The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-17


would. He said that had person had
an opportunity to aim directly at the
heart, it would have been imp JSsiblc
to have scored more perfect hit. and
added that as soon as the blond pres
sure was released by the heart being
ripped through with the bullets death
would be coincident,
He testified that they had tried to
locate the bullet, but had been unable
to do so. We thought the missile had
detected into the spinal canal.
Questioned by the prosecutor as to
what position the weapon would have
to have been held in so that The bull
let would drive straight In, ne testi-
fed that it would have to have been
held absolutely straight.
DR.. Jorgensen was then asked by
Mr.. Barnett to take the gun and with
it indicate the spot where the bullet
entered the woman's body. He took the
gun in his right hand and swung his
arm and hand around to point over
his heart. The doctor was then asked
to try to pull the trigger, with the
gun in that position. He tried and fail
ed.
Would you say, doctor, that it
would take much force to pull the
trigger with the gun in that position p
Mr.. Barnett asked.
81 should say that it would take a
decided force" the physician replied.
No Definite Powder Burns.
Under the questioning as to whether
he had observed any powder burns, the
physician stated that there were not
any definite burns that anyone could
go by, but that they might have been
washed away when the body was pre-
pared by, the undertakers." At this
point, Coroner Parker interrupted to
state that he had talked to the men
who had cared for the body, and that
they had told him that they had been
very careful not to wash around the
wound
DR.. Jorgensen said that from his ex-
perience with gunshot wounds in the
army, he had disc overed that q bullet
would make a clean hole at the point
of entrance, but that it would have n
tendency to tear the flesh very badly
where il left the body, but added that
in this case the bullet had not left the
body.
"Can you say anything else, doe
tor?' the district attorney asked.
"Well," the physician replied. "thc
same effect might have been produced
had the missile come from a distance"
| Doctor Jorgensen stated that 1t
would take more than Is minutes for a
body to get cold, although, he stated
that he could not be absolutely posi-
tive as to just how long it would take.
Barnett Is Thorough.
For four and half hours, District
Attorney Barnett laid down a barrage
Of questions which showed that no in
tended to get to the very bottom of
every phase of the tragedy. During
the two hours that Eichelman was on
the stand, he answered all the ques-
tions il clear voice. A ghost Of a
smile played across his features once
or twice. After he had been on the
stand for more than an hour, beads Of
perspiration appeared on his forehead.
A few times he paused to think before
answering the prosecutors questions,
but most of the time the answers came
promptly.
He was called into the room after
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Koehl and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Amberlang and Or.
Jorgensen had testified and after
being sworn, took the witness chair.
Before Coroner Parker had finished
swearing him, to tell the truth. he
broke in with, absolutely, yes sir, abb
solutely.' In response to the question
ing Of District Attorney Barnett, he
gave his name and address and stated
that he was the husband of the dead
woman. He said they had been married
| in 1910, at her home near Camp Doug
las, and that they returned to Kenosha
| immediately afterward. They had
made their home on Symmonds street
since November 10, 1919.
Only Had 'Squabbles."
He stated that nothing had arisen
during their married life to mar IL,
with the exception of a few little
squabbles, such as any married couple
have at times. The husband testified
that his wife had never threatened his
life, nor had he ever threatened her
life. Asked by Mr.. Barnett il he had
ever been Jealous of his wife, Eichel-
man replied that he had not, and add
ed that he had never told her that ne
was jealous Of her. Under further
questioning, he replied that she had
never given him cause for jealousy,
"Did you have any trouble a
week ago?" the district attorney ask
ed. Eichelman denied that there had
been anything that would stand out In
his mind SO that he remembered it.
/, @. Do you remember Monday,
April z, when your wife, Mrs. Krause
and a friend of hers came to your
house? A. Yes. @. Did this man come
Iinto your home? A. Yes. Have any
words with your wife over the inci7
dent. A. No:
Under further questioning the hus-
band stated that he told his wife
"that he didn't think very much Of the
gentleman, and added that his sister
in-law might choose her own friends,
but that II would not effect his opin-
ion"
Left Wife In Bed.
He said that on Friday morning he
left his wife in bed, and in response
to additional questioning, he said that
she appeared to be worse that morning
than she had been previously. He said
that he made her o cup Of coffee and
that he put cream into 1t. He said that
he had an understanding with his wife
that she was to call him at the plant
if anything went wrong at the house,