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Minnie Harvey on Trial in the Clr* cnit Coart.She Hurls » Book at the Chief ofPolice.ISkihN tlicfc Dhlrkt Attorney ntul 1 It' potior*— KsHbtlshln/y Her ftuilly —PI13 HidniiM lUnaRm* nil tllO SUljlTt-The vim' of tho State of WIhcousIu vs. Minnie Harvey, charged with burtftatl?.-In^lhe tVHlihmco or District Attorney Totor H, Nelson, wn* resumed In iho circuit court thin morning. Ah usual n largo crowd of spectators worn pre*on r» having read of tho checkered cam?r of Mio woman tin published In the local nows-pfL|H*M. They worn t runt ml to nu nxhlhb tInn of temper on the part of Mlnnlo that was nut looked for anil fora thu* tiling wore extremely squally.Mont Lf tho morning was taken tip In attempting to establish tie sanity of the Woman as her nllortiry, John Ingalls, net up Iho plea that she was Insane and n mimbej of physicians had been at the jail mid nimln rm examination.Mrs. Ur, Klllott and Ur. Holier! Klttn testified nn tho part of tho dnfonsn imd said ihat-hi their opinion, the woman u»h insane and gavo a lengthy explanation of medical signs of Insanity, On tint olhrr hand Dr*. A. II, Hoy ami l\ A. Urmlsky, who had been appointed by the court anti mad nn examination Into the rmaital condition »f the woman. testified that In their iijilnItm she was sane.During the fnotfrux* of tho hearing the ■pi [n»ner_*nt In tho dock, Her auburnhair hung down her hack In a braid andshe wan modus!ly attired, rrhti Is n blondoand father pah? and 0110 might brllevollmt'slm had bean sick, but closo cunflne* ■mont pa doubt tells upon bar gnnuijil ap-■pwirimcu.Her eyes mapped at Hinas ami It was evident that she did nut relish tho mir-roumlinu*. Chlnf of PoUco d«or«n IC. .Smith not across tho tablo to tho right and who intlHi liuvo thought that bo eyed Jior too cleanly fur hIiu grnblcd rt law book and hurled It at tJin hznd of tho ulliuur, blit it failed to roach tho objuct pulnt.Than tdm luriiud liur wrath upon the district attorney and said You liuitf* legged Jay, I wish I bad U111ml you when I Imd ii ohmico. Thu court also cnnio In for a slum* of her oxidtumenl for sho spoko up and said, 1 want you to send mo to hinto prison, I dent’ want to go to nn asylum !” Tim tdlkurs quid ad her aa limit they could, but every little while she would have mil burnt* ami oneu hi mi Hiiltl, 41 Yes, and tlimm dirty reporters pub* Untied tJmt^l weighed KJf? pound* when 1 don’t weigh ntiywhere near that!”Uf course this phm*od the njM'ututorn and Interested thu ultorm-y* and other ollhnrs.It U said Hint the police liavu facts in tliolr immimwhIiiu tu mIiuW that Hie wuiuan Inis traveled nil over tho country under dllTmont mimes und that she has been in eight ur tun different jail* end ii]ki?i one ocmiKlon nipped a valuable diamond from a Jewelry Rtoru and placed a bogm* ring In the tray from which thu gouulno one was stolen. The liufius ring thu chief of police Inis In 111* possession.
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Racine Daily Journal
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Apr 17, 1895
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