The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-30
Charles Wendell Tes-
titles in His Own
Behalf.
Detectives Statements Denied
Other Items OF Interest Picked Up
About the Metropolis OF the
Copper Country.


lived at lshpeming for half his liietin
Quit school on account of suffering fro
nose bleeding and headache Studied
. ectricity at Chicago during the World
Fair, where he worked as messenger
J.. Knew f. swanson, Oscar Sodergr,
and Simon Carlson. They live acro
Lake Bancroft. We would often go
swimming in Cooper Lake and sometime
:, go hunting.
II On June pa went half way to Negaune
to fetch cream. Got home at - and ha,
Ne lunch. Got the ice and when Mrs Dur
ham prepared the cream. She told how
TO break the ice, after which he froze tn,
:. cream and ate dish full Simon Carlson
wanted him to go fishing in Cooper Lake
2 Saw it was too late and we stopped at
e the cemetery. We went past the swamp
and across the lake. Saw the Sodergren
boys playing ball. Asked them to go
swimming. They said the water was too
cold. Played ball with several other
boys and then went to Sodergrens barn
to hit ourselves on bar. Saw my sister
coming. One of the boys said, Here is
your brother Charles" Told them il
they did not keep still we would have a
light. After playing spell asked Oscar
Sodergren to row him across the lake.
de said be would after supper. Met
Oscar Anderson as l went down Maple
street and we went to our place to get |
money TO go to the show and got it. IL |
was then about $50; we then started
Tor the Opera House. Between the sec
ond and third acts Barnes said, Don the
frightened when the fire bell ring , a girl
is lost" When he went home after the
snow the house was dark so, he went to
his grandma's and met the people at her
steps. lie told his mother he would 90
and see who was lost, as the fire bell was
still ringing, and then went home. His
mother and himself went TO Mrs. Lafen-
iers. She came back with us. We then
took the lamp and searched the house {
until o'clock.
Saw Eva in the afternoon. She asked I
me Tor some ice cream and told her il
was not ready yet. Was in grandma's
shed when the body was found Simon
Carlson was there also. Saw Officers 4
Nolan and Carlson going to our house. q
simon said II they have found Eva YOU c
lad better skip az they will hold you for il
t. lie said, Il know you was with me 3
IN that day" Told him TO tell the truth k
he was called to Young's. Was sworn 81
II the inquest. Afterward went back to e
as we could not remain in
'ur own house on account of the body
'eiHg found there. Knew nothing of nv b
lothes being put In the tub One dav G
ald to Oscar Sodergren in a joke, "You d
ave the girl in your barn. holding the Z
'ody Tor bigger reward" he said. come v
w. you have her IN your garrett" he u
aid, Yes, have not" Have no know. d
Edge OF the Ratchet.
Was arrested and taken to Marquette
aol. Saw Charlesworth. the detective. l.
here He said he was professional gam 81
Ter and burglar. He showed saw and Ell
wanted me TO escape with him to Can IL
da. Did not say anything to him about
'ashing my clothes with I've. Grandma o.
ad no I've. Told him that probably
hey would find "A Ratchet, as we had
'st one and that probably they would
nd blood in my clothes, as | had the al
osebleed. Said nothing about talking W
my sleep. Did not say very much of re
nythlng to him. | suspected him and "
retended to be undecided. Asked bIm ia
ny he should spend 80 much money for IN
ne ne did not know. Witness was
nown one OF his letters to Charlesworth
nd asked il he recognized it. He said.
Yes, that is mine, but some of il il not
" writing. j did not write whiskev Fl
nd hard tack. Some OF the figures are tn
line and some are not. Weagreed upon Ii
cipher be gave me the cipher. | did al
rite one letter to him."
L played in the garnet in 1891 90
ave not been in the garnet since. co
ever opened the window in the garret. NJ
hlnk have seen the figured waist be- va
re- 1t looks familiar. Had cards up III
'ere. At the time the girl was lost had si'
lly one complete suit, but had two suits
the time the body was found, one was
the tub. Received the letters from ~.
larlesworth in cipher after he was ont
gaol. i remember cat bleeding in IL
e garnet; she had been fighting with !"
u.
oScar Sodergren was recalled and
'ore that he never took Wendell across ''
lake on June "a just before O'Clock. -
yer knew Wendell to have the nose ON
ed. Two Others OF Wendel's compan-
rs swore they never knew him TO have ar
e nose bleed. or,
Johnson swore the fire bell rung only by
ce and then about IL o'clock. Fly
ore the bell was rung before the show
Is let out and he thought after. Dow IL
X swore the bell was rung before the 10
ow was let out. Jim Carlson, OF the wv
department, swore the bell was rupg
out 1890.
At the conclusion OF the evidence. Pros ,'
ting Attorney Young addressed the Vel
y, followed by Attorney Osborn for
defense; at the close OF his argument ,o.
court adjourned until Monday morn 49,.
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