MRS EMIL SELIG, Sworn In For The State, 51st To Testify

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MRS. EMIL SELIG, sworn for the Defendant.

I am Mrs. Frank's mother* (mother-in-law). Mr. and Mrs. Frank have been living with us two years. The sideboard is in the same position it always has been except when we sweep under it. We had lunch on April 26th after 1 o'clock, about ten minutes past one. Mr. Frank came about twenty minutes past one while we were eating. He sat down with us and ate. Mrs. Frank and I left before he did. We left about half past one. He was still eating at the table. After the opera, while we were on the street car, passing Jacob's drug store we saw Mr. Frank at about 6:10. I happened to look up at the clock and saw it was 6:10. We stopped at my sisters, Mrs. Loeb before going home. Mr. Frank was there when we got

there. We saw nothing unusual about him. No scratches, bruises,

wounds or marks. We got home about half past six. We sat down to

supper about a quarter to seven. Mr. Frank ate with us. We finished at

a quarter past seven. We played cards that night in the dining room with a party of friends. Mr. Frank and his wife did not play. They do

not play poker. They play bridge. He was sitting in the hall reading.

Mr. Frank answered the doorbell and let in some of the guests. He came

in once while we were playing cards to tell us about a joke that he had

read about an umpire and he laughed out very heartily. He went to bed

between ten and ten-thirty. He told us all good-night before going. Mrs.

Frank followed a few minutes afterwards. We played cards until about

twelve. I did not hear the telephone ring next morning. It did not wake

me up. I saw Mr. Frank next day about 11 o'clock. I saw no blood spots

or marks or bruises or cuts about him. I think he was arrested on

Tuesday.

CROSS EXAMINATION.

I am not mistaken about seeing Mr. Frank about 1:20 on Memorial

Day. We were eating dinner when he came in. Mr. Frank got home

about 11 o'clock Sunday. He told us he had been sent for to come to

town. He spoke of a crime having been committed. I asked him what

had happened. I don't remember that he told me about the crime. He

did not seem unconcerned about it. I said at coroner's that I thought he

seemed unconcerned about it. I don't remember his remarking about

the youth of the girl or the brutality of the crime. He didn't describe

any wounds. He didn't give any theory as to how it happened. He was

anxious as to how it happened. I have forgotten what suits Mr. Frank

wore Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I think I said before the coroner

that he wore the same suit Saturday, Sunday and Monday. But I was

mistaken. I don't remember saying before coroner whether Frank evidenced any curiosity or advanced any theory about it or not. I knew he

wore one suit during the week and a different one on Sunday, and my impression was that on that Sunday he wore the same one. I don't think

Mr. Frank mentioned the name of the girl that was killed on Sunday.

The first that I knew of it was when I saw her name in the paper the

next morning. The subject was mentioned at the dinner table on Sunday.

RE-DIRECT EXAMINATION.

My health is bad and I did not care to hear much of the facts of the

crime at the time. I was operated on the next day. Mr. Frank spared

my feelings. These are the clothes Mr. Frank wore on April 26th (Defendant's Exhibit 49).