Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-07
Friday. April 8, 1884.


Keen interest was attracted TO the
Anna wiese murder case thru the tes-
timony Of Barney Shultz. Pinkerton
detective who had worked on the case
| for several weeks. The state laid great
stress on Shultz's testimony. and espe-
cially upon what the detective was
presumed to have learned when the
body OF the murdered girl was cx-
humed. Many sensational stories were
rife as to what Shultz had discovered,
| but his testimony developed to he cir
cumstantial evidence to very large
degree. Arthur Hill. a neighbor of the
Russies. where Miss Wiese worked at
the time OF the murder. Mr.. and Mrs,
| Henry Russie. John and Frank Knights,
Arthur and Horace Hill, and Mrs.
4 Anna Sprecker were other witnesses
examined in behalf OF tho state.
Announcement was made of the APP
pointmeut by Governor Jackson OF A.
T. Brchard. Of this city. as member
of the board of commissioners of the
Iowa Soldiers Home.
"Bricklaying IL now in progress on
North First street
! Advertisement: "Mr. Charles +.
Breckel will open up his boarding
house at the corner of state and First
streets with a first class Sunday
dinner
SHERIFF Pence received a letter yes
! 'erday from his daughter Margaret
dated at Los Angeles. Calf. saying
that she had arrived safely and was
delighted with the country, so much
so, in fact. that she advised her folks
not to expect her home very Soon
Saturday. April 7. 1894.
DR.. C. c. Cottle. who had conducted
experiments for the state in the exam
| ination of hairs found in the hand OF
the murdered Anna Wiese, was the
principal witness for the state and &C.
cupied the stand most of the day.
The state tried to show that the hairs
were taken from the hand of the girfs
assailant, and that they corresponded
to those secured from Mrs. Bennetts
head by Barney Schultz. The attend
ance at the trial taxed the capacity OF
the court room. w. II. Wilson. con-
stable testified to seeing stains on
gate leading to the Bennett barnyard
The marks Of two hands also ware said
to have been found on the gate AiVa
Nicholson. court bailiff, who helped In
the search for the murderer, also vas
witness.
Sunday, April 8, 1894.
Miss Nettie Trautmann. aged -.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Trautmann. died at the family home
after an illness of less than week OF
typhoid fever.
Mrs Bertha McKinnon, aged "a.
wife of John MCKinnon. of Timber
Creek township. died Of consumption.
Monday, April 9, 1894.
The second week Of the Wiese muir
der trial opened in the afternoon U7th
the testimony Of DR.. A. F. Walter. of
Gladbrook. who testified Of having
treated Mrs. Bennett and to have
found her suffering from nervousness.
In his opinion her illness was not due
to any specific disease. DR.. W. 5.
Deyine was recalled to tell Of treat
ing Miss Wiese several months before
she met her death. Among the other
witnesses were Mrs. Mary Wiese.
mother Of the murdered girl; A. e.
Wilbur. undertaken; D. f. Waters. city
ma rshal: John link, and Freeman
Wertenberger, for whom Miss Wiese
worked at one time.
Owing TO the unprecedented de-
mand for the report of the Anna Wiese
murder case today's' issue of the
Times Republican will be circulated to
/ 200 non subscribers, with supplements
attached containing fun report OF