The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-15

LITCHFIELD, Mimi, Feb. H-Good
progress Is being made in the trial Of
Charles Brcst, charged with being o
party to the murder Of Miller the Eden
Valley prisoner.
DR.. f. La I4onde, a practicing physician
and surgeon of Eden Valley, was then
called. The witness testimony went to
show that a person found hanging under
the same conditions as existed in Mil
ler's case, with the same external APP
pearance, would be that of a suicide, and
that, from the examination made of Mil
ler's body, witness could not lind any
other cause for death. Marshal Durham.
of Manannah, the next witness, testified
to being in Eden Valley Oct. s. when
Miller was arrested. He saw and heard
c.. A. Brost, the defendant talking to
Miller. They talked in German with ore
exception, when Brost, speaking In Eng
lish, said: Don't be afraid, Miller, no
| one Is going to shoot you" Frank Gas
| per, blacksmith, said he was in the jeil
with Defendant Brost Sunday night, when
Brost questioned Miller about some
| money Mrs. Schmidt claimed Miller had.
and which belonged to her This CONVEX.
sation lasted ten or fifteen minutes and
/ was of a friendly nature, and at its con-
| clusion Brost, with one hand on Miller 9
shoulder, said: Carl you are not as bad
| as people think you are This witness
was again present when Justice of the
Peac, r. O'Brien took AIiller's confess
sion relating to his relations with Mrs
| Schmidt; he was also present when tbs
| priest called on Miller.
| The defense then called one of the
defendants, Philip Romi He said he had
| several conversations with him, and each
| time Miller seemed in fear of the future,
| stating: They have made place for
| me" meaning in the cemetery). Miller
| also expressed the fear that they (mean-
/ ing the public would mutdiate him, and
! that he preferred ten years in the peni-
! tertiary to such. Witness testified to
going to the Jail with kickbush about
500 Tuesday evening for the purpose Of
getting Miller to give up some money
| which Mrs Schmidt claimed he had,
| When they arrived at the jail they found
! Miller hanging dead. They Immediately
! called the coroner by telephone and went
after DR.. Ridgeway. The counsel for de-
| Tense then directly asked witness If be
had killed Miller. Witness replied;
mo" Counsel asked: did you enter
| into any agreement to Xiii Miller, or were
you instrumental IL killing Miller?'
Witness again replied No" DO you
| know if anybody killed Miller?' to which
the witness gave an emphatic negative.
John Dougherty. another of the defend
ants, swore that he never knew Miller
and never talked with him. He saw MIL
| Ter for the first time when the latter was
brought to town after his arrest; also
| saw. the crowd at the jail Sunday night.
He saw Brost Tuesday night and talked
the plan over with him, and just before
! train time they went to jail to liberate
the prisoner by cutting the chain which
| locked the door, but were scared away
| by the appearance of the marshal. He
| saw the marshal leave the jail and short
| ly after heard that Miller was dead.
| William Kickbush, the marshal, also
/ under indictment for the murder Of Mil
| Ter, was on the stand several hours ano
told a straightforward story of his move
ments and doings when Miller was
prisoner in his care.
| Casper Schmidt another defendant, aEd
husband of Mrs Schmidt, with whom the
! alleged murdered man was intimate, is
| now being examined.