The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-03
MRS. KREBS GUILTY !.
Murder in the Second Deor e the
Verdict at Junction City.
The JURY OUT TWELVE HOURS.
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trial of Mrs John krebs, charged
with numbering Mrs LIZZIE Craig last
month, en- led TO-DAY in n verd ct of
murder in the second degree. The
jury WAS out twelve hours. 1t reached
verdict at 4 O'clock this morning.
The case was tried befor. Judge o. L.
Moore. County Attorney Roark CON-
p'eted his argument in the trial at 4
o'c:ocl yes .erlay. 1t is supposed shat
the defense will file motion for
new trial. Mrs. Krebs received the
announcement of the jury with the
same nonchalance she has exhibited
throughout the trail
The murder was cou. .mitted in broad
daylight with two witnesses within a
few yards and yet so peculiar were the
conditions that a strong defense w.s
made.
JOAN Krebs married the defen liant,
Theresa Aglth. Krebs, in Illinois,
twenty-four years ago. They have
lived in Kansas is fifteen years and own
home in Jun .tion City Their two
sons. one 1S an one II years old, have
| we'd in Kansas City since la It spring.
Early last year Krebs rented farm
from John Kreintz, six miles north
west from Junction Citv o. the firm
is one story house with IA basement
'ohn kreinitz and his brother Frank
lived in the basement during Decem-
Der.
In November Krebs went to the
farm to gather corn, taking with him
Mrs LIZZIE Cra.g, nominaliy as cook.
They loc ltel in room immed "a :ely
over that where the Kreinitz boys
slept, the tloor being s. thin that an
ordinary conversation could be heard
through it disti ,ctly. krebs and Mrs.
Craig lived there until December 16,
Mrs Krebs remaining in town and
| caring for the HON, AMI cow She
/ knew her husband and Mrs. Cra!e g
were cn the farm together and says
she fe no ill wiz hecaus. Of the fact.
| About noon. Decemb r. l6 sh. walk ID
out to the far. n fro n Julc ,iol City by
the ordinary 70 ld arr. wing about . D.
m She knocked and was admitted
and found K:eb, AMI Mrs Craig in the
room. They invited her to seat and
! she drank cup of tea. At this point
the testimony differed. Kr.bs testified
that his wife and Mrs. Craig quarreled,
! that his wife sal Mrs. Craig had brok-
IN up her family, and that on her
knees she begged Mrs. Craig to leave
John y Krebs ,ys he interfered, stop.
ped the quarrel and pac fed the women
; and that his wife agreed to stay all
night on condition that he take her to
town in the morning. He left the
house about half an hour after his wife
arrived and went to the corn field,
leaving the two women alone in the
room, with the Kreinitz boys in the
basement. Mrs. Krebs denies that she
had any quarrel in the presence OF
her husband
Wnen krebs returned from the corn
Geld he found the DO iy of Mrs. Craig
in the room with the head nearly sew
>red from the DO ly.
John KreiAita said he heard the
quarrel between the women before
Krebs went to the corn fed AMI his
version agreed with that OF Krehs and
| :ontradicted that of his wife. Roth
boys testified that soon after Krebs lef,
the mouse they heard oud talking, anl
then a nois, like scuth ny and the cry
''Frank, Frank, Frank" as if for help
They say they knew tn, relation be-
tween Krebs and Mrs. Craig and tha,
the wife was jealous They say the,
did not want to get mixed up in wha,
they thought was hair-pu Nag scraps
between the women, and went to tn.
barn, where they stayel until called
to the house.
When the hus ban called them Mrs
Krebs WIS still in sg,t AMI th.y
pointed her out to him. She slep
with neighpor woman that n g 1t ane
was arrested the next day. Sae
weighs only e.gaty-one pounds ans
Mrs Craig weisAed about l3o
| Lost &l6.50O In C"unta rfelt Bonds.
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