The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-21
IN DEFENSE o. HIS LIE
PLEA OF THE COUNSEL FOR Ed
WARD CORBETT's KILLING
OF MROZINSKI
Is HOPED TO FINISH TODAY
unless the States Evidence in Re-
buttaI Takes Longer Than
Is Now EX-
pected.

There is one popularity of the MIRO
zinski murder trial, at present occupying
the attention of the district court, and
likewise an unusual number of people,
for whom the seating capacity of the
court room is Inadequate, and that IS
the fact that the testimony furnished by
the witnesses for the state on the one
hand and the witnesses fog the defense
on the other does not agree.
Self defense is advanced by Corbett and
his attorneys, but the witnesses for the
state agree in the statement that the
elder MrozinsN did not have a gun in
his hands, while on the other side the
witnesses so far contend that he did.
Corbett seems buoyed up with the hope
of acquittal and the presence of his vile
and four children, his time during the
trial being occupied in holding one Of
his children and keeping up a conversa-
ton with his wife.
STATES CLOSING TESTIMONY.
The state rested shortly after the open
ing of the session yesterday morning but
not until George E.Noltimier and isaac
Ross, residents of Newport, had been
called and asked to describe the finding
of the body of the murdered man. Their
testimony was unimpOrtant.
The loaded guns which County Attor-
ney Bigeow at this juncture desired to
introduce as an exhibit, caused consdera-
Judge Brill ordered the charges with
drawn, which was done.
Attorney Donnelly, on the remark that
the state would rest, made his stale
ment to the jury the basis of which was
justifable homicide on the part of his
client. Mrozinsh, he contended, had lit
tie use for game Wardens and testimony
would be furnished to the effect that he
had given it out that all such bothering
his property would get the benefit of a
shot gun.
WOULD NOT HEAR FULLERTON
In line of this statement the first wit
ness brought forward by Mr. Donnelly
was eX-Game Warden Samuel F. Full
lerton, but that gentleman's dealings
with the aged fisherman We're not admit.
ed by the court on a strong protest from
MIR. Bigelow. A long legal controversy was
INDUCED in but the court refused to al
low the testimony to be heard, and Mr.
DOnnelly was compelled to desist II
not without filing objections to the
courts ruling.
Oh the several witnesses who followed
Charles Stubs, game warden and the
owner of the launch from which the
fatal shot was fired, was probably the
most important. He was accurate, met
the cross fire from the prosecution with
a smile and did not seem Hurried.
Mr.. Stubs gave his business as super
intendent Of the Gas Saving company
and also a commissioned officer of the
game warden's department AS prelimin-
airy to taking out his launch for the pur-
pose of going down and confiscating MIRO.
zinski's nets he told of leaving his rooms
in the Washburn block and meeting
Game Warden EdmundS, with whom he
walked to the river landing at the foo
of Jackson. Here Hoffman, Corbett ani
IIoschette were found waiting and were
added to the party, the latter getting int
the launch which had been brought from
its moorings al the island by Mr.. Stubs
Going down the river" said Mr.. Stubs