The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-06
on TRIAL FOR her LIFE.
rs. ElsER PLEADS INSANITY ZEAL
OUSLY CAUSED HER TO slIf HUS-
BAMD-aaHT WITNESSES TESTIFY
CASE STILL q TRIAL.

doors and standing room At
premium, Mrz. Alice r. Kiser. 80 years
| old. went On trial here yesterday
morning for the murder Of her hus-
band, ]. Frank Kiser, at Harney.
few miles rom Westminster on
February Il last.
Immediately after the arralgnment
Of Mrs Kiser he impanalIng of the
! Jury began nd vas completed at
! I1115. The iu1y i as follows.
Jacob II. grumrine Jr.. foreman;
John w. Smith. James 2. 9. sIaaman,
George s. sIolIla. William Z. Markell,
William L 1Tnmbine. Claude -
c0noyer. Sterling g. Bixler. Bradford
Il Owings. George r. Morel0eE. Frank
Ward, Samuel 7. Caltrider
Proceedings moved swiftly md II ls
fully expected Ihat It will b finished
] by tonight Following the closing Of
The States brief case, the defense
! pnt on Dr. Adolf Meyer. Of IN phipps
fsychiatrie Clinic. OF Johna Hopkins
! Hospital. Baltimore. Dr. John Oliver.
nf the State Lnnacy Commission. aud
other scientists and built up : for
midabIe defense of insanity. rhe
court took recess from : o'clock
until s.
Mrs, Ida neeYer. tho woman in the
case, herself only four year younger
lhan the woman on trial. 81 through
The whole proceedings thIa afternoon
displaying - unusual interest n the
case, She i nol \ witness u alther
side and her ureGance and he fre-
anent mention u her name HIIh that
Of the dead nm caused mi = few
heads 10 turn IN her direction now
and then. sHe i Of the average type
of country woman, rather Nsll pre-
served for her age Il - this
woman. according 10 witnesses. who
was responsible Tor Mira. KIzef.a inn
paired mental condition which caused
her TO shoot her husband II their
home on February ~. causing hig
death 2e houra later.
There - 10 great surprise er
pressed when Ihe counsel IaF ne de-
Tense. Attorneys h O. NaznI and
Francis Neal paTke. announced thar
they would afIsT a plea oI insanity
instead OF he nnwritten IaH. Tho
probable defense had been Iha gossip
Il Westminster. - Il was kuHHa lhst
he woman Id been suffering with
chronic organic diseases - .ouid
bring on Insanity The zIzIH had
very little = ofIer. except he rou.
tine testimony q the doctors .Ho at.
tended lhs Ixlng husband ID the
aaighhufx - weHt II H|zzT tfm
shooting Three nelghhara. II 9ar.
In Valentine. nIliY Morl - John
Snyder. testified that thsY found the
nan wounded n the anoT nd that
ara klasf ID told then # her
husbands alleged intimae. xIih the
Resyer Woman.
Dr. G. !. H.nnHr. one q =. States
Witnesses. - converted lHza ; YalB-
able witness - The defense. IIe had
been the N0mau.a physician md he
testified lhHI Ha had treated nsr for
hardening u ne arteries. - stones
and cancer d he liver - testified
On crosa=HEzmIuation thu ne FREE
nnently suffered lspHea q memory
and was subject % crying an.IIz. lie
also teaiiiea Ihal he had taken her 10
j. Frederick mn me occasion Tnr an
operation. hi Ihat DR. Thomas John
Eon, a surgeon. .ho also eaIToborated
this statement. refused t. operate on
AHAIhhA II ~ AAAulAANNl
He said IhaI her peculiar mental
condition NaH noticed when zhe first
heard Of h husbands allzzeI ST.
. Isntions 70 I1e Reeyer somzn. lie
testified fhaI Her mental zo1Hi ion
gas 30 bad = times thai HHa aaIlI
not count egEa when Hhe HeaI u The
markets IN baltimore with h farm
products = also testified = % the
alory Of Il. IirBi shooting AFFAIR,
when Mrs. KIHar shot her husband
with q pistol. he bullet ron which
glanced d ; collar button This
Has the tins - witness lsaIHad that
size became HaTanged because # an
accusation Iaade aga'ast HeE = her
husband
DR.. Benns1 1ecounted n length the
alory OF KIzeTiz acquaintance with
Mrs. ReexeT. telling how the 10 met
n the cemetery. 10 which KIzer had
gone TO place IIoHerE on Ihe Krasa OF
hls FIRST HIfa Mrs, nesTsF vas
similarly decorating a grave md they
fell into conversation and Iefl the
place together. Dr. BenneH zaId that
KIser had cd him thaI - they
talked 1t bad seemed as II hea1a we're
popping np ITom behind exaTY Tomb
stone watching them and tn before
Kiser reached home some one had In
formed Mr.. KI9ar OF the Incident by
telephone H9 related TIL N an
other occasion. Khen Mrs. KIzer came
10 him for treatment, she Id laid
bare 10 hin ne sorrow of her life
and had confined that, acting On the
advice of ! uaIghbor who hid tod her
hat II she se1e 10 turn lha horse
loose it would - straight Io ne Iryst-
ing place = her husband nd Ars.
Heever. she I'D followed Iha animal
10 a schouIHonHe. where zHe found
them together On another occasion.
nr Renner I'D Mrs. Kiaar placed IN
lis care three Liberty bond. saying
che feared her husband would diain-
HeTit his soldier Hon and fuHH 1Yer his
property = zMIH Reever. zHe said
she suspected N Of besloxIaz large
sums for IInETY upon II. Haeyer.
LATER on. according TO The zHmz VII
ness, Kiser consented 90 eaazs hIs at
IentioHs 10 Inz woman afIeT he had
been told TIA Is conduct - having
deIeterlnuH eject upon n wife's
already serious condition.
6. Hill. . Innnt Hana Asylum,
testified fnr - State tt. = his
opinion, The Hnman'e mental enndi-
ton was H0Hnd It the tn . the.
shooting.
Dr. Meyer testified tn : had
made an exhaustive aIal= q the
nonan,e zazz nd was O. u. 0uIuIon