The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-10-01

he returned and that the wife con
sented to &c with him to Washington
if ne would withdraw suit brought
for divorce.
Schleyer declared that he had re-
peatedly gone to his home ito visit his
children and that on various occasions
he had noticed that Koehler was gain
ing the ascendency in the household
He told of how he had watched his
wife and KoenIer through bedroom
window when one of the blinds had been
left open and had seen them in illegal
relations with each other. He told of
other things that his wife had done and
at times he was so moved by the recital
of his story that he was forced to stop
The final story led up to the shooting
and Schleyer declared that at the time
Of the shooting he had not known what
he was doing. He neither denied nor
affirmed the fact that he had shot at bis
wife and Koehler, but declared that at
one time he went to the house and that
Koehler had threatened to kill him
with shot gun or a rifle He claimed
that on the afternoon after the shoot
ing he had gone to a hotel and then
wandered about the streets OF the city
until he learned that he was wanted
for shooting his wife and that he had
then gone to the Jail and surrendered
himself.
The story as told by the defendant
was not heard by the wife or KoehIer
as the court had ordered that all wit
nesses in the case be excluded from tbs
court room before the evidences WAS
started.
Schleyer proved to be an exeeEant
witness for himself and mis- story WAS
one which must have carried great
weight with the jury. His story Of she
day of the shooting was told with gxest
feeling and at times even members Of
the jury brushed away a tear. If the
man was acting he is a consumate mas
ter of the art. Schleyer said that Oh
the day Of the shooting he stayed In
his room at the Fischer Hotel uMII
long after noon and most of the inns
he was walking the floor not knowing
whether he should commit suicide by
jumping in the lake or take some other
way of ending his misery. He told of
his start for his old home and of naeet-
ing the little girl with Elsie Gras He
stopped and gave the child nickle and
asked in regard to the mother and
Koehler and was informed that they
were at the house. When he reached
the house he stated that he was let In
by Koehler and as he went in the door
he saw his wife partially dressed COM
ing out Of the room which he knew was
occupied by Koehler. He sat down IL
the parlor and read a book. while his
wife went to her own room and dressed
and when she came into the parlor he
urged her to keep the agreement and
sell the property and take the children
and go with him to Washington. Mrs
Schleyer he declared said: "You might
just as we'll know now that [ will not
have anything further to do with your
Schleyer claims that he demonstrated
with his wife against going into the
room Of Koehler and that she told him
in substance that this was none of his
business. Schleyer declared that with
that feeling came over him such as
he never had in his life and that he
lost all control of his mental faculties
He declared that when he regained his
wits he was IN the Schlitz Hotel and
heard some one say that Schleyer had
shot his wife and he walked out and
went over to the beer depot near by
and there heard one of the men sag
that some man, either Schleyer -
Slater had shot his wife and anoth,R
man. cit was then that came to 4hs
conclusion that I must have shot them, -
said Schleyer. I went directly TO tns
county Jail and surrendered myself to-
the officer"