St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-24
SALTWATER NEWS.
Examination of Witnesses Con-
tinued in the Kiichli Muir
der Case.
An Attempt to Show That the
Deed Was Done in Self
Defense.

The state began its side of the Kiichli
murder trial yesterday, and the first
witnesses examined were Henry Ras-
mussen and Casper III. Burgeois. These
men were eye witnesses of the shooting
of Steinke, having been engaged in a
game of poker in Henry Kiichlis sa-
loon shortly before the atfray. Bur-
geois said that when he got up from the
card table he asked Louis Kiichli to
cash his chips. amounting to something
like 81, which Kiichli refused to do.
Steinke was setting there and said
''Pd have my money before l left this
house, if l were YOU" After that
Sieinke and BurgeoiS got up and
walked partly toward the door and
partly toward the bar when Kiichli
pulled the gun. He heard Steinke say:
Don't pull gun on me-" and saw him
start around to the end of the bar, when
Louis Kilchli said: "Tll Shoot" and
fired the fatal shot. On cross-examina-
tion Burgeois admitted that Steinke
was boxer and had participated in set
tos IN Centerville and in ST. Paul, and
was known as the Butcher Boy" Bur-
geois is the owner of hail there in
which matches were frequently held.
The defense is trying to weave in testi-
mony and evidence TO show that Kiichli
killed Steinke while in peril of his life,
and some sensational developments not
already mentioned are promised when
the defense takes up it's side of the
case. In the afternoon Louis Trudeau,
another witness, was examined and
testified that Steinke started to go
around to the end of the bar, when
Kiichli pulled the trigger and fired the
shot Trudeau was then sitting at. the
table. He testified that all of the mem
Ders of the party had been drinking. but
that none were Intoxicated. He also
testified that Steinke said he would
have his money before he left the house
if he were Burgeois. When asked why
he did not take part in any of the pro-
ceedings, Trudeau SAID: 81 did not
think it my place to say anything and
did not wish to become implicated"
The state has several more witnesses to
examine, and it is hardly probable that
all of the testimony on both sides will
be in until some time tomorrow. The
tIial is attracting much attention, and
the court room was crowded Yesterday.
The Clyde and Meta Durant left yes
terday with log RATS Tor doWn-river
points.
The storm of Monday morning did
more damage than at first supposed, a
large number of Musser. Sauntry q Co.'s
logs having been scattered. The Ben
Hersey and a crew of men were en-
gagged yesterday gathering them in.
Judge Williston signed all order yes
terday transferring Charles Schalin to
the Rochester hospital for the insane
until such time as he shall be decreed
capable Of understanding the proceed
ings against him and of conducting his
defense on charge OF assault in the
second degree. There is provision in
the order which allows the authorities
of the Rochester hospital to send Scha-
lin to the school for feeble-minded at
Faribault, providing they see fit. The
Faribault Schoo is cOnSidere the
proper place for him.
At special term of the district court
held yesterday motion was made for
the vacatlng of plats Of the towns Uf
Bangor and Baytown. and that these
towns be plated as the village of South
Saltwater. Under the present plats it
is almost impossible to locate property
there. The matter was continued un-
til the next special term of court.
Rev. E. P. Savage, of the Children's
Home society, came here yesterday
after four-year-old boy, whose mother
is a notorious character now in the
workhouse at St. Paul. The woman
has been separated from her husband,
and she kept the child, but has failed to
give il proper attention.