, 1889-03-21

the most important OF whom was william
Kramer, n shiitle-s looking fellow, who
was last seen in the company of the de-
ceas d. Every man who was known to
have any knowledge ot the circumstances
of the case was summoned ~ witness.
FURTHER TEST MoNY.
J. w. Pace: Was in Bicksier Il Web
ster's undertaking rooms yesterday after.
noon when three men came IN ana sald
they were looking for an officer but could
not find one; that there was dead man In
the river. informed the coroner and
hunted up officers, and we went down anu
brought the body TO the undertaken.
found
George Wirz: Saw deceased In the
Minneapolis Exchange saloon between
and o'clock Monday evening. l told
him he h ad better 20 home, as he said he
was going to FORK next day. and ne was
drinking and he asked me to drink with
him. He left the saloon alone and said he
WAS going home. After paying for the
left, which he showed to me and said:
"You see have some money eft" He
told me Monday morning he had struck a
Job driving team 20 the CPur d 'Alehes. l
heard yesterday afternoon that Kramer
was last seen alive in the Norwegian sa.
loon, ON the corner of Stevens and NJ ain
streets, at 8 o'clock on Monday evening.
w III. hTdultT. hnOW ueCthbcuS haNo
known him for more than year. saw
him in Pete Schneider's saloon on How
ard street, about o'clock Monday even.
ing; he was under the influence OF
liquor; he remained there about fifteen
minutes and went away alone j saw
him counting some money in the saloon;
said he was going to bcd. When l came
outside the saloon saw deceased standing
on the sidewalk. Walked with him TO
49, Era,Efrrt hlnnl fold
him he had better 90 to bed. While
was talking to another man named Nick,
on the corner of the alley, deceased walk
ed away. Did not see him go. then
went home. ! have been at the house OF
deceased; was there the last time three
weeks ago. We were good friends. At.
ter the deceased left me ut the alley near
the Frankfurt | went to the Sprague
brewery and played cards with Martin
Gilman and two other men until 10
| o'clock when ! went to bed in my room
| over the saloon.
Martin Gilman: Keep the Sprague sa.
| loon on Riverside near the First National
bank. Knew deceased; saw him last on
| Sunday night. Know the witness Will
liam Kramer; he rooms at my place. Re.
member playing cards with him and two
other men 10 my saloon. but don't re-
member whether it was on Sunday or
Monday night. He rad money to pay for
the drinks. Did not see deceased in my
saloon Monday night.
This witness got badly mixed in his tes.
| timony, which was very conflicting. be
| did not seem to be able to remember any.
thing. Probably the severe cross.oues-
tioning to which he was subjected by the
jurors, and desire not to be mixed up in
such q serious matter, caused the witness
to become confused. As an example he
stated that he 6rst heard of the death Of
John Kramer Monday forenoon. whereas
the body was not discovered until p. M.
G. Bjerkness: Keep a saloon known as
the Morse mans Headquarters on the
corner of Stevens and Main street. Knew
the deceased; have seen him in my saloon
several times. but had not seen him there
for some time before his death.
Sam Linden: Am tending bar for Mr..
Bierkness ut the Norseman Headquar-
| ters' saloon. Knew deceased; he was in
the saloon on Monday afternoon about 4
| o'clock.
THE JURY PERSONALLY INsPECTs.
At this stage of the proceedings the
Jury took recess and went on tour OF
personal investigation. They first visited
the Sprague brewery on Riverside avenue
and examined the premises including Will
liam Kramer's room. They then went to
the Norwegian saloon at the corner OF
Stevens and Maii. streets, after which
they inspected the place where the body
was found. No additional evidence was
found at any of these places and the sit
ting was resumed.
William Kramer and Martin Gilman
were recalled aud both repeated their wan
dering, disconnected testimony. Gilman
could not give the slightest idea as to the
hour he first heard of John kramer's
death, notwithstanding he had said in his
first exami nation that it was in the fore
noon; he now thought 1T must have been
in the afternoon, but could not remember
ANYTHING about the hour. He heard OF
the death and wnen William Kramer
came IN Gilman told him about it. kra'
mer testified that he first heard OF the
death of his namesake at $50 o'clock
Monday evening. 1t was generally be-
lieved by the jury aud all who heard kra
mer's testimony that he knew more than
he would tell He had been drinking
with deceased and was the last man wht
had seen him alive.
The jury had expected additional evi
dence through the exertions OF Chief o
Police Warren who had been especiall.
entrusted with the case by Coroner Nc
the evidence he could and to be present il
person yesterday, but when the inques
was resumed, MIR Warren Was not there
having gone to Coeur Alene in charge o
Mr.. Ames, one of the men arrested In con
nectIon with the mine steal. After hav
ing used every effort to get at the facts o
the case, and exhausted every resource n
their command TO discover the murderer
the jury rendered the following verdict:
FINDINGS OF THE JURY.
Territory ut Washington, 9
County of Spokane.
lnquisiton taken at Spokane Falls, w
T., on the 18th dav OF NJ arch, 1889, befor
7 ID. Mclean, coroner of said county