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Show BERNSTEIN GIVEN 24 HOURS TO ENTER PLEA Wife Slayer Pleads 'Headache 'Head-ache and Cannot Remember Re-member Facts Harry "Kid" Bernstein, wife slayer, who for more than three eyara evaded the legal consequences of his act through the general belief that he wae Inaane. waa arraigned before City Judge Ben Johnson today. "I don't know," "I can't remember," and "I have ! a headache and don't care to discuss) this ease." were Bernstein's replies to queries from the bench. He was glvsn twenty-four hours In which to enter a plea to the charge of first degree murder mur-der complaint which was issued November No-vember 14. 11$, three days after he killed hla wife and then attempted aulclde. aul-clde. Bernateln waa arrested at tha atate mental hospital Saturday whan It waa learned that officials there no longer considered him Insane. An Investigation Investiga-tion made by sheriff and police officials offi-cials led to the belief that Bernateln feigned Insanity prior to his commitment. commit-ment. Kvldence In the hands of Detective Detec-tive Clifford i'atten and reviewed by County Attorney Arthur R. Moreton will show thst Bernstein was not Inaane In-aane when he committed the murder, offlclala aay. When taken before Judge Johnson. Bernstein appeared to recognise no one. He complained of a headache, aald he t could remember nothing, not even hla I' name, and declared an unwllllngneaa to dlseuae the killing of his wife. |