Show PkUS1C1ff1fflT ABUtII T OVER Defense Will Open Their Side of S the Case Today THE COURT ROOM CROWDED THE CONDUCT OF THE DEFENDANT AFTER THE MURDER Deputy Sheriff Montgomery Testifies Thiecle Used the Expression 1 i Killed My Wife Last Night and Afterwards Took it Bade and Said Some One Killed My Wife Last Night Dr Ferrehee and Others Testify About the BloodStains Blood-Stains II I II I I Yesterday was the sixth day of the i trial of the Thiede murder case By 4 oclock in the afternoon the prosecution prosecu-tion announced they were through with the exception of the examination of one witness who owing to sickness could not be present until this morning Court then adjourned till 10 a m today to-day when after the examination of the prosecutions remaining witness which i expected to be brief the defense de-fense will open The courtroom w crowded yesterday yester-day as much a any day since the trial begnSHERIFF SHERIFF MCQUEEN recalled in reply to Judge Cherry said he had no warrant when he arrested Thiede Do you know what time the ndus trial army went down to Murray and how many there were of that organization organiza-tion 2 Objected to by Mr Howat as not proper sustained crossexamination Objection Did you testify before the coroner in this case and at the preliminary examination ex-amination I did before the coroner but not at the preliminary examination DEPUTY SHERIFF MONTGOMERY examined by Mr Howat said he accompanied companied Sheriff McQueen to Murray on May 1 the morning after the killing i He first saw Thiede standng in the west front door of the saloon Thiede I went inside mid behind the bar Mc I Queen and witness entered and Mc Queen said Charley what is the matter here Thiede replied I killed my wife last nght McQueen said I believe you I looks like i and I put you under arrest Thiede then said I didnt kill her some one killed her Did you see any blood stains on the walk or door of the saloon outside Yes there were numerous spots of blood there was also blood spots at the spt east end of the saloon there were pools of coagulated blood about five feet fve from the southeast corner of the building build-ing on the ground There was also blood building spots about 25 feet from the S Was there any appearance of a appearnce struggle having taken place on the a ground j Yes Were there any traces of blood from the south door of the saloon to where the blood pools were on the ground gound I didnt see any On the following day did you make an examination of the old brewery Yes in a storeroom in the brewery I found Lan < and a yard sUck on whc there were fresh blood stains also ° Vhe side of the wall above where the stick and the ax were lying there were handmarks in blood Were there any blood < bloo stainson the outside of the brewery sbnc te I didnt observe bsere any Crossexamined by Mr Cherry When you and the sheriff ih ej 7 uTancl sherff were on the road to o Murray did > lury you for any murder conjectures a tO who commjttj the I No After you got to Murray and before you arrived at Thiedes arrved place did you speculate deed aS to who had done the deedNo No Do you pretend to say that you can repeat all the conversation which took conversaton place between tok the Sheriff and sherif Thiede at that tme Yes I have already stated It in Did Thiede say someone killed my Idl wife or they killed my wife He said someone killed kied my wife last night and McQueen said Y > s 11 believe you are the man who aidit and I place you under arrest Thiede I answered You have no right to arrest me This is a nice way to treat a man after sending for you I have always 1 been your friend Did you tie Thiedes hands The sheriff nd I think Mr Ca hoon tied Thiedes hands Did you see the sheriff strike or kick Thiede No Did you hear Thiede say anything about two men being there the night before Yes he said something about two Swede boys being there the night before be-fore and that he thought it was they who had killed his wife and he asked the sheriff to go and look for them at Burgtown Did he go S Yes Thiede the sheriff and I think Mr Cahoon went but didnt find anybody any-body bodyDid Did you find n knife Yes I found one under the matress behind the lunch counter Were there any blood stains on i No NoWhere Where is the knife now In the safe In the sheriffs office Did you call any ones attention to the fact of your having found a knifeYes Yes I told the sheriff Mr Weiler and others about i Redirect examination by Mr Howat Did Thiede say anything about what he did when he first found his wifes body Yes he said he lifted her up and she said Oh Charley The ax and stick refered to were put in evidence and the clothing which the