The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-18
WILL Be TRIED FOR
MURDER or HUSBAND
Sensational Disclosures Ex-
pected in Trial of Ger
trude G. Patterson
National News Association)

DENVER, Colo. Nov. 18.-Great in
terest Is manifested here in the case
OF Mrs. Gertrude G. Patterson, the op-
ening OF whose trial upon the charge
OF having murdered her husband, Char
les A. Patterson on September rs last
Is set for next Monday, in the GRIM
inal court of this city Both the state
and the defense are reported to be
ready for the trial and it is expected
that the proceedings will be unusual
ly interesting and sensational.
The tragical death of Charles A. Pat
terson, formerly promising young
man with bright mind and a fine ath-
letic record, but, at the time OF his
death Il physical wreck suffering from
tuberculosis, was the elimination OF
several years of misery ofing to domes-
tic infelicity. Patterson came from
good family His mother is the prin-
cipal Of one of Chicago's public schools
and his brother, Harry S. Patterson,
is one of the counsel for the Interna-
tiOnal Harvester company.
Charles A. Patterson was a high
school student in 1907 and stood we'll
In his studies besides being one OF
the crack athletes OF the school. While
roller-racing in the winter Of that year
when he won the championship of ILL
nOis, Charles became acquainted with
Gertrude Gibson, handsome and at
tractive girl few years older than he.
it seemed to be case OF mutual love
n OIL Int "a
had strong tendency to make this
match appear in somewhat different
light. 1t was the girl who proposed
marriage and the boy was only too
willing to accept the proposal. They
were married in Chicago in 1908 and
for a while seemed to live happily in
a handsomely furnished flat on the
South Side
The marital happiness, however, did
not last long. Confessions which his
young wife was said to have made to
him concerning her former relations
to Emil w. Strouss, head of the firm of
Strouss. Eisendrath & Co., clothing
manufacturers in Chicago, changed
young Patterson's life from happiness
to misery. He began to suspect that
his wife. although she had tried to
minimize her guilt in her confessions
and had asserted that she had COM
pletely severed her relations with
Strouss, was not true to him, but con-
tinued her intercourse with Strouss
and received money from the latter.
Only few months after her mar
rage to Patterson Gertrude Patter.
son left her home and went to Europe,
where, 1t is said, she travelled several
months with Mr.. Strouss. During her
absence Patterson had an attack of
Pneumonia, which left him an invalid,
suffering from tuberculosis. He was
not a strong character. and, though
knowing his wife's past and realizing
that he had ample cause for jealousy,
he continued to love her and would
have willingly condoned all her past
offences, had she reformed and re-
manned true to him. Partly on account
of his physical condition, partly be-
cause OF the unrest and unhappiness
which poisoned his life the young man,
who was only twenty-six years of age
was unable to work and his mother
and his brother supported him.
"ACH oSitiuuC ollSI SoA IClu1 ACu
from Europe, her husband took her
back and for a while peace seemed
to be reigning in their house. aPtter /
sons health, however, failed so rapid. |!
ly that he went to Denver, accompan-
led by his wife. The change of climate
only temporarily benefited Patter
sons condition. After six or seven
months he became so i'll that he enter.
ed sanitarium for consumptives.
His wife, on September 179 filed suit
for divorce against him in Denver,
charging cruelty and about week la
ter Patterson filed suit in Chicago
against Strouss, asking $4,000 dam
ages for alternating his wife's affec-
tons.
On the afternoon of September 25
last Mrs. Patterson called at the san
itarium and asked for an interview
with her husband. hoping to induce
him to withdraw his suit against
Strouss. They took a walk in the SUI
burb Of Montclair and during an alter
cation Mrs Patterson. it is charged,
shot and killed her husband with re-
volver. firing two bullets in his back
She was arrested and, upon the testi-
mony of several witnesses formally