The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-12-02
William FIeoe Pleads Not Guilty.

Ponca, Neb.. Nov. 30.-William G.
Flege was yesterday afternoon ar
raigned before Judge Guy T. Graves
Neb., charged with the murder of his
sister, Louise Flege, on the afternoon
of June 80 at their farm near Wayne,
Neb.
Immediately after the arraignment
the defense scored point, when the
court refused an order to the state
demanding the evidence taken at
the preliminary hearing be turned
over to them. Before the preliminary
hearing the state was asked by the
defense to show that they would have
to bear the expense of securing re-
porter from Sioux City to take the
evidence, and it is said they refused.
The defense then hired a reporter,
who kept the evidence as given at the
hearing.
County Attorney e. A. Kingsbury
said that arrangements had been
made between him and j. j. Mccarthy,
attorney for the defense, whereby he
would be able to get this evidence.
This, however, was emphatically de-
MED by Mccarthy in the courtroom.
F. A. Berry of Wayne, Neb., who is
assisting Mccarthy, said; eve GER
tainly are not going to put up the cap
ital with which to convict our client,
and that is what we would be doing in
turning over the evidence"
According to the information filed
the state has forty-three witnesses,
most of whom are here now, and from
all appearances the trial will be one
of the longest ever held in this part of
the state. Albert Eichtencamp, who
was the only witness to the crime, ac-
cording to his testimony at the pre-
liminary hearing, and who has been
out on $4,000 bonds, arrived, but re-
fused to talk regarding the case.
When interviewed William F1ege,
the defendant, said: 81 am not wor-
rying as to the outcome of the trial.
| know that | did not kill my sister.
| am ignorant of the crime"
He was in good spirits all today, and
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seemingly ignorant of the enormity of
the charge against him and the fact
that he is to be tried for his life. His
brother Fred Flege, was with him
constantly, and is in an optimistic
mood. He said his brother would
never be convicted.
1t is a different William Flege who
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greets his friends today, than it was
who met the officials who came to the
isolated farm home the night of the
crime. Then he had been drinking,
his eyes were bleary and bloodshot.
His appearance was far from neat.
The casual observer would never rec
ognize the nobby almost dignified
man who walks the streets of Ponca
today He is clean shaven. He is
wearing a black suit that fits him we'll.
white silk handkerchief peeps CO.
quettishly from his upper coat pocket.
A bright, gold linked watch chain
moors an expensive timepiece from an
upper vest button hole. Clean linen
prOtrudes just the correct distance
from his sleeves, and the spic and
span craVat harmonizes with the rest,
His shoes are freshly shined and the
harmony is completed by a black, tel
escope felt hat whose rim turns up on
all points of the compass, suggesting
a well manicured travelling gentleman
Albert Echtencamp, whose comics,
sion resulted in the arrest of his for
mer employer, is also better dressed
than at the preliminary hearing in
July, He also sits about the hotel,
but mingles little.
Attorney Kingsbury declares he has
the case well in hand and can see only
one outcome.
Upon the other hand, ]. j. McCar.
thy asserts he is certain of acquittal.
that it is the only verdict that can be
reached in the light of the evidence.