The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-08
Crowd Packs Court Room to
Suffocation and Eagerly
Listen to Testimony, Part
Of Which Was RepuIsive.
SEVERAL WOMEN RE-
MAIN THROUGH HEARING
Miss Bass on the Stand This
Morning and Says She Gave
EngeIbert a Thrashing He
Will Remember.

ernOOn In the Bass assault ana hetserv
case In the city court and the case .
now In the hands OF the jury. Tho
testimony OF all the witnesses was
heard yesterday afternoon and this
morning. and portion Of the evidence
was OF q most rcpulsive nature A
usual. In such cases. these was . hrgo
crowd present and tho small court
room was packed to its utmost capaci-
ty. Conspicuous among the specta-
tors was the number Of women.
The jury. in the case consists OF the
following: H. G Hasemeier, August
Stafhorst. John Evans. George Moore,
J. NJ Elrod. Henry Highley. John sitt-
lob, William Schuerman, A. L. Gregx.
Peter Birch. Henry Haner. J. N. Miller.
and Mr.. Ellis.
VIM. Bass Confused.
In cross examination this morning
William c. Bass became greatly con-
fused. He contradicted himself ON
several occasions. He admitted hav-
ing borrowed . black snake whip for
the purpose OF using 1t on Arthur En-
gelbel :, but asserted that he took nD
part in administering the punishment
himself.
Ellsworth Bass was the next witness
called this morning. He freely admit
ted that he had waited for Eneeabert
on the street, and threatened him With
immediate punishment II he did not
60 home with him. He stated that he
did not uao force to make Dneo1hm4
comply With his request. On his ar
rival 1t his home. Bass alleged that he
ushered Engelbert into the house and
called his sister, Isabelle. He also
denied that he took part in the punish
ment Of Engelbert, but stated that his
sister did 1t all.
| Miss Bass on stand.
| When Miss Isabelle Bass appeared
on the witness stand there was . Per.
ceptible stir among the spectators. who
leaned forward eagerly and drank in
every word Of the testimony. Miss
Bass acknowledged whipping Engel-
bert with the blacksnalre. but denied
trying to bite him or pulling his hair.
She said that on last Thursday night
her brother. Ellsworth. brought En-
gerbert to the house She stated that
she asked EngeIbert II 1t were true
that he had been spreading reports
about her. and upon being told BY him
that 1t was. Immediately started In to
give him a sound thrashing. and one
he would remember" She stated that
she probably struck him with tho
blacksnake ten or twelve times. Miss
Bass attempted to show her dramatic
/ N~S~ a.
who frequently had to tell her to sim-
ply state the facts to the jury In .
plain manner Of fact way. The Wit
ness declared that neither her father
mother o. brother struck Engeebest,
but that she administered all the pun
ishment.
Lred. Says Attorney johnson.
Attorney Henry U. johnson fre-
quently interrupted the proceedings
this morning by inquiring Of Attorney
Jessup what the defense was. In his
argument to the jury Mr.. johnson
dwelt at length on the brutality Of the
offense. and the fact that Engelbert
was lured to the house by young Ells.
worth Bass. He declared that all the
parties involved were just ~ guilty -
Miss Isabelle Bass. whether they toosg
part in the punishment or not - the?
were all implicated in the matter. He
stated that there could be no question
AZ to the guilt Of the parties and asked
that the jury show no clemency. H.
dwelt on the extent Of EngeYbeFt's
wounds and the fact that he was -
weakened from the effects of the bru-
tai treatment that II was necessary for
Ellsworth Bass to take him TO his
home. In closing. Mr. johnson stated
that EngeIbert was partly TO blame II
he circulated the reports credited to
him, but that 1t had come to q pretty
pass when the Law was taken into
ones own hands and punishment ad-
ministered In such q brutal way n Wa
accorded Young Engeibert last Thurs-
day night
Wilfred Jessup. counsel for the de-
fense. spoke this afternoon Mr.. Jes-
sup did not attempt to prove that tho
defendants were not guilty, but ar
gued for q small fine. He declared
that he did not think Mrs. Bass should
be fined at all and pleaded for the min
imum fine to be imposed upon the 9TH
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