Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-08-04
STRAIGHTFORWARD
STORY IS RELATED
BY YOUNG GERMAN
Attorney for Defendant Flege
Says That Eichtencamp's
Story, Even If Accepted,
Gould Not Convict.
BY G. c. CORE.

hoSS 9|oiu from S.z0 I'LL II; 40 clock
today Albert Eichtencamp, the IL
year-old star witness in the Louise
F!ege murder hearing, cool. collected
deliberate, narrated In honey but
graphic language the story OF the
slaughter which he says was commit
ted by William Flege. while the ac-
cused, sitting almost directly in front
with cold, listless exterior twit,.hrd at
ms thin mustache and smiled his ia
mll1ar smile. This ended the two DAYS.
preliminary hearing, and A. W Myers
ordered the prisoner bound over to
the grand jury. The matter of bail is
still being argued
{. A. Kingsbury. prosecuting att0r-
ney' is not inclined to admit him TO
pail as the charge is murder in the
first degree. j. J. Mccarthy, rhi"t
counsel for the defense. said todul.
after the hearing that he felt reason
ably certain of securing the release Of
his client.
Even admitting that everything that
the hoy says Is gospel TRUTH" laid Mr.
Mccarthy, "thr best thai the state can
make out OF the case Is nanSlaurhtcr
or second degree murder. Tie says that
William shot down his sister i'm mo-
ment OF passion after a violent quarrel
This does not show d"IiheratiOn or pre-
meditation and is not therefore first
crimes are treason and first decree
murder"
FIege Primped and Smiling
Only the first two rows of seats in
the district court rooms were nMrd
when the adjourned hearing was con-
Vened at S:25 today bat before Fich-
1,+ns tbt raar,, ,, va, ''t' i. mn
snaca Was ~ -, S',,t -" M ",." or
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Frast, w. o1I, WY a "ia'h .o|tl' "Ilh Il
SHAVED T5,, S s},,u "l,u WE ,,5'y
o CO co. a. SlIOoh I"IluS VIII ~, 'o"hsGI
which he wears IN n~om~nts Of dn Ij'1r'ss
was constantly present. and MANY tool;
this as an Indication Of rrryousrcss
There was a tuttrr i'm the room as
the name Of F:rrt. rr..n,n was co,Ied
and the tai. slender farnrtr boz 0,nun+.
ed the stand. A circuitous r0ut. was
taken to the story Of me murder. ana
Attorney NcCrrthy entered n,.uy Oh
tectiOns in uroirg hast,
Thu ~. Co.,, * c.;.
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asu SOuSH' "I""!N - |No!G ~" eyes
VI ms iale 'nrICFrr' HHb''aht"Ily hi'
SUI was ~ I"'I"NS
l am - years oiu ana STe"k ~"
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nh0t i"nS Va - ~ uS'I EE"IuS'\,iF !"
tle heiGno0fAooI "h"f" I'VE. nav
NiC"' "A!!'iii' FleS' 'Eht t".9.
nave always WORKED AT nom" x
Cept curing the tllhe l nave woke" ST
SIe fIegt Ld[I.. Went I" work th'F'
March -. imam E''Se hlrr" '"'
henry FIege was .Nln& ~ th' hoMe-
stead When went there. nut he Icf'
the next dH% f' hN'S ut ~ i"r
rohiie he aid ro- 4" ~ ,,,,I o,.,.
the farm as hefor,. Sometimes h.. ,,.a
gone iav and night I.1cv- Louis,
Flegc before went to work at FL, gc'.
Tolls NJ the cr--roI
n-..I
FeI'Lillp'E NE 80 90 T.. u''. ~ lr'f
g vi wa Gu ~ rdsI'5 corn 1t1I o">
ne - - ~ III ~ nv, Va I'1Lu I"t ~
man d lIIS EE ou'l,l''S: OH /"
Ia III 90 az o"CN 1o''' S,t itoIS
eSC,oI - ~ , .l'.I ''-1'e a.
ociock ana came IN at noon, ABOUT
- n 'l' .I ,.oL .'s-
NJ 80 "a :. 'lt,i IN no -
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go ,,ig t''' >''''' ''''~
0iI - Lou e, ~ 70. ...-,.,.
rrro-a u.ao nov rr,,,~+ saiI .r,,r;.',r
$500, - - reai [t.tIrt
90 r,,1.-,Ts ~. ~ +b .tt+i,c, ' ~,
o+G G,,fsa L,,sfad barSaIr ciaari,o -
r. +abIa Eirs+ JviiiitTn ava s,rol,'.
on 49, ard 80, 30 low 5ou-n ~
IoIrfa and want 70 sIaon ana y.tr
nI,+ On 10 frort rorcb ana 5Cza,.
p-eson+I,, onfso ca1,a IN uLa-e VII
iarn v-es woke him nm and told hir
Era5 E-rege wanted 10 talk with hj-
~ woke I'm SLOWLY Int fnaIIv Vent :,
the phone. He only said. yes and NJ
and / couldn't tell what they were taIF
ing about Then William and | Wen
out to the auto shed.
o,,;.. Ed. EI.
Whne 49,, solNs ou' L"ulS-
asheE w man II ne "a9 SO1IIS !" ~"
ana .- ne salu' I Is, 49,, ,z,;--