The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-14
DEFENSE PLANS TO
USE GRANDFATHER.
Pfanschmidts Attorneys VIII Put
Relative Of Accused on Stand to
Testify as to His
Clothing.
SWEETHEART IN COURT
Esther Reeder SIN Wears Diamond
and Refuses to Say Whether
She Thinks Flancee
Guilty or Not.
SWEETHEART IN COURT

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MACOMB. H.. Oct. 14-Alleging
that II allowed to remain in the court
room his presence will be detrimental
to the interests of the defendant, the
defense in the Ray Pfanschmidt MUIR
der trial this afternoon filed an affi-
davit against c. C. Pfanschmidt, grand
father Of the prisoner, asking that he
be kept out.
The affidavit was signed by Attor-
ney George Covert. The grandfather
after testifying today was told that
he could stay inside. but the defense
objected, saying that he would be
| called as witness by them. The state
said that to show this an affidavit was
necessary and Attorney Covert pre-.
pared the document.
| The state gave notice that a counter
affidavit would be filed tomorrow and
Judge Waggoner can rule on the pres
ence of the aged Quincyan in the court
room.
| The affidavit by the defense says
that Charles Pfanschmidt is SO years
old and unable to walk properly with
IoAC ZIG ooolSI0ASO VI OthOA lA0 u y
tends to be in worse shape than his
physical condition would show if
known, declares the defense, and be-
cause of his conduct and demeanor
the attention of jurors is attracted and
sympathy is extended.
The defense charges that the grand
father is antagonistic toward the de.
PENDANT and stands ready at all times
to do all in his power against the pris.
oner.
Defense Syringe surprise.
/ The defense further contends that
they will put Mr.. Pfanschmidt upon
the stand although they did not take
this step at the former trial, and show
that Ray Pfanschmidt was present at
his home on North Twelfth street,
Quincy, on Saturday evening, follow.
] ing the murder.
| Attorney Covert contends that the
grandfather knows that Ray Plan.
schmidt changed his khaki suit OF
clothes at his home on Saturday and
further knows that the khaki suit was
! not soiled and contained no blood
since he sent his daughter, Mrs. Anna
Petri, and her son, Howard, to the
closet to examine the clothing.
| The defense also contends that
should he be allowed to remain in the
court room he not only will secure the
sympathies Of the jurors and injure the
defense, but he might learn what he
was expected to testify to when the
proper time arrived.
The court room at all the sessions
yesterday was crowded and several
hundred were turned away. A crowd
estimated at over 100 persons lined up
alongside the streets between the
court house and Jail to see the pris-
oner as he was walked to the court
room by two deputies without wearing
handouts.
Miss Reeder at Trial.
Miss Esther Reeder, sweetheart Of
Ray Pfanschnlidt, was one Of the ar
rivals here this afternoon. She has not
the same healthy appearance as when
the first trial was conducted. When
asked If she still believed Ray Pfan-
schmidt innocent, the girl said she had
nothing to say regarding the man.
Nevertheless she still wears the diam
ond ring given her by the defendant.
1t is said that she has told friends
in the vicinity of Payson that she can
not believe Ray Pfanschmidt commit
ed the atrocious crime and II he were
cleared she would be the same to him
as before, which, of course, means
that she intends marrying the pris.
oner.
About thirty additional witness
came yesterday afternoon, among
them Detective Young of Chicago,
Charles Ellerbrecht, P. B. Lott, George
Behrensmeyer. Daniel Reeder, father
Of the defendants fiancee, Ben Hol-
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