The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-25
State Rests.
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and try to prove their case through
an entirely different theory. That
that shot produced quick death, no
one will dispute, but it is admitted
by almost every witness for the
state that there could have bsen In
voluntary motion. And that is the
evidence which you are to base
your judgement. Now,going back,
look at that hole through the floor.
My theory is that after Aug. krause
had chased his wife down stairs,
he was still in an insane rage and
fired that shot through the floor
in the direction where his wife us
ually sat. Hearing no noise, and
msbye thinking he had killed her
was seized with remorse. He then
fred into his own head. And
when that shot was fired, blood
flowed in stream. l ask you
eould a murderer have removed
this feather tick before blood get
ting upon it. No, that tick was
not there when the shot was fired.
And can any OF you gentlemen
imagine any reason why a murderer
would take the drawers from the
corpse and smear him all over with
blood? Would any sane mind 90
such a thing? Would sane mind
throw bloody pillow, bloody
clothing, around the room in such
a manners No. 1t was the sp'smod-
ic motion of the stricken man. /
can give you the explanation OF
the blood upon his legs. AS he kick
ed and struggled, the blankets were
kicked toward the bottom OF the
bed, and covered with blood gush-
ing from the wounds of the head,
the legs were covered with blood.
1t was the spasmodic action of the
chicken with her head cut off.
And as to the gun. We don't know
how it got there. But would a
murderer, wanting to cast suspicion
on some one else, place it where it
was found2 No. My theory is, he
held the gun where he would have
tho least difficulty in reaching the
trigger. Again, the evidence shows
the left hand, which he used in
holding the muzzle, was powder
smoked. Let US assume the gun in
that position, the man lying on
his left side-the recoil Of the gun
didn't loosen his hold sufficient to
throw it into the room, but just
enough with recoil and counter re-
coil to to throw it into just such a
position as it was found. Such the
Org liz a reaso nable ore. And here
is another fact that you must con-
ider. That gun must have been
placed-to make the wounds az they
existed-must have been held at an
angle of As degrees or more and
it is impossible for this woman
whose height is only five feet, to
have held the gun in such a posi-
ton. The trigger would have beer
at least as high as her head. I tell
you gentlemen, ttat there is every
evidence that it was self destruc-
ton. The manifest disorder, the
hole through the floor, the key on
the inside OF the door -everything
points to just such conclusion. If
any one other than Krause had fired
the shot he would have been cover
ed with blood. And yet when this
woman was examined, and she was
examined to the skin, not a drop of
blood was found upon her except a
piece OF yarn not bigger than pin
head. And this learned Doctor
Manson come before you and says it
is mamililan blood-he dosen't tell
you how old it was or the stain
found on the outside-if it had been
fresh there is no question bat what
you would have heard of it. It may
have been six months old-we don't
know-apd yet this is the evidence
the expert evidence they would
have you convict this woman.
Recess for loon.
Wednesday afternoon.