Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-09-26

pnfhetic:,l questions read by Attorney
r. r. kaville, for the defense Al the
conclusion OF the reading hs xisNe \,
as his opinion ;hat the woln"i! eou,u
havt cntin tn her death tilf"neh !! ia1'.
The defense Immediately of1ersi tine
Witness for cross examinations.
t.nunty Attorney Walter r. Mcl 'nlia
fired Il number OF questions on stNangu.
latipn In general and induswd the wit
ns-ss to admit that stiaaslad victims
generally display swos!e, and llscoI-
orea tongues spots on the skin,
elenriled hands aud bruises Oh tha nsek
ana throat These are some OF the
symptoms lls:t The state has sho~u TO
have existed on the boa5 uf }seI'thn
Hessenins when it WAS round ~ her
|hcne ON jaDuary 81.
The expert later insisted tfal While
thess marks are always found on
stramsled bodies. they could easily
come from SOM other cause ana Are
not necessarily conclusive that the vic
tim vas strangled. A person could die
from somc other cause. he said, and
stil' hove these marks OH the body.
Scarf Acts Automatically.
The state laid great impor,anye on
tbc tissatness ut tlie scarf which lils
defendant, tlesseuus. admits the WON
her death 1'he prosecutors hope The
jury wiIl decide thai Bertha WAS
.hckeu hv her husband, who tiisn hid
The scarf The defense is trying to
show uhas the s,arf cllnked the woman
automatically hD reason Of the neck
swelling after the wife Eeti / l. feet
ianaing on tho cement steps in front
uf the home.
ifc GlsroinTatlOnS and cui1ertans OF
blood We're the result Of q fall" said
D!. Beifyins jn response u, questions
propnunGed by the attorneys. The
scars ON the neck We're caua.d by the
scarf which berafne tight as rlle neck
sMriicJ.
| j, early developed that the scari is
the cssentiei point in the evidence
( brought ny the defense to explain the
| nssl; bruiscs.
| Another interesting bill of testimony
volehsafed by the expert was that the
/ skull Of a woman might not Re frac-
/ tn'ad even though the Woman fell IL
| feet on 8 cement stei, and ;luded
s9uartty nn he, head. Tho witness said
he knew Of sne', cases
| l.i final resume OF his eNiasence the
elper, told tie jury that a fall and u
/ tions described i'm III. autopsy and tina,
| They were moro likely caused that way
/ ta;;i hs reason of strangulaticn
Murder Signs Lacking
! In The finding oil the autopsy there
| nle no signs ol ringer prints ur thtnnb
! prints. said Dr. Heiiring. Gre iong
/ lines shown on TIE neck nf this virtin
lcn!iia not llaVe been caused by the
halds Of q murderer. I find n" SIZES
1 OF suifocatioD. The conditions d,.-
scrbed could not have been Isrodnced
by applNins pressure I" the ,outsifIe OF
! tine neck
| The state 3ltennptcd to prove that
! theSNicLinl Woold have had ,iifficulty il.
! bleeding To death on account OF tae in
! telise cold Of the day .nl heea,i.se she
/ Is supposed 10 have received acl fatai
/ INJURY in the open sir. The export
tcoNld not be pinned to anN statement
as 10 the amount Of blood ,fat must
| ~. lost before death results He sai,
il Taries considerably il, different per
SONS.
speakins Of the pathological cendi-
tons of Berthe le-sseniis' body. I)r.
| iScirrine stated that ner hear. wa.
larger than il should he ana thai i,
showed AN overweight. He c.ailoed
that some OF the brain channels were
| fii!ca with l.nnd and there was con-
gestlon iii some parts. Small he,nor
: rLages were uo'ed in the substance. Of
| ti1,, brain