defendant wore when arrested were shown to the witness identified and the blood marks pointed out You say there were blood stains on the linoleum on the lunch counter in the saloon Yes there was blood on the linoleum lino-leum that covered the counter What became of the linoleum I was brought down to the sheriffs office and introduced in evidence at the preliminary examination after which I believe it was brought back to the sheriffs office Have you seen it since No I have not DEPUTY MARSHAL ARCHER Deputy Marshal L L Archer was next called Mr Cherry objected to his testifying for the reason that notwithstanding not-withstanding the order of the court the witness had been present during a portion of the time that Montgomery the previous witness was being examined ex-amined Mr Archer said he didnt know of the order excluding witnesses and his honor overruled Mr Cherrys objection In the reply to Mr Howat the witness wit-ness said he had seen blood stains on an ax handle and on a stick in the brewery Did you see any blood stains on the linoleum on the lunch counter Yes there were two or three spots as if a bloody hand had been placed upon I S DR WYLIE E FERREBEE said he was called to < attend the de < f ceased at twenty minutes to 1 l o cock on the morning of May 1 Did you not testify before the cor orior that you were called < at 130 oclock > S I I did it is more Hkely to be correct cor-rect than what I stated jut now as my memorywas then fresh on the suV ject I looked at my watch after I got dressed and I suppose it must have been twenty minutes to 2 instead of twenty minutes to Lou L-ou went with Thiede and Lauen berger to see the body Yes 5 I Was it dark 5 I Yes at first I could not discern i whether It was a human body or not I I brought until I touched i Then a light was You examined the body and the I i wounds r Yes I Did you see Thiede drink any thing S Yes I saw him take some whisky I Did he take much Yes during the morning he took a good deal and by daylight he became groggy Did the defendant say anything as to whether his wife was dead or not when he found her Yes he said he lifted her up and she exclaimed Oh Charley Did ThieJe enter Jiis house before the body was taken into the saloon and placed on the billard table blad Yes Did he go into the brewery He went towards i but I dont know whether hewent inside or not Was Thiede groggy wha ttie sheriff sher-iff came Yes Yesas Was he sober when h > went for you firstYes Yes he was Was there any blood on the womans dress bloodontlewomas dressYes there was blood all over her Did the ground around where the body lay give any indication of their having been a scuffle Yes the soil was torn up as if by feet S feetDid Did the defendant make any suggestions sug-gestions about calling the sheriff No I wrote to Mr Weiler and asked him to telephone for the sheriff Could you form an opinion as to how long the woman had been dad when you saw her first frst Yes I think she was dead one or two hours S That is your opinion I Yes it is only aIi opinion howev i Was her chest orabdomen warm or coldCold I Did Thiede give any opinion as to the cause of her death Yes he said he thought she had committed suicide but I pointed out that was impossible then he said some members of the Industrial army had done it The s Qf a b I sold the whisky her to tried to rape her and S killed herDid Did he say anything about two men being there Yes he said something about two Swedes being there and buying beer Did you see him sell any whisky Yes I saw him sell a bottle of whisky to two members of the Industrial Indus-trial army While his wife was laying dead Yes Did he say anything about getting into the house to look for evidence as to how she came to her death Yes he asked me to get the key from her pocket IN THE AFTERNOON The court took a recess for luncheon and on reassembling at 2 oclock Dr Ferrebee again took the stand In reply to Judge Cherry on cross examination he said he was awakened by a knocking at his door on the morn ing of the murder Thiede and the Old German Laurenberger came together to-gether Witnesss clerk opened the door and Thiede walked in to his bedroom bed-room pulled the bedclothing down and said Oh my wifes throat Is cut and added the witness I gathered from what he said that he wanted me to go with him at once In what tone of voice did he speak asked Judge Cherry A little higher tonOiluan usual and he was excited Did you meet anyone as you went over to Thiedes Yes I met a mat between the Ger mania smelter and the state road but I dont know who he was You examined the body as soon as you got to the place where it was Yes Was it cold Yes it was cold and I told the