St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-01
DID HE KILL HIS WIFE?
a Sensational Poisoning Case on Trial in
the District Court at Red Wing,
MINI.
Collision of Trains, With Fatal Results,
Near Parker, Oak, Yesterday
Morning.
One of the Engineers Torn Limb
From Limb, and a Fireman
Also Killed.
Dakota's State legislature Called to
Meet in Session at Huron
Dec. 10.
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Special to the Globe.
RED WING. Nov. 30.-The trial Of Anton
Kartzerski. on the charge of poisoning his
wife. Is now occupying the attention OF the
district court The facts in the case are:
On the 23d of February last, Mary, the wife
of Anton Kartzerski. living In the town OF
Featherstone. this county, died very sud-
denly aud was buried a few days later.
Shortly after rumnrs got ahOat that she had
come to her death by foul means. The ru-
mOrs became more and more widespread,
and the whisperingS louder and louder until
finally on June l, over tines months AFTER
Mrs KartZerSki'S death, GoJtleib trlese,
neighbOr, came to this city and Sw0re out
warrant for KartZerSki on the charge or
poisoning his wife. He was brought TO
this city and the preliminary hearing TOOK
place. resulting in his being bound over to
await the action of the grand jury IN Octo-
ber When the grand jury met an lndlct-
ment was found against him for murder.
The trial was opened yesterday afternoon.
CurIously. very little trouble was expert
enced in securing jury, the necessary
twelve being secured from first panel of
sixteen. Sever Westby. a pharmacist of
this city testified to selling strychnine to
the defendant in January last. Otlda
KartZerSki. an adopted daughter of
The defendant related that Mrs.
Karzerski was in the habit of receiving
drink of whisky or some other liquor be-
fore she rose from bed every morning. On
the morning of her death. as usual. she re-
ceived a glass of whisky from her husband
before she arose Almost Immediately
after she was taken Violently i'll with
spasms. She accused her husband of put
ting poison in the liquor, and said that it
did not taste as usual.
SHORTLY AFTER SHE EXPIRED.
Somewhat of a sensation was caused by
the girl saving that the defendant had in
structed her what TO say. and that she had
refused to follow his instructions. The
evidence of Annie JabrOn. an aged lady
who was living at the defendants house,
and GOttleiba Fredina, niece OF MIS-
KartZerSki, tended TO cOrTObOrate the state
ments of Inc little girl. A daughter OF
Annie JabrOn was put on the stand. and
testified to criminal relations with the de-
PENDANT. GOttfried FrieSe the complainant
was put on the stand and testified that
after the preliminary trial the defendant
had instructed him. in an Interview, to
swear that the Old lady, Fredina. had
brought poison with her from the old cOun-
try. Defendant had told him that he be-
Heved his wife had been poisoned. How
ever. he denied all knowledge of the affair
Defendant also told Fr.eSe to instruct the
two girls to swear the same, and
that the wife had received three drinks
during the night. DR.. Jaehnig testi-
fed to having taken out of
the body the stomach, liver and kidneys
They were taken to Minneapolis by Deputy
Sheriff LundquIst and at the laboratory of
the state university examined by Prof. q.
P. Sidener. who testified that he found
strychnne in AZ ounces of the stomach.
% of the liver and of The kidneys. The
least quantity was found in the liver. 81 100
of grain. Tonight the prosecution rests.
In the morning Col. COlvill and Hon. w.
c. WillistOn open for the defense. What
course they will pursue is unknown. Kart
zerski for the greater part or the time sits
in his chair unmOved. calm and uncOn-
cerned. Only when the little girl and the
complainant were being questioned did he
eviuce any interest at all. At times during
the latters testimony he nearly arose III his
chair. He is about As years of age. and
has lived i'll this country about twelve years