The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-07
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mate with his wife.
Did he tell you anything OF his history
Only said that ne had been struck o.
the head with something.
What did he tel you about Mcdowell
and MS wife?
He said ne was positive they were int
mate.
Didn't he say Mcdowell had driven hin
away from home?
No, sir.
Didn't he tel you that Mcdowell Ia,
borrowed money from his wife?
| No. sir.
i Did he say anything about having cpl
leptic fits?
No. sir.
Did you examine him for them?
No, sir.
| Mr. Merrill Of Furley. was called. II,
said he knew Greene and his wife. bu
that he was in Topeka az the time OF ths
| tragedy. He was excused.
William Beatty. travelling man. testi-
| fed TO having been on the train the morn
ing of the tragedy. but said he did not see
Mrs. Greene shot. He saw her after
wards.
Here the state rested
Judge BaIderston then arose and made
his statement TO the jury. He said, he was
somewhat surprised al the brevity OF the
| states side Of the case. and was taken
unaWares for q statement 10 the jury He
pointed the jury to the condition OF the
accused, and stated that he was naturally
OF dull intellect and almost wholly IN
accountable for the crime he had commit
ted. He said that the defense would show
condition Of epiIeptic insanity. The doc
tors had already discovered IT, They woult,
show that Mcdowell had logged him.
ruined him and driven him away from his
home, and that what little mind the prs
orer ever had was racked oy this trouble.
Greene, he said, had one OF mis- fits the
night before ne committed the crime. and
was in bad mental plight
The first witness for the defense. Mrs.
Mary E Merrill, was a surprising dtsap-
pointTnent. She had known Mrs. Greene
ever since little girl: had known Greene
ten or twelve years. and had been at the
Greene home many times.
Mr.. Balderston asked:
Did you ever know of any quarrels be-
tween Greene and his wife?
No, sir.
Ever see Greene have a fl?
No, e.r.
Are you acquainted with Mcdowell?
Yes. He boarded at Greene's.
Ever see anything wrong?
No, sir
Mrs. Susan Liggett, ticket agent and
operator al Furley at the time Of the
shooting. was another disappointment 10
the defense. inasmuch as they failed 70
prove by her the existence of any trouble
between Greene and his wife; any init
macy between Mrs. Greene and Mcdowell:
failed 10 prove that Greene ran around in
circle after he had tried TO kill him
self Mrs. Liggett said Mrs. Greene was
a Woodworking woman and had 10 keep
boarders, and that she never heard Of any
objections Of Mr.. Greene TO McDoweH's
boarding with his wife
Miss May Anderson, q school teacher
near Furley, was called as a witness for
the defense. She was on the train the
morning Of the shooting and got of the
train with them but did not see the shoot
ing Of Mrs. Greene. Miss Anderson said
she had been to the Greene home often,
but never saw any trouble. Had seen Nc
Dowell there. but saw nothing wrong be-
tween him and Mrs. Greene. She had
never seen Greene have a fit. Never saw
anything strange about Greene.
Mr.. Osborne. father OF the murdered
woman, was next called. He said Greene
and MS wife were married something over
twenty years ago.
Judge BaIderston-Did you ever know OF
Greene having any fits?
Yes, sir. He had one about eighteen
years ago.
Has ne had any since?
Not that I know Of
Have you noticed any peculiar state Of
mind in Greene?
Been about the same. believe.
At times have you noticed that he was
OF unsound mind?
No. sir. He might have been simple |
minded.
Didn't you talk Of bringing him here to |
have him adjudged insane once?
No. sir.
Didn't you say TO the neighbors that he |
was insane and ought 20 be out IN an /
asylum?
Well there was some such talk.
Didn't you say 70 NJ. Tudors here only 1
yesterday that he was insane and that We
ought to have sent him 70 an asylum
twenty years ago?
II seemed 70 be that h-s mind was not
light.
lin since his marriage 20 your daughter?
Didn't have much chance
Don't YOU remember when he took the
ace of his wffes underciothlng and sewed
{ on MS own?
I remember 0f hearing about q. He al
1een in the hs5i; Of putting on her under
,lothes.
Don't you remember when he took = gun
,ut IN the woods. intending % XII him
elf
Yes. That was about fifteen years sgo.
found him lying down on the ground and
ir.ng IN the air
Did you know o any other spells?
Dent believe I do.
Don't you remember OF his having had
II three Or four days before thls murder
nd falling n among some plows and
e-ring himself?
No sir.
Do you know y certain Doctor treat
N hin flr tumor in the head2
NJ. ST.
C'-oss-eIauiusd b. Mr. Anldo1-HoE
"a vas MrE- Greene?
About = years
was nat ere II TIE only ons y0a ever
az him haTe2
Yes
dat Greene have = pretty Rad ;sza-
zr2
Yes z.r.
Did he ever ~ % control -