Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-15
JUST VERDICT IN CONSPIRACY
CASE.

Any other verdict than that rendered
by the jury In the Defenbach insur.
ance conspiracy case would have come
as u surprise to the public. The testi-
mony at the trial had made It so ap-
parent that the defendants had planned
to secure money by false pretense and
through insurance policies on the life
of Marie Defenbach that no verdict
save that of guilty seemed logical. In
fact, 80 convincing did the evidence ap-
pear to the Jurors that even the sen
sational and highly emotional features
Of the closing days of the trial did not
influence the twelve men to take more
than one vote for each of the two pris.
oners.
DR.. Unger anu Francis Wayland
Brown are thus disposed of on this
charge. ana providing Il new trial Is not
granted the consplratOrs will be sen.
fenced to terms In the penitentiary.
Smiley, who turned States evidence,
will be dealt with as Judge Tuley de.
tcrmines. But still more serious
charge hangs over the three defend.
ants. II remains for the State to make
clear the cause Of Marie Defenba CHI :
death. Were the prisoners In any way
responsible for this Is the question the
State will now set out to answer.
And there Is also the case of Deputy
Coroner John Weckler. The Grand
Jury soon will consider the charge
against him that he conducted the IN
quest on the body of Marie Defenbacl
with six empty chairs as Jurors. II II
IL proved that Weckler held his In
quest In this manner the people vii
want to know what induced him to dt
so, and the explanation may throw al
ditiOnnl light on the main ana still
most important pOint-was Marie Def
enbach's death natural or not?
| This case has excited general inter
est, ana Its termination In n cOnvic
ton of guilt strikes the public as jus
ana In keeping with the facts.-Post.
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With the next Republican State con
ventiOn more than a year distant pol!
tlcians are becoming almost rs active
as II the primaries ana the conventions
We're to he held within month.
1t is assumed by most of the politi
clans that there will. be Il new align
ment of the political forces In the Re
publican party in this State. The dealt
of John II. Tanner removed the on
man who was looked up to by the stal
wart Republicans down the State u
their leader. Many Of the old guard ar
casting about for man TO take hi
place. Thus far no one Of sutficlen
stature has appeared to I'LL the position
he vacated rs chieftan of the unconI
promising Republicans.
There are many smaller men, each o
whom is rs loyal and true Republican
as was Tanner, but none of these ha
the qualities of leadership which h
possessed Those who would aspir
to leadership are trying, ana thus IN
without success, TO rally around thei
respective banners the organization
which John II. Tanner created. Som
are actively engaged In this work &
seeking to be recognized as party leat
er. Others are waiting for a call I
duty AT the head Of the Republica
party.
The situation is complicated by I'll
fact that the FOrty-third General A
sembly will elect United States Sen
atOr TO succeed William T.. MasOl
! There are six active candidates In IL
field for the Senatorship. These al
Senator Mason, Martin b. Maddel
: Charles G. Dawes, Charles II. Aldric