The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-24


is begun. There is a jury coming
in Monday morning and unless the
! testimony should be all in by to-
morrow night, 1t would mean be-
ginning the case, get half through
and continue piecemeal later in
the week. We want it over with
at one time. IL there can be any
further investigation by the state
in the meantime we welcome that
also"
A continuance for only few
days will be sought so that the
hearing, if not held on Saturday,
will probably take place not later
than Wednesday of next week.
H. B. Eichelman was released this
morning from the county jail after
giving bonds of $4,000, signed by two
sureties and recognized by Judge Bel
den Of the circuit court to answer for
his appearance at the preliminary
hearing in the municipal court before
Judge Slater Saturday morning.
Just week ago today his wife, Car
oline Amelia Fichelman, was found on
the floor in a room of their home, ~
ing in a pool Of her own blood, dead.
A. bullet had made its path through
her heart and near at hand was the
revolver which had been the instru-
ment of the dreadful deed Suicide"
was the first explanation and the hrst
cutlery of the stricken husband, who
had been the first person to reach
her side. But the coroner's jury sit
ting in inquest the next day came to
the conclusion that the gun, at the
Y time the bullet was sent winglng It's
fate away, had been held in the hands
MT of Mrs. Eichelman.
Since Then in Jail.
Beginning with Friday just one
week ago, the days have been crowd
ed with suffering for Ben Eichelman'
or Benny" as he is commonly known
to his friends here. His young wife
whom her neghbors called sweet
little woman" had died under circum-
stances among the most awful that
can happen to a human being; the in
quest that followed resulted in his
own dentention; he was formally
charged with murder, and the pitiful
earthly remains of the woman he had
loved were taken from Kenosha and
laid away in the grave of her home
place while he, unable to attend the
funeral, paced the floor of the county
Jail; and lastly his own conduct, his
mast. habits, domestic life, his every
movement on the fatal Friday, was
made the subject of most searching
analysis.
Saturday night, Sunday, Monday
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday he
spent within the narrow walls of the
county Jail, communicating only with
This attorney, his father, other rela-
tives and the friends who were ,stanch
enough to seek him out and declare
their belief in his innocence.
Today for the first time since then
in the mild sunshine of Good Friday
he found himself at liberty under
bonds, to face an Easter which must
be for him without parallel in his life
time.
Judge Fixes the Bonds.
Late Thursday Mr. Eichelman's at
torney, A. L. Drury, perfected the ar
rangements he had made for the sign.
ing of the bonds. Mr.. Drury con-
ferred with Judge Belden at Racine
who as circuit judge is the only one
excepting a justice of the supreme
court, who has power to fix bonds in
the case of murder charge.
Judge Belden set the amount of the
bonds at $4,000, and it remained fol
the defense counsel to secure two
sureties that would meet with the ap.
prevail of the district attorney.
Henry Cooper and Ben Stahl were
the two bondsmen who signed.
Just after nine o'clock Thursday
night the bondsmen had signed; their
sufficiency as sureties was approved
by Morris Barnett as district attorney
Mr.. Drury secured the signature o.
Barnett in his office downtown at tina
hour and then endeavored to reacl
Judge Belden again to secure his sig
nature in approval of the bond. L
was already quite late by that time
however, and Judge Belden could no
be reached. The matter was helC
over perforce until this morning.
Defense Insists on Hearing.
Mr.. Drury, Eichelman's attorney
said today that the obtaining of thu
release of his client on bonds did no
indicate that he would waive the pre-
liminary hearing.
"Waive the preliminary ?" cried tn
lawyer. ''Never! But there is a pos
sibility that the preliminary will no
be held tomorrow, or that if it is held
that it may not be finished in the on
day. The jury comes in again Mon
day, and we, do not want to have tn
case drag on, with Mr.. Eichelman i
jail
"Now that we have secured his re
lease on bonds, the police and distric
attorney can take all summer, SO ia
as we are concerned, to proceed wit
their Investigations. We were onl
anxious that he should not continu
to be confined, innocent as we frml
believe him.
Il do not think it will be necessar
for Mr.. Eichelman to take the stan
in his own defense, for we do not es
pect him to be bound over on tn
states case. Mr.. Eichelman is not &c