The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-28
IMPORTANT WITNESS IN JANzOW
HEARING GROWS FAINT ON STAND
Taking Dispositions the $4,000 Suit Marked by Mild Scnsa
tons-Pantif's Attorney In Inmates That Witness Is Being
Coached by Signs-Defendans Charges
Has Been Changed.

Both sessions in the taking o: ceposi
| lions in the si5cs suit brought by the
Reverend Charles /. Janzow against
| eighteen members of the congregation o:
the Bethlehem Evangelical Church. in
room No. SO Railway Exchange building
yesterday afternoon We're marked by
| mild sensations.
In th- morning Attorney Smith for the
! plaintiff demanded that John \. Loeb
mann. who was on the witness stand.
change the position Of his chair. broad
| iy intirnsting that he was receiving tips
by means OF mods and winks as 10 how
he was 10 answer. In the afternoon. fol-
lowing a hot legal argument. Attorney
webrnbrech. for the defense. Jumped to
his feet and charged that the eNamina-
ton was being conducted according 20 a
petition which vas not a true copy OF
tho one filed in the Circuit Court He
asked that the examination be stopped.
but Commissioner Hisginbotham ruled
against him.
Henry +. Mueller OF No. 2s2I North
Eleventh street. one Of the most i'm
portant witnesses. because he - presi-
dent of the Board OF Trustees or the
church and one of the wealthiest mem
bere who Is accused of being spokesman
OF the alleged dissenters. furnished
moment OF excitement by nearly faint
ing on the stand after some vigorous ex-
animation. He had to be excused until
this morning.
Tits between the attorneys were fire.
Quent. One OF the main points OF con-
tention was tho question OF an interprc-
ter. The witnesses themselves often
asked that someone who could speak
German be- furnished Henry F. Mueller.
who has proved much the best witness
so far. was especially i'll At ease when il
came 10 answering many of the questions
IN English. and this worry and his age Of
S. with the excessive heat of the room. IS
believed to have caused the dizziness
that forced him to leave tho stand. At
torney Smith was often In whispered con-
sultation with the defendant and Henry
Schingmann. a friend OF the Reverend
Mr.. Janzow
John a. Lochmann. who was on the
stand most OF Saturday. was recalled yes
terday morning. but his answers were
even more guarded and he was excused
after an hour and fifteen minutes.
TRANSFERRED PROPERTY.
After Mueller left the room August Ro-
Rodefeld 10 charged with having called
the Reverend Mr.. Janzow a liar In open
meeting The most important testimony
brought out was that RodefeId had trans
ferred all OF his property about two
months ago TO his wife through Mr.. sny-
der. barber on High street.
Mr.. Mueller. who followed Lochmann.
said that at any time SIX words from Pas
tor Janzow. Il have made FIRE: excuse
me-" would have re-estabiished peace. and
that he (Mueiler) would have been the
frs, to shake the pastors hand ,aS.r.o,, -.
error" by the Engiish-speaking persons
present. but Attorney Wehrenbrech ex-
planned that IL was German and meant
disseLsion. as he had created IRE among
his lock"
In the opening testimony Attorney
Smith confined himself to the Erick Muel
Ter case and asked the witness to explain
what he knew about IL. The witness often
grew excited and emphasized his re-
marks by vigorous thumps on the table.
He said that he had heard Erick Mueller
read a long paper on Socialism and that
while il was being read Pastor Janzow
said there was some awful les In it"
Erick Mueller. IL was brought out. then
said TO Doctor JaEzow. You first help
me. then you condemn me" The witness
said that this was the first intimation that
he had that Doctor Janzow had figured
in preparing the book.
Mueller. in the examination. said that
he had charged that Doctor Janzow had
meddled in affairs outside of the church
and that he had mixed himself UP in the
writings OF Erick Mueller. and I say so
now" The witness further said that II
said he mcddled in the Schwartz affair |
and hurt the congregation and the
school"
After the noon adjournment. the ques- |
tioning was taken up on the same lines.