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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-05-12

sistible flow of eloquence, and then
wiped tears from their tender eyes.
But the jurors regained their nerve,
with the judges charge, and their
work was quickly and we'll done.
The first ballot occurred before sup
per. 1t stood five for acquittal, and
seven for conviction on different lines.
The second and third ballots stood
one for murder in tne first degree, two
for manslaughter in the first degree
and nine for murder the second de-
gree. The fourth ballot stood 10 for
murder in the second degree and two
for manslaughter in the first degree,
and the fifth ballot brought a unani-
nous vote for murder in the second
degree.
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ally dead. The young woman to whom
the future is a dreary waste, the young
wife who is helpless, nervous invalid,
the mother whose babes are burden in
stead of blessing, all these, unless they
take the right measures to recover their
health, are better dead than living. In the
owe their condition to weakness and dis
Frequently they have been deceived by
the incorrect diagnosis of some obscure
physician and do not understand the true
nature of their trouble. 1t only costs
two-cent postage stamp for a woman to
write and describe her condition to Dr.
R. " Pierce, an eminent and skilful special
ist, for thirty years chief consulting phys.
ician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute of Buffalo, N. Y. He will answer
letters from ailing women without charge.
He is the discoverer of DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, the greatest of all
known medicines for women. 1t acts
directly on the delicate organs concerned
in maternity and makes them strong,
healthy and vigorous. 1t banishes the in
dispositions of the anxious period and
makes baby's coming easy and almost
painless. It cures all disorders and dis
placements and checks exhausting drains.
Previous to motherhood my wife was very
sick" writes Dennis H. Connolly, Esq, OF Clear
Water, Wright Co., MINI. . Two bottles OF DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription made her well
and strong"
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill
iousness and constipation. One dose.
They never gripe.
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eide, illustrating the house and roads
leading to the same.

eide, illustrating the house and roads
leading to the same.
Coroner G. P. Gibson was called to
the witness stand, and was examined
by Attorney General Childs. He saw
the body of Fred Kuehn on Aug. o.,
1897, about 10 p. M, lying on the
ground about 20 feet from an old
house, and few feet from the road in
Sherman township. The body was
lying on tho back, the hands pressed
to tie side of the body. The body
was dressed in a cotton shirt, overalls,
pair of old shoes on the feet, and a
straw hat lying near by. In the pock-
cts we're an old cob pipe and silver
dollar. He made only little exam
ination of the body that night, because
he had no light, but on the following
day he performed an autopsy assisted
by the late DR.. Finn. He discovered
one wound above the left eyebrow
about an inch long, another three inch
es above and one an inch to the left of
the left nipple, another one inch above
and four inches to the left of the right
nipple, and a slight wound on the
right side of the back of the head
merely a confused wound. These
we're all the wounds found, fourth
bullet not taking effect. As to the
two wounds found on the surface OF
the body the doctors opened the chest
and DR.. Gibson said, they found that
one bullet had penetrated the base Of
the heart, through the liver and lodged
just back of that organ.
Here the bullet was introduced in
evidence and DR.. Gibson recognized il
as the bullet found, from the fact that
it was fattened on one side. DR.. Glib
son contended that the wound caused
by this bullet was the cause OF the
death of the deceased.
This ended the direct examination
and owing to the time being SO near
the noon hour, the court took recess
till 80 o'clock, when the cross-exam-
ination was commenced by Mr.. Som
erville.
DR.. Gibson stated that he first heard
about the homicide at $50 o'clock on
the Sunday evening after it was com
mitted. There was no one with the
body when he arrived on the scene
that night. He observed that the man
was there, dead, but he could find nc
light, and while he found the wounds
on the body he made no close examin-
alton. The body was placed in the
house and the door fastened as well
as could be, and then left alone until
next day. He found an old shot gun
standing on the south side near the
corner of the house that night. The
gun was not loaded, and he did not
think it fit for use. He found no shells
in the house, although he could not
see we'll, because it was darker, be
said, than "squaw's pocket" He OBJ
served that one of the hammers of the
! gun was gone.
