Hutchinson gazette., 1899-09-21

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"DIamond" Dick. as sketched In the court
room at hs trial Tor murder,
east of the office. He raised the gun
several times before shooting, After
he had shot he turned and walked
away. Upon cross examination wit
ness said that Shoenalield told Mrs,
Dicks to 90 into the Office and he and
himself would try to pAcify Dicks.
Dicks had cried and called foI his wife
and Shoenadeld had told him IL he
would put down his gun, she would
come out,
On redirect examination the witness
testified that he had seen Dicks d. ht-
ing with his wife at the house some
distance away before she broke away
and ran to the salt plant. Her face
was bleeding, Dicks followed with
his gun.
Pinyard, an employee at the salt
plant heard Dicks say that he could
kill Shoenaield as easily as a dog II 1t
were not for the law.
D. r. Benedict, who was city mar
shal at that time and arrested Dicks,
said he threw down his gun and threw
up his hands when ordered. When
asked what he was doing said he was
hunting meadow larks. His eyes
looked CLASSY and wild.
The deposition Of Dr. Dual on
post mortem examination and the con-
dition of Shoena6eld when he was
called was read.
Clayton and Baker, two salt rakers,
testified to the shooting and corroborted
Kirk.
Some OF them saw Shoenaield throw
u brick at Dicks just after he was shot.
A 100 pound scale weight WAS found on
the ground
The attorneys for the State as indi-
Gated in their staten ent to the jury,
endeavored to show as u motive for the
killing that Dicks was angered at
Shoena6eld for giving Baker job FIR
ing some new pans while he was kept
iring old ones and he had been work.
ing lUnRer than Baker, also that he
had been placed on the night shift In
stead of continuing the day work.
The defense to be made was outlined
as temporary insanity consequent upon
the divulgence to the defendant of i'm
proper relations between Shoena6eld
and his wife Friday morning the first
witness was put upon to stand tor the
defense.
A witness named Riley testified that
Dicks had been struck by Tightening
while with him in Ellsworth county
couple OF years ago.
Mrs. Dicks was the principal witness
for the defense. Mrs Dicks is not a
prepossessing woman IN appearance
and her present poverty was shown 10
her attire. Her story in brief was this
About the time her husband was placed
on night work, Sboenadeld came to bel
window at about ten O'Clock at night
after she and her children we're In bed
and raped on her window. She
wanted to know what he wanted. He
said he wanted to see her. She told
him IL he was on business he could "a
to the salt block and see Diamond"
He said he wanted to see her, wanted
her to let him in so he could get &C
quainted with her. She begged him to
20 away. He fingered round some
time. AT intervals of three or four
nights each he came for fve times at
similar hours, became more impOrtu.
nate with each visit. Made improper
proposals. She begged him repeatedly
to 20 away, always kept blinds down
and doors and windows fastened. He
He said hundreds of women in Hutch
insOn had other men than their hus.
bands come to see them" The fifth
time, three or four nights before the
tragedy, about eight O'Clock as she was
putting her children to bed, he came
in before she could shut the door. He
renewed the old proposals. He told her