The evening world., 1911-04-21
Chicago Prosecutor Says That
Woman's Sacrifice for Doc
tor Will Be in Vain.
LOOKS LIKE FRAME UP.'
But Cleminson, Convicted of
Murder, Hopes for New Trial
Through Mrs. Schmidt.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. April 2i.-'My wife
Is making a useless sacrifice: I am sure
nothing she can tel now will save DR..
Clemlnson-"
James Schmidt. twenty-five years
old. husband of tho woman VINO has
gone to Chicago IN an effort to AVE DR..
Haldane Cleminson from the penitenti-
airy declared to-day tbs although no
thought she had disgraced him, he ex.
pected TO take her back. Mrs. Schmidt
has confessed. her husband says, that
she was with DR.. Cleminson during the
night the physician In charged with hav-
Ing poisoned hls wife.
II never knew DR.. Cieminson." said
Schmidt today, and the nrst lntlmation
I had OF the affair was WHOM word
cane from Chicago that my wife had
signed tine confession. Then she told
me that during our separation. in 1909,
she was in Chicago with Clemlnson. She
declared n would go to Chicago and
lay the facts before the Court. com.
manded her not to go. but when I re.
turned home last night l found that she
mad gone"
Cannot Save Him.
Schmidt DECLARED Ais wife acted on
her own responsibility after DR.. Clemln.
son had refused 20 permit her to testify
at his trial.
CHICAGO. April 2l.-Ahhough Mrs.
Anita schmidt left st. Louis last night
to come to Chicago, according to 81.
Louis advlces. In an effort to save DIR.
Ha!dane Cleminson. she cannot be To-
Gated to-day. She has not visited Glenn
inson. his, parents or his attorneys. Tho
states Attorneys office gives little ere.
denoe to the woman's story.
1t cannot save Cleminson,' said As
sistant States Attorney Northrup. ..even
II II is true, which ! doubt. II looks like
a frame-up' TO me. There have been
numerous cases OF this kind before IN
the courts. but / do not recall a single
instance where they have saved the
prisoners"
clemlnson Talks.
Despite the attitude takon BY the
States Attorneys Office, however, Gem
Inson in the Cook County jail to-day
declared he was sure the woman's ties.
timony would clear him OF the charge
Of killing his wife.
Mrs. Schmidt's story" he said.
choosing his words carefully. rs un-
fortunately true. But | should never
have unsealed my lips. I felt IL was
the part of an honorable man to re-
main silent. As to the details OF the
night, Mrs. schmidt will tell them.
When she does the world will not con-
denim her, nor be so harsh In It's judy.
ment as 1t has. She was not guilty OF
anything so criminal as her wi story
would indicate.
Il never was guilty of the crime
charged. n | relied upon the weight
Of my W Innocence 10 save me and
convince the jury n public that I was
innocent. The state showed that I had
been guilty of intrigues with women.
and 1t was prejudice. not evidence. thai
convicted me, expected to be ac-
Quilted, but I vas resolved that. no
matter what the consequences mish,
be. | would never have sacrificed Mrs.
schmidt's reputation. perjured my.
sci: like n man. l think: not even death
would have unsea!ed my lips"
Cieminson's attorneys will make an
Immediate effort to secure a now trial,
Thinks Case a Suicide.
Ex-Judgc UT. who has known Glenn
inson for thlrty-four years, said to-day:
II have an affidavit from Mrs. schmld,
in which she admits that by appoint
ment she went TO DR.. Clemin sons
office at $ o'clock on the night Of the
murder he said. 'Dr. Hefver, who
had an Office with Clemanson, was
there when Cleminson came In at $50
Herver left them there. Cleminson was
drinking at the time. Both Mrs
schmidt and Herver have taken afn.
davit that Cleminson and Mrs. Schmid,