Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-11

Pittsburg, Pa, May 10-When the
trial of Bertha Beilstein for the murder
of her mother was resumed to-day the
| crowd outside the court room door
overpowered the officers and it was
necessary to send for the sheriff and
a posse to control the curious who de-
sired to get inside to hear the proceed
ings.
A large part of the morning session
; was taken up with the cross-examina-
ton of Miss Beilstein, the defendant,
but nothing important was elected.
Doctors IRE and Berg were also on
the stand. They testified to having
an examination of the girl and that the
examination revealed nothing to sup
port the rumors which had been set
afloat.
A larger crowd gathered for the after
noon session of court than at any pre-
vious time during the trial, but the
sheriff and deputies were prepared and
the disorder of the morning was not
repeated.
Frederick William Beilstein, the Chi
cago cousin, who has been talked so
much about in the case was the first
witness. Mr.. Burleigh went into an
examination of the witness, asking him
several direct questions regarding his
relations with Miss Beilstein. To each
OF the questions, each of which would
show that the relations were not prop
er, Mr.. Beilstein answered, mo, sir"
Did she speak of her mother during
her visit to Chicago last July?"
Yes; she seemed to be worried about
her mother, thinking that the death of
her father had affected her greatly and
would injure her health"
During that visit did she say that
she thought she had seen her father?"
The question was objected to, but
was permitted, and the witness answer
ed that she had. "She said she saw
| him as spirit
The cross examination by District
Attorney Haymaker was then begun.
The witness was requested by the
district attorney to give a specimen of
his handwritipo xrb;ob -x-o 49, T.
developed during the examination that
the witness had written to his cousin
Bertha in cipher, not because of any
secret between them, but because it
was "a little scheme between them"
The district attorney elected the fur
Their information that the witness and
Miss Bertha had written some of thei.
letters in milk in order to keen the
contents from other persons.
Gould you see the writing from the
paper when it was written in milk"
Not at first
How could you prepare this paper
so that it could be read?"
We'll, there are several ways. You
could rub SCOT on the paper and bring
out the writing"
Did you keep SCOT at home, doctor.
for this purpose?"
1--WE had a stove"
Questioning did not bring out any
reason for the secret correspondence.
Mr.. Haymaker read from the letter
to Edward in which Dr. Beilstein had
said that Bertha had written to him.
asking advice" and ICONS olation," and
said that he might set her mind at
ease"
why did she need your advice and
consolation asked the district at
torney.
Well" said the witness after a
pause, Bertha had told me that she
contemplated committing suicide and
l told her that she would do wrong if
she did this. l gave her advice"
In this letter written after the
shooting you say that if Bertha had
received your letter she might not have
done what she did. Do you mean she
might not have committed this shoot
ing?"
Yes"
In the letter written by DR.. Bell
stein to Edward. the former stated that
if the letter which he had written TO
Miss Bertha in milk, late in September.
had fallen into her hands it might have
prevented this act, and that ''the per-
son who kept the letter from Bertha
was more responsible for the crime
than anybody else on the face of the
earth"
The remainder of the day was taken
up with the examination of relatives
OF the prisoner, all tending to show
that Bertha was under spiritualist in
fluence and carrying out command
70 do the shooting at the time the deed
was committed.