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DR.. Gibson then described the

DR.. Gibson then described the
wounds on Kuehn's body, very mi
nutely, giving his opinions as to the
effect of each. One bullet, which the
doctors could not find, passed through
the right lung and out below the
eighth rib. This ball did not defect
any in its course. This would not
necessarily produce death. The ball
that resulted fatally went downward,
backward and to the right, it being
found two or three inches below and
six inches to the right of where it en-
tered the body. DR.. Gibson stated
that Kuehn's left side must have been
towards Metag, and Kuehn's body
leaning forward, when this shot was
fired. he believed that this shot was
fired last, and as Kuehn was falling
forward. DR.. Gibson was here ex-
cused.
NJ. S. Tolman, village marshal of
Morgan, was called and testified
that Metag drove into Morgan at 8
o'clock Sunday afternoon, Aug. 29th,
and saying to him: "Mel, you have
got to arrest me; I have killed man."
l asked him "Who," and he said Erred
Kuehn." I asked him whether he
shot him in the leg, and he said mo,
in the head" and he said "Let's 20
down to Adolph's," (his brother) and
he drove and I walked, and while
was walking l met his son, Henry,
who told me his father had killed
Kuehn. l drove to Commissioner
John Carlile's and told him what had
happened, and then drove to Kuehn's,
where found Kuehn dead. Driving
back to Morgan 1 took revolver and
box of cartridges away from Metag,
and discovered that four chambers of
the revolver we're empty. then got
Metag into buggy and we drove to
! Kuehn's. While going out he told me
that in the morning he sent Henry ov-
er to tell Kuehn that he was going to
thresh, and Henry not getting salts
factory reply, he went over in the af-
ternoon to see about it himself. We
then drove to Redwood Falls, Metag
not saying anything about the homi-
eide on the way.
On cross-examination MIR. Tolman
said that when he first saw Kuehn's
body it was lying more on the right
side and breast than the back, the
right hand under and the left hand at
the side with the palm out. He saw
the gun standing against the shanty.
The body was lying two rods south
east of the hodse, nearly on the wagon
track, with the feet pointing towards
the house. When he returned with
Coroner Gibson he observed that one
lock of the gun was gone.
Sheriff Pease was called and testi-
fed to Metag having been placed in
his charge about six o'clock on the
Sunday night in question, and also as
to Tolman delivering the gun to him.
Sheriff Pease produced the revolver,
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the two remaining cartridges we're ex-
tracted, Attorney Somerville snapped
it several times, and then it was offered
in evidence, without objection. He
also produced the bullet given him by
Coroner Gibson. Messrs. Someryille
and Stuart took it, she'll and the re-
volver, and after handling and fitting
all three for several moments, allowed
them to go in as evidence without OBJ
lection. Then Mr.. Pease testified to
going out to Kuehn's place with Cor
oner Gibson and finding the body that
night.
Oh cross-examination by Mr.. Stuart
the sheriff stated be found the BODY
lying on the right side, the left leg
slightly bent at the knee, and the head
towards the east. The left arm was
straight, lying in front of the body,
while the right arm was doubled up,
under the body. The body was COW
cred by grain sacks and wagon box
turned over it. The body was taken
into the house and an unofficial exam
ination made.
Ernest Pless, aged 16 years, resid-
ing in Sibley county, visiting at Ed.
Dict zmop'o form, -, CLo. -. A..
day of the homicide, and present at
Kuehn's at that time, said that Kuehn
was standing at the front wheel of the
left side of the buggy with Metag sit
ting on the right side of the buggy,
when he first saw them. Pless was in
a buggy with the Dietzman boys, and
they stopped their rig 40 feet behind
Metag's buggy. The boys got out
aud walked up to Metag's buggy.
When they got up to the buggy Pless
heard Metag tell Kuehn to move out
of the shanty, and upon Kuehn ask.
ing Metag who would put him out the
latter replied he would. Kuehn in
vited Metag to "come down and I'll
show you,' and Metag jumped out of
the buggy, passed around behind the
boys and the buggy, and stood by the
left hind wheel. Ku5hn took the pipe
from his mouth and put it in his left
pocket. Pless saw Metag pull a gun
and shoot four times. Here the wit
ness explained to the jury how Kuehn
fell, raising his arm at the first shot,
and then falling gradually to the
ground, all the while attempting to
hold himself up. Ernest inquired of
Metag whether he did not fire blank.
and Metag said, "No, it was loaded"
The boys asked what should be done,
and Metag asked them to go with him
; to Morgan while his son went home.
