Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-02-25
WOLF MURDER TRIAL.

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Andrewski, town of Knowlton; Bernard
Zoellner, town of Mcmillan; Nate E.
Morrow, town of Maine; Frank Manser.
town of Harrison; Geo. w. Parker, vii
lage of Mosinee; VIM. Dalske, town of
Emmett; Geo. Nichol, village of Unity;
c. w. Phillips, town of Elderon; Peter
Schmitt, town of Hull; Fred Bradfish,
town of kib Falls; Thos. Sweeney, city.
The taking of testimony began and
the state did not finish presenting testi-
mony until yesterday.
The principal line of testimony Of
fered was in accordance with the story
given in the PILOT at the time of the
| murder, except that one new feature
was presented. Witnesses testified that
hole was found burned through the
floor in the Wolf home at Ire time they
visited the place, the quilts on bed
were partly burned and the general ap-
pearance of the room was smoky. One
witness testified that upon visiting the
Wolf home on the morning of the fire,
which was several days previous to the
murder, Mrs. Wolf made a remark to
the effect that she would be burned up
some day. When Drs. Sauerhering and
Jones conducted an autopsy after the
murder, they found burns on the WON.
ans toes and hands.
A photograph of the premises was
presented, showing the position of the
body and the articles in the room.
Many of the blood stained articles were
introduced. The testimony of most
witnesses was to the effect that the
room in which the murder occurred
presented most sicaenlng sight. 1t
was the belief of the physicians who
made the post norton examination
that deceased came to her death from
hemorrhage, produced by blows on the
head from some blunt instrument. The
wounds were great many in number
and all of them were on the head, some
evidently having been struck while the
woman was standing, the others while
she was lying on the floor. The whole
room was covered with blood, wash
oasin on a stand contained bloody water
and hair and clenched in one of the
woman's hands were several strands of
her own hair. The room presented
topsy turvey appearance, as if it had
been the scene of great struggle.
Itwas shown that Mrs. Wolf, in COM
pany with another woman visited two
saloons on the Schofield road the day
before the murder and there drank beer.
At that time Mrs. Wolf had large roll
of money which she carried concealed
in her stocking.
Some of those who gave evidence are
neighbors of Wolf aud were unwilling
witnesses. 1t was therefore hard to get
any testimony out of them.
Immediately after the state had rest
ed its case, the defense began its case
and it is not likely that it will be given
into the hands of the jury before the
latter part of the week.
Atty Rosenberg for the defense, in
his opening address, gave brief his
tory of the life of the defendant, up to
the time of the murder. He showed
him to be hard working man, who
had always borne the best of reputation
in the neighborhood where he lived.
After his marriage to Mrs. Klingbeil
(deceased) everything run along
smoothly for time, he said, but in
1905, Wolf made will, and in the dis
position of his property he incurred the
displeasure for his wife, and from that
time on there was constant trouble. A
year later she began using intoxicants
to excess, and would remain away from
home for days at time. She eventu-
ally became insane to certain extent,
kept butcher knife in her bed. and at
one time she placed a revolver to the
breast of her husband while he was eat
ing his breakfast and threatened to
shoot him. At another time she Sc
cured package of poison and said she
intended poisoning the whole family.
1t was explained that the fire in the
house on June resulted from the
woman coming home in an intoxicated
condition and lying down on bed
with her clothes on, lamp being left
burning in the room, and she in her
maudlin condition starting fire in
some way.
On the day of the murder both arose
at five o'clock in the morning and the
woman made preparations to go to
town again. When told that the horse
she usually drove was being used by
VOLTS son, she got angry. He went
out into the stable to milk and do his
chores. When he returned after milk
ing she confronted him, revolver in
hGnd, pointed directly at him and he
saw that his life was in danger. He
rushed at her. She fought like tig-
ress, and, to save himself, Wolf snatched
up clevise bolt, at the same time hold
ing onto the revolver, and beat her over
the head with the bolt Finally she re-
leased her hold on the weapon and he
threw her to the floor and went out of
the house. Some time later he returned
and found her still lying on the floor.
He called to her, but received no an
swer. He felt of her pulse and found
she was dead. Then the full extent of
the tragedy burst upon him, and after
washing himself he went out and in
formed neighbors of what had occurred
This is practically an outline of what
the defense will try to prove. VOLTS
attorneys will show that when he killed
the woman, though not intention ally
doing so, he was only protecting his
own life.
Since the trial opened the court room
has been crowded with spectators,
many of whom are women.
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