The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

an6 Attorney Ronald ARISE 10 outline .hA
dsier.se 70 the jury. The outline con-.rn
ed thirty minutes. Mr. Ran.is sv,aka
quietly often IN q subdaset voice Fn- hss
manner at tines was intense. He began
oy saying.
Gentlemen Of the jury. the prosecution
IN this case has thus far ATTEMPTED 20
sno~ only one fact. namely. that NJ =
s%ne.dsFap Was shot and killed by the
prisoner al the bar. W e pradtev In
the course % this trial we viii show ,xu
some startling facts. / do NOT hei.rve in
eie taxing OF life except ia certain cir
cgfnstassces. when the law nav excusa n
] DO not intend 10 tell you ,hat sesue-
fson In Itself jgssIfies killing. We admit
tass we fired the fatal shot thar kiiISs
scneidergp great str throughout sns
court rooml. but now j propose 70 open
and unfold before you the page whereon
Is written all the awful facts which corr-
PEELED the Infatuated father 10 slay the
man who had disgraesd and ruined two OF
his pure and innocent children. I shall
ask You TO put yourselves In this faith
ers place when all the horrible truth
came upon him Ike a wave OF tho black
Tess and misery Of despair and then ask
yourselves II your reason would not have
totsered. IL you would have been respon-
sibis for your deeds. For I say 10 you.
We will slow that when this fatal meet
ing cook place Eugene Bradley was not a
sane man. His condition was that of
maniac"
80 then. the battle for the life or a. the
least cost for the freedom. OF the prisoner
II the bar was 10 BE- fought out on the
plea OF insanity. Briefly summed up.
the defense promised to show that Sehel-
dernp and Lillian Bradley, the oldest
daughter OF the defendant. were once at
the same time employed by the Equitable
Life Insurance Company. and worked IN
the company's building here in Seattle.
Scheiderup made persistent attempts to
accomplish her downfall, and falling and
being constantly repulssd, vowed TO Miss
Bradley that ne would have revenge by
causing the ruin and disgrace of her fam
Hy Mss Bradley. because OF Schneider
ups conduct. resigned her position with
the company. He accordingly cultivated
an acquaintance and false friendship with
Pearl the H-ysar-old sister Of Lillian.
By presents or candy. fruit and matinee
tickets he won the child's complete con-
fdeace. finally teaching her to call hin,
uncle. OF all this he made her promise
to keep her mother In ignorance. which
she did. One day he induced her to come
10 mis- office, on the promise Of taking
her 10 dinnHr with him. The dinner was
brought TO the room. After drinking a
glass OF wine he gave her she remem-
bered nothing until she awoke the next
day IN Schelderups room Ia the Denver
house In the meantime her ruin had been
accomplished. To keep the knowledge
OF the facts from her mother as she was
induced TO do by threats she explained
that she spent the night with a girl
friend, permission TO do which had been
virtually granted the day before. A
bottle OF medicine given 10 Pearl by
Scheider1p was produced. Mr.. Ronald
holding 1t up before the jury and saying
that II was for this bottle the bogus off,
gDrn had and aarPhed the RP21iev
home some weeks ago. threatening Miss
LILLIAN with a revolver when she disputed
his right TO search.
Pearls sister Bessie.
Mr.. Ronald went on TO state that n
much the same way and by exactly
similar means Schelderup had succeeded
in running Pearls sister Bessie, II years
old. On the day on which he accom-
p,ished his ends friend sent word by
telephone to Miss Bradley that Bessie
and q neishbor girl OF - years OF age
were at that moment in Schelderup's
room in the Denver house and he feared
something was wrong. Knowing Schel-
derup as she did. Mss Bradley At once
feared the truth. Throwing On her wraps
she ran on; of the house, with the snten-
lion OF going at once TO the place TO as
certain tho truth. On the way she met
Butterfiexd, whom she knew a neigh
Dor. At her request he accompanied her.
the two being Joined by Detective Mere
d.th. Proceeding 70 the Denver house.
they met Sehelderup coming out. HE
lifted his hat, but they did not reply TO
the salutat!ou by any sign Of recognition
In the room upstairs. Schedsrups room,
they found the two girls, in different stages
Of undrsss. The younger one was intoxi-
Gated. Even after this ScheldeTup con-
tlnued As efforts to meet Bessie. calling
her UP frequently BY telephone, DIT she
refused to meet hlm. On Friday night
preceding the Sunday shooting. Pearl con-
fessed 10 her sister Lillian the whole story
of Scheiierups yillainy. On the
Sunday morning following Lillian broke
tho awful news 10 the father and
the two children confessed IN his arms.
TIL. effect upon him was 50 great that
he fell 10 the fioor. foamiEg at the mouth.
and tainted. Miss Lillian called Butter
field, who WAS enjoying q morning smoke
IN the ward adjoining. He ran IN and To-
re,her they lifted the appar el5tiy We4esS
form ~ Mir. Bradley ana paced him on
q bad lie revived. only 10 faint aSa.S.
When he had hsen restored 70 conscious
ness a second time the telephone rang "a
the hail Bessie went 10 answer II, In
the meantime the broken-heaTted father
had to;d RGtterlieid Of his desire 10 meet
SchesGerup and have a talk With him.
Huttefsieli followed Bessie 10 the phone
and each pat an ear 10 the receiver.
II WAS Sehetie~ap again. asking Bessie
"a meet hi-r that afternoon. ButterAsld
quickly placed his hand over the mouth
tuee and whispered to Bessie that she
should agrge to.the meeting and her father
would 20 IN her stead. She ia so, and
Schesderup fixed the place az the corner
az Third avenue and Cherry sireeS and
fhe time At ha,f-psst . 'Bu,." added
BESSIE over the wire. I'm afraid 10.
most on account Of father Never m-nd
yaur old dad" came back the answer,
I've get a sun. III fix him good and
plenty Y - runs up against me III
protect you, little one Then Bessie
closed che phone.
Rutterse!d reported 20 Eradiey what he
had done. ard Bradley said be would 80
ard meet Scheiderup and have talk
" "a him. tiis condition then was one &