old German that she was dead You examined the body carefully Yes I made examination of the wounds Who took the body into the saloon Mr Lauenberger and myself Which way did you take it in By the south door and put it on the billiard table Did you raise her clothing Partly I Was there blood on it Yes all over i jDo you know how many drinks Thiede took that morning I know he took a good many He offered me a cigar every time he took a drink and I know I smoked a good many cigars that morning cgrs you say as to the number of drinks he took About four or five I believe Were you in the saloon when the sheriff came S sherf cme Yes S Did you hear Thtede say to the sheriff sher-iff I killed my wife last night I did not I You say you found the key of the house in the pocket of the deceased I Yes I What else did you find in her pocket pock-et A pockethandkerchief What did you do with thaI tha-I dont remember What did you do with the key I gave it to Thiede S Did Thiede suggest sending for the sheriff No1 did but Thiede made no objection ob-jection to it I wrote a note fo Cahoon telling him to send for the sheriff I read the note to Thiede and he said lit was all right You do not know who theman was you meton the roadv No but he was a member of the Industrial army I saw him in their camp the next day Did you find a knife in the saloon that morning Yes I found one behind the lunch counter on top of either box or a keg with a newspaper oveit What did you do with i I kept it till I saw Mr Weiler and gave it to him What kind of a knife was it A blackhandled butcherknife with the point broken off X The knife was here produced and identified by the witness idetfe How did Thiede acl all that morn ingHe was excited and kept saying Oh my wife is dead and my little girl is away Did he c No S Did you notice 5f there was any blood on Thiedes hands when you got into the saloon I didnt not Was there any dripping of blood from the body any ou carried it into the saloon I dont know there were drops of blood on the floor whfch may have been from the body By Judge Howat Did the demonstrations of sorrow shown by Thiede continue while he was selling the industrial army man the whisky r lie made no demonstratons while the man was there after he had gone he commenced pacing the floor and bewailing be-wailing his loss t When you carried the woman Into the son was the blood abou t her person in such a condition that i would drop on the floor 11 think It a not The body w 1 < < r yk 0 J < ioia rind the btood coagulated S S Did you hear the conversation between be-tween the sheriff and Thiede when tite former nrst appeared on the scene1 t I saw them talking together but I didnt near what they said Is there a portion of the blootl the cerunr which remains liquid after coagulation coag-ulation Yes Would it be liable to drip while the body was being carried into the house I is very probable t V Would the cerum stan the floor Not as much a blood cviththe corpuscles cor-puscles in i JACOB LAUENBERGER recalled by Mr Howat That night Thiede came for yQU did he have a light or a lamp He had no lantern bu he may have had a candle Did Thiede make an examination of the wall of the saloon with a candle that evening Yes YesHENY W WEILER knew Thiede fo four and a half years Witness lived at Murray and was inv the meat busness You saw Thiede on te night the murder was committed Yes S5 5 DId he say dnythlng about how his wife was killed Yes he said the two ss of bs who came to his saloon earlier In the night had killed her Did he say how he came to find his wifes body S Yes he said he went out to attend to the call of nature and found her t lying there 1 Crossexamined by Mr Cherry wallYes You saw some blood spt on the J Yes How large Various size some not much larger I larger than the head of 3 pin and others t S Now might not those > blood spots have been caused by the killing spo mosquito against the walll MrHowat I object to the question We are not trying mosquitos now This is 3 more serious matter The witness hasnt said how the blood spots came there he simply testified that he saw them there rw Question withdrawn Did Thiede seem excited and dis tressed at the death of his wife s Yes he was waving his hands and m saying My wife is dead and all I have left now is my little girl J 3 Judge Howait stated that he had but 1 one more witness to cay and that rfto would no b here till this morning and asked aked that the defense commence Judge Cherry said he nad not ex pected to open the defense til today and court adjourned till 10 o lock this morning when after the examination minato of the remaining witness for the prose Jhe ton the defense will open prose |