The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-09-02
SHOT KUEHN IN COLD BLOOD.
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me 1 don't remember anything more"
The other three boys called at Me-
tags house just after Metag and his
son had left. Mrs. Metag asked them
to 20 oyer to Kuehn's and see that
there was no serious trouble. They
arrived there just as, according to their
own statements, "Metag told. Kuehn
he could pull up and get off from the
FARM" The three confirm young
Metag's statement to the letter, except
that they are not sure whether Kuehn
pulled back his right arm as if to
strike. They say that they we're all
badly scared over the shooting and
left the farm as soon as it was done
and they could recall their senses.
The boys we're taken back to the
farm Monday afternoon and testified
at the coroner's inquest at that time.
Metag was present at the inquest,
he having been taken down to the
Kuehn residence late Monday after
noon. He was shaved here during
the day, and his appearance was more
favorable then when he was first
lodged in Jail. AS time wore away
and he was brought to a more sober
realization of what he had done he
seemed deeply affected and Jailor
Robidou was of the opinion that he
was weakening materially. Arriving
at the scene of the inquest he was
ready to make a clean breast of the
tragedy so far as he could recall the
same, and he told the coroner's jury
all that be was allowed to tell in con-
nection with the crime. There was
nothing in his statements that differed
from the statement he made to a re-
porter of The GAZETTE on Sunday
evening, except that he admitted that
he not only had the revolver with him,
but that he also had double barreled
and single barreled shot gun with him,
making three weapons that he carried
with him. He stated that he bought
the revolver in Morgan day or two
before it was used, and with it he pur-
chased a box of 80 center fire cart
ridges, which we're found on his person
by Mr.. Robidou when he was searched
at the Jail before he was assigned to a
cell. The only cartridges missing
from this box were the six in the re-
volyer. He told the jury that he al
ways carried gun with him when he
called on Kuehn because he knew that
Kuehn was bad man.
The only other evidence taken was
that of Henry Metag, son ofthe MUIR
derer, and the two Deitzman boys and
George Pless, their evidence confirm
ing the statements they made to The
GAZETTE reporter just before dinner
Monday. There was nothing new in
them.
After the inquest the entire party
returned to Redwood Falls, arriving
here about ten O. o'clock, andon Tuesday
morning Metag was arraigned in the
municipal court before Judge H. D.
Baldwin, and his case was continued
for one week at the request of bis
counsel, the Hon. Joseph Cadderdon,
who states that he will force the pre-
liminary examination for the reason
that he wants to know just what evil
dence the State has against his client.
Mr.. Chadderdon states that the taking
of Metag down to the inquest without
the knowledge of Metag's counsel was
direct violation of the law, and he
believed that he could have his client
released on writ of habeas corpus on
the strength of the error, if he cared
to press the same.
Kuehn has a mother and an unmar-
ried brother residing on farm half
mile south of this place. He has a
brother-in-law residing in Morton.
While his career on earth has been
the cause of several actions, civil and
otherwise and the foundation for many
complaints of crookedness, there was
nothing to aggravate the manner in