Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-05-09
ALIEN TESTIMONY
HELPS OUT FLEGE
Louise Killed Probably Between
3 and $50 O'CIock-De-
Tense Scores Heavily
Today.

Today.
Pender. Neb. May 9 AZ q result 81
expert testimony by Chicago and SIOUX
City doctors, public sentiment to-day
changed 10 a perccplible degrees
and lnally Who, heretoture. Mrro
convinced that William Flcee ia
guilty of the murder of his Sis
ter. Louise, as is charged by
the state. now cypress the opinion
that there is ado,ht and that q verdict
OF NOT guilty should he returned. Di
HAYNES and DR. lltkton. both of Chi
cago. Well known in medical circles
were ON the stand this morning. Dr.
IIekton MAS not dismissed when the
noon adjournment was taken ia
to break up the testimony given by
these two men. as ii realizes that their
statements are dangerous. If the con :
tentinns of the state are To he proven.
Nearing the End.
The case is nearing the end. and IL
would not be a surprise II both Sides
would rest some time tomorrow after :.
noon. There is barge nuilne' oi
| witnesses i'm the city. but 1t Is not be :
lieved that many OF them are inpolt I.
ant, and that they will he heard in
rapid succession.
The interest In the cas- continues IT,
grow and nothing else is heard abont
! the streets. During the hours that
! cnlrt is in session people almost light
| for vantage places in the court r""lii,
Experts on the Stand.
That Louise 'lege MAS murdered az
| least Two hours and probably three,
after she had eaton her mi>l day me',l.
| WAS the firm statement OF Dr HAYNES
| this morning. He said that she cpult,
not have been klird ut O'clock a.,
| Is the contention OF the state. ii SHE
att a hearty dinner at noon He
| Thought that she might have been
I Killed between . and 2:3o o'clock, and
/ said i, is more probable that death
came between :; and S:'0 O'Clock lie
| said there had been no digestion OF the
! food after death and that the eiflbalnl
ing fluid has not disturbed tho con-
TENTS of th. stomach The states al
\ torl,t.ys were unab" TO shake this
I testimony on cross eNamination
These statements We're slahstantiatrG
lbs pr Ludwig lIckton. of Rush Modis
cal college, DR.. hekton was on the
stand when court adjourned for thu
noon recess.
neighborhood just before Miss Feg.
was killed. was vonched foi by De
t.ctiNe 1'rottcr who had been en-
,ployed by fl"ge and relatives of the
girl. i'm an effort to find the true siayei
of the young woman. On the witness
stand. the detective said that he knew
that n stranger. a socatled trump. was
i'm the vicinity of the F'Iege nome ses
e,ai days before the murder Accord
ing 10 the witness. the stranger MAS o
medium height. Wore suit OF dars
clothes. had a dark complexion. ant
had prominent gold filled teeth.
1'rotter said that the stranger ha'
~. AZ. .l,.,r ,<N,t a,
Fcge home on the day OF the murder
He had called at the Simon Lessinan
William t'legt and other farm house
in the vicinity, ON the forenoon of .Iuh'
-. His whereabout could not be trace
the detective said until . o'clock ni
The afternoon Louise was killed. whei
he MAS seen about three miles from
the Irlegc home. AT ;ii= Joe Swanson
aud Howard Porter farm houses. a
this time. the tramp carried his arm
in "A Sling and is known to have a le,te
from Dr. Burton. of Farewell Mimi
stating hat ne stranger MAS deservia,
of help fror, thns,. inclined to he char
Iitabie
The. testimony oi the deter,ive wa
slIbstani lated bN four other witnesses
Brotherinlaw On Stand.
Herman Euemert brntherimIa% q
Wliiain Ficge WAS on tho stand for
short time, tnstifying to tho le.,ila
factions OF Albert l.ehoncanlp. the hir"
nam against wfloln some suspicion ha
been casi. following The murder III
lrrcited hoW. ola th. day he murd.re
gil was buried l.c!iencanlp passed tn
coffin wii his hat 10 his face. so as 4
Iavri,i casting a glance into the raske
i;,id how. in his alleged anxiety To &c
,Wa. from tho bier he hearty fel
oNnr the person just in front. IA. ais
said the young hired man alway
-hnWea nervousness in passing In
sI',I wherc Louise Was killed.
l.'reinntt. on the stand openly de
,.l,,rc,l ,lnal ,r believed the hired ma
l;iew more of the murder than he va
telling and that though he hnd spoke
. ot his suspicious To 'eishbors. he ha
mot talked thcn over With officers III
ln.liione,i In particular. Il conversatio
;tl"4s this line that he held With min
lister soon after the crime
Or. Meis On the Body.
The testimony of or. T.. w. Mcs Wa
concluded yesterday afternoon We.
toward he end Of his TING on iho STAN
the Sioux N'ity physician said that IN
,~mbalm,lg fluid woui. ;eiid 10 stop AL
,ds.stjO jOn after death.
!. 'l'h. cross examination Of I)r. Mei
was continued after tho room adjourn
,neit and every part of his direct tcSii
j,nony thoroughly gone into by the state
:, time was devoted 10 The tests employs
F, in his examination of the contents o
the stomach OF the deceased.
I)-. Healy OF Sioux city. WAS tn
n.xl witness. He testified 10 havin
been requested by Dr. Meis to be pres
eni al ti. examination. and corrobor
:. .,i.,l what the preceding. wituess ha
' Testified 10 Also DR.. McHugh. q
sioux Gity. followed and testified to tn
same points After that Il couple O
; n.i ghbors w..re called who testified I
having seen Il tramp at their respectiy
houses on the forenoon pf the murder
hut had not taken a.iy particular motto
oi ilit
: Witnesses are Impeached.
. Thc testimony of f.''hencanlp AN
! Henry Hendricks MAS cas-, into a shad
4 OK when a comparison of stenosraphi
notes w,s inade. However. this did nc
i, ,;lt.4rialiN change the issues In til
ease, As the discrepancies We're only o
minor nsttt"rs.
FAIL TO INSTRUCT.