New-York tribune., 1911-04-18
HE|DEMANN ON TRIAL
Nine Jurors Convinced Of Guilt
Allowed to Serve.
neFENcE SEEMS HOPELESS
,.,secutor Declares He Haf
Three Confessions of Murder
Of Marie Smith.
~ -eier-arh TO me tribune.

.,t \ J. April Flew questions
.st~d witnesses for the state bY
49, for Frank r. Heidemann. Ger
a,-,et whose trial for the murder OF
..o.r-old Marie Smith at Ashury PARK
>.,,sr,hcr 9 began to-day. II Is consid-
.,s, the lawyers appointed by the
CORNER Judge William 7 Hoffman
a. stokes. consider the fight d
hopeless one. ,..ou ., ,h-
- a fury 20 try Heidemann buFihe
"a ,,,,e forty-seven talesmen were ex-
80 The most remarkable part OF the
-, ~ getting the jury was the fact that
.o,b case the man was asked X ne hah
o,ipion OF the guilt or innocence OF the
--,.,,s- and nine out OF the twelve men
L., ~ trv Heidemann for his life said
-, .beir examination that they had
,.-.,e6 an opinion that the man was guilty..
-, a,l admitted. however, that win sur
.,ideuce 20 tao contrary. they would
-, aside this opinion.
~, the Indictment was read by Prose
to- Iohn : Applegate at the forenoon
-, of court charging Heidemann with
-.,,,,, the child. the prisoner. with his
-, On the table. covered his face WIN
-. .,,5kerchief and both hands and Wept
sudibiy
-,e name o. he detective who for four
--orths was the companion Of Heidemann
81. an attempt 10 obtain confession anu
-. methods he employed were revealed ny
.,, PROSECUTOR IL his opening. Charles Neu-
.,o,s,ar. an educated German. was import
+ s,- chs. iot. re made Hcidemann's ac-
-.,l,t,rcc soon after his arrival in New
~. ard remained with him day and night
.,,-ssf-e- until his arrest on train al
7es Bank. on March Is.
N.--re,.fs~ told Heidemann he had come
... claim an inheritance and that he wou'u
-.-- as soon as he got .. as ne was
--.-sf r1v robbery IN Canton. Ohio ana
20 -r---.-e u0 mines IN the West and Kill
,.- .or--cfn men Neumeister in the mean
..-,o --,- -ot supposed 20 know of the AS
,r-,. Park murder 50 an article was in
,s-.s- .- he stats Zeitung.' describing
.-s crime snd saying that Ieidemann was
-a-ief through his Noureister let Hell
's-.arr srow he was acquainted win the
.-., trs- re vas fugitive.
p, convince Heiceranr tnat he vas
-,s~- O bad man. Neureister while az
-,-,.s-. arranged fake murder. shooting
s,--. - Italian laborer who stopped him
-srs o.. driving in the presence OF Heioe-
---- on T4b-ua-- 80. From Yonkers the
...- --sr- - Camden and Philadelphia, and
s,-s Ne,I-7eistc- received a letter from an
,.-s- detective advising him 20 shake
rsi5.r'ar- for fear 10 would inform the
-oli-s on rir. Neuueister and Heidenls m
-a- ...s detective a. Atlantic City, and
ere .se latter. VINO wanted % accompany
~ detective or projected trip 70 Hon
s--s, admitted. q IS alleged. the murder
= Nar.s Smith. This confession was taken
dow b~ - detective on the opposite SIDE
80 t,.r partition.
-hs Prosecutor said Heidernann had MADE
.vo other confessions. The second, 1t IS
aid vas repetition of the first. and was
-ade While a stenogra pher n hiding took
scun what re said. third confession
-ss made IN the county jail here, il IS
ALLEGED IN the presence of Sheriff Hetrick.
Deputy County Clerk Taylor and Ray
sc1lndler Of ne detective agency. This
confession was taken down IN shorthand
and afterward typewritten. and vas then
signed by TIE defendant.
Peter and Nora Smith. parents OF the
murdered child. were among the flrst Wit
nesses "a %. and Mrs. Smith was so over
come wren the child's clothing was intro
duceo IN evidence that she had 70 be sup
ported from the room. Or. Earle 9. Wag-
aer and Dr. Joseph Ackerman. OF Asbury
Park -oid OF the condition Of the body.
~. Alderman declared that either strsngu-
istcr or fractured skull from a blow on
ne Rack OF tho head might have caused
death
Dr. otto II schuitze of No. a. West 18th
f,res-. and Dr William VI. Bishop, OF No.
~ Madison avenue. both Of New York,
described the findings OF post-mortem
examination OF the body as found by them
v5en e. was taken from Holy Cross
Csne.e-y Brooklyn. or December l5. AL
t,e physicians agreed thar AT attempt az d
criminal assault had been made.
Counsel for tho defence viii offer no wit
nesses. g.. 81 expected it being understood
trey consider it tneir dutv only 20 see that
Fsidemann has "a f7i- trial