| Show I LOWE DENIAL IS BANKED AGAINST ALL ACCUSERS Ca Cai Cae i Clu Clones After Defendant Himself In lii Mesh of Aus ITS Minneapolis Minn May a 1 10 After After ono one of tho the quickest trials on record and after disclosures of oC Insurance methods that thoL discount anything re revealed re- re by the eastern Investigations the trial of the case caso of oC the state against William Bechtel the depo deposed e president of the Northwestern National National National Na Na- Lifo Life of this elt city came to a close today so o far as the taking of testimony mon mony Is concerned Tomorrow the arguments ar ar- ar- ar to the jury will vill begin and antl the case will In all nil probability be bo given en eu to the tho jUl Jury tomorrow night Never was examination cross so prolifIc prolific prolific pro pro- In material as as' as was that of the defendant The states state's attorney simply simply sim sim- pI ply had records that were congested conge with facts acts and anti It was only a question on of ot selecting the the best After t the e ox- ox was concluded the accused bad denied st stealing admitted It It claImed t ns as taken out toe or the repayment of of money he had paId mid out said that vast sums paid to o officers who retired In favor of or the and his associates were ver paid for or or the good of the tho company compan admitted that he and his associates at had hud to be beald paid ald Immense salaries for performing the he same sante duties the retiring officers had lad performed and an concluded etl by saIng saying say say- Ing ng he still considered he had acted lot fOl or the goo good of or the thc company compan anti and that tho the company compan still owed him for or money expended to hire tenet former officers to re rethe retire retire re- re tire the to give place to himself and anti associates asso asso- elates As the cato case closed for or the defense several witnesses testified as na to his good character but the bare explanations explanations lons of the tho defendant uncorroborated l h ny a single piece of evidence constitutes constitutes constitutes tho the defense It Is one of oC the only onh cases on record where In such a colossal colossal colos cobs sal affair the bare denial of oC the ac accused cc- cc cu ed has been placed before a jury with expectancy that It will wilt acquit I a-I |
