The sun., 1916-12-05
BEUTINGER'S WIDOW
LIKE GIRL AT TRIAL
State Now Says She Killed
Husband a. He Sat in q
Rocking Chair.
JURY Is QUICKLY CHOSEN
defendant Calmer at Second
Ordeal and Suggests Ques-
tions to Her Counsel.
JURY Is QUICKLY CHOSEN

terday to stand trial for the second time
for The killing Of her husban nd. Christof.
vas a very different hsure from the
Mrs Beutinger OF the former trial
Then. In a not too becoming dress and
hat. she SIT alphabetically beside the
court attendant. taking little notice OF
the proceedings. apparently not seeing
anybody but her children. on the other
side Of the room.
This time. In a trim little blue serge
dress. with a broad white satin collar
and cuffs. and a white Tommy Atkins'
hat browning her prettiiy arranged dark
hair. she took a seat at the table be-
tween her lawyers. Robert II. McCarter
and wal,er @. Brandiey. ana all day.
sler, and keen eyed. she consulted with
them. suggesting questions. watching the
Jurors, missing no point. She was very
nervous. constantly twisting her hands.
on which she wore just n e ring. . mar
row gold band on the little finger. She
has discarded the mourning she wore
In October. She was anxious. by the
way. that the reporters should know
tHh' tHa' w bhs n NV " 9 NUS
band but for her mother. who died last
rear.
Chtldren Also IN Court.
NJ, vep.vear.o, son Fred advance
r,.ra ~ her Az. ch,Idr.n v,a. In ths
co,r,roo,r wh.n she NJ, hrouvht In snd
with one jump he broke away from his
aunt. Mrs. Jennie Heron. and leaped on
~ ~.
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49, IA ,S.n ava 80. re- 800
a. ~. - ."N
80 80 ~ 90 rm',,.. 49, 49,
ame nu 49, "srIe
nSIsa". u LIE vouseu
uen "."'s gu u"s'
snynms - :. en-. "on" ms" us ,n m
"u'Ns III. ".e snu
o,oN'"s hh" a"u nepp," ,ne'r nsmas
Nnen .ney go, nmhpse oaoE n,ny.
Nno Iooheu i'se a roy oear IN ms iu.Ay
yel'o" eos'. &c, ou. an ansu'snea yen
ehce uurlns t"e a..ernoon' Ano wes
lastly removed oy MS aunt. out other-
wise they certainty were modei young
@ers' seen Out not neard.
When Mrs Reut,p~er cam. In after
snd some Of the spectators opened their
Eyes as they saw what q girl she looked.
heI apundant SOIL oisck mar vas drawn
n'sh AZ tne oack OF her head. there was
a rant color IN ner very clear cut race.
sno un'ess one 'ookea stra,sht q ner
eno saw the deep circles under the eyes
shI lns oppression u vas nsrd 10
r.n.e 'ns' sne u ,he motner OF many
chliuren anu woman VINO mas KNOWN
"u.u su",.nhs,
suuse "S,tIn preslued as oetore.
s,oseeu'or Newmsn assumed direcuon
" the oase nImse'i instead Oh 'eaV'ns II
!. wv ass.s.an.. was soon ev1eeht
ua, tne prosecution mas oeen workihs
~ a new case ana VII seek 10 estaoiish
,,nn o"r,s'o. neu.'nseI was sno. sn.
uns IN the rocking chair At the size OF
,he bed not rushing toward his wife In
oe", as was neIo IN the FORMER ttieI'
mu'n ,.mr va spen. IN .no",ns t"st
~ ,o.N."s CeeA "
'" uS.ns 'no~ '"st .ne
uonirey OF me prosecutors once was on
ard describing squares Of linen on vvhich
he had made test shots to prove al what
distance shots would make powder
marks.
Tests Made n Dasty Cellar.
.y. -
.,,., ,,n g. .n..,,., ~
WCc,r,.r .sIsd "o ' ~ MI
"osarter asked.
And ao~n In ths c.,sa Az co,r.
house Nth ,hs cloth h.rr,nr 1870, a
hox on a nI,e ~ cosi T hs't.v., :: con,,r-
ued the LAWYER iva. the coai du.tv p.
ut NAV have been"
DUSTY enough 10 cause mark. nm thu
cloth perhaps. And now "A 10 these ma.
ianas," Mr.. McCarter vent an. nointins
10 the bloodstained which mad
been brought In as evidence by the
prosecution, why were these not intro.
duced a; the last trial? They have been
in your keeping oil the time, l under.
stand"'
himself at This Observation-Disclosures M
me witness was plainly nettled and the
Judge interviewed. But Mr.. McCarter
oiont let him go without on last shot.
m,
"' '"'3 WIN Juror.
Did you meet Juror Clarke after the
hrst Trial and ray to him that It was
a damn shame he didn't vote for con.
Nction' o. the attorney Numbered.
why. no-that Is I was talking Ia
him, man to man, and I believe did
say that II was a shame the woman
wasn't convicted" the witness answered
All! said Mr.. McCarter. ''That's
all"
The present Jury, by the way. was Sc.
lected very quickly, though nearly thirty
were rejected. II took tust one hour
beginning at 1895. The incident OF thu
visit OF Ernest f. Ryman, director OF the
Board Of ~Freeholders, TO Mrs Beu,
fingers cell recently, and his indictment
on a charge Of assault on her com