The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-17

Thiele say "l'll go and get gun"
after he was thrown out of the house.
although Kelsch read her this answer
she was alleged to have given at the
inquest. She also declared that Thieie
did not strike at Mrs. Riedinger. as
alleged by the prosecution.
No Marital Difficulties
There were never any marital diff
ficulties in their family, Mrs. Thiele
said, and declared She had never
suspected or accused her husband Of
being unfaithful.
"The lawyers for your husband told
you that his defense would be that
he was crazy drunk didn't they?"
kelsch asked. Mrs. Thiele replied in
the affirmative.
Didn't they tell you that the fac,
he was very drunk was important -
"Not that | remember
Mrs. Lillian Romer. wife of the
slain chief, broke down and wept
audibly during the testimony and
had to be led from the court room.
During Thiele's questioning he was
handed the. revolver with which he Is
said to have shot Romer. LANCER eX-
tended it toward him but he showed
evident distastc for it and handled it
gingerly.
Other witnesses at the morning sas-
sion were I. j. krause. j. E. Campbell,
II. l.. Henke and T. q. c. Kennedy, ali
! of Mandan and all justices of the
peace. They said no warrant hat
been sworn out before them for
Thiele's arrest.
Kelsch objected to the questioning
Of the witnesses about the warrant
and declared that a policeman has a
| right to enter home without war
rant to arrest disturber or criminal.
Louis Connolly, Mandan city attor-
| ney, was present in the courtroom
with attorneys for the prosecution this
morning, making three attorneys for
the prosecution and two for the de
Tense.
ROmer came to his death as the
| result of Thiele's determination to
kill his own wife, the jury was told
at Wednesday afternoons session.
Milton X. Higgins, assistant
states attorney of Morton county,
said Thielc had related to him that
he had determined to kill his spouse
and that when the police chief en-
tered the house he thought it was
the wife whom he had intended 10
slay.
! Mrs. Thiele's face was expressionless
as Higgins related the details Of his
conversation with the accused man.
Thicle's face showed the trace of a
grimace.
when asked why he shot Romer.
Mr.. Higgins said Thiele replied: II
don't know. had nothing against
him.
II was tired of her eternal nagging
and decided to finish it for all time.
We have been having marital
troubles during the entire IL years
of our married life.
when came downstairs Christ
mas day and sat down at the table
she started in nagging me again and
| decided to finish it,"
7 Coroner Testifies
Clothing Of the slain chief was in
troduced by j. X. Kennedy, Morton
county coroner, when placed on til,
witness stand. He described the po-
sition of the body when he entered
the home shortly after the tragedy
and the subsequent examination
made at the undertaking parlor
Three bullets had entered the body
one in the left temple, one through
the left shoulder and the other be-
low the heart.
Cross examination by LANCER devel-
oped that he was unable in Romer's
personal effects to discover any
/, warrant for the arrest Of Thielc
"Romer died instantly from bul-
let which struck him below the left
temple. The other two bullets struck
| the body following this fatal sho
and struck it as it was falling toward:
the floor" DR.. Geo. II. Speilman, Mon
ton county physician, stated.
1.-THE fact that the cigar was still
in his mouth proves that Romcr died
instantly" he continued.
Prison Guard on Stand
Louis Hammery, Il guard at the
state penitentiary, was called by The
prosecution and told Of his CONVEX
sation with Thiele after .e had
been brought to the penitentiary foi
safe keeping. Thiele told him that
he had shot an innocent man and
that his wife had repeatedly accuse,
him of being unfaithful to her.
The state then placed its las,
witness on the stand, Mr.. Higgins
who told of his long conversations
with Thiele in his cell at the peni-
Tertiary on the night of the crime
He told of Thielc's remarks con
corning the marital difficulties hs
had been having with his wife.
81 thought it was her coming
back" was his only statement as t.
why he had fired at the person thai
optnrod tho kifchau