Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-07-27

Hens family. He characterized him
as a criminal delinquent with VIC
ious motives, and intimated that 1t
was no defense to say that he was
doing what sane man would not
do after committing such a crime.
The vagaries of the criminal mind
are hard to account for, he said.
| Mr.. Chase spoke of the simple
straight forward manner in which
his own witnesses had testified and
called attention to alleged incon-
sistencies and contradictions in the
testimony of the Mueller family.
Mrs. Mueller was accused OF pre-
varicating in regard to Johns fits
of epilepsy, which the prosecution
declares were merely uncomfortable
nger-delinquencies due to unfOr-
tunate circumstances, perhaps to
early bringing up.
! Atty Chase spoke of the fact that
John had almost always, according
to the Mueller testimony, fallen
asleep after his alleged fits, but
this time, after the shooting, he
did not go to sleep.
David Jung, Henry Martel, and
Gottlieb Kolb, who visited the de-
fendant in Jail, asked him If he
would do it again, and he answered,
THAT depends" the states attor-
ney declared.
Frohlich's Testimony Attacked.
| The prosecutor then stated that
it was not his purpose to speak
against the witnesses, but he mildly
characterized Louis Frohlich, Hens
son-in-law, as one who had the
appearance of wharf-rat, with
grunty voice, and nasty little piggy
eyes," He attacked his motives in
coming here to testify against his
wife's parents and his alleged loot
ing of their home while they were in
the hospital.
| Attorney Chase spoke of Mrs.
Frohlich's testimony in these words,
"In that sickly, smiling, childish
way she sat theer and grinned like
giggling school girl and said that
she was not mad at the Muellers
and felt that it was her own par
ent's fault, or words to that effect
Chase closed with a plea to the
jurors to do their duty to the law
and the state as they were led to
see that duty, and as they were un-
der oath to do.
Case Submitted Tuesday p. Nj.
The large crowds that have gath
cred to hear the Mueller trial for
the last few days were further aug
mented yesterday by the attendance
of number who have not hitherto
been in the court ROOM Women
were especially numerous among
those who witnessed the closing
events of the trial. During the
morning session there was consid-
erable confusion incident to the
coming and going of spectators.
The court accordingly requested
those who we're planning to attend
in the afternoon to be in their places
by two o'clock, the hour set for
the resumption Of the trial.
| When the hour arrived the court
room was filled. A few belated in
dividuals came in later and ranged
themselves along the wall, for
seats were not to be found.
The lawyers continued their clos
ing arguments throughout the day
until a late hour in the afternoon.
Then Judge Coffey delivered the
charge to the jury and the case was
submitted to them at about 4:50.
In yesterdays issue portion or
the closing argument of States At
torney Chase was given. He was
followed by Attorney Arthur Knauf
for the defense late Monday after
moon.
| Attorney Knauf Speaks.
He first appealed to the jurors to
remember their oaths and their
promise to carry out the final in
structions OF the court.
| He spoke of the friendly relations
that had existed, as proof that there
was no premeditated plan.
| He reminded the jurors that Mrs.
Hens had come and cut some saus-
age with a butcher knife according
to the story she told Mrs. Mueller,
but she told on the witness stand
that it was table knife, apparent
ly trying to show that Mueller did
not really mean to kill himself.
Mr.. Knauf said in part, Notice
the crazy reason he gave, according
to Mrs. Hens testimony, for shoot
ing the family-that he was in
love with Johanna, that Is year old
girl"
Murder Not Deliberate.
III a man is going to deliberately
plan q murder, he will try to plan a
way to escape afterwards. And II
man deliberately, maliciously plan.
ned q murder would he take the
wounded man to the house after
the shooting?"
There was q time when the law
was, An eye for an eye, tooth for
q tooth, and q life for q life! But
in this day and in North Dakota
there is some allowance made when
q man is irresponsible, when he 10
insane"