Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-12-08

his forenoon Is persistent, but as
,et no absolute evidence 81 It is OBJ
John Hamlin is sure that
le saw him enter his store and lock
he front door from the inside alta
quarter OF 5 this morning, and that
j man dressed In gray was behind
lin IN the store Hamlin was on the
side OF the street, and may
nave mistook an adjoining door for
that OF the harnes shop. 10 Rosso
claims he saw Kosanke pass hisdoor
which Is only q few feet distant from
the harness shop, at about s this
Rosso was inside his own
door, aud saw through a window.
All other reports Of people having
seen him have been chased down and
found erroneous. He boarded at the
Little Falls house, and slept In the
little room in which he was muir
dered. He did not get breakfast this
morning. He Invariably went into
Mr.. Gross's store early in the morn
ing, but did not do SO today. He.
was in his store last evening, and
talked to, but no one claims to have
seen and spoken to him today. The
two who are sure they saw him
were not in position to absolutely
know that they were correct.
HAD AN ENEMY.
KOsanka had one known enemy,
but whether it had anything to do
with this matter is not evident.
Kosanka came here early last Sep
TENDER and opened his harness shop.
On September q Mrs. j. G. Eiseman
came from st. Paul, and after con-
sultation with him, she furnished
rooms in the Gross building ON First
ave. southeast. The next day Mr..
Eiseman, a st. Paul blacksmith,
came after his wife, and there were
several hot interviews between the
three before Mrs. Eiseman decided to
return to her lone with her hus-
bond. She was evidently infatuated
with: Kosanke:. She claimed that
her husband abused her. Kosanke
had boarded some time with them
before he moved here.
HAD BEEN THREATENED:
He had told personal friends that
his troubles with Eiseman, his
former friend in st. Paul, had re-
suited in threats against his life, but
that he did not fear any bad results.
The one who killed him was evil
IDENTIFY not satisfied with robbery,
but also desired the death of the
man. The robbery could been &C
|complished without the gagging OF
strangling, as the blows certainly
produced insensibility. 49,,
EVIDENTLY NO MONEY. ...~
esterday Kosanke had a note oil
$47 due at the First. National bank
and was in during business hours
and had only $50 in money to pay
on the note. It was here for cOllec
ton, and payment was insist
ed on as instructed, and hi
said he would get the money If posi-
BILE. 1t was nearly 6 O'Clock before
he finally got the money. and he paii
the note in full at that hour. 1t II
quite certain that the man had tt
make an effort to raise the money
and therefore his death could hav'
been OF little reward to.the murderer
He had no money on his person
when examined by the coroner ex
cept a few silver half dimes, and hi
had several in bis trunk and abou1
his premises. He apparently saved
them for some reason, and a doze1
or more of the rather unusual coins
were found. .-..
A UNITED WORKMAN.
! In mis- trunk was found all insur
ance policy or membership Of the or
der of the United Workman. HI
Joined ST. Paul lodge in October
1892 e.
ONE-ARREsT.
| Soon after noon the authorities ar.
rested John Welter, who has been
doing a little work for Kosanke
lately. He was taken to the jail and
searched, but nothing found on him
One of the girls from the house of ILL
fame positively identified in Jail as
the man who offered to sell the
watch elsewhere mentioned). He
admits being at the house at
3 o'clock this morning, but denies
having had any watch or offering
any for sale. Nothing is known
about.his record, and he has been in
Little Falls only a week or two: he
denies seeing Kosanke since about
1870 last evening: He claims be went
to the store early this morning to
arouse Kosanke and start the fire,
but his repeated knocks at the front
door brought no response: 1t was
his place to arouse Kosanke and
start the fires and there appears to
have been no effort on his part to
learn why his employer failed to
answer.
" THE INQUEST.
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