South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-14
JACK WRIGHT
MURDER CASE
NEARING END
State to Introduce New Wit
nesses Today Before the
Final Argument.


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amount OF money. He said the only
smoke" ne attended I'm South
Bend was al the Owl parlOrs Oper-
ated by J. c. Barrett
Went 20 Mexico, said.
Wright said that last August he
went 20 Mexico in the hopes OF
opening a gaming house there, but
later decided 20 return 10 the states,
because OF the high license fee
charged by the government. The
licenses, he said, were $3.50 a year.
Pros. Schwartz asked If Il were the
Mexican or United States govern
ment that was charging the fee and
20 the question Atty. Ralph Smith
replied for Wright mo, they only
do that in South Bend" Wright
then said that II was the Mexican
government.
When questioned about his clan
desune love afafirs Wright showed
his only sign of emotion on the wit
ness stand and for a few minutes
stopped his incesSant gum chewing.
The state introduced in evidence
several letters written by Wright
and which he identified. one OF the
letters 10 Maize Fillmore OF Chicago
and a friend OF Frank Smith, Hol-
/ land. Mich, was read 10 the court
TIE letter, dated Feb. %, said in part:
I 1T is too bad. little girl, you have 70
work at this time. 1t would break
, my heart If I had TO work" The let
| ter concluded with the usual affec-
Z tomato words
1 In another letter OF March Is.
/ 1920. 10 the same woman Wright
said In part: Dearest Phillie: Your
/ letter at hand was almost ready TO
/ see you with White. May be in a
/ position TO visit you soon. Well.
I MaiZie how in -- is everything?
How is Spud? Give her a kiss for
me-"
Woman Gave Money.
J Spud referred TO in the letter IS
said 10 be q daughter Of MaiLie
| Fillmore.
/ Shortly after the letter writing
Wright said he came TO South Bend
\ and visited Eddie Lyncne's place,
! but did not play cards there.
He then related his meeting of
/ Kathleen O'Donnell. II met Kath-
/ leen O'Donnell in the fall OF 1916
in a beer garden In Detroit. Her
] present husbands name is Lung"
/ he said. He admitted that Kath-
leen brought money TO the St. JOS
/ crh county Jail and that she corre-
/ sponded with him while he was con-
fined there. She also visited him in
LapOrte and sent him the brown
| suit OF clothes ne Is wearing. accord
| ing TO his stony.
Says He Bought Rings.
He said that he gave two diamond
rings 70 the proprietor OF a Benton
Harbor resort, one on her birthday
and the other for a Christmas pres
! cnt. Ho said he bought the rings
from persons in Detroit and Chi
| c1go. When asked by Pros.
Schwartz IL he knew that Sheriff
Anstiss had returned one OF the
| rings TO its lawful owner. he only
replied that he bought the rings.
Wright was insistent throughout
the ross-eXamination that he was
in Holland, Mich, on Dec. %. 1915.
and attended a beer party on the
night OF the Muessel murder.
William Slime of South Bend was
the second witness for the defense
slime said he last worked at the
Bert Annls saloon and left last
June when he became i'll. He said
he had seen Wright In the place
three or four times since the MUIR
der and had also seen him in COM
pany with August Schultz. He said
he also knew Charles Danruther
who is alleged 20 have been the
/ third man In the robbery and who
| Is believed 70 be either dead or liv-
ing in Mexico. Slime said he did
not know that tho men were wanted
! for the murder.
Frank Y. Vanraz and Ora Green
OF Holland. Mich. were the next
witnesses for the state. The two
men were secured by Atty. Arthur
Gilliom. counsel for the defense. OF
1 sunday 20 sUbstantiatC the story ct
Wright that he was in Holland or
Dec. %. 1918.
Confused I'm Dates.
VanRy. fight promoter and bill
lard table salesman. said he saw
Wright in Holland between and
8 o'clock on the night the Muessc
murder was committed. In tn
j discrimination ne substantiatet
the statements.
Green, however, became confused
4 IN his dates when cross-examined fl
i relating his experiences with Wrigh
az various beer parties He said h,
4 was head OF the knights OF Pyra
4 mids In Holland and attended a sup
i per with Wright on the night o
/
4 Wright at tho home OF the Smith
on the night of Dec. %. 1915, an,
I of Wright spending money for
4 beer party. He said all OF the bee
4 had been disposed Of by 10 o'clocl
and he went with the visitor 20 &c
: another keg.
The witness concluded by sayin
that he had not heard OF the Mues
sci murder until Sunday.
H y. Holme, reported Of the 81
JoseIh county circuit court. wa
! called by the defense 10 verify tn
3 proceedings OF the August Schulz
bail proceedings The hearing wa
4 held before William and Rober
Muessel had identified Wright an
4 their statements at the bail hearin
& were interpreted by the defense Z
i mean that Schultz was the talle
man at the offices OF the Muesse
3 ! Brewing company on the night o
. the murder OF Henry MueSsel an
i Frank Chrobot. The proceeding
were introduced in evidence.
Court Room Packed.
Following the cross -exa minatio'
! OF the defendants witnesses the de
4 Tense rested and court was adjourn
j / ed until Tuesday morning