The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-13
WOMAN RECITES
STORY OF AFFAIRS.
ON GRIGGS FARMS
IN ASSAULT CASE

Mrs. Inga Robbins. housekeeper for
Joseph Greisinger OF Griggs county.
later housekeeper for Freeman Cur
tisD Greisinger's neighbor, was on the
witness stand in the Cass county
district court all forenoon today in
the case wherein Greisinger is charg-
ed with shooting Curtis with intenE
to kill.
The whole effort Of the prosecution
has been TO build up the theory that
jealousy on the part of Greisinger
prompted him to attack Curtis oh the
night OF July 3. when Curtis was
shot In the head as he slept in his
bed on his farm.
Since 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, Mrs. Robbins, formerly OF
Anoka and Albert Lea, Mimi, has
been on the witzess stand. 1t was at
IL o'clock this morning that Attorney
Lee Coombs OF Valley City. leading
counsel for the state, completed the
direct examination OF the star
witness and after an inteFmission Of
ten minutes, Attorney. Arctander. took
up the cross-examination, with
frequent objections being interposed
by the state only to be overruled by
Judge A. T. Cole, who is presiding.
"Joe Was Gentleman"
Repeated interrogations put to the
star" witness relative to her affairs
with ]. Greisinger in the cross-e exam
tnation brought from Mrs. Robbins
the assertion that Joe was a gem
tleman," and the defendant when
questioned by Mrs. Robbins about
taking work for Freeman Curtis, an
other Griggs county farmer, made
the statement that Curtis was "a
good man" but that he thought the
work on the Curtis farm would be
harder than that on his place.
There were absolutely no inn
proper relations between you and
Mr.. Greisinger during the time that
you were his hOusekeeper2" asked
Attorney Arctander.
mir. Greisinger is a gentleman"
came the reply from the witness.
did he ever attempt intimacy
with you in that little shanty in
Griggs county?" again asked the
chief counsel for the defense.
No. ] always felt perfectly SAFE"
Identifies the Hat.
In the direct examination Of Mrs.
Robbins during the early morning,
she identified the grey felt hat
found on the Freeman Curtis farm
as the one belonging to Joe Greising-
er, the defendant. Mrs. Robbins tes-
titled that she knew 1t was Joe's for
no other men on his or the Curtis
farm had hat like ii. The state
claims that this hat was found in
the Curtis house on the morning Of
the tragedy and around it the state
relies on building its chain Of circum-
stantial evidence through which 1t
expects to prove that jealousy for
Mrs. Robbins by Joe Greisinger was
the motive that prompted him to
assaiI Curtis.
AStarV Witness Tells Story.
Mrs. Robbins, the principal in the
three -cornered love or triangle
dramas which was brought to Cass
county on a change Of venue. from
Griggs county because newspaper ac-
counts OF the affair made everyone
in that part of the state acquainted
with the case. testified under direct
examination this morning that she
did not know until DIR. Holte Of
Dazeys N. d.. had arrived that Cur-
tis had been shot.
Il found him standing on the floor
with his hands to his head after he
had called for me-" testified the wo-
man. Bed clothes were wrapped
around him and he said that his head
was on IRE. took him into the room
where there was light and he faint
ed and fell over" Then she told Of
calling his mother and the doctor,
from Dazey. The doctor. she testified.
said that Curtis was shot and that
was the first she knew what was the
matter. She told Of seeing some-
thing black flowing from his fore
head in the dark room. She testified
that she was awakened in her room
by the cry from Curtis something
TO the effect, Mrs. Robbins. come IN
at once, I'm on fire.. The night Of
July g, she said. she had attended the
dance at KarnalS with her employer.
and that they had returned TO the
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