The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-08
SLAYER ON STAND
MRS. GERTRUDE PATTERSON
TELLS STORY OF LIFE IN
OPEN COURT.
BRINGS IN STR0USs' NAME
Woman Says Husband Sold Her 70
Wealthy Chicago Man for $500
Who Took Her on a Trip to
Europe.

Denver. Colo. New. 2f-Gertrude
Gibson Patterson. charged with the
murder OF her husband. Charles A.
Patterson. took the stand in her own
defense and commenced the recital OF
her married life By which her counsel
hopes 70 free her.
She told OF her marriage to Patter-
son AZ Carmel-bythe-Sea. Cal. in
September. 1905. after a three months
Acquaintance. and OF her return 10 Chi
cago soon after.
Accuses Her Husband.
In November. she declared. Patter-
son began TO make incessant demands
for money. which sSe was unable TO
give him.
One day he said 10 me-" she told
the jury. leaning forward in her chair;
Il know how 10 fx il so We neither Of
US will have 10 work You go down TO
Georges place "a Chicago resort. An
attractive girl like you can get lots Of
money J don't care what o do so
long as | am in on it.
Some time ~afterward." Mrs. Pat
terson went OF, Mr.. Patterson cam
70 me and asked me q make a propo-
sitiOn TO Emil w. Strouss. OF whose
friendship for me he knew. He said:
You tell Strouss TO rent an apartment
and live with you as his wife and have
me live under the same roof and en-
Joy the same privileges ! ordered
him from the fat and he gave me my
first beating. from which I was in bed
for two days
Says She Met strouss.
Then Ms Patterson told the jury
how she had met Strouss casually on
the street and had told him Of the IN
happiness Of her married life
He said he pitied me" Mrs. Patter-
son continued. and that be was going
TO Europe and wished he could take
me with him. | told Mr.. Patterson
and he said Tell Strouss he can take
yOu to Europe with him IL ne gives me
s1.5O6.' And when I refused he few al
me and called me vile names"
Her husband. then Mrs. Patterson
said. tried TO throw her in a crate fire
and beat her.
After this experience. Mrs. Patter-
son continued. she again saw Strouss
and told him what had happened and
he agreed 10 give Patterson the $500
and take her 10 Europe with him. pro
vided Patterson gave him a written
statement freeing him Of blame in the
matter.
Says She PAID the Money.
I telephoned my husband Mrs
Patterson continued. ~and agreed to
meet him al the bank. where ! gave
him the $500. which ne deposited 10
his credit.
When she asked Patterson for the
statement that Strouss wanted she
said he called Strouss a name AMI re-
fused 10 give il 10 her.
Then Mrs Patterson described how
Patterson had taken her TO the train
when she was 10 leave for her trip
abroad with StrOuss and said she met
Strouss on board the steamer in New
York.
At Paris. she said. she found a let
ter from her husband
4 have about come TO the conclu-
sion that you don't intend to come
back to me-. she said the letter read.
and IL you don't return at once III
follow you and kill you"
4 showed the letter to Strouss.-
said Mrs. Patterson. and he gave me
$1,000 and sent me back on the next
steamer. have eve seen him
since
On her return 10 Chicago. she said.
Patterson met her al the train. He
asked her how much money she had
brought back. and when she told him
she had brought lone back and asked
him what he had done with the $500
he neT into a rage and. she said. beat
her.