Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-07
INQUEST COMPLETED.
Testimony OF witnesses SUBJ
stantially the Same as Re-
ported Monday.

Verdict Was That klof's
Death. Was Caused by
Eckman.
The coronor's inquest on the re-
mains Of Daniel klOf was com
pleted at about o'clock. Monday
afternoon, and although it was a
necessary legal proceeding there was
not much elected in the way Of evil
dence that had not already been told.
Abraham johnson testified Az to
the shooting. He said he heard Kloi
call to him to come and take the old
man away. and started to do 81,
when the shot was fired. He stated
that he had hard work in tlisarminR
Eckman. His testimony was. bliet
and related only to the shooting.
According to the testimO ny III
Victor Erickson, which brought out
the only facts not stated yesterday,
Eckman expressed regret in not be
ing successful III the attempt ON his
life after killing klof. e
Erickson's testimony IL that they
were all congregated at the residence
of MIR. Johnson. KlOf was school
clerk and Erickson was school treas.
urer. and having report to make,
Kiof said. I'VE might as WE'LL 70 to
the school house and read our re-
port" Eckman said. :SWell, may
as we'll go, too" When about eight
rods from the house Eckman, who
was in advance of the Others heard
Kloi say. What are you going to du
old man." and stopped and turned
around. He then sa w Eek man hold
ing Klof by the collar and neck.
KlOf said that he didn't want tn
fight with an old man and called to
johnson to come and take him
away. AS soon as klOf had said
those words Eckman said you are
u devil" AMI pulled his revolver and
shot. g. s;5.s
After killing klof he fired at Erick-
son, and when the murderer was
disarmed a man named Peterson
and his son-in-law johnson asked
him If he was not sorry for what he
had done. and he said that. he was
sorry that he did not have Erickson
lying there too. rs53
Erick Eastman. another witness
to the tradgedy, gave his testimony
as follows: ......,
know klof. Yesterday morning,
Aug. 2, went up to Dazzling to see
Erickson. When / got there he w,ls
ready to 60 and get groceries. After
he was gone then, Klof came to see
Erickson, and went'aft Erickson
and Dan Klof came after me. So I
went out in the shed at JohnsOn's
house and that old man and John
son came out too; and the oil man
commenced to talk pretty bad to
me. I asked him II he was mad at
me, lie said you wasn't on my land.
and johnson said oh! he is only fool
ing with you; 81 we all three went
in the house, and then KlOf and
Erickson was ready to go and the
old fellow went along with them.
Then Johnson's wife, Johnson and
myself were standing outside the
house when they left the house, and
when we had stood there few
minutes we heard Klof holler to
johnson to come and take care OF
the old man, and he went after him.
He went only few steps when ]
heard shot. In about two or three
minutes l heard a second shot, then
I helped her, Mrs. johnson, in the
house and gave her some water.
Mrs. johnson wanted me to go to
see Mrs. Eckman, and went with
her. After the first shot was fired [
saw Klof fall. We met Mrs. Eckman
in the road and I went and got
Erickson's groceries and took them
home to Erickson.
DR.. Roberts, who in the absence of
the coroner went to the scene of the
murder with the sheriff. testified
mainly to the condition OF the body
and where it was at the time he
viewed the remains. He said that
when he first saw the body it was
lying face downward with arms ex-
tended. He turned the body over
and examined the wound. The man
had been dead several hours when he
first saw him, as rigor mortis had
set in. -,..t5..s
DR.. Roberts also made the autopsy.
His report shows that the bullet
entered the left breast about one
inch below the clavicle, two inches
to the left of the medium line, passed
through the upper lobe of the left !
lung, passed through the transverse
portion Of the aorta, and passing to
the left of the spine, between the
fifth and sixth rlhs lOt1rp(1 inst INDIAN