The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-15
.SUSSMAN TRIED TO
MISLEAD HIS WIFE
CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS ON
CRoss-ExAMINATIo
County Attorney Brings Out that by
Means Of Letters Defendant Yelled
His whereabouts - Movements on
Days Preceding Murder Detailed by
Witness-On Good Terms with Wife.

Leading up to dramatic climax in
cross-examining Henry Sussman, late
yesterday, County Attorney Al J. Smith
| made the man accused of the murder of
Fannie Sussman cover under the lash
of his questioning. .3r-
When the afternoon cross-questioning
remembering what happened at the re-
| crulting office when he enlisted.
You were going. to carry a gun, a
big long one, this time9'
A faint smile appeared around the
prisoners mouth as he answered in the
affirmative. $3.50 -. F.,
"Didn't you swear that your name
was Fred H. Tylerg'
~ didn't swear"
"Didn't you give the names of your
father and mother and other relatives
and their addresses9'
90 l don't remember that I did,
o. "Dldn It yy o9 swear that you were
IT told them I was 81"
"Whhy did you give an assumed
because didn't want the parents
of the girl to know where I was.''
"Did she know that you were going
to enlist9'
''She knew afterward.''
"Hold on. Did she know before
eyes, she did. L told her in her
fathers house that same morning.
County Attorney Smith then entered
upon severe cross examination tend
ing to show that the prisoner had taken
tiers, etc, to mislead his wife as to his
whereabouts.
He Met Clara Gin.
It was disclosed that Henry Sussman
had taken Fannie Masinger into a de.
partment store in January, 1905. Later
he met Clara Gin and the two opened q
studio in River Falls, Wis.
Mi. Smith tried to have the witness
say. that Clara Gin put $3.50 into the
business, but he would not say so.
- You got a money order for $15,
and q yo y! raised it to $s5, didn't you9''
"You sent for Fannie to come, didn It
you9"
II told Clara about her and Clara
"When you broke up the business
you had some trouble with Clara Gin
about Skipping B the apparatus to Min
NOLu1uS Ill PARTICULAR
his signature and another letter Written
to Fannie Masinger, which he did after
Careful examination. In this letter,
written from River Falls, Wis, in
March, 1905, Sussman made an offer of
marriage to Fannie Masinger.
The letter contains no reference to
Clara Gin wanting Fannie. Neither did
another letter also written from River
Falls. ~
"You were arrested for signing the
order at River Falls, Wis9D
eyes, sir.''
When you were arrested in Febru-
airy, 1906, at Fort Leavenworth, where
were you?''
IT was in the guardhouse.
Elbow long had you been there9"
tAbout month";
You were taken to Leavenworth,
arraigned, and released on bonds9"
eyes, sir.'
Saw Clara Gin Again.
"Did you ever see Clara Gin after
you signed her name to the orderqV
eyes; I saw her here at Minneapolis
in my brothers. studio.''
I'm June you went to Superior9"
,"Yes.'
Ibid you enter a plea Of guilty9"
"Not in Superior; in Madison after
I was taken there. -
Sussman was in Jail at Superior
from June until the middle of August
then in Jail at Madison until the first
part of September. He withdrew his
plea of guilty and the trial was set
for the latter part of September.
| When you came to Minneapolis
from Madison, Mrs, Masinger. the girl 4
mother, told you that Fannie was il
a. fellow, as you called himg' asked
! Mr.. Smith.
Eyes, she said something like that
1.-THE girls mother said that9"
eyes, she said it,
HWhat did you say9'
| 1T said I would see Fannie about it,
land you saw her the next nightq'
"Did she kiss you or offer to kiss
"No, she didn't"
"Ro M. I I'd did d1' F.''
May Have Laughed.
"Well, you were laughing just now
| and maybe you laughed then. Now
| what took place at the Masinger house
during the half hour you were there9'
II asked her to 20 to La Crosse to
help me out at my trial. That is about
all l can remember
| "Did you ask her about this fellow
that her mother told you about7' .
ono, don't think 500
"She was glad to see youq"
emo, she was not.'
"You were glad to see her9'
ayes, was.''
"Well, there was no i'll feeling be
tween you9' f.. ... d.
"No,y there was not.''
"Did you look for Clara Gin afte,
| that9'' a.r'
hWhy, yes.''
"Did you ask the prosecuting at
| torneyq" =.
eyes, they didn't know
"Well, you know that if you didn u
know where Clara Gin was and the
prosecution didn' It know, that there