Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-07

etuld IL he claims to know of the
crime and also answered other ques-
lions as readilyand cHlnlyas hough
nothing had happened, and he was
not then charged with Il crime thar
II likely to send him to. the gallows.
He is Il Swede. and cannot talk
English. and his answers to the qnee-
tiOns asked were made known
through an interpreter.
He stated that he had no reason
for killing Clungh and did not know
that he had done SO until some time
after the deed was done. He said
that Cioueh had always been one Of
the best of neighbours. He said that
he had been drinking alcohol before
the shoot and did not know what
he was doing.
He says that he came to this place
from Sweden two years ago. He
has Il wife and three daughters. The
oldest one Is married and still re-
sides in the old country. The second
one is the wife OF johnson. who was
present when the crime was COM
mitted, and disarmed him after he
had taken one life and attempted to
take the life Of another. The third
is, ne says. Is Or l6 years old, he
could not tell exactly. ...:... ~
Z he murded man is also a Swede
80 years OF age. He was also
MAI ried man and leaves wife and
two children. He came to this place
iron, saltwater several years ago
and is we'll known in this city. He
was, though living on farm six
miles distant, employed In the Pine
Tree Lumber yard. having the con-
tract for piling the lumber In the
East side yard. He Is said by all
acquaintance here to have been an
exemplary man, honest and In
dustrious. nd not in the least quar-
relsome. His death IL u terrible
blow to his wife and children. He
was member of the Little Falls
camp of Modern Woodmen of Ameri'
ca, and in that order hecarl led $4,000
life insurance.
SOf the murderer it is said that he
was of a vicious and quarrelsOme
disposition. having threatened ON
several occasions to take the life OF
his son-in-law. When the fatal shot
was fired it was heard by those at-
tending the Sunday school. among
WHOM was his daughter Mrs. John
son. When she heard the shots she
exclaimed, ooh. that Is my father
who is shooting and he has killed
my husband.'
He was seen putting the revolver
in his pocket. that morning by his
wife. but as she knew nothing Of his
int tons she could warn no one to
Ebe on his guard. ~. H.
The weapon used is Of 32-cAlibre,
and Of an old pattern. It is all iron,
in appearance very much like the
cast-iron toy pistols which the chill
dren use on the Fourth OF July.
He was taken before Justice eau
det this morning and his preliminary
examina ton was set for l O'Clock
Monday aft 'rnoon.
Eckman asked to have Attorney
E. 5. Smith appear for him and
when the prisoner was brought
before the justice for examination
Monday, a postponement until
10 O'Clock Tuesday was asked for
and was granted.
Coroner Trace, who was at Birch
lake, was reached by telegraph and
he returned on the noon train.
Promptly on his arrival he sum-
moned jury and proceeded with
the inquest. The coroner's jury
was composed Of the following
named persons: DR.. G. O. Orr, DR..
+. H. Nero, +. A. Lindbergh, G. A.
Yctter. H. Il. Tuttle and VIM. Tour
ti]lotte. W. A. Butler is the
coroner's clerk.