The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-01

"Mrs. Fred Clitheroe, the only one
able to definitely fix the time, said
she heard sound at between twenty
minutes to one and a quarter to one
by the clock at Hurd's drug store. #
this sound were that of the shot which
ended Mrs. Eichelman's life, the evil
dence shows that he was not in the
house at ALL But here is nothing but
conjecture as to what the cause OF
this sound was. Arthur Koehl, living
in the house just east of the Eichel-
man house found that his tire had
blown during the noon hoor. It had
blown, not received a puncture, as
was evident from the fact that
hole four inches long was torn in
the inner tube.
Situation in the Home.
"Let us next take the situation in
that home It is undisputed that
from Saturday until Thursday the day
before Mrs. Eichelman died, her sis
ter was in that home daily. There
was no one in the city nearer or
dearer to Mrs. Eichelman than those
two, her husband and her sister, none
more grieved by her going.
eff there ever was time when the
conscience of that sister would COM
pei her to tell the truth it would be
before this court, her sister dead, and
under these circumstances.
"Does she tell us anything that
would give a motive for murder. She
tells you that the relations of that hus-
band and wife were friendly. She says
that for several days her sister was
in melancholy condition because of
health. She tells you that she lost
four pounds, although her sister was
not so i'll as to raise an alarm about
her condition.
Mrs. Eichelman was an immaculate
housekeeper. To go into that house
hold is a surprise party. There was
no other woman that could compare
with her. When she was we'll enough
she would not permit any other per-
son to do the work because nobody
could do it as she could. Yet that
morning she called her sister for help,
and her sister noticed the difference
in her voice"
Prepared No Breakfast.
i "That morning unlike her, Mrs.
Eichelman prepared no food. Her
husband prepared it, the act of a
thoughtful and considerable husband.
He brought breakfast to her bedside.
Is that an act which might indicate
hatred?
'In the morning at the factory he
learned that the water has been shut
off, His wife telephoned him not to
come home for lunch. Why was it
that she left that message? Why was
it that an hour before her sister was
to arrive at the house, she lay dead
If Ben Eichelman had followed his
wife's last request, he would not be
here now. She never intended that it
should be he who would find her
dead, or intended that he should be
in this court room now.
"But he thought it an act of kind
ness to go home. He thought may, be
there was something he could do. He
found his wife lying down, feeling
i'll, had prepared no food complained
of pain. He went to the drug store
and got something to relieve her pain,
the pain of person who was near
and dear to him. He went back to
the house and prepared some broth
for her and for himself. Was that
the act of a murderer or of a kind
and thoughtful husband?
yet thye would have you believe
that he did these things in one breath
and took her life in another.
There is hailed before you Mr.. and
Mrs Amberlang as judges of the pro-
priety of things. They raise a sus-
picion of him by saying he did not
call a doctor, But when l asked each
of them if they had called doctor,
they gave the same answer that he
did, that she was dead.
IF this were case of murder the
: woman would not have died so will
: ingly. Even a frail woman can make
; a desperate struggle. There would
have been some disbursement of her
garments, of the objects in the room
! But she lay there like wax model.
The room was in apple-pie order, as
was the entire household with the ex-
ception of a few dishes on the sink
, The dresser scarf, the rugs, her hair
) nothing was disarranged. Every wit
ness for the state has established
the fact that the home was in per-
: f. order from end to end.
Burn on the Skin.
Here is some more undisputed tes-
timony," continued Drury. "Dr. Lans-
downe has testified that there was a
burn on the skin of the dead woman
He testified that the gun which fired
the shot must have been held close ia
: the body. No one has disputed that
, testimony. No one can dispute it.
, "Ben Eichelman's own testimony
! introduced as a verify in this case
is undisputed as to where he was, testi.
, mony which is corroborated by two
: other witnesses. There is only lit
tie discrepancy as to the time he was
! in the drug store. But Mr.. label ad
, mits that he looked at no time-piece
! and was dependent on his estimate
upon the hearsay of boy in the store
f who is not witness in this case.
Eichelman was in the restaurant al
: 1895, or shortly after; in the drug
! store at labels testimony between
1880 and a quarter of one. 1t may
have been before.
1 you have heard the Amberlang:
e giving testimony which would have
d you believe that Eichelman was pos
!. ing in his grief when they arrived al
t the house. One says he was pretend
e ing to be crying; the other says hi
e showed no suffering or horror. Yo,
n have the contrasting demeanor of Mrs