Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-03-08
The Inquest on Kunza's
Body Completed n Mon
day Forenoon.
Review of the Testimony
Taken Saturday and
Monday.
The Jury's Verdict Does
Not Indicate the Guilty
Ones.

Coroner O. e. Trace and jury con-
r sisting of John Mcdonald. L. d.
Brown, J. NJ. Tuttle, Jos. Book"
horni, &. O. Orr and Fred Stangle
met at the grand jury room at the
court house on Saturday and con-
Quoted an inquiry into the manner
and by what means Andrew hunza
WAS killed in tho town OF Elm Dale
on the morning Of February 70
County Attorney Rhodes was pres
ent. as was also A. P. Blanchard'
attorney for the FIVE men now under
bonds for assault.
PAUL KRoTToscH1NsKI,
of Swan River, who attended the
wedding at Mahcia's, was the hrst
witness called. Was dancing In the
granary when Henry Richardson
and julius Hanson came over from
Ohutta's about l orr O'Clock a. m.'
saw John Kunza take one by thecoE
lar and then the crowd gathered
around; about half minute later d
woman said that Paul Kunza was
killed: he was only hurt and the
blood was stopped. l had danced
two polkas and q waltz between
that time and when heard andre"
Kunza was killed; Andrew kunza
was found about fifteen minutes
after Richardson and Hanson were
mt out; was at Ohutta's early In
the evening with John kunza Tor
about half a minute; there were
five or six kegs of beer at Mahcias
and about seventy-five people; John
Knnza said in the granary that the
Ohutta crowd were coming over to
clean us out and to look out that we
did not get smashed; had heard dur
ing the afternoon they were coming
over: stones were thrown a11er
Andrew Kunza was found; he was
found at the gate south OF the porch.
JOHN KuNzA,
a son of the murdered man, test,neo
to being at the Maicia dance; some
of the Ohutta crowd came over early
in the evening and wanted to dance;
Mrs. Pollock told them they were
not wanted and they went
home: I went with them and danced
at Ohutta's about an hour; they
rave me some beer; when l went out
p;oborl / Sobiek said they
were coming over to clean out our
crowd: about ten minutes later Rlch-
ardson and Hanson came IN the
granary and talked with the Mahc'a
h,v:.vhen I went up Richardson
said he was not afraid OF any -
-- in the house; took nm oy
the collar, pushed him through the
door and hit him; then chased MIN
east of the house and half way t"
the road; came back west OF the
house and mother said Paul hunZa
had a. hole in his head; then some
body said father was killed; he was
found in the south gate; saw some
men in the plum trees west OF the
honsp throw stones about two min
ntes after Richardson and Hanson
were nut out; after father was found
saw four or five men come from the
mimi trees: did not invite Richardson
or Hanson to Mahcia's.
ALBERT KUNZA.
another son Of the murdered man,
4 testified to being in the granary when
three of the Ohutta party came In
about midnight, went out with the
crowd and helped drive the Ohutta
crowd through the big gate east OF
the house: came back between the
house and the granary: was near the
erauary when the stones came from
Ohutta's crowd; then Paul kunza
was hit: went to the fence toward
Ohutta's and saw three men; one
said he belonged to our crowd, but
he did not. John Mahcia asked for
a stick and said he knew the other
two; a boy gave him a eckyoke and
the other men ran; there were nine
kegs of beer at Mahcia s; j ohm Machia
said that he could swear that Peter
Sobieck was one of the men in the
garden, had heard Of his fathers
death when between the house and
granary.
JOHN CHEYBORN,
was at Mahcia q granary. and when
first questioned said he did not know
of anv quarrel. upon further quest
ionins, however. it came out that ne
was in front of the granary when
Paul Kunza was struck.
PAUL KUNZA
testified that Richardson, Hanson
and VIM. Meyers came to the dance
at Mahcia g from Guitars; the first
time thev came they went out when
= Mra. Pollock told them to 20. John
Kunza went over to Ohutta's and
A., ,,onl, with him. Mira Pol