The sun., 1916-12-06
MRS.. BEUTINGER IN
COLLAPSE AT TRIAL
In SObs She Tells Of Cruelties
That Led to Killing Of
Husband.
TO THE JURY TO-DAY
Court Admits Evidence of In
fluences That Brought
About a Reunion.

Marry me this Christmas week. Mar
garct. and we'll have a tree for the kids.
do II for the AXE Of the children. a
promise not to drink again or abuse you.
I'm a reformed man. Margaret"
With pleas such as these, Christof
B%eutinger's widow testified yesterday at
her trial In Newark for his murder. did
he induce her. at holiday time last year.
to forget the ten years Of abuse which
had forced her TO divorce him, and wed
him again. In a sobbing rush Of words
she described how he had followed her
to the house where she had taken refuge
In Yonkers. and begged her to bring the
children and spend Christmas with him.
AT last we did, she said. lat a house
he had In Mount Vernon. but I got a
married couple. friends Of mine. to be
there. for l didn't think 1t would be right
to go unprotected"
As the little ones played with their
presents he renewed his urging. and got
the Mother Superior OF the st. Glare
School at Mount Hope. Westchester.
where Mrs. Beutinger had placed the
children. to support him In the conten-
ton that. in her helpless condition. II
was petteT U HcT ~ dt-tpt uIS pfoii-
Uses and be his wife again.
Influences Of Reunion.
This evidence was introduced to con-
trovert the States stand that. since she
had remarked him. Mrs. Beutinger could
not have suffered so terribly at her hus-
bands hands. Robert II. McCarter. her
attorney. won a point in getting this and
other testimony along the same line be
fore the Jury. Prosecutor Newmar
fought him tooth and nail until Judge
Martin made 1t clear. In what was al
most a charge. even II II wasn't directed
at the Jury. that he was going to Civ
the defence every chance to show the In
huences brought to bear to make her e
back to her husband.
The first struggle was over Mrs
Beutinger's story OF how the Mother Su
perior advised her to do her duty" anc
marry Chr.stof Beutinger again. Thu
second came over the introduction OF
postcard from Beutinger to his wife
mother. just before The divorce. sayini
that Margaret should not have a penn!
from him for the children unless sh'
lived with him" The third was over tw'
letters written by the parents o
Beutinger from their home in Switzer
land.
Parents' Letters Are Pathetic.
Curiousiy pathetic are these letters
the translations OF which-they wer
written In German-were allowed by tn
Judge to stand in the evidence. II
solemn. old fashioned phrases the oil
people tell their Maynard son how he !
breaking their hearts with his sinful liz
and his cruelty to his wife and children
II do not like to 20 among people les
they ask about you. My heart aches 10
those poor children how could you leav
them to lead your own wild Nfc?" write
the mother.
These letters. with his promise TO re
form, were placed in Mrs. Beutinger
hands by her husband rs part OF hi
campaign TO win her back.
The little prisoner spent nearly IN
whole day on the stand. TIL stat
rested at 1915. Walter O.. Brandle,
counsel for the defence. opened for tina
side. and then Mrs. Beutinger took III
chair and. for the second time in tw
months. told the long tale OF cruelty an
sordid suffering. the story OF the tie
years during which. the girl just out {
a convent was dragged hither and yo
about the world.
CoIIapses In Arms Of Guard.
She was less composed than when 81
told the story the nrst time, and at II
.- 90 sha pnprpinU aeasipn Sle fair