The Washington times., 1908-12-29
FAMOUS ERB CASE
CALLED FOR TRIAL
Wife of Dead Man and Her
Sister Are Ar
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ralgned. &
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making ninety in al who have received
sUbpOenas- Il IS possible that even
more witnesses may be brought into
the case as the trial proceeds
The point on which the greatest fight
VIII be made VIII b the admission Of
evidence disclosing tie life Of Florence
NJ Erb and her sister, Mrs. Beisel,
previous 20 the time they came into
Captain Erb's life
In Prosecutors Hands.
This story. gathered with the great
est care and regardless Of expense, BY
detect.-es from Delaware county, and
those supplied by the Philadelphia au-
thOrities. IS IN the hnds Of the pros
ecUtion and every known method viii
be employed 10 get 4 before the Jury,
Counsel for the two women, however,
declare there viii be 10 barring OF fam
ily closets The evHence introduced.
I they say. must have direct bearing
upon the killing Of Captain Erb and
the events that led ID 10 II
Almost Immediately on the srro,za of
ten. the attorneys appeared, then tha
Judges. the upSLan made his little
speech and in q ven few minutes Mrs
Florence .Erb and hd sister. Mrs. Cath
crime Beisel, were IRced on CrsaI for
their lives Both oCendants, heavily
yelled. and gOwned IN black, entered
the courtroom duriTf the poll OF fha
jury panel, accOmpaied By their a.
tOrueys, Messrs- RhO1s, FronehsId, and
Alexander
The jury panel IS apparently a little
I above the average elmer Pierce. Ar
I thur RObershaw, Harry Swayne, and
| Thomas TTueulan ar from the town
ship where the murdC was committed
I The general persOnnt Of the uaneI IS
good The two sister Of the murdered
man. Misses Kate La and Marv Erb,
arrived early and toe, seats near The
wall on the side opposite the jury. They
were accompanied byseveral men and
women friends Of lon standing OF tHa
Erb family Every roman connected
with the case is OccpyinE the same
seat as at the prevtOB hearings OF Cha
case
TriaI Orns-
District Attorney MeDade stepped 20
the rail al Just 1870 ad asked thar n
/ Florence Erb and Caherine BeiseI Be
arraigued on the chaye o. murder OF
J. Clayton Erb-
Mrs ErD al once thlw back her vel
and Harry BeiseI asSJed his wife IN
removing hers ClerL % the Court
Smith then read the fnl1CInGuT and
Mrs Eros cheek neye blalched as the
harsh words did feluiOusly murder
were read Mrs BclsessWallO lowed hard
asked the question, What say YOU.
guilty or not guilJyT MIS-. Erb re-
piled strongly and urTTy Not guilty.
though Mrs. BeiseFs Iply was hardly
audible.
And the same was 11s when asked
l by whom do you VIII 70 be tried -
'Ey God and my Coun-ys' came SroIy
from Mrs Erb, and Wy quietly from
0ITS. BeISel-
First Tales-an-
John Burner, q maclnist q FFave~-
ford, was the first taIensn called .b11t
after taking the stand Id 70 wait until
the conclusion OF q IOnEonfab between
District Attorney MacDde and Judges
Brouuau and Johnson. 10Th OF whom
were on the bench Nanvhfie. Ms
Erb maintained her caludemean-,- fHa
only indication that she's on trfaI FOR
I her Ele being the set o her FaT a-7
the e aces that OCcasioLIlv shot f-0-0
her eyes
Mrs. BeiseI was apparetlv uurb less
composed. and frequent swallowed
as though there were alumni ia Le-
throat Both frequently e-ga~a7 n
\ conversation with their arorneys a-I
Harry Beisel. leaning early F0rv-a-7
3 spoke repeatedly words encouraze-
meur u his wife
The getaway had beer slow and
tedious and everyone bean 10 Srfff
about uDeasily. Some pots OF Lsw
were under discussion EIs1osesTv t.
I question OF challenging taIenen-