Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-07
FLEECE DEFENSE STARTS CASE
First Witness Placed on Stand After
State Rests in Case.
NNNs OF COURSE WILL TAKE
Two witnesses Placed on stand, hut
About Twenty Arc Yet Co BE
Examined In BEHALF Of
FIpne.

PONCA. Neb Dec. G.-(special Tele-
gram)-The state in the Flege murder
case today rested. after the introduction Of
final evidence including the weapon with
which the deed was said to have been
committed and the clothes worn by the
dead woman.
The defense introduced testimony Of one
witness before court adjourned until to-
morrow, which did not outline definitely
the course OF the defense in the case.
Detective Davenport said whenever he
had an opportunity TO talk with Albert
Eichtencamp about the murder Of Louise
Flege the defendant would always appear
so that ne had no chance for a private in
terview But always Flege would say that
Albert Eichtencamp knew nothing about
the murder MIR Davenport has been a
deputy sheriff, United states marshal
and is now a detective and lives In Sioux
City. la.
He was examined at length concerning
the revolver used in the shooting and ex-
planned alleged contradictory statements
that he had said the gun was broken"
which. he said, had been used only in a
technical sense, meaning that It unhinged,
as all modern weapons do.
Auto Not Leaking.
Henry Hendricks, jr., was recalled and
asked whether he had noticed the auto
mobile of The defendant on the afternoon
Of June 30 as to its leaking, he said the
auto had not been leaking and was not
when he saw It.
Henry Lessman was recalled and asked
about the presence OF Albert Eichtencamp
and William Flege at the coroners in
quest on the morning OF July 1. He said
they were and that they we're near each
other This was to show whether the de-
PENDANT exerted or attempted to exert any
influence over the hired man in testifyinB
before the coroners jury.
County Attorney Kingsbury was recalled
and asked about the cartridges before men,
toned and stated that he had seen them
and had three in his possession, which he
produced, and they we're offered as ex-
hibits.
Eugene Cook, deputy sheriff Of Dixon
county, produced the clothing removed
from the body Of Louise Flege, which was
placed in evidence, after which the state
| rested.
! Counsel for the defense requested re-
| cess to arrange the order of witnesses, as
they had expected some twenty-five OF
more. An hour was given by the court
for this purpose.
Heindrich'a Testimony.
On reassembling the court, on its own
motion. ordered the testimony Of Herbert
Hendricks, relating to a conversation
with the defendant at the German hall,
near Emerson, in reference to Flege keep
Ing company with his sister and promising
trouble II anybody else went with her. In
March 1910. stricken out because the state
| failed 10 show II to be relevant and did
not use It to establish anything in this
/ case,
The court then instructed the jury to
| neglect any and all evidence whieh was
ordered stricken from the record.
The defense called some nine or ten
witnesses to be sworn.
| Jacob Koch, a young German VINO
worked for Christ soren at the time Of the
murder, said that he heard just one loud
! shot the day Of the murder, about
o'clock and that the noise heard came
| from the direction of the Flege farm
house He said the wind was blowing
| An tbe direction from him toward the Flege
home.
Maggie Robert, a girl Is years Old said
v,ben she drove past the Flege place on
rune 20 she saw no one about the place
sxcept a man driving q team out IN the
field and that he was about IN the Hhoole
~ the field She started from home al
2:4O o'clock that afternoon as she looked
M the clock before starting.
! Adjournment was taken until tomorrow
morning.