The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-13
MRS. kISER GOES FREE.
FOuHn NO GUILTY OF THE MURDER Of
lER HUSBAND BY TIE j0RY-HRs.
User UNAFFECTED d THE VERDICT.

Il took Two hours Ior : jury to
reach tHz conclusion Friday after
noon thai hrs. Alice !. KiseT. the 81
year=oid country woman, was not
guilty OF the murder q her husband,
j. frank Klser. BY reason q her de-
ranged condition az that time, md
ihaI she : nov sane.
t. eaae, which attracted eon-
aldaHable. attention during inc short
period ID lasted. .aa sleep = The Inry
at II.55 II The morning Ths general
opinion n the courtroom among
lawyers nd followers OF he Csc
was hat ne veTaie; s5uId b relzsh-
cd within Is alnHtsz stkla II
iornay William ! SeaHrJck made 10
vigorous effort y nave lEa Iufy bring
In anything but Tsrcict Of MIN
slaughter. md n h argument he
conceded hat the afnasc II proved
thaI The Honauss ei4fs ~ mind rs
not Bbrmal II eonIended. how
ever. thai me burden of proving n
sanity rested heavily upon the de-
fenzs. aud warned The Inry aot 70 be
mlsled entirely hy tt testimony Of
The defenza's expert alienIals. Dr.
Adolf MseT, d. John Oliver nd
Other welIzknosn mental specialists
The had testified thu the woman
wa suffering rum saerebro arteTio
ohloEliic deterioration. mich. IN
The Iayma1.s language. means tat
she eas virtually unbalanced. iua -
hardening of tha arteries nd uEnar
organic troubles. all u which xaa
brought Il > efIzls b her husbands
alleged attentions to MIa. ID Reeves.
the woman n the case There
fore. when fhe Jurors remained 0ut
unit o'clock speculation ran RE
as . whzi va holding them. or
lheFe wa no denying the act tat
The defense. represented By Attorneys
Edward O NeanI. and : Neal ParEe.
had made oat : strong case
NJ. KIHHr remained In IHa court
room BY ne eide of her soldier IN.
Esls kiseT. all during Tho Ing wzIt.
She ate ID lunch. Then, when ne
lnfx finally returned. Hhe showed 10
ginIHIe emolloa IN Eaei, ne didn't
even Loo np aI the members wnzn
The. Iook their place IL he h0x.
WhzH ordered - stand ~. she Id
sa 9TH hesitation. raising anr hand
AZ - custom requires. but dropping
II IzngalalY men Chief judge
Thomas. no. 9Th Judge loss. At
through II cas-. asked the IEry : Il
had reached a verdict Ths Jury n
za0aasad IL veFHzat. tt tna little cd
woman. 20 plainI. dressed I'D Wn0zn
pineHsd and sombFe fee mIEht hass
placed hsT in tha frunI PEI uf soEne
country church instead Of lHs DrIzans
err zock. Has nj guilty q murIzf'
and shs sane = the nTeaan. time
II t. words ssH1s he 10 ths realIza-
ton nat Hns Id escaped from wnzt
mi1nI haxa be- n serious penalty:
II 81 full realized thzI shs .as fEaa.
thaI the Iary hzd decided nat re
diduI knos "fIEni tnum HronK.. IN
her mental condition II tn lime II
the killing. she failed 10 aAoW l.
She merely sat aosn. Just - " ne
prezsAer = ths country church I'd
finished II Ia nota of Ias hymn
and sas preparing foT TIE SERMON,
After q T9s minutes she ut Hsf
handkerchief 10 nsF s~zH,
There HHs - unusual Innch u
pethsz 10 Re ii scene OF ne ahoTt
but sensational eaae. The soldier
son showed h relief visI1ly. mt
there weEa no friends IN tie court
room who vent over - congratulate
The IIltle old somMn The soldier
son. tho Id suck - her zIds fToEn
the beginning O no ITIal q ne I'D.
genfI. helUed hUF 10 Haf EszI They
senI 0uz % he courtroom HI.h
Sheriff MHIIo9. no soldier doausd
bie oversees cap when ne ha1 passed
through II. courtroom door. EvH@x-
bod. n III courtroom seemed pleased
with the verdict. but there wak 20
demonstration, = ths Totunaa Of -
old courthouse he sh0rIH shock
quilted mother. TheY thanked I'm
for HIs Kindness. and Ihen no pr
strolIed eul the back door. the u
aier holding htH mothers sTm tirmI|.
TheY got Inio : buggy. and ao0n
cloud of Carroll county Isl 80
following Ihem toward theIT a.IIs
hone IN HarneY.
u. hs..er, ne oIHar woman n
he EzHe, xHa nc in ennEt She Nas
1eaH Ill day Thursday. am. though
zhe Is nj a witness. displayed n
anusHzl Interest n ths proceedings.
According . the witness for the g
Ennaz 4 HaH fhIs waman no Id
aroused rs. KIHer's IeaIously .
sneh : piteH that her depleted mental
md physical condition rendered h.r
unaHZz . distinguish rigHI from
Hf0Hz. NJ neasar ! f0ur yeats
younger TIN Nj KaeT. much ,aoHe
TobHHI and ar more Youthful in -
naaraHee,
r. casa presented an unusual
psychological study noIh u Ma.sr
and nr. Oliver found II extremely n
IerezIIng. me .oman's physical
condition i auchz : W testified tn
The cannot live much longer. sne
Elred = he husband i he 1zrk, nj
.ilnxI4g en- wnz@e h Has II Il
The Id essn wsaE through - ,i00H.
nd struck him- she szawel : Co
neaa nd unconesHnedHHss aIIeT -
shooting d February = 1T Pc
Dlexez the uaIghIars ven tn cane
y t. HeIp Hzr haIHe h wound. Sc
vent about helping Ihem witt
ont ny zIgna of concern sHs
even washed up 70 hI0ad slams .
ne IIoor ne nazt m0EnInH. VII.
her husband was living n tn h0suIz
II, zaa vent about haH ho1zewafE
= usual. ne f0ok b. arrest L.
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