But they refused and returned to Ed,
Dietzman's place.
Young Pless was match for Mr..
Somerville on cross-examination, and
it was impossible for the attorney to
shake his testimony in the least. The
witness added that Metag was about
four feet from Kuehn when he fred
the revolver, and that all of the con-
versation that occurred there between
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THE JURORS.

Fred Muetzel Sheridan
Herman Kohls.. .Vesta
Peter Pint. ..SundOWn
Andrew SchOtt. ..SundOwn
John Huber. Vail
1t required ITO extra jurors to get
the twelve men to try Gustav Metag,
indicted for murder, and it took from
Tuesday morning until IL o'clock Fri
day to get the twelve that would be
satisfactory to the defense and the
State. The investigation into the
opinions of the big venire was humor-
Gus, once in while, and exceedingly
tiresome nearly all the time, and the
jurors that either did the least reading,
or were of German descent, seemed
the most acceptable. As will be seen
from the above there are seven Ger
mans, three Scandinavians or Nor
wegians, and two jurors having Amer
ican names, on the list.
Metag was exceedingly pallid and
composed during the whole proceed
ings; yet quick to confer with his at
torneys. Aside from the dress and ar
ticles mentioned as being worn last
week, Metag wore an Odd Fellows
pin very conspicuously on the left la
pei of his coat. His mustache was
curled to perfection.
County Attorney Clague immedi-
ately opened the case, after the twelve
good men and true had been selected.
He dwelt upon the Importance of the
charge, and said that Metag's was the
most outrageous crime ever commit
ted in this section of the State. He
contended that the evidence was so
plain and so short that it would not
take the jury long to return its verdict.
He then related the facts, saying that
Kuehn was As years old when killed,
living alone and harming no one. He
recalled the crop contract between
Metag and Kuehn. Four days before
the homicide, he said, Metag went to
Morgan, purchased revolver, and on
the day of the homicide he loaded
single and double barrelIed shot guns
and the revolver, after which, with bis
boy, he started for Kuehn's house
Arriving there Metag found Kuehn in
shirt, overalls and sockless feet in an
old pair fshoes and with cob pipe
in his mouth. They started in con-
versation at once, Mr.. Clague said
Metag saying:
"Hello, Fritz!
"Hello, Mr.. Metag! I understand
you want to do the threshing," was
Kuehn's reply, and so the converse.
tion went on, Kuehn insisting that the
blowing must be done before the
threshing. Finally, Metag said. "you
have no right on these premises, you
had better pull out of the shanty.'
Kuehn said he didn't have to and thai
Metag couldn't put him off. Metag
then handed the lines of his team tc
his son, Henry, got out of the buggy
and walked around the vehicle tc
where Kuehn was standing. Kuehn
took the pipe out of his mouth and
placed it in his pocket. As Kuehn
raised his hand above his eyes Metag
placed his hand in his hip pocket
pulled gun, and fired four shots rap
idly.
Mr.. Clague stated that this was what
the State would prove, and it being
proved he would have no doubt what
the verdict was going to be. His pre-
liminary remarks occupied ten min
utes, and at the conclusion, after
wrangling few moments over its ac-
curacy, he showed to the jury a sur
veyor's plat Of the scene of the homi-
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"A Half O cent buys enough
RnS SXERWyx- WILLIAMS PANT
Ch for Two Coats on one
~ square foot of surface.
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" " . d II u > VI
women live for
a year or two
after all help
fuln e SIS and
happiness have
gone out of
their lives.
