St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-02
CAME TO HIS DEATH.
That Was All the Myrick In
quest Found as YER
dict.
Bergman, the Man Who Did
the Killing, Refused to %
Testify.
Charles Mitchell, One Of the
Injured Firemen, Died
Yesterday.
Invention Of a Flax Fuller
Interesting News From
the Courts.

The coroner's jury in the case of
Howard Myrick finished taking testi-
mong at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and after about twenty minutes re-
turned verdict as follows:
That Howard Myrick came TO his death by
reason of fracture of the skull by gate
stick, having been thrown at him by one
Charles Bergman on Sept. %, 1891.
The early part of the afternoon was
devoted to the testimony of several of
the fell0W-wOrkmen of Bergman aud
Myrick, who told the particulars of the
quarrel and the striking of the boy by
Bergman, in substance as it has already
been related.
During the proceedings, Bergman. the
accused murderer, was brought in and
seated where he could hear all the testi-
mony, but he betrayed no particular in
tereSt in what was going on about him.
He sat beside Lars Nj. Rand, one of his
attorneys, and stared about the room,
while he idly twirled his hat in his
hands, his face showing not even the
slightest emotion of any kind.
DR.. Cary, who conducted the autopsy
upon Myrick, was placed upon the
stand and stated in detail the results of
his examination. He stated that he
found slight 6ruiSe or confusion on
the left side of the face between the ear
and the eye, but that the bruiSe was not
sufficiently severe to cause a black and
blue spot on the surface and that there
was no fracture of the bone beneath.
The principal wound was the fracture
of the skull just below the ear, which
showed depression as though it had
been caused by a rounded protruding
surface. On being questioned, the doc
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have been caused by the head being
not think it probable that the fracture
was caused by fall of three feet, the
head striking on an elevated surface,
but said that it was possible.
He was questioned as to whether the
wound could have been caused by the
blow from the gate stick, and replied
that under certain conditions it could.
The gate stick, he said, was rather light.
but if thrown with great force and
striking with the small end it might
have caused the fracture without an
abrasion of the skin, as the boys hair
was very thick.
When DR.. Cary had finished, Coroner
ByrneS called Charles Bergman to the
stand. Robert Jameson, one of Berg
mans attorneys, objected to having the
accused testify, stating that he did so
on the ground that it might tend to
criminate him. After whispered con-
sultation with County Attorney Than,
he turned to Bergman himself and said:
81 will ask you, Mr.. Bergman, if you
refuse to testify?"
Attorney Rand explained the question
to Bergman in Norwegian, and the lat
ter replied that he would testify if they
wanted him to. Coroner Byrnes then
explained to Bergman through Attorney
Rand that he could not be required to
testify, and need not unless he so de-
sired. Bergman then stated that he
would not do so.
DR.. Orion, who assisted DR.. Cary in
the autopsy, was then questioned, but
his statements agreed in all important
points with that of Dir. Cary.