Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-28

Parliament adjourned for the Whit Sun
day holiday, until the 9th Of June.
DID CARL JoHAN HANSON KILL MS FArHER7
This is the Question tho Court, the Jur-
ors aud the Lawyers arc Now E"-
deavorfng to Dctcrmine,
In the Carl Johan Hanson murder case
yesterday, the first witness called by the
prosecution was Hans Helgeson. His tes.
timony was perhaps more full than at the |
last trial. His cross examination by Hon.
s. l.. Sphinx lasted two hours and a half,
through it ELECTED scarcely anything fur
ther than was testified to on the direct cx-
animation.
AT the conclusion Of his testimony Mr..
Sphinx moved for an order requiring all the
witnesses for the prosecution to remain out
OF The court room, except the one on the
stand. The prosecution made no objection
to the order, and 1t was accordingly grant
ed.
Jacob Luudc was called at halt past four
o'clock, remaining on the stand giving his
testimony in the direct examination until
twenty minutes after six. He testified sub
stantially tu these facts. That he knew
Hans Olsen, found dead on the morning of
the 10Th OF June last, that be was man
about sixty years of age, and that Carl Johan
Hanson was an illegitimate son; that said
son had come from the capitol OF Norway,
| Chllstenn, short time previous TO the
| death OF his father He also described the
house in which Hans Oleson lived in the
ruins Of which he was found dead. 1t was
mud house, about eleven feet wide and
eighteen long. north and south, with
Two rooms-the south room being eleven
ieet square, and the north room about seven
feet one way and eleven the other; that the
root was made of willows with hay and
earth on top, supported by ridge-pole
running north and south that there was a
door Oh the south side, door through the
partition, and one on the north side with a
window in the south room on west side, and
one in the north room on the east side.
That IL ms Olscn's bed was made of boards
in the southeast corner of south room. with
pile OF corn and grain sacks at the north
end of the bed that Carl Joban II ansen's
bunk was on the west side of lhe north
room, in which room there was no floor.
The house was one story high with walls
five or six feet high. That the witness
lived about mile and quarter from Hans
Olson's house.
lie also testified to finding Hans Olson's
axe in the James river on the 9th of
August last. Nels Nelson, O. 0. Sorstad
and o. NJ. Sogstad were with him when his
axe was found. The river was very much
higher on the 18th of June than it was
when the axe was found. II was found 2l
steps from the river bank in about ii inch
es of water, and about IS steps from the
house of Hans Olson to the river bank.
The witness was shown axe, and recognized
it as the axe found in the riyer. That he
gave the axe to DR.. d. T. Etter Of
Yankton.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Lunde's direct
examination court adjourned until 8 o'clock
this morning, when Mr.. Lunde will under
60 cross examination by defense.
! In this case District Attorney French,
Phil. K. Faulk and L. F. Davis represent
the prosecution, and s. l.. SPHINX, Bartlett
Tripp and E. G. Smith the defense.
AT 0 o'clock this morning the cross ex-
examination Of Jacob Lunde was COM
menced by Mr.. Splnk. and continued an
hour aud half. 1t resulted in more par
ticularly simplifying the testimony ELECTED
on the direct examination; also explaining
and celebrating points 10 the testimony.
Peter Larson was next called by the
prosecution. He testified That be lived
about mile from Huns Olsen house that
he first met the aefepdent Carl Johap
Hanson in June'last in Yankton, that Han
son then told him he was son of Hans
Olson that he took him out to his home
paying his bill in Yankton, Hanson having
, no money. That when he got home he
: told defendant to leave his trunk at his
house, that his fathers house was not fit ia
keep clothes in. Next morning he took
defendant over to his fathers house. lie
and his father seemed glad TO meet.
Witness also described the house, giving
substantially the same description as thai