The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-08
DEGREES CHARGES MADE
AGAINST WOMAN after
DEATH CLOSES LIPS

and $4,000. Chris denies It, but the
four Bentlage boys said he did.
would believe any one Of the Bentlage
boys over Chris word.
THE only significance 10 that he
lied on the witness stand. Although
do not say that Chris IL . thief. but
do say he Is a liar. They proved
merely book shortage, A book short
age Is not money shortage. Il
Fail to Prove Charge. i
II am not going to contend that
Chris or John took the money, and I'll
say right here, know Ed (Hasemeier)
didn't take 1t. He isn't that kind Of .
man, and don't think John is either.
They failed to prove that Lizzie stole
or embezzled dollar. They failed
to prove anybody stole 1t. Every dol
lar she said she placed in bank was
found on the bank book. It may not
have been shown at the time the books
show, but it got there Even Schlaut.
terbach swore that he reconciled the
bank book. -,
"This Is not a question to compro-
mise. There must be a verdict one
way or the other. It is only case OF
the honor OF Louise. We are here be.
cause Lizzie is charged with a crime.
name sacred. We are here to protect
an untarnished name. tell you there
Is no chance for compromise.
Book Shortage Guess.
"Can you jurymen tell me how much
money III. c. Hasemeier took that ID
not on cash book? A book shortage
is merely speculative and guess work
There are three theories on which
this case is based. The first is that
Lizzie stole the money. The second ID
that somebody else stole Il, and thu
third 10 that nobody teok m ooos
that the last one is true and that the
shortage II merely . hook 9hoFtAGe.
Chris might ahAve talEeu ~ ~ tlsose
Eis~n no. ev4dence 70 prove IT, .ssv>s
"They must show fAat. .a1ifA6 liunA3
came into her pos1e1sfon 4xclu1ively
Let US see how exclusive this was
Who opened the safe in the morning!
Chris. Who had . right to have It ?
Chris. Who owned three-fourths OF
it1-Chris. When he wanted It, who
could get it?-Chris. =
Who Got the Money!
II admit that we, have not present.
not take five didn't have to. The
court instructions tell u that We
could have done 1t, but 1t was not
necessary in this case. Chris never
kept the books, we admit 1t, but he
kept the money. >.
I'VE have thrown open every door
to Miss Lizzie's family affairs. Her
name and fame is fair and bright, and
we had nothing to fear. No human
being dared say one word against
her except Chris and that after she
was dead"
Holds Up Pieturss.
Mr.. Robbins then held before the
jurymen the two pictures Of Miss
Bentlage, one of them taken when
she started to work for Mr.. Hasemei.
er and the other a few months before
she died.
There she is," shouted the attorney
holding the pictures In his hand.
Does she look like q thief. She
grew grey and worn oath the service
of that ungrateful man. I never knew
a more contemplate character than
that of Chris Hasemeier as shown by
the evidence Miss Bentlage was con.
sidered the most honest woman In. this
| county. "
Character is what counts in this
case A heart like Lizzie's had nc
capacity to steal and nobody but con
temptible Chris would accuse her oi
it. '-
IF she stole $11,1s7.O0, what did she
do with it? The only property she
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