The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-03-18
POURED FORTH ABUSE
Convicted Murderer Raved After Be-
st ing Found Guilty.
SCENE IN DETROIT COURT
Emil Waltz Found Guilty of Killing
Little Wines Child-Sentenced For
Llfe-Judge Had to = Shut Him
Off. ~. :

Detroit, Mich, March 1S.-"Guilty,
as charged" was the verdict
given in the Waltz murder case
after 40 minutes elaboration of the
jury yesterday afternoon. Tonight at
$40 the murderer, thief, bigamist,
tramp and miscellaneous criminal will
start on his journey to Marquette
prison to spend the first thirty days or
q life sentence in a solitary dungeon.
In the meantime he PAGES up and
down his cell, weeps, raves, threatens
everyone and clamors for his rights
as a German citizen to be sent for
trial in his native land, and abuses
his real or imaginary foes with great
vehemence. His two attorneys, MILL
gan and Mahon, stood crestfallen by
the grating and tried TO reason with
him until dark.
The courtroom was crowded to the
limit when the jury announced the
verdict at 1920 o'clock. AS soon as
the word guilty" fell from the lips
of the foreman Of the jury, the MUIR
derer drew his forehead into a sharp
scrowl, which lasted for several min
utes. He knew that hundreds of eyes
were turned upon him, and even after
all hope was gone kept up his pres
ence Of mind and continued his acting,
which was so noticeable during the
trial
AS soon as the verdict was given
and the numerous lawyers, newspaper
men and others gathered to see the
final act in the long and eventful trial
had found nothing further noticeable
about the murderer, the attention was
turned to the faces of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmes, the parents Of the murdered
and mutilated child. Mrs. Wines
smiled and for the first time since her
appearance in court did she look
cheerful.
Declared His Innocence.
AS soon as Waltz's fate was decided
the attorneys for his defense made a
motion for a new trial. 1t was over
ruled.
prisoner, stand up!" said Judge
Murphy quietly.
Waltz walked into the prisoners
dock and stood up, lingering his hat
nervously.
what have you to say that SEN
tence should not be passed upon you?"
came the solemn question from the
bench.
Waltz faltered, turned purple and
finally said in husky voice:
81 am innocent. I did not kill that
boy. I sympathize as strongly as any
one with the mother of the child"
Gradually gathering his composure,
he affected a canting mode Of speech
and clearly carried on a lengthy talk
about his case, his address" resem-
bling that OF village lawyer more
than q condemned murderer.
But in his rambling talk Waltz
abused his attorneys, declaring they
had rot given him a fair trial, con-
tradicted many Of the statements
made by witnesses and finally became
SO abusive that Judge Murphy's pa
tience was evidently exhausted.
"Why do you stand there and abuse
everycne?" he said sharply. "You
have abused your lawyers, the doc
tors, the police and even the court,
and not until gave you private talk
ing to for your own sake did you bet
ter your conduct. There never was
better illustration of the manner in
which the law regards human liberty
than in your case. The court provided
means for investigation for your de-
Tense. That Is most uncommon
thing. With all the careful regards
we have shown for you, a foreign sub
ject, and for all this you returned
nothing but abuse"
With that Waltz was hustled out
Of the courtroom and over to the Jail
to await his departure to Marquette