The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-01
DEADW0MAN'S
MOTHER TAKES
WITNESSCHAIR
Mrs. Rosa Schultz Tells of
Conversation Regarding
Daughters Illness
f ERTS TESTIFY
Chemist Tells of Finding Suf-
ficicnt Arsenic to Cause
WOman's Death
EXPERTS TESTIFY

Mrs. Rosa Schultz of near Sweet
Briar, Morton county. mother ssoA
Mrs. Amelia Schneider for wkos,l
death her husband. kasimir Schnei-
der, is on trial in district court here,
took the witness stand today in the
case to detail her knowledge of the
relations between her daughter md
Schneider. The Schultz family have
been active in the prosecution Of
Schneider, engaging special counsel
to appear and assist the state.
Questioned by John +. Sullivan.
special prosecutor, Mrs. Schultz told
particularly of conversations with
Schneider regarding the illness Of
her daughter. She had asked Schnei-
der to send her out to the farm just
couple of weeks before she died.
last June Is, but that she did not
come, Mrs. Schultz testified.
The testimony was in German,
Anton Beer acting as interpreter.
The attendance at the trial slumped
perceptibly today because no sensa-
tions developed to engross all of the
spectators there yesterday.
Mrs. Schultz said that Mrs. Schnei-
der had visited her, for ten days IN
April, couple of months before
her death, and she did not appear
to be ill. Later. she said, Schneider
spent the night at the farm alone,
and said his wife was not feeling
we'll.
Would Have Attacks
She said that Schneider told her
that the doctor said his wife would
have seven attacks, and if she got
over the seventh attack she would
be we'll woman, but that he did
not think she would get over it.. La
ter Schneider telephoned Mrs.
Schultz to come visit them and she
did.
did your daughter say she was
sick.' the witness was asked.
Eyes, on the inside" was the an
swer.
ohe thought this was about the
18th or goth of May, a month before
Mrs. Schneider died, her death being
caused by arsenic poisoning, accord
ing to the state charges.
Mrs. Schultz said that when she
came over on Sunday her daughter
looked very thin, told her she
couldn't eat, and that "everything
hurt in the stomach"
Mrs. Schultz said she talked to
her and to Schneider about the trou-
BILE.
Schneider. she testified. said his
wife was sick, and didn't think she
would pull through. Asked concern
ing change Of doctors he said tha!
cit was no use, he didn't thina she
would pull through the witness
said.
Experts Testify
Yesterday afternoon the test'mp ~
concerning the autopsy was con-
cluded, there appearing on the stand
DIR. 4. J. Larson, who made the au-
topsy; Ed. DcGossc, who assisted.
Edward M. Stanton. and DR.. George
A. Abbott. professor of chemistry.
University Of North Dakota.
Dr. Abbott told of the analysis and
the discovery of arsenic poisoning
through the analysis, the arsenic
being Of sufficient quantity to cause
death. according to the testimony of
DR.. Abbott. The stomach had been
sent to the laboratory for analysis.
DIR. Stanton prepared the stomach
for transmission, and told of the
case used in sending it to Grand
Forks.
The state will call several neigh
bors of the Schneiders, who lived
on the south side here, and may not
finish direct testimony today.