The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-03
SAFE FOR WOMAN
TO STAY THAN TO
STEALTH CHICAGO
Female Can Take Life With I'M
punity, But Must Pay If She
Cops Loaf of Bread
26 OUT OF q ACQUITTED

rs OUT OF p ACQUITTED
Chicago, ILL.,, May 3.-Statistics
show it is safer for woman to xii
in Chicago than to steal dollars
worth Of merchandise or gamble.
Twenty-six of the q women brought
to trial on charges OF murder in this
city in the. last IL years have been
acquitted by Cook county juries, while
the records show that about Is per
cent of the women tried for larceny
and other misdemeanOrs have been
convicted.
In addition to this score or more
women charged with assault with a
deadly weapon have escaped punish
ment.
The only women found guilty OF
murder in this period was Mrs. Vir'
ginia Troupe, who was convicted OF
killing her husband, w. D. Troupe,
several years ago, and sentenced to
IA years Imprisonment.
In large majority Of the cases the
defendants confessed, but pleaded ex'
tenuating circumstances. Most Of the
killings grew out of domestic dis
putes, the women pleading justifica-
ton on the ground that they had been
neglected or cruelty treated. Self
defense was the plea Of the fair de.
PENDANTS In half dozen cases.
Every one Of the cases has been
vigorously prosecuted by the state
but without success. In several in
stances the jury was even urged to
inflict the death penalty because the
act seemed premeditated and lacking
in extenuating circumstances.
In view of this record unusual in
terest is being manifested by the pub
lie in the case of Ruby Dean, a pretty
cabaret singer on trial in the Grimm
al court charged with the murder of
DR.. Leon Quitman. Criminologists and
sociologists are closely watching this
trial.
Maclay Hoyne, states attorney, Of
ten has declared that it is impossible
to convict a woman of murder in Cook
county.
"Jurymen seem to be influenced by
sentiment, sympathy or the person
atty of the defendant" said States
Attorney Hoyne. THE average jury
apparently believes every story told
by pretty defendant and will noe
accept facts as shown by the evil
dence."
"A list of the women acquitted Of
the charge of murder by Cook county
juries in recent years follows:
Mrs. Dora Mcdonald. acquitted Of
killing Webster Guerin.
Lucille Mcleod, acquitted Of killing
Walter 'Niemann.
Miss Estelle Stout, acquitted of kill
ing Henry Hornberger.
ing John NJ. Quinn.
Mrs. Rene B. Morrow, acquitted Of
killing Charles b. Morrow,
Mrs. Sadie Blaha, acquitted of kill
ing Morris Sturm
Mrs Louise Vermilye, charged with
poisoning Policeman Arthur Bissone-
cite, r. r. Smith and others; jury dis
agreed and case was dropped.
Mrs Harriet E'urnham, acquitted OF
killing Herbert E. Burnham.
Mrs Florence Bernstein, acquitted
of killing husband.
Mrs. Lena Muse, acquitted of killing
Peter Muse.
p Mrs Alice Davis Sing, acquitted OF
killing her Chinese husband, Charlie
Sing .
Stella CzernerOwska, acquitted OF
killing Frank Kosczynski.
Mrs. Augusta DietZ, accused of
murder of husband; case dismissed for
lack of evidence.
Mrs Mary Kosicki, acquitted of kill
ing husband :,
Mrs. Louisa Van Keuren, acquitted
Of killing husband. :.
Mrs. Blanche Murphy, acquitted OF
killing husband.
Z Mrs. Nellie Higgs, acquitted of kill
ing w. w. Willis.
Mrs. Belle Beasley, acquitted OF kill
ing James Beasley
Maud Oberg, acquitted of killing Ed
ward Bresch.
Helen kellogg, acquitted Of killing
James Stokes.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buchanan, colOred,
acquitted of killing Josie Rice, COL
0red.
VI Mrs. Iva Barnes, acquitted of kill
ing James Barnes.
Mrs. Louisa Lindloff, acquitted OF
charges of poisoning two husbands.
Mrs. Lula Blackwell, acquitted of
killing Charles Vaughn.
Margaret McCane, acquitted of kill
ing Edward Lee.
Mrs. Doris Eisenbrand, acquitted Of
killing DR.. George Eisenbrand.