70 esch other that these two admit
they did without jealousy. 1t is not the first
time a woman has been jealous of the wrong
woman. l say it is much more reasonable
to believe that Mrs. Kline did what she did
taken it may have been. than 10 believe
the story she tells of this crime
Although feeling wretchedly ill and weak
from the strain he has been under during
the trial just closed States Attorney Wiltsie
made one of the strongest speeches yester-
day afternoon in the history of his term of
office as public prosecutor. That he was
suffering was apparent to all who saw and
heard him. He made the speech against the
remained only long enough to hear the
courts instructions. He then went to his
home and did not come down town during
the evening.
In rehearsing the details of the crime the
attorney described with dramatic effect
the manner in which the assault was made.
The tool he said, did the bidding of the
one whose deadly secret she had learned
some weeks before, and on that fatefu night
of May 70 Maud GoOdins unsuspecting VIC
tim moved about in her rooms. a knock an
nouncing the arrival of a fiend. You all
know the rest. Contemplate for a moment
the scene. Take 1t with you to your jury
room and as you think upon it say by your
verdict whether you will approve of this
woman. Or will you set your seal of con-
domination upon it by indicating the law
and finding her guilty? Before she can go
free she much run the gauntlet and pass
twelve men, and If any of you let her pass
believing her guilty under the evidence and
the law, you violate your oath and do vio-
lence TO your conscience. Gentlemen. be
true and IL you do this believe Maud Good
in will be severely taught that the way of
the transgressor is hard and the wages of
sin is death. .
The prosecutor in closing, made a final
appeal to the jurors to do their duty and
convict the accused woman, telling them
that if Maud Goodn was turned loose the
Jail doors ought to swing open on Lulu
Kline and she should be allowed to pass out
of her cell free woman. Occasionally dur
ing his argument Mr.. Wiltse would refer
with keen satire to Mrs. Goodin. speaking
of her as Van Nattas rty-siX-year-old
girl" These remarks would set the audi
ence to laughing and the defendant would
look exceedingly uncomfortable.