Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-11-02
WOMAN
GUILTY
Jury Finds Eva May Kreiter
Guilty Second Degree Man.
slaughter---KiIled Husband.
FOUR YEARSLIMIT OF PENALTY
Young Woman Stabbed Her Hus.
band While Engaged in
Family Quarrel.

Aberdeen Daily News: After being
cut exactly twelve hours, the jury
in the Eva May Kreiter case returned
a verdict finding the defendant gull
ty of manslaughter in the second de-
gree
The penalty for manslaughter in
the second degree as fixed by the sta
tutes is not less than two nor more
than four years in the penitentiaryy
OF not more than one year in the
county Jail, or a fine not exceeding
$1,000, in the discretion of the court
The jury retired at 1920 Saturday
night and returned at 1920 Sunday
morning. 1t is understood that upon
the first ballot the jury stood nine
for conviction for manslaughter in the
first degree, two for acquittal, one for
manslaughter in the second degree.
As majority stood for manslaugh-
ter and the two jurors who voted for
acquittal finally agreed with the 9th
ers, the verdict of manslaughter in
the second degree was accorded the
prisonersunder the. rule. Had the
prisoner been man, it is rumored,
at least one juror would have stood
out for a verdict OF murder.
Upon the retirement of the Jury
Saturday might the court took a re.
cess, but was speedily reconEened
Sunday morning ,wnen the judge was
notified that the jury had agreed npon
verdict.
The Prisoner indifferent
The prisoner, Eva May Kreiter,ask-
ed the sheriff if she might remain in
the court room while the jury was
deliberating, but quietly accompanied
the sheriff back to the jail when in
formed that a verdict might not be
reached for many hours. Back in her
cell she manifested tine same seeming
Indifference that has characterized
her behavior all during the trial. She
shortly retired to her bed and appar-
emily slept soundly until morning.
When informed that the jury was
ready to report she manifested no un-
usual concern, and accompanied the
officers to the court room without
tremor. Neither did she seem to be
particularly concerned when the ver-
dict was rendered. She returned to
the Jail as stolidly as she had left
it.
Relatives visited her during the
forenoon. but were allowed to con-
verse with her only thru the bars of
the cell. 3. .l..
SCOT stuns This Morning"
Later she talked with some of the
witnesses thru the, Jail window, the
witnesses standing upon the sidewalk
outside the Jail enclosure, and her
greeting to them was, We'll, l got
stung this morning" Aside from this
she exhibited no particular feeling.
Without a doubt the conduct of the
defendant on the stand and immedi-
alely following the tragedy, as well
as her seeming indifference during
the trial, initiated against her.Many
professed to see in her conduct as
we'll as in her features a strong resem-
blance to Emil Victor, the murderer
OF the Christie family last year.
AS matter of fact, however, the
girl may have suffered as strongly as
she is capable of experiencing sen
sation Of that kind. She seems to be
incapable Of suffering extreme sor-.
row. Laughter and a good time seem
to be the only emotions of which she
i is in possession, except an extremely
violent temper,
Family History.
Many Tumors are current relative
to the early career OF Eva May Krei-3
ter. one being that when u little girl
she was responsible for the death Of
a younger brother, whom sho pushed
into d sub of scaldlng wash water;
another that on time she choked her
smaller brother and probably would
have killed him had not her mother
4 8interfered In time To save the life Of
the child. shs demonstrated In jail
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