The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
Dead Wonan's Father.

q 1Auoipn 1nnoonSel, IdCHef OF Da1Sy II.
Sussman, better known as Fannie Suss-
man, was next called on direct exam
nation, He said: .,J.~-
| Fannie would have been ~ years
| old on Nov. 81. She was married in
| 1905. to Henry Sussman. . We knew
| nothing Of the marriage until she came
home after being gone three days and
| informed us that she was married
About week later Mr.. Sussman came
to our house and remained there three
days. He said that he intended. to
establish home. I said he could live
with US until he had established a
home. He left in three days and was
gone about a year, ~ g, 4 +.
During Sussman g absence, Messen-
ger was shown letter addressed to
Joseph Sussman. a brother of the pris-
| oner. It was written by Henry M.
Sussman, and was shown to him by his
daughter. ...... =. 49,. i - X. -
At this juncture Mr.. McGhee inter-
fered to question the witness as to his
familiarity with Sussman's handwrit-
ing. After course of questioning Mr..
McGhee insisted that the witness. was
incompetent to pass upon any hand
writing or to testify that he could rec.
ognize it as Sussman IS. The witness
would not say that he had seen Suss-
man write anything and had afterward
u. L
of Mr.. Messenger $ competency as a
handwriting authority was discussed at
some length. ~s5} ~
Threats Against Woman.
Mr.. Messenger was finally allowed. to
testify regarding the contents of the
letter from Henry Sussman to his
brother, Joseph. In this. letter there
were threats against the life Of Fannie
a5 a.,
Continuing, Mr.. Messenger said:
: Sussman lived at my house for. six
OF. seven weeks after became back. He
left in the morning and came home in
the evening, sometimes in an intoxi-
Gated condition. He was well dressed.
i saw that he was not treating Fanny
right: I talked with him and urged
him to help us. You seem to be iv-
work. I told him. He said: Il know
that I have not done right, but I will
be good. I have had a talk with Jo-
seph and he will help me establish a
hOme.' Il. Z. - !. & i .7
~ promised to help. Henry left us
and Fannie. remained at home. Henry
did not contribute anything toward her
support: Some time after that he was
of Fannie. / next saw him at our house
about two weeks before Sept. 26. I
asked him where he had been and he
said: In jail in Wisconsin. He said
that he had been arrested for forgery.
He told Fannie that he wanted her to
go to La Crosse to help him in the
case. Fannie said that she eouldssnot
help him. = s#z ss# aAs
Followed Him from House.
Later he followed Snssnnan from the
house and waited with him at the cor
ner 8of Girard and Sixth avenues N.
Sussn1an became very angry when in
formed that Fannie would not help him
in Lac Crosse and declared with EN- .
phasis, Z will get. even with her. That
was the last the witness saw of the
prisoner until after his arrest.
4 Cross-examination brought out the.
statement that the last I time Henry
fSussman was at the Messenger house
was two weeks before the murder. "a
friend of the dead woman was visiting
her. When the two women left the
house Sussman followed and a few mo-
ments Messenger also followed. He.
overlook Sussman at the corner Of
Sixth and Girard avenues N, where he
was waiting for a streetcar. The Voc
men he saw entering q store Just be-