The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-09-28
Schumacher MansIaughter Case
Must Go to the jury by De.
cision of Judge BeIden
SCHUMACHER TELLS STORY
Takes the stand in His Own Behalf and
Tells Entire Story of the Evening
When Wren Met His DEATH
Goes to the Jury


Trevor saloon man charged with man
slaughter must be decided by a Jury.
This fact was decided on Tuesday
afternoon when Judge Be1den refused
to grant the motion of the attorneys
for the defendant who had asked that
the case be taken from the jury and
the court issue an order sdischarging
Schumacher from custody. In support
of this motion the attorneys for Schu-
macher claimed that the evidence
represented by the state had shown
that the killing of Wren was excus-
able homicide. Judge Be1den con-
sidered the motion and declined to re-
lease the defendant.
This motion was presented by the
attorneys for the defendant just after
the. case had been closed by the state
late Tuesday afternoon and after the
argument on the motion the court took
an adjournment until Wednesday
morning.
The closing of the case for the state
brought out nothing of sensational
nature. The only witness who told
anything Of an interesting story was
Peter Schuma cher the son of the de.
fendant and he simply told of finding
the body Of Wren and of its removal
to the barn. Quite an argument was
made against admitting the evidence
of Justice Button who had held the
inquest over the remains Of Wren and
it was finally admitted.
When court convened this morning
Schumacher took the stand in his own
defense and he certainly told very
good story. There was no effort on
the part of Schumacher to conceal
the facts in connection with the death
of Wren and it is thought that his
story will carry great weight with the
jury.
Schumacher admitted that Wren
had been in the saloon during the
larger part of the afternoon and that
during this time he had not been
drinking. He stated that Wren had
been sitting near the stove and that
he had the appearance of being man
who had been out on a "toot" and
that he had not been served with any
drinks during the afternoon. Wren
he said had been entirely peaceable.
Mike Sweeney who had been the
partner of Wren was the noisy one
and when Schumacher insisted on
putting Sweeney out he insisted that
Wren go with him. Schumacher
testified that he did not strike Wren
at any time but that he had simply
pushed him through the door into the
road. He admitted that Wren was
weak and appeared to be sick.
Scnuma cher was submitted to
rigid cross examination by District
Attorney Baker, but he did not vary
greatly from his original story of the
affair. Schumacher stated positively
that he had no quarrel with Wren and
that he felt no malice toward the
man. In his testimony Schumacher
insisted on referring to the dead man
as "Mr. Wren.'
This afternoon the defendants at
torneys continued the introduction of
evidence and the case will close later
in the afternoon. The jury has been
ordered to return to the court room at
3 O'Clock and it was expected that the
case would be in the hands Of the
jury by that time. However, some
time will be taken to hear the argu-
ments of the attorneys and itomay be
late in the afternoon before the court
charges the jury.