The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-11

! O'Clock. Goodbye. pet.
MRS. CUMMINGS.
One day Mrs. Cummings and I were talk
.rE a5ou; her husband continued the Wit
ness "Shs said to me: I'm going 10 kill
m: husband. VIII you stand by ne II
SAW THEM QUARREL
Doctor Edward c. Runge. Superintendent
OF the Insane Asylum. stated that Cum
| ,1.irss was employed at the institution from
October until December 81
Mrs. Runse and I were on our way to
the theater on the evening OF December
90. Near the entrance 10 the asylum
| grounds. we saw Cummings talking with
his wife. She was denourcing him. We
| boarded the car. Mrs. Cummings also got
| on. noticed peculiar Glisten in her eyes
| Her face bore q fierce look. She rode
| about 4 block and go Of
| Tony Lesmeis;er testified about the letter
! mentioned by his mother.
| Detective Henry Harrington told OF ar
resting Mrs. Cummings. visiting the room
| whore Cummings killed and state
| rlents made by the defendant. He said he
| asked Mrs Cummings. as he was leading
| her ttrou-- the Central District assembly
| room a. the Four Courts. after the
! Corcaers inquest. how she got hold OF the
| letter. fragments OF which had been found
| in the CRATE. Her reply. according to Har-
riaEton was that she searched the body.
Charles c. Krone. former Assistant Cir
! cult at-Oraer. who was employed as coun-
| sci by Cummings. when his wife caused his
| arrest. on the charge OF stealing her jewell
| ~. was the next witness.
Assistant Circuit Attorney Marouey e1-
pected through Krone TO bring out tes
| timony about the death OF Harris. but
/ Krone confessed that his memory had failed
| him.
The day Cummings was discharged in the
| Court IF Criminal Correction. according to
| Krone's testimony Mrs. Cummings and her
| husband went to his office. They wished TO
/ make settlement OF certain property.
| Harris. His question caused an argument
| about Har-is's death.
WITNESSES MEMORY FAILS.
Mr. Maroney expected Krone to testify
| that Cummings accused MS wife OF killing
Harris. an! that she replied; Yes. | tod
you mat. hut you are my husband and can
| not testify against me.
When ii cine to this point Mr.. Krone re-
| fused to say that he had heard this state
! mint. He was not Cross-sXamlned.
| Policeman Lingo was the next witness.
| He had arrested Cummings on the charge
OF stealing the j-welry. After his dis
/ discharge ne said ne overheard a conversa-
ton between Mrs. Cummings ana her at
t9rrey. in which she asked him why he mad
not permitted the case TO 20 TO trial.
We'll you know what you told me-" the
attorney SAIL
wanted to show that he's thief
Lingo stated that he saw Cummings me
morning he was killed He said Cummings
moved him the letter. frasments of which
wsr. found in tn CRATE. 49,. ,,-s
Cummings in discussing with him the theft
| OF her l.weIry remarked taat Cummings
vas dealing with the wrong woman, and
that she would give him what WIS coming
sse.sta-. Circuit Attorney Maroney then
| offered the letter in evidence. II IS marked
and read TO the jury. TIE writer in several
Places processes her love and asks him to
cone and see her
Colonel Martin surprised nearly every
p. rson IN the courtroom by saying:
| Il have no cbjection to the !etter- X your
J Horror please. l want 1t in evidence my
In exclamation later Colonel Martin de-
clarcs that he has found that the letter
Killed. but a week before. This fact he
says has been heretofore overlooked the
State has contended that the letter had
been written 10 lure Cummings TO the
room. when the testimony shows that they
had met often within the week and mat
! noon. April IS which indicates that the let
ter must haze been written the week be-
ouARRELs WITH REPORTER.
| Emil Schirmer. -Four Courts reporter for
! a German daily. was the next witness He
| stated that he was witness to the GUAR
| ri between Mrs. Cummings and Archie T.
| IinonStou. another reporter.
y heard Mr.. Edmoaston tell Mrs Cum
] nings that Cummings had told him that
She killed her husband; Harris.
=. It's lie said Mrs. Cummings. The
records will show that Harris killed him
Henry I,esmefster of No. 5s3s Arsenal
| street. substantiated the testimony OF his
. wife who was witness in the incoming.
I lie said that Mrs. Cummings remarked 10
, him che day:
viii YOU folks stand by me II I kill my
husband Il
| said she wouldn't"
Lesmeister mad been called as a witness
T-he Assistant Circuit Attorney then OBJ
tanned permission from the court to intro
| d;!ce in evidence the chart measurements
which the killing was done. Cummings 5
! property and his blood-stained clothing.
, Colonel Martin objected to the MEASURE
meats and photographs. Judge Douglas
| overruled the objections.
John J. Nanton. Clerk OF the Court OF
Criminal Correction. testified as 10 the rec
| ords Of his court in the Cummings larceny
Peter schilllng. Deputy Sheriff. told of
TIE property records of the SheriS's Office
and what was given to Cummings after his
Anton G. Bean identified Mrs Cummlnss's
| signature TO a contract between herself and
| husband. by which she agreed not to con-
! test a suit for divorce. should 1t be filed
by her husband on the ground Of infidel-
lily.
Leo E. Hermson. who was a bartender
at the Drum saloon; told OF Mrs Cum
minss chasing her husband through the
place shortly before his arrest on the
charge of stealing her jewelry.
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