The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-03
STATE RESTS IN
HEUERMANN CASE
INSANITY PLEA MAY BE URGED
IN BEHALF OF PRISONER In
COURT.

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Prepared to fight any plea of in
sanity in the case of Charles Heuer-
mann, charged with shooting John
Michels with intent to kill on the
might OF October 10, the state had
DR.. l.. G. Mead, superintendent of
the state insane hospital at Yankton,
in the court room ready to testify
this morning.
States Attorney Lauritz Miller an
nounced that the state would rest at
10 o'clock this morning. upon the
request Of counsel for Mr.. Heuer-
mann, the trial was continued until
9 o'clock tomorrow morning, in order
to permit the arrival of witnesses for
the defense from North Dakota.
Every witness put upon the stand
by the state was a link in the chain
of evidence which has been welded
about the prisoner, binding him to
the commission OF the crime in which
seven persons were in danger OF
their lives from a hail of revolver
bullets fired into a % of Mrs.
Heuermann's apartments on the
night of the shooting.
One >of the vital bits of evidence
was that given in court this morning
by AL Walpole, who talked with the
prisoner on Saturday evening, a few
hours after he had returned from
his trip to North Dakota. Mr.. Wal
pole testified that Heuermann said:
I'm going to blow out OF town to-
night, but I'm going to make a clean
ing before / CO."
Tho evidence most strongly con-
Meeting the prisoner most directly
with the crime was given by Henry
Manlove, the colored porter who was
working in the barbershop adjoin-
ing the Lakota at the time of the
shooting. The porter testified that
when he heard the sound of the
shots over the roof of the restaurant
kitchen, he went to the back OF the
shop and saw Heuermann descend
the stairs and walk out of the area
way to the alley in the ear He de-
clared that a light from the kitchen
shone In the face Of the man COM
ing down the stairs and that he was
sure of his identity.
Charles Maher and Patrollman
Kirkpatrick and Darling testified as
to incidents surrounding the shoot
ing and conditions in the room in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Michels We're
wounded. Mr.. Darling testified that
he warned Heuermann to keep away
from the front stairs to the Lakota
the evening of the crime.
Patrollman George Shipton, the
finder of the revolver, identified it
lin court. Chief of Police Wood
Smith identified the grip found near
the top of the stairs on the roof OF
the kitchen, the revolver, the photo
graphs of Mrs. Heuermann and her
two daughters found In the grip, and
the part of a box of 80 calibre
cartridges in the grip. He testified
that the revolver was still var
when found, that 1T contained six
exploded cartridges and smelled OF
fresh powder. He also identified the
screen taken from the window
through which the shots were fired
and pointed out the six holes made
by the bullets.
M. C.. Young, a p~aWnbroker in Alb
erdeen, testified that on October 8
he had sold the gun found by the
police to a stranger looking very
much like Heuermann, who was lame
in his right foot and swung his arms
when he walked. He was very posi-
tive in his Identification of the gun.
Las it was, one he claimed had been
kept in the pawnshop for two months
and was readily marked because OF
the broken handle. Only one other
gun like it, he testified had been
sold in the past four years.
On cross examination, Mr.. Young
declared that a record of, the sale OF
the gun had been kept in the shops
4 Jo,, hal1ya s. (Nrn ,uoo1y ANlConfnpnhnr
he testified, he had sold $50 reyol-
vers, mostly to harvest hands and
threshers.
Sheriff J.. F.. Berry went on the
stand and swore' that a truss found
in the grip he had given to Heuer.
mann, who had admitted that 1t was
his property. Mabel Heuermann
the daughter of the prisoner. went
on the stand for the second time
and identified the photographs found
in the grip as being of herself
mother and sister. A. l.. Mann ant
Thomas Eastcott, beth testified tna'
they he'd seen IIeuermann carrying
the grip Tie evening of the shooting
George E. Foster was II of the
frs. witnesses this morning. He tes'
titled that he had talked with Heuer-
mann on the afternoon OF sunday,
the day OF the shooting, and that
the prisoner had declared that Johr
Nichols was responsible for Mrs
HeIcrn,ann seeking q divorce ane
that ho intended to "get' him.
Harry Stacey, owner OF the Jun
giles. and James Huntley. formerly a
cook in the restaurant, both testified
that Heuermann had expressed his
Indignation w the fact that Mrs
Heuermann had sold her furniture
and intlmated that Mr.. Michels vas
instrumental in having her make the
sale.
The evidence OF the state a com
pleted with the testimony of MT.
Walpole.
HEUERMAN WILL
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