The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-13
oe samuels as he actually is.

Joe Samuels as he actually tS.
At this juncture the letter to Josie
Rutledge written by samuels was
read by counsel. Mr.. HartzeIl then
proceeded to analyze its contents.
The second letter written by Samuels
to the same person was likewise read,
it being substantially the same as the
one first read.
DR.. Applegate says one OF the ev1-
dences of a paranoiac is that he will
have antipathy to the one against
whom he enterta1ns grudge. Joe
Samuels loved his wife and thought
we'll of his children. He said II he
had not loved her that he would have
killed her long ago.
The letter found on Samuels' per
son when taken In custody was read
by counsel; Samuels said he had done
right, even reafirmed that going to
Kansas City with strange woman
was right Samuels says II he had not
loved his wife that "he would not have
finished things this way" This evi-
dence was offered by the state to
show SamueIs AZ that time he'd the
malicious intent to kill his wife; this
was at the time the letter was writ
ten. No one contends Essie Samuels
was not fair and just and true to
Joe; he did not claim 1t in his argu-
ment The proof shows Samuels got
one drink and half pint Of whiskey
| and then went on down the street; he
told his wife that If he did not love
her that he would kill her before he
| took the drink of whiskey
They tell you and me that this man
who intended to kill his wife and him
self before morning forced his wife
to relations with him the night Of the
shooting No sane man can believe
| that this is true. Samuels kissed the
only woman he disliked to have his
wife go with and then cries of 'helpn'
were heard On the bridge. officer
! Tigue is the man sent there and he
knows what transpired. He found
Samuels holding corpse In his arms:
he sat and talked to her In his own
insane ideas that he had borne here
tofore; insane that he was he sat and
/ cried and cried; one officer said.
you killed that woman and he re-
/ piled, You'll have to prove that" II
he had been right and wanted to have
hid the crime he would not have car
ried the letter in his pocket saying he
intended to commit the crime. Tigue
testified that he did not believe Sam
uels was right" and Tigue knew
Samuels and heard all he had to say
that night He says Samuels was ur,-
doubtedly insane, and that is the
states evldence-not ours. Mrs.
Cook was not asked by the state as
to her opinion Of Samuels' mental con-
dition and the defense could not ask
her
Resuming his argument after re-
cess, Attorney Hartzell said he had
endeavored to show by the state's
: evidence that it was fair deduction
: that Joe Samuels was insane on the
night of March g. He alluded to the
prejudice that existed against the plea
of insanity and man who kills his
wife; to make the case absolutely
certain he had introduced the evi
dGnce Oh the part VI tIe uSiSliuail
counsel said he had talked with Dr
Coffey only on two occasions; he
stood we'll In the city of Keokuk;
there is nothing in the subterfuge Mr.
Weber has elected into this case. DR.
Coffev tells Of treating Samuels ol
his fall and later meeting him and
Samuels saying, Doctor, am no
g right; l wish you would take ms
: away" the poor fellow seemed t
r know there was something in hi
t mind that might eventually do some
t one harm; you don't believe DR.. COT
9 fey falsifed the evidence; and yet
/ 500 a day alienist was brought herr
. by the state to say that this test
e mony was unreliable"
J DR.. Brown six months before th
: deed told Mrs. Bunyan that Joe Sam
. uels was insane and that he woul
9 kill her daughter. He did tell and hi
: Judgment was perfect. If DIR. Brow
Y did not tell that. why was not Mrs