The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-30


Especial to The Journal. MI. 49,.
Wheaton, Mimi, June 3O.-The inter
est in the morning session of the alleged
child murderess was heightened by lit
St the stand by her ATTORNEY e The f court
stold the little girl that if she felt faint
she might 80 to her father at any time.
bShe wore her light tan shirtwaist suit
again this~morning, with big polka dot
In her agitation at. being called, she
9had forgotten the big red peony she
chad been holding, and when she had
sseated herself. her father carried it to
Cher and put it in her hand, where she
sat fondling it in a girlish way, looking
self-possessed and innocent.
IT, X. Mork, druggist, was the first
witness sworn this morning. He had
! known the defendant ten years and saw
her on May 25 at the Deal farm.
! Where did you see the defendant
that day?' he was. asked. al 49,.
! con the bed in the house. y
edo you remember who was there9''
"Mrs. Deal was there and DR.. Ames
/ and Dr.. :Healy, and Boley, the cor
| oner.''~ e..,.-
( "Do you remember seeing the de-
PENDANT s face and noting her condi-
ton that day2,'
7 eyes, her face was very flushed;
she seemed very nervous and talked
great DEAL
1ookW shH fRept her eyes; did they
: "a good. deal different, I should say
Every peculiar.''
] ibid she say anything?'
T. Yes, when the doctors went near
her she pushed them away and told
them to leave her alone, that she want
ed to die'' q
did she move around on the bedq'
/ "No, I did not notice that
Sherself?"
! "She told that to DR.. Ames, I think
it was.' ......
{ Believed Her Insane.
"Now, MIR. Mork. from N hat you have
Testified to the jury Of what you saw
sthere that, day of her condition, you
smay state your opinion, as to whether
sshe was sane or insane.'
"She was insane at, that time, that
lis my opinion.'
/ On cross eXamina ton the witness said
She heard the doctors tell the girl to be
quiet and to lie still and behave herself
when the were taking out the bullets
sly9N
IT couldn't hear; she appeared to
S1AAAOW w Lou "tCS SO1uS Ou
! tfYou wouldr It swear she was SO in
ssane that she did not know what was
Fgoing on about her, and did not an
.swerr questions intelligently, would
Eyou?' ..r..-
ono; think she answered all ques-
stions all right -
( "Wouh you swear that it was not
}the pain she was in that caused her
5,ondition that day?'
d Ho,,ci,, of sfmoY-,,, mo.4;soo
! Christine Kreuse, daughter of Gust
sAreuse, was sworn and told of the
headaches Of her father, saying:
I "He called them blind staggers. ,
He could not see anything and would
FALL down.
4Do, Do you know the defendant s
tFWas she ever sick?''
ii Eyes, she had headaches like my
Efather and like Tony has,
j E'Was there anything else peculiar
sabout Tony IS mother that you recall?'
Yes, she didn't manage anything
sabout the house well. She kept ali
It'll se1f anybody and would go off by her
J Maggie Austin, next on the stand,
ssaid she had see Tony after church
Con the Sunday before the homicide and
told her about the dance at the Tear
farm. ~ told her as a friend,'' said
the witness, ''knowing there was some
thing between Tony and Herman-that
they were engaged.''. This was stricken
sout by the court. The witness told of
chow the child had walked the floor and
iacted queerly on the day of the shoot
Miss Austin, and the child seemed
very cold and shivered, yet she said she
was not cold at all, when asked to come
Iup to the fire and get warm.
Discussed Ships Love Affairs.
u Mercie Kreuse was sworn and re-
tcalled the time just before the crime
swhen Lena had staid over night at
stheir house and Of telling her the stor-
iies about Shipp. She had told Lena to
tell Tony. that Ship and the Deal girl
Iwere having great time at the dance
land Shlpp was running around with
3other girls; that she had seen Shipp
hug the Deal girl and ride around in his
s buggy with Addie. She said she had
asked Ship, 'What if Tony would see
fyou9V
Oh, = he replied, teTony can. go
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