The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-07-23

ed floating in the Big Muddy river
near Homestead. DR.. Dewane also
testified that wounds such as have
heen described as being found on the
bodies of Tony and Ludmilla Gels
Ter were sufficient to and would have
caused death In the case Of the
man. severing of the carotid artery
above the heart would have caused
death, and in the case Of the woman
severing of the calid artery and Jug
ular vein in the neck would have
caused death. Also, the abdominal
wounds were sufficient to cause death'
he indicated.
DR.. G. J. Veldhuis, Wolf Point ply
stefan and surgeon for . years IN
the Indian service here, cOrrobOrated
the statements of DR.. Dewane.
Wolf Point. July 2O.-With the
admission in evidence of a written
confession of Ferdinand Schlaps to
/ the killing of Anton and Ludmllla
/ Geisler at Biem, May 2, the state
rested its case Tuesday afternoon
/ This confession was made and sworn
to May II in the Office Of County
Attorney Hugh n. Marion, in the
presence of Charles Council, under
sheri; Walter Johnson, Great North
ern special agent, and DR.. }. Z. De
/ Wane. ~
These witnesses testified that the
| statements made in the confession
were made freely. They testified that
Attorney Marion asked Schlaps ques-
tions and that his replies were writ
ten down by typewriter as they were
given. Marion wrote the replies. DR.
! DeWane testified as to the proce
dure. All witnesses said thai
! Schlapsz did not make anyA. state
ments until after County AttOrne!
Marion had advised him that h
could have a lawyer, that he need no
} make any statements, and that any
thing he might say could be use'
as evidence against him.
After the transcription of the con
fession, it was read to Schlapsz b.
! Mr.. Marion in the presence Of wit
nesses and Schlapsz himself read
: before signing. All witnesses iden
= titled the confession as the Origina
and identified the signatures o
{ Schlapsz and the witnesses. Waite
Johnson testified, on cross examina
ton, that he had been asked b
: Charles Council, undersheriff. to &C
company him when he took Schlaps
, from the Jail TO Marron's office be
! cause feeling against the boy wa
= strong at that time and Council di
not want to be responsible for tn
: by's safety, if alone
: Defense Protests.
e The defense had consistently oh
. Jected TO the admission of the writ
q ten confessional made by Schlaps,
f but Jucge Paul overruled. The docu
e ment IS known as states exhibit {
r The confessional was ready to tn
e jury and absolute quiet reigne
throughout the crowded court rooI
t during the reading. Eric Noun
4 counsel for the defense, in his opir
4 ION statement to the jury, said tina
& the defense was not going to al
4 tempt to prove that Schlapsz had nc
D committed the crime with which h
= IS charged, but that they would prov
s by witnesses that the youth was M
r normal mentally, that he had suffer
ed certain illnesses and certain acc
- tiietb A144lEACh MIN lFTeSDOI
T sible at times, and that on Nav
O there had been a quarrel betwee
+ Anton Geisler and Young Schlap,
+ and that the murders had been con
e mitted without generalization. Mr.
+ Schlapsz, mother Of the defendan
d was the first witness called. She W;
e unable to speak English and spol
T. through an interpreter appointed /
g the court.
+ Schlapsz showed the first real EN-,
ton when his mother was on Il
+ stand The boy wept quietly, stru,
k CLING to keep back the sobs, as Il
o middle aged woman, in a low voic
!, answered questions through an i
& terpreter. She was dressed in
! hght-colored cotton dress, and h:
0 a black kerchief over her dark hal
i, Mrs. Schlapsz testified that she ";
IS born in Russia, and came to Ameri,
r 2S years ago Ferdinand Schlapsz vi
d born March 81, 1908. He attend,
school two and a half mile from Il
f Schlapsz home from the time he w
= years old until he was Is.
. Evening Session
n At the Monday evening session
= court, Sheriff Salisbury of Plent,
/ wood and County Attorney A.
Erickson Of Sheridan county, wei
recalled to the stand. They wei