Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-04-27
NEARING THE END.
The Trial of John Weiter for
Murder Nearly Cons
p1eted.
Testimony FIJI In and the Case
VIII Go to the Jury
Tonight.
After the noon adjournment yes,

! After the noon adjournment YES
terday
| PETER KUBORN.
who was bar tender at Ed. Nc
Donald's was called and testified tt
being with Kosanke on Dec. ! from
to O'Clock p. III. and to lending
him 800, with which kosanke pait
a note Or draft at the First Nationa
bank; was there with him till {
O'Clock. On Nov. q, he was with
kosanke and Welter when Kosanke
said he had to pay a note OF $50 or
Dec. and asked kuborn if he could
help him out. Kuborn told him he
could between the list and 4th OF
December and Kosanke said that
would be satisfactory. Kuborn
knew that Kosanke had collection
OF coins but only remembered the
souvenir half dollar for which he of.
Tered him 81, but kosanke said be
would not sell It.
SIMON kESSELLA,
who was confined at the Jail when
Welter was brought in, testified that
the prisoner had taken his coat off
and examined it very carefully: he
had also cleaned his fingers.
"A. COLLINS,
the man who found the
watch, was called and testified to
finding it and the revolver in the out
house back OF the Little Falls House.
They were found on the AKA plate
upon which the rafters rested.
DIR. PORTER.
Did not see any tracks in Ko-
sanke's shop; thought any of the
blows, ON kOsanke's head would rem
der man insensible; made no search
for the watch in the clubhouse; broke
the back door Of the shop open.
OFFICER TOURTlLLOTTE
was called and testified to receiving
the coins from Clavin.
JOHN MCDONALD
testified as to watching the shop uf-
ter the corpse was found.
Prosecution rests and granted the
right to give testim ony in regard to
identifying the watch.
j. H. Rhodes then opened the case
for the defence by stating that the
prosecution had not proved every
thing they had said they would in
opening and also outlined the de-
fence.
JOHN HAMLIN
was the first witness called for the
defense and testified to seeing two
men enter Kosanke's shop about
$3.50 on the morning OF December 2.
On cross examination his testimony
was not shaken.
JOS. RUSSO,
who runs a candy store two doors
from Kosanke's place, was sweeping
the snow off his sidewalk about 1880
and saw Kosanke and another man
pass going east; don't know whether
they went into Kosanke's shop or
not. On cross examination he was
not certain it was Kosanke but
thought So" The man with him was
about same size.
JUDGE SIMMONS
testified as to the record of the JUS
tice court in the preliminary exami-
nation when May Howard's testi-
mOny was taken.
MRS. PETERSON,
Gross store which extends further
back than the Kosanke building tes-
tilted that there was q snow the
night OF December l, and upon look
ing out Of her window between Z and
s O'Clock on the m orning of December,
she saw fresh tracks leading to and
from KOsanke's back door and the
snow on the wood pile as if q stick
had been taken. She had told her
had showed during the night. On
cross examination she said she had
told no one of it but her husband
and a lady who was there; when her
husband came home at night and
heard Of the murder she again men
toned the fact OF the tracks in the
snow that morning; thought the
tracks Tapped over each other.
W. E. HARTING,
testimony regarding the length of
time it would take before rigor NOR
tbs would set in. In his experience
as an undertaken and on the battle
field it would set in all the way from
fifteen minutes to ten or twelve hours
after death.
Ex-CHIEF OF POLICE ROY.
Had not noticed any tracks on the
floor OF Kosanke's shop; thought it
was during the coroner's inquest
when he talked with May Ray about
the watch
DIR. FORTIER
was recalled and testified to receiv-
ing coins from Officers Roy and
TOurtillOtte.
DIR. ROBERTS
testified that rigor mortis might not
set in until four or five hours after
death, while again it might set in the
moment life left the body. Had used
microscope and the hair from two
different persons might be alike.
ERNEST KAsTNER.
Had seen light in the back room
of Kosanke's shop about II O'Clock
on the night OF December J.; light
was toward east end Of benc H..
49,. cHAs. STEWART
testified that at the time he heard O.
the murder he said he saw Kosanke
that morning, but since thought he
must have been mistaken.
J. H. EIsEMAN,
of st Paul, knew A. r. Kosank,
about a year and a half; boarded
| with me about year; Kosanke
hc1rht y tch f11,rinr tl,at time