The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-10-14
WOOLEY CASE
GOES TO JURY
LAKE COUNTY'S SENSATIONAL,
MURDER TRIAL ATTRACTS
LARGE CROWDS.

With tenseness of the atmosphere
surrounding the Wooley trial and
wfrn every available seat in the
court room taken, Lake county's
most sensational murder trial prac-
tically came to a conclusion this aft
ernoon when both the attorneys for
the prosecution and the defense
made their appealing pleas to the
twelve men who are to Judge the
case according to the testimony and
in line with the instructions 6f Judge
Fleeger who delivered his charge to
jurymen Just preceding the noon
hour.
The case began in circuit court
Tuesday morning when the state
placed on the stand it's several wit
nesses whose testimony tended to
show that the defendant. Mrs. Aman-
da Wooley, was responsible for the
death of one Caroline vandenberger
through performing criminal op-
Grafton.
The states star witnesses were
Claire Richardson, of this city. a
young man who had been keeping
company with the girl mentioned
above, but now deceased. and re-
sponsible for condition as to expect
ant motherhood, also Drs. Westaby,
Baughman and Westaby, the physi-
clans who attended the girl in life
and who also held consultations and
performed a post mortem examina-
tion, from all which was revealed
the fact that criminal abortion had
been performed with the unsupecting
result that septiscemia eat in and
Caroline Vandenberger t to her
grave after months of al an
guish at heart, and intens lysical
suffering. The state also iuced
the testimony offered by min
ent Madison family who had heir
employ as servant the girl nd
whom the whole case swung.
This forenoon the defense hi on
the st>pdxthe woman who was charg-
ed with murder after appearing in
preliminary hearing In Justice #. l..
Soper's court. Other witnesses were
also used to testify to facts and cir
cumstances Unattended to show that
Mrs. Wooley not only did not at
tempt criminal abortion but had no
part in assisting the said Caroline
vandenberger out of most regret
table state Of delicate health due to
her observance of the proprrie-
ties ordinarily exercised in the rela-
ftnv, ~ %ho covoo
All the evidence was in shortly
before noon today and In giving his
instructions to the jury Judge Flee
ger mentioned that the dying declar-
alton of Caroline vandenberEer
should considered though II
would not bear the same weight that
her oral evidence would were she In
court to deliver 1t. Further, he
stated that the statutes defined MUIR
der as felony In which one person
took the life OF another either by
intent or through the employment of
means that caused death to ensue
not Intentionally.
Attorneys for the prosecution and
defense began their outline of the
case before the jury shortly after
noon. There are anxious moments
ahead for those who will cling In
hope to every word that Is uttered in
their behalf before the twelve men
on the panel.
Spectators in the court room lis
tened with solemn countenances to
the terrible recital of events connect
ed with the case and during the en-
tire trial the legal assistance on each
side have battled tenaciously to win
the credit Of favorable verdict for
their side.