When a woman
becomes hope
lessly helpless
and unhappy
she is practic-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-12

the country amongst the pines, there they
remained for couple of days until the
shipS cargo was discharged. and if was
loaded again, when the crew was put on
board and in half an hour the steamship
was northward bound, IL is said. not a
steamer was quarantined for sickness or
ueath on voyage. Our railroad freight
trans left daily for the interior. ladened
with assorted GOODS for towns distant in
three or four neighboring states-no fear
'hat goods from this infected city would
carry germs IN them, and they did not
HOW dl1erent in New Orleans the mast
season-although the fever was of a very
hght character, and broke out very late.
business Immediately became paralyzed,
steamships plying northward were with
uraWn and local railroad trains STONED
runnng-the Mississippi river steamers
were not allowed to tie up to a wharf
cItleS and towns would re-
eeNe no freight shipped out from
New orleans. Every town in
nan dozen states boosted of It's efficient
OF rather inefficient shotgun quarantine
~ town not 800 miles distant from our
city, FARMER living two miles away was
not permitted to enter the town to buy
Oottle OF paragoric for sick infant
New orleans losses financially ran up
mo tens OF millions; should an epidemic
OF yellow fever ever visit our CITY again.
we cannot nope TO carry on our business
as we did in 1S76-a shotgun quarantine
as ABSURD as it is ridiculous, would nut
stop to all Intercourse with the outside
world and our financial losses will run
up also into the millions
are we as city, then, going TO lie
supinely on our backs during the next
SIX months and not put our house in or
DER! l iroW not. 1t becomes us. an asso-
cation whose duty and business it is to
know the disastrous effects of a yellow
1eVer epidemic-we who know the source
from which 1t springs-we who know the
means for preventing its advent among us,
we VINO are the guardians of the trust
Iund Tor our people, We the members of
this association, should uphold the hands
OF our authorities, county and city, in
every move they made to acquire proper
sanitation in and around our beloved city"
Following up the line of the presidents
report, the following resolution was intro
duced and unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That a committee be appoint
ca by the president whose duty it shall
be TO present to the proper authorities
and citizens generally the urgent neces-
silly OF vigorous and continuous efforts to
have the county contiguous to the city
put in thorough sanitary condition before
the advent of warm weather
In accordance with the resolution, the
following committee was appointed to
carry out its instructions: Messrs r. f.
Harmon, w. d. Krenson w. W. Gordon
John r. Young and w. w Starr. There
was good attendance of the members
of the association.
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FIBROID TUM0R
Expelled by Lydia e. Pinlham's
Vegetable Compound.
Interview with Mrs. L. A. Lombard.


1 have reason to think that l would
not be here now if it had not been for
Lydia Il. PinkhamS Vegetable Com
pound. 1t cured me of a fbroid tumor
in mywomb.
Doctors could donothing for me, and
they could not cure me at the hospital.
! will tell you about it:
l had been in my usual health, but
had worked quite hard. When my
monthly period came on, I flowed very
badly. The doctor gave me medicine,
but it did me no good. He said the
flow must be stopped if possible, and
he must find the cause of my trouble.
Upon examination, he found there
was a Fibroid Tumor in my womb, and
gave me treatment without any benefit
whatever. About that time o lady
called on me, and recommended Lydia
e. Pinllham's Vegetable Compound,
said she owed her life to it. l
said l would try it, and did. Soon
after the flow became more natural and
regular. / still continued taking the
Compound for some time. Then the
doctor made an examination again,
and found everything all right. The
tumor had passed away and that dull
ache was gone.-MRs. b. A. LOMBARD,
Box II, Westdale, Mass,
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LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr. ]. J. Padgett came over yesterday
from Williams, S. c. ~
Among the visitors in the city yesterday
was Mr.. j. NJ Deaton of Hershman.
Mr. and Mrs w w Beach of Waycross
We're in the city yesterday, guests Of the
Pulaski.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski yes
terday was Mr.. r. j. Meldrim, who came
up from Darien.
Among the guests registered at the
Screven House yesterday was Mr. w. NJ
Foy, who came down from Manassas
Miss Mamie DeHoney formerly OF this
city, but lately of Minneapolis MINI. is
visiting her friend, Mrs. ". T.. Corish, at
526 Price street.
Mr. Reuben c. Hayden of Atlanta is in
the city for a few days. He Is stopping
with Mr.. Thomas b. Paine. at Mrs.
