The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-06

He thought he had told Harry Lodor
about 1t before. and VIM. Stokes and
Mr.. Donovan. Lodor cannot remem-
Der and VIM. Stokes denied Mr.. Don.
ovon was in the court room but the
defense never called him. It was DR..
Mackay and not Boche who had hal
lucination. He, the doctor, saw things
that did not exist and heard things
that were not said.
THE Lord only knows why Boche
killed farmer, save that he did 1t in
his drunkenness.
His only sister testified that Her
man was sick three or four weeks and
there was nothing wrong Immediately
afterwards. Gus Wagner tells you
that Herman was sick ten months.
"They want you to believe that Her
man Boche is crazy If you have read
the newspapers you have seen insan-
ity in all It's forms pleaded to save
man from the penitentiary 1t Is popu-
lar. The only thing that made Her
man Boche crazy was whiskey. Do
you think that If Frank farmer had
wanted to rob Boche he would have
waited until o'clock in the morning,
until he himself was drunk?
How could Herman Boche shoot in
self-defense? Did Frank farmer or
Lee Vroman have the gun?
who had the money and where did
the money go? If Boche shot in self
defense, why did he shoot after Jar.
mer was down?
Senator Aliens Address.
Senator Aliens plea for Herman
Boche was both eloquent and extended.
He started to speak a little after
O'Clock and addressed the twelve men
In the jury box until nearly o'clock.
Senator Aliens plea was forcibly de-
livered and was listened to with the
closest attention by the jurymen.
Senator Allen after his preliminary
| remarks reviewed the life Of Herman
Boche. In the shooting of Frank Jar
mer he said there was an absence both
of malice and Of purpose necessary
to constitute second degree murder.
| 1t is not the act that the law Furnishes,
he said, but the criminal purpose in
the mind.
Senator Allen said In part:
| These men stood at the altar Of
that splendid German order, the Sons
of Hermann, and took it's obligations
OF brotherly love and assistance.
| Frank farmer was saloonkeeper.
I am free to say that know the back
alleys OF the world and that hope to
see the time when the whole traffic
is put out Of existence But Herman
Boche saw no wrong in going to Jar
mer's.
! Poor, nervous, distressed German,
no man can describe the lure Of the
serpent that drew him into this catas-
trophe that has disgraced the history
of this county.
| ut makes no difference whether
farmers license expired the last day
of April or the fifth of May. Suffice
that he thought it expired April 80.
He was pauper-to whom could he
turn but to his friend Of years"
Senator Allen traced Boche from
farmers saloon In the afternoon back
home, watched him count his money
again and started him back to Norfolk
with revolver and money. Senator
Allen picked up Boche's revolver. ats
one of these Sears.Roebuck revolvers,
as dangerous at one end as the other"
he said. Boche, the senator said, did
not take the revolver to kill farmer
but to protect the money on the long
walk to Norfolk.
Step after step Senator Allen traced
Boche. He spoke of DR.. Mackay's
testimony.
Il wish | was as bright as | think
MacEay is. ! don't think that he al
ways puts it to good use but he's a
man of commanding ability. DIR. Mac
kay on the stand was not sure whom
he had told what farmer said to him
about Knockout drops.
| why did farmer call Lee Vroman
from all the other hackmen? why
did he say Lee, I'll want to use you
after while?'
That fellow Vroman has lived on
his wits and he has little to live on.
He testified that there was laughing
as he drove from the restaurant. Jar
mer might have laughed.
"The state said they could only use
what witnesses they had. Well we
have the right to impeach them.
"You know the woman, Edna, and
her occupation. She was farmers
fayorite. But she testified that Boche
staggered drunk into the house, drunk
with the liOuOr of Jarmar drunlx with
the drug.
Then the entertainment of that
house began,
! Lee Nroman testified and he lied