The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-25
OPENING
OF DEFENSE.
Friday morning:

Attorney Crandall, for defense,
opened defendants case to the jury.
At this time, the most we can say to
you, gentlemen Of the jury, is to
give an outline OF what we expect
to prove. (The lives Of defendant
and her husband were gone into
quite extensively. The injury to
Krause in the hand-car wreck was
told the jury, and the intense suffer-
ing Ae underwent After deceased
made the trip to Davenport, he
seemed to be better fol few weeks,
but in a short time his head again
began to bother him terribly, and
on several occasions he stated if he
couldn't be cured he would rather
kill himself. The night of the trag-
edy they repaired to their room
about 9 9:30-and the husband began
gium bling about his insurance rate.
All at once, Krause (whiie lying in
bed) began talking strange-clauned
he was another man-talked wild.
Defendant got up and went down
stairs, locked the door, held it with
her weight when Krause chased
down stairs after her. She then ran
over to HolbrOok,s and asked them
to go for an officer. The rest of the
story is about the same al the state
has told. Just as the train was 60
ing BY the Krause house on the
night in question, the baggageman
of the train opened, the north door
of-his car to see if the steam for
heat'2g) was working properly, and
! ne heard a shot in the immediate
vicinity OF the :Krause home. ut
was here stated that the head of
Krause would be shown in evidence
80 that the jury could determine
about it, it's injuries etc., We don t
know who fired the shot-all we
know is that defendant did not do
it. We will show that it was posi-
BILE for deceased to do it.
Stelle S.Slnith, called for defense
On the 18th day OF February was at
Adrian. know where the Krause
property is located. WITNESS was
called for purpose of identifying
and testifying to the accuracy Of
plats made of the Krause premises,
the houses surrounding, railroad
track, etc. Witness also testified to
the perfectly open land between the
Krause home and the railroad track
nothing to obscure the vision.
One Of the plats received in evil
dence. -
Mrs. Holbrook, called for defense:
Have lived in my present home
eleven years. The Krause family
moved to Adrian in 1899. Krause
was injured on the railroad in 1900,
June 18. Saw him from three to a
dozen times in "a hours for a week
or 80 after he was hurt Before this
injury, he acted all right so far as I
noticed. He was Industrious and
worked most OF the time. The rela-
tons between Krause and wife
seemed pleasant and agreea ble- -nev-
or noticed any 4uarrels or trouble
between them. After he was in
jured, he seemed to suffer great
deal of pain-was uneasy and rest
less-moved around a good deal.
He didn t recognize me for several
days. He would lay on Jh Q floor
for perhaps minute and then get
up-complaining of his head. From
that time on he was easily excited
fly into a passion-between these
times would be. pleasant. Did not
work to my knowledge. Always
that Mrs. Krause was kind
and good to him. He would have
terrible passions. Once he chased
Mrs. Krause to my house -scolded
her for some time Remember a
similar occasion. He looked wild in
the eye-very -nervous-all excited
can hardly explain. When not ex-
cited he treated his wife kindly. He
complained a geat deal of his head
SAID was like knife sticking him.
Heard him say once that if his head
didn't get better he would 60 clear
crazy and didn't know what he
would do. After he came back from
Davenport he seemed somewhat
better-appeared so for about two
xDool-o-uhoy, ho ho0on fo1linp Nof.