The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-29

NOON the pdnel was competed. Inc lOl-
lowing are the names of the jurors: Messrs.
William H. Burch, ]. NJ. Schneider, w. B.
| Gates, James ]. Dove, James G. Rowe,
Richmond L. Boston, C. S. Shipper, d. L.
Clair, James L. Wilkinson, o. L. Wolf
steiner, Charles c. Russell, and ]. w. Col
Under.
statement of what the GoveInme Mt
would endeavor to prove was made to the
jury by Assistant District Attorney Thomas
c. Taylor. The killing, he said, would be
shown to have been prompted simply by
anger, the defendant having become in
censed by the recital by his wife OF their
destitute con6ition to Mrs. Hengesbach.
The defendant is represented by Attorneys
Andrew I. Bradley and Richard Merri-k.
and the former, in stating the defence,
said that it would be shown that Pallee
sen is of unsound mind and that the Gov
eminent would be unable to prove any
motive for the crimes he committed
While these statements we're bling made
by counsel on either side the accused paid
the closest attention to what was going
on. He also appeared deeply interested
while the jurors were being chosen. He
is greatly changed in his personal appe ar
ance since the time when he was brought
into court TO plead to the indictment
charging him with the murder of his wife.
Then he wore full beard while yester-
day he was closely shaver, with the ex-
ception of his mustache. Throughout
the proceedings Pallessen appeared per-
fectly calm and collected, not for an in
slant losing interest in what was taking
place about him.
With the exception of one, Mrs Hen
gesbach Was the last witness called on
behalf of the Government. AS already
stated she told the story of the circum-
stances surrounding the killing of Mrs.
Pallessen under great difficulties. Her
testimony, however, was to the point
Pallessen is only being tried for the MIR
der of his wife, and out of regard for the
feelings of Mrs. Hengesbach no refer
ence was made to the death of her child,
Julia, who was killed by Pallessen, or to
his attack upon herself She said that
on the afternoon upon which the crimes
we're committed, in response to a note
which she had received from Mrs. Palles-
sen, she went to her house, 1121 Twenty
fourth Street, to have the latter try
dress on her daughter Julia, which she
was making for her. They sat and chatt I'd
awhile, aud soon, about p. m, PaIiessen
came in. He lay on a lounge in the room
in which the witness and Mrs. Pal,e:sen
were, and to continue their conversation
they went into an adjoining room. Mrs !
Pallessen, the witness said, was telling !
her OF her restitution and OF the failures |
II her husband to get work. She also told /
her that Pallessen had expressed dc sire |.
TO return to Europe and to take one OF !
the children with him. 1t was at this |
point in the conversation, Mrs. Hengos-
bach stated, that Pallessen came into the !
room where they were, and, with ter
rible cath, struck his wife in the mouth |
He struck her again, the witness testified,
and then called out: Where is the |
pnn PAL
rushed into the kitchen, which adjoins the |
room in which they were sitting.
1t was then that she feared Palessen !
would hurt her or her child, SO she pi ked |
up the latter and started out of the house.
Mrs. Pallessen followed her, but PaIIessan
overlook his wife at the foot OF the steps.
and, without a word. drove the long blade
Of carving knife into his wife's back
between her shoulders. Mrs. Pallessen.
almost instantly.
Mrs. Hengesbach then told of her flight
rom the scene of the murder, but she
vas not asked to give the details OF the
attack Of Pallessen upon her and her
.hild which, resulted in the almost in
tant death of the latter
The other witnesses who were called to
estify on behalf of the Government are
drs. Theresa Krouse. Ulysses NJ Monroe,
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook George w.
Wise, Matthew B. Mahaney, and Horace
:. Lyon. and Thomas Judd, Patrick
)'Brien, and Charles b. Myers, members
4 the Metropolitan police force. The
tory told by these witnesses is substan-
tally that, on the afternoon in question,
woman was seen running out OF house
121 Twenty-fourth Street A man
Gas following her and striking at her
With knife. The woman fell In front
I the house. At the same time another
'oman was seen running away from the
ouse with a child in her arms, and as
Don as the frs woman had fallen the
ian with the knife started in pursuit of
he fleeing woman. One OF the witnesses.
fahaney who assisted in arresting Pal
essen after stopping the latter's attack
pom Mrs. Hengesbach, identified the
ccused as the man who had killed the
oman in front of the house and then at
acked the other. In reply to Lyons
treat to choke him, Pallessen is said to !
ave replied do it. 1t was the Fathers
ILL"
DR.. Glazebrook testified that at the in
lest over the dead body of the prisoners
lie PallGssen said: Eyes. she is my wife. |
killed her because God told me to do it."