Thomas, on McDonough street,
Mr.. A. Busch of the Anheuser- Busch
Brewing Association, st. Louis, accom-
panied by his partner. Mr.. Conrad. who
is known as the father of Budweiser beer
will arrive in the city this morning from
the west in their private car. MIR. Busch S
visit here just al this time Is to look over
his agency here, with the view TO increas-
ing his plant. He will probably remain here
two or three days
The announcement of the coming mar
riage of Hon. Rowland Charles Frederick
Leigh, youngest son of Baron Leigh, and
Miss Mabel Gordon daughter Of Col w
w. Gordon Of this city, which was made
in the Morning News last Sunday, also
comes from London by cable Naturally
in this city, where Miss Gordon is ge.l
known, and has a wide circle Of friends
there is a desire to know something of the
prospective bridegroom. Hon Rowland
Leigh was born IN 1889, educated al well
lington College and at Trinity College.
Cambridge, taking his degree of +. A .
from the latter in 1882; was admitted a
barrister Of the Inner Temple in 1887, and
was private secretary Of the Secretary Of
State fS. War, the Right Hon. Henry
Campbell Bannerman, from 1892 to 1895
The family seat Of Baron Leigh Is Stone-
leigh Abbey, near Kenilworth Lord
Leigh has also fine residence, Adlestrop
house, at Chipping Norton. The records
Of the family date back to Sir Piers
Leigh, who bore the standard OF the Black
Prince at Crecy, and whose son, Sir Peter,
was slain at Agincourt.
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FREIGHT RUREAU RE0Rc.NrzpD
Col. Gordon Reelected President
and Capt. Purse Commissioners.

Col. Gordon Reelected President
and Capt. Purse Commissioners.
The subscribers to the Savannah Bureau
of Freight and Transportation for 1898 met
yesterday for organization, under the
amended charter, at the office of the bu-
reau, in the Board of Trade building.
Among those present were w w. Cor
don, B. H. Levy. ]. H. Esull, Joseph Hull,
w. w. Williamson, j. A. c. Carson, d.
b. Lester, j. H. Hunter, L B. Tiedeman,
NJ. M. Sullivan, ]. C. Rowland, E. J. Ken
nedy, w. D. Krenson, D. G. Purse and A.
B. Palmer.
The meeting was organized by calling
Col. J. H. Estill 10 the chair, and appoint
ing Mr. A. L. Stokes secretary.
The supervisors of election, appointed by
the late board of directors to superntend
the election of a new board, consisting of
Messrs. I. B. Tiedeman, NJ. NJ. Sullivan
and w. G. Morrell, having canvassed the
list of subscribers, reported that S2lb shares
were represented in person and $40 shares
by proxy, of a total subscription of 367
shares.
The chairman announced that as the
amended charter required subscriptions
for at least $50 shares and 367 shares had
been subscribed for, the meeting was open
for business.
The amendment to the charter reducing
the minimum stock subscription from 700
shares to $50 shares was accepted and
adopted, as granted by the Superior Court
The bylaws were amended so as to re-
duce the maximum number of directors
from % to 20.
The next business was the election of
board of directors for the ensuing year, In
the absence of Mr.. w, G. Morrell, Mr.. f.
]. Kennedy was appointed to act as one
of the supervisors of the election, with
Messrs. Tiedeman and Sullivan. Nomina-
lions for directors were called for, and the
following were unanimously made: Joseph
Rosenheim, Joseph Hull, d. G. Purse, w.
w. Gordon, w c. Powell j. NJ. Dixon,
Joseph Ferst w. d. Krenson, j. II. Estill,
B. H. Levy, ]. A. G. Carson, George A.
Hudson, A. 3. Palmer, A. S. Guckenhelm-
er, j. j. Gaudry John II. Hunter, C. B.
Malone r. F. Sans, Hugh Logan.
The report of the committee appointed
by the late board, consisting of Messrs.
Williamson and Krenson, to submit bud
get of expenditures for 1898, was received
and adopted
The stockholders meeting adjourned,
and after its adjournment the directors
met for organization and election of Of
ficers. Col Estill acted as chairman. The
following officers were elected.
President-Col w. w. Gordon.
First Vice President-Mr. ]. \. G. Car
son.
Second Vice President-Capt W. W.
Williamson.
Secretary-Mr. A. B. Palmer.
Treasurer-Nr. J. NJ. Dixon.
Commissioner-Capt. d. G. Purse
The bureau will continue its work dur
ing the year on the same lines as during
The last three years.
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