The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
Fate Of Sword Widow
Is With The Jury
From Fridays Daily.
GUILTY IS THE VERDICT.
AT SHORTLY AFTER -FOUR
O'CLOCK The sHARPtEss JURY
At MINNEAPOLIS BROUGHT M
A vEFnlcT OF GUILTY.

a creature with heart Of Stone
and nerves OF steel. who first dis.
honored the man whose name she
bore and then, that she might be
free to love snother plunged q
ceremonial sword three times in
his breast-that IS Mrs. Charlotte
Sharpless as the State pictures her
Assistant County Attorney Baldwin
drew the picture in HIS closing ad.
dress 10 the jury last night.
The Other Picture.
Another picture-that OF low.
ing wife, more sinhed against
than SHINING. who ran to her hus.
bands rescue after he had been
stabbed by an assassin and who
held him I'm her arms when the end
came. later to be charged with his
mhrder-the murder Of the man she
says she loved better than any
other person on earth-was present.
ed by the defense when Mrs Sharp,
less attorney. George Armstrong.
made his closing address today.
Now In the Jury's Hands.
The jury that listened for n week
In district court before Judge Leary
10 the witnesses for and against Mrs.
Sharpless I'm her trial for the muir
der OF her husband. Leaning Sharp
less. on the night of November II IN
their apartments at 1929 Yale Place,
must weigh the evidence. ...r
Mrs. Sharpless. recalled TO the wit
ness stand in sur.rebuttal by attora
neys for the defense, was the last
witness 10 testify. She listened calm
~ while Mr.. Baldwin begun his
closing address to the jury. He call.
ed her prejurer and n murderess.
hut she made no sign. Occasionally
she would lean forward and whisper
for q moment with some OF the
friends who had come from her old
home In Mankato TO testify IN her
behalf. During the two hours Mr.
Baldwin spoke the accused woman
never glanced In his direction
When court adjourned she chat.
ted for n few moments with her
friends and then walked with Mrs.
Neis Clausen. county jail matron.
back to her cell with a faint smile
on her face, confident OF acquittal
Testified For Mrs. sharpless.
Six witnesses were called by the
defense. three OF whom testified as
10 the character of Mrs Sharpiess
and to the harmony OF the Sharpless
family life. The state called four
witnesses I'm rebuttal.
Mrs. Mabel Hicock, Mankato, said
she knew Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpless
for years and never heard OF discord
between them.
Mrs. Bertha Sutherland, Also OF
Mankatu, said the relations between
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpless we're pleas.
ant.
Walter G.. Barnes testified that he
and other members OF a bridge party
just across the hall from the Sharp.
less fat heard no commotion in the
rooms opposite on the night OF the
murder.
Mrs. Marie Luhman, Pennington.
said she was frequently q visitor at
the Sharpless residence and that
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpless always
seemed to her to be happy together
From Fridays Daily .-
Weinsarten-kroeeei.
- Fred Kroegel. young farmer, liv-
ing with his mother near Mapleton,
and Miss Marie weingarten, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank weingar.
ten Of Marsh street. were united In
marriage ut 2:S0 this afternoon nj
the German Lutheran church by Rev.
A. F. Winter. The attendants were
Harry Zimmerman. cousin Nof the
bride. and Miss Hattie Kleiman. A wed
ding dinned win be held this evening
In honor OF the couple at the home
of the brides uncle, Charles Tim
Norman, rs East Spring street. To.
morrow the couple will go to Wanda,
MINI, to visit at the home OF Mr..
Kroegel's sister. who WIN hold a
reception party for the newly we'd
ded pair Sunday they will go to
the Kroegel farm near Mapieton. and
will make their home there.
Entertsined County Beard.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Kennedy enter
tanned the board OF county commits
sioners and one or two other gentle.
men at four course dinner at their
home last evening. the dinner being
in honor OF the retiring commits
sioners, John II. Hohmann and A.
NJ. Schneeberger.
Covers were laid for eight and
decorations OF red carnations were
used. A sumptuous dinner was
served and a pleasant social time
spent
PROFESSIONALISM.
Chester Austin. who Is In the dray
business at Lake Crystal. and Miss
Hazel Peterson of Lincoln township
were married last evening at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Peterson.
sIrthdsy Club Entertained.
Mrs. c. w. Jessup entertained the
fsirthday club yesterday afternoon
M ter home ON poplar street