The Detroit times., 1908-05-16
MRS. METskER IS
ACQUITTED OF
MURDER
CARLTON MoRoAN's SLAYER
sWOONS ON HEARING VERDICT
AND cHEERED BY HUNDREDS.
-To,LlvE DOWN TRAGEDY.

CASSOPOLIS, Mich. May 16-Over'
dyed because OF her acquittal. late
; ssterday. on the charge of numbering
Carlton Morgan. OF South Bend. Ind.
whom she shot dead as he left the
house. OF Mrs. Mae Greene, Mrs.
Christine Metsker will continue TO live
with her husband. Geo. Metsker. In
their South Bend home and try 20
forget the unfortunate affair resulting
from the Merry Widow" letter which
trip TO Michigan.
While the ending Of the now famous
trial Is pleasing 10 Mrs. Metsker. there
Is no solace. even OF revenge, for Mrs
Morgan whose husband the other
woman slew as he came out OF the
Greene home, that night, with Nets
ker, where they had been entertained
by Mrs. Greene and Maude Behrner,
the two Merry Widows" in the case.
Mrs. Metsker took with her az she
left the courtroom, the congratulations
OF the Jurors and her friends.
Mrs. Morgan boarded the train with
the blood. soaked coat and vest worn
by her husband at the time OF the
tragedy.
Hundreds cheered Mrs Metsker. as,
Immediately after the announcement
OF the verdict of acquittal, which came
at 8 o'clock, she left the courtroom
with the Jurors congratulations still
sounding In her ears and sped TO the
Jail 10 prepare for her homeward jour
ney on the next train. AS she went.
she carried an enormous bouquet OF
H. -. - ,,I - A.,-
Prosecutor Bresnahan opened for the
people and demanded verdict OF
guilty. Bresnahan portrayed the pris-
oner in an evil light, and as the whole
case hinged alone upon her intent in
carrying the revolver whether for pro
lection or to do violence he interpret
ed her motives as criminal. He said
In closing:
Mrs. Metsker is not the only one
who should suffer. There is onother,
the most despised and dispicsble per-
son In Cass county, her profiigate hus-
band. To punish this man ask you
jurymen, TO at least bring in a verdict
Of manslaughter and express to the
court your belief that the woman be
fined $1,000. Metsker would have to
pay f."
-. Hot Thrust by Defense.
$50 1t has become degraded TO a
Shylock case" said Attorney Howell
In opening for the defense II wonder
what 1t is that has brought the prose-
cutor from asking for conviction of
murder in the first degree to beg for
a $1,000 fine to pay some officials sal
ary?"
Howell tried TO cast a slur on Mrs
Morgan when he said to the jury in
speaking of arousing sympathy In
courts, THE scenes Mrs. Metsker has
made were not in court. We have not
exhibited our ankles or our tears TO
the jury. This little woman has wept
and prayed In her cell"
Let them punish Metsker," said
Howell. but not her whom he left
for the embraces OF a painted wo-
man"
Thereupon he fiayed the Merry
Widows" Mrs. Mae Greene and Mrs.
Maud Berhner were not In the court
room.
But the faying OF these two women
of Cassopols did not end with How
ellis address. Atty. McInerny took
for his theme The Homewrecking
Widows"
Atty. Hendryx made the closing adj
dress for the people.
Take Five Ballots.
Judge Des-Voigne's charge to the
fury occupied an hour. The jury went
out at precisely o'clock. They took
five ballots. one on murder In the first
degree. one on murder in the second
degree. granddaughter, assault and bat
terry, and simple assault and each time
the entire jury stood for acquittal.
They returned in an hour. the far