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September 23, 1929
The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Trial in White Plains, NY, of Earl Peacock for killing wife Dorothy last April; defense claims insanity from her adultery, mother testifies to daughter's living situation with men in New York.
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MOTHER ADMITS GIRL'S ADULTERY
COURTHOUSE, WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. - The trial of Earl Francis Peacock, 22 years old, for his confessed slaying of his young wife, Dorothy, entered its second week in supreme court today.
Attracted by the prospect of hearing the suave radio salesman testify how he beat and strangled Dorothy to death last April, the largest crowd of the trial sought admission.
Before Peacock testified, however, his counsel, Sydney A. Syme, sought to pave the way for showing that his client was driven insane by knowledge of his wife's infidelity.
He submitted a brief to Justice Arthur S. Tompkins arguing that testimony regarding Dorothy's relations with other men was pertinent.
He also drove in that direction in his cross-examination of Mrs. Adelaide Heinzleman, mother of the dead girl and one of the last witnesses for the state.
"Didn't Peacock tell you that he knew his wife was living in New York with some men?" Syme asked.
"He said he knew she was down there and that in the same apartment with her were some men," Mrs. Heinzleman said.
"Didn't you as a mother feel compelled to get your daughter away from the conditions that your son-in-law complained about?"
"No," answered the dead girl's mother.
COURTHOUSE, WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. - The trial of Earl Francis Peacock, 22 years old, for his confessed slaying of his young wife, Dorothy, entered its second week in supreme court today.
Attracted by the prospect of hearing the suave radio salesman testify how he beat and strangled Dorothy to death last April, the largest crowd of the trial sought admission.
Before Peacock testified, however, his counsel, Sydney A. Syme, sought to pave the way for showing that his client was driven insane by knowledge of his wife's infidelity.
He submitted a brief to Justice Arthur S. Tompkins arguing that testimony regarding Dorothy's relations with other men was pertinent.
He also drove in that direction in his cross-examination of Mrs. Adelaide Heinzleman, mother of the dead girl and one of the last witnesses for the state.
"Didn't Peacock tell you that he knew his wife was living in New York with some men?" Syme asked.
"He said he knew she was down there and that in the same apartment with her were some men," Mrs. Heinzleman said.
"Didn't you as a mother feel compelled to get your daughter away from the conditions that your son-in-law complained about?"
"No," answered the dead girl's mother.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Betrayal
Crime Punishment
Family
What keywords are associated?
Murder Trial
Infidelity
Insanity Defense
Strangling
White Plains
What entities or persons were involved?
Earl Francis Peacock
Dorothy Peacock
Mrs. Adelaide Heinzleman
Sydney A. Syme
Justice Arthur S. Tompkins
Where did it happen?
Courthouse, White Plains, N. Y.
Story Details
Key Persons
Earl Francis Peacock
Dorothy Peacock
Mrs. Adelaide Heinzleman
Sydney A. Syme
Justice Arthur S. Tompkins
Location
Courthouse, White Plains, N. Y.
Event Date
Last April
Story Details
In the trial of Earl Francis Peacock for the confessed slaying of his wife Dorothy by beating and strangling last April, defense counsel Sydney A. Syme cross-examines Mrs. Adelaide Heinzleman, Dorothy's mother, to establish Peacock's insanity due to his wife's infidelity, with the mother admitting knowledge of men living with Dorothy in New York.