St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-10
ADDITIONAL NORTHWEST NEWS
KENNETT"S TRIAL.
Yesterday Was Taken Up Will
Examination Of Witnesses.

AeSteruay was Iaken up with
Exanin nation Of Witnesses.
Special to the Globe
LA CROSSE, Wis, Feb. 0.-The eX-
animation of Albert Kennett, charged
with the murder of Anna Dannel, alias
Dickie Dennier, has attracted great
deal of attention to-day. 1t was held
in the court house, which was crowded.
The first witness examined was Con-
ductor Allen, of the Burlington road.
who found the body. He arrived here,
or the freight at 2:25 Thursday morIil
ing and went to the house. having tele-
graphed a day or two previous that he
was coming. On going to the house he
saw light up stairs, but no amount of
knocking and calling received any re.
ply. Knowing the woman was sick he
became alarmed and broke in the back
door. On entering the room he saw
Dlckie lying OH the floor at right angles
With the bed with no garments OH eX-
cept chemise. The room was in great
confusion, and two short candles were
stuck to the carpet and burning. He
went to the police station and gave no.
tice. Officers at once went to the house
and he accompanied them. The testi-
mony of the policemen was that Oh
SoiiiS w tiiS llOuSt JuS1 lOullu tWO DltcGS
OF candle, not more than half an inch
long, stuck to the carpet. The room
Smelled of Kerosene, and large, fresh
oil spots showed Oh the carpet and the
clothing on and about the body. The
house appeared to have been thoroughly
ranSacked. The body was beginning to
decompose. May Miller, a young
woman who was intimate with Dickie,
testified to her having money. She got
$50 by express from Allen at one time.
During the week previous to her
death Dickie was sick, and for
some time before thought she
was i'll condition of pregnancy. On
Friday she was there and Dickie sent
Kenneth for chloroform, which he
afterwards administered in water.
kennett was the most frequent visitor
to the house, and often took Dicllie out
riding. On "Wednesday (the day before
the discovery of the body he came
around to bid her goodbye. She spoke
about going to see Dickie, but he ad-
ylSed her not to. Belle Palmer, who
keeps a bawdy house, testified that
Dickie visited her by invitation on Sat.
urday. She was sick at the time, and
not fit to be out. She tried to persuade
her to stay all night, but Kennett. who
brought her there, insisted that she
iiluot SO HOiilt lJlChlG lldu GOlu WlUneSS
she was pregnant on a previous visit, but
this time said she was all right about that
kennett spoke up and said: Yes, L
fixed her with chlOrOform," and further
offered his services to any of the inmates
OF Bellies house. She warned him he
would get into trouble if he did not let
that business alone. While there Dickie
showed roll of money, saying it was
$150 or more, and further said Allen sent
her $50 of it. Kennettcame to her house
on the Tuesday following and said
Dickie was very sick indeed, but he was
doing all he could for her. The last
witness of the day was MIR. Berg, who
packed and shipped the furniture to
Mrs. Degge at Petersburg, LII. Kennett
engaged him to do the work two weeks
previous. After dark Monday night he
called and told Berg he was ready to
have the furniture packed. Berg took
a team, drove to the house of Anna Dan
mel and helped Kennett carry the stuff
from the rear door opening On the alley.
He saw no one, and the entire house was
darkened. The examination will be re-
Sumed at 10 tomorrow. !.