Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-30


crowd into the building.
Mrs. Patterson was brought into
court before the Jury entered. Seated
beside her counsel, she chatted with
him merrilly in striking contrast to her
demeanor Of the last few days.
The verdict hung, 1t is declared upon
Mrs. Patterson's trip to Europe with
another man after she had married
Patterson. Whether this trip was taken
with her husbands knowledge and con-
sent. after he had received 81, 500 from
the man with whom she went, as she
contended or whether she had withheld
from Patterson the true nature of the
trip as the state contended. was the
subject, 1t is said, with which most Of
the jury's discussion dealt An un-
settled point, the twelve men accepted
Mrs. Patterson's story of the shooting
that she had fired after her husband
had struck her and knocked her to the
ground and was continuing his attack
upon her and that previous experiences
with him led her to believe that she
was in imminent danger Of death or
great injury.
Mrs. Pattsrson's Plans Indefinite.
Last night Mrs. Patterson was with
her parents. who came from Sandoval,
ILL.,, for the trial. OF her plans she had
little to say.
II don't know myself" she declared
"My father is anxious to take me back
to Sandoval at once, but can't leave
Denver for a few days at least, as I
must close up some business matters.
''The stage? No vaudeville, positive-
ly not that think that would be
cheapening and degrading, but if 1
could get a part-even little part
in really first class company, I think
I should like it. But all that's most
indefinite. Truly, l don't know what
am going to do"
Mrs. K. Patterson. the mother of the
dead man listened TO tho reading Of
the verdict in silence. AS she left the
court room she put her hands to her
ears to shut out the cheers Of the
crowd
II did not come for revenge. but to
see Justice done," she declared. "but
this brand of Justice is disgrace to
Denver. shall leave this place to-
nisht.''
Its travesty on justice" said spe-
cial Prosecutor Horace G. Benson.
History Of Patterson Case.
All principals in the Patterson trag-
edy were Chicagoars. Gertrude Glib
son was married Ito Charles A. Pat
terson, young athlete, after she had
lived several years under the protection
Of Emil w. Strouss, millionaire man
ufacturer. who had paid for her edu-
cation in France.
Shortly after her marriage to Pat
terson she made q trip to Europe with
Strouss. She declared that this step
was taken after Patterson had re-
ceived $500 from Strouss as con-
sideration. When she and Strouss
reached Paris she found there a letter
from Patterson demanding her return.
She said the letter threatened her with
death unless she did not return.
Strouss thereupon gave her $4,000
and she came back to the United States
and rejoined her husband
Much Domestic Diseord.
There followed much domestic dis
cord. Some time after her return her
husband contracted tuberculosis and
finally was compelled to go to Dem
yer sanatorium. She followed him
there and finally the trouble culmin-
ated In Patterson fling a suit for
alienation against Strouss and Mrs.
Patterson fling a suit for divorce
These actions increased the wrangle
between the couple.
On theTmorning Of Sept. 25 last, Mrs
Patterson. who had been living in a
bungalow in Denver, went to the sana-
torium where her husband was a pa
ttent to talk matters over with him.
The two strolled down the street to-
gether.
A quarrel arose. in which. Mrs Pat
terson said, he beat and kicked her un-
til she feared her life was in danger
Then she shot and killed him.