The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-06

Crowds of the morbidly curious be-
sleged Judge D. F. Simpson g court
room today, as they did yesterday, in a
desire to see and hear about Henry M.
Sussman, the young man accused Of
shooting his wife in cold blood and
now on trial for his life, There were
women in the rather motley audience,
and the members Of the fair, sex were
not confined to the old or plain This
word had gone abroad that, the intro
duction of evidence would not begin
today. When once jury is complete
Minneapolis will enter into the Herki-
mer- class, and stories of struggling
humanity seeking admission to- the
courtroom will be the rule.
a.. Eager to See. :.s* !.
While the local wife-murder case
lacks many Of the SENSATIONAL elements
that served to draw, crowds to the Gill
to the local crime is entirely lacking in
romance, still there seems to be plenty
OF people anxious to hear the details
OF a crime resulting from depraved
passion. The women are there, craning
their necks to catch a glimpse Of the
accused, and during today's tedious
process of selecting jurors the crowd
chung to their coveted seats as if their
future happiness depended upon it. g.
The work of selecting jurors was be-
gun promptly at 10 am. today and
progressed rapidly, but with little eff
feet during the morning session. Only
one man was added to the four Sc
lected yesterday, and with the sixty
eight men already examined, the pres
emit supply Of veniremen was nearly ex-
hausted: A special venire Off thirty
five was issued and will begin to- re-
port this afternoon: Y -. err F:'>:,r
-.-.. = Key to Defense. III.
The Developments Of the morning
amounted to little EXCEPT in the 1 fact
that some questions asked by r. L. Nc
Chez, attorney for the defendant,
served to throw a little light. on his
defense. He continued to ask the pros
pect1ve Jurors as to their feeling in
regard to. an insanity defense, and
added a question as to their. prejudice
against intoxication, intimating that
this might be, shown as a mitigating cir
cumstance Of Sussman's crime. 90 -.
Counsel practically admitted :. that
Sussman killed his wife and suggested
that the hope Of the defense was to
produce evidence that would tend to-
exense him. There seems to-, be no
N.ooDo oiAt@o""OAAO CLcslGlSOGiS dHlt 4MlSl10St-
ton of the murdered woman will be at
tackled, and that, in cen. nuctions with
the. double defense Of insanity and in:
upon to save Sussman. Me. MeGhee
said today: ,"I cannot give out the
line OF defense because I cannot tell
you something I do not know myself. -
Sister-in-Iaw Active =: ..>
The accused was no less pale than
yesterday, but he seemed to be, grow
ing, used to the. gaze Of the curious
and seemed less nervous. Sussman' s
brother, j. I. Sussman, and the latter s
wife are constant attendants at the
trial, sitting immediately in the rear
OF the defendant and his counsel. Mrs.
Sussman, an attractivel looking woman,
appears to take even more interest in
the selection of the men who are to
try her brother-in-law than her .rela.
tives. She watches each man closely
and occasionally offers suggestions to
counsel. She is :becomingly attired in
black and does not appear to mind in
the least the stares Of the curious on
in surmises as to- her identity. 49,
County Attorney AL j.. Smith said to,
Gay that the state would contend and
offer evidence to prove that the muir
dered woman was asleep when she was
shot. Fermentation will be shown by
the purchase Of the revolver from
which the fatal shot was fred on the
day preceding the murder and other
acts OF the accused. A letter showing
.wifely devotion on the part, of the de,
PENDANTS wife is in the: hands Of the
state g attorneys and will be INTRODUCES
in evidence if the opportunity presents
itself. =. =. W