The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-25

The attorneys for the state are
addressing tne jury in the famous
Moel1er case today. States Attor-
ne. Nash addressed the jury most
Of The day and made an excellent
impression. He reviewed the case
thoroly and endeavored to show the
doctors guilt beyond question OF
doubt.
He dweit upon the fact that o
conspiracy had been formed pc
tween Moeller and Dale. He sad
that Miss Lem didn't merely hap
pen to come to Minot and meet
Dale. she didn't merely happen to
occupy his room in No. 14s at the
Leland. Dale didn't merely happen
to call Moeller. He rveiewed the
+estimonv Of Palsrud in which Pals.
rud stated that Dale Informed him
that Doctor Moeller was going 10
do the Job for one hundred dollars
He spoke Of 1ngeborg Hjelstad' the
chambermaid seeing Dale come from
tine girls room with bloody STOP
lar He spoke OF Dale getting the
distilled water at the drug store
OF Dale's telling Palsrud that ne
was in trouble and asked his 40.
vice, and how Dale told Palsrua
that in order to get Gina Lem TO
consent to the operation, ne was
compelled to tell her that he mad
married another girl and that sne
could not get out Of her trouble by
marrying him. How Dale tod Pals
rua that Gina had criel and al
most went into mysteries. How she
finally consented to have the opera
ton performed to save her repu'a.
ton. and that of her folks.
He taen read to the jury some
~ Moef1er's own evidence at the
hearing. Moeller testned - =.
hearing that when he first called
on the xbuns woman he thought
perhaps she had pleurisy, a. she
comp1ainei that she had a pain IN
her side, but said that he never
guessed her rea, trouble. He next
concluded that she might nave ty-
naoid fever and finally said It would
be necessary for him to sive her an
examination. When he dbl examine
her he was horrtfed 70 find what
wae ner real trouble. The states
antorney could NOT believe mat .
physician with fourteen years pralc,
tice could go about his business 90
bnnd1y He asked why Or. Noel
Ter did not cali in another dooooT'
A telephone was right In me ROOM
ana he could have easily have So
cured another physician. Moeller
was with the young woman, at u
o'clock that nighk about hours be-
fo,e she died. He says SHE INFORM
ed him that she felt better tho SUE
had some pain. He noticed that 'Aer
ou,se was more rapid and weaker
ana said the girl asked II it didn't
look rs tho she were not going TO
mil 4hru and the doctor informed
that that It looked that way.
HI q her an injection Of strych-
nine and she said she would get
along all right. He left her there
alone, the attorney said, knowing
that she had little or no chance to
get we'll, without a nurse, without:
even the c6ambermaid. When ne ar
rived in the morning, she was Just
alive, but failing. He then Tor the
first time tele3honed for a DOCTOR
Dr. Newiove, who came. just after
she had died. DR.. Moeller on the
stand at the hearing said that ne
bed was still warm, ana the Dody
twas still warm all over The doctor
Ssaid IN his testimony that he lad
cared for her like he would have
cared for his own sister, and the
states attorney dwelt upon the
streatr- ont tnaS the Young woman
had rc,oeived at his hands.
We are compelled to go to press
before we are able to hea rany Of
the address Of the counsel for the
defense.
TIE state has, rastieaily com0let-
ID Swing n ~ cytdenes, II the
Goel,er ca ~ ~ 1ae&lil' y 1of the
Eeake bsang sunaled "Wednesday.
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