The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-19
It HELPS THE STATE
Evidence Of Mrs. stahmer a Hard
Jolt for the Alibi Of the
Nelson Boys.
She Saw Henry Nelson Near the
spot-Lawyers Are Now
Summing up.

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Owatonna, Mimi, June 19.-The state
created a sensation this forenoon in the
Krier murder case when it came to the
introduction of testimony in i rebuttal.
Mrs. Henry Stahmer,.w who lives on Cedar
street, near the spot where Krier was
murdered. testified with much positive
ness that she saw Henry Nelson going
thru her premises on the afternoon of
April 13, the date of the murder. She
was close to him and was certain there
was no mistake. zs
+. Mrs. Strahmer had not seen Henry. Nell
son from the date Of the murder until
Wednesday,, when she. attended court. and
at once recognized in one of the defend
ants the lad she had seen near the scene
of the crime.9 r,+at4' sss':7
County Attorney Littleton commenced
his plea to the jury about II % clock and
had not finished when a recess was talk
en- at noon. He will be followed by w. F.
Sawyer, also for the state, and then the
attorney for the defense wills close the
tonight, but in the event the: arguments
are Of great length, Judge Buchanan may
not charge the jury until tomorrow
morning. 20 .%s = -
Closing Evidence of the Defense. !:
At the afternoon session yesterday
Henry Nelson of the defense was put on
the stand and his testimony was a general
denial OF that given by Christina Jasper
son. Following Henry, Charles Nelson
was called. His testimony jibed in every
particular with that; Of his brother He
denied ever telling either Of the girls any
thing about having murdered a man and
| also denied the testimony of Christina
Jasperson to the effect that he and his
brother went to see'3the body after the
murder. When shown the revolver which
was used in firing the fatal shot, Charles
| ho hoH r
Joseph Bruno and Mrs. Austin, the lat
ter the employer Of Christina Jasperson
who acted as domestic DIP to the time OF
the murder, were called-to the stand fo1
the defense, but little of Importance was
learned from their testimony, Aside from
| these several relatives and friends testi-
ned that they and the Nelson boys were al
the home Of the latters' parents at the
time of the murder.
Inc defense rested with Attorney Leach
| or the Defense. on the stand, where he was
called to testify as to whether or not the
! revolver ne bought was the same as that
of Nelson, which was brought up in court
at the. trial Wednesday. 1t was proven
that the revolvers were, similar, but moi
the same. .a-:.ses.H.ss. ) -. -
80 State In RebuttaI. .e
| The first witness in the states rebutta
| was Sheriff Misgen, who testified thai
MRS. Blsher, who said she saw two mer
running away from the scene Of the trag.
edy on April IL last, told him that the mer
We're some twenty or more rods from he,
ana that she did not know much about
the matter. He told Of the arrest of the
boys, now they ran from him when he was
lohrst: seen, of the chase and the call f.
Fthem to- "halt." They came back anG
Mlsgen said he asked them If they had
heard anything or knew anything abolii
the murder of Harry .Krier. They gave
no reply and that he let them 20 later:
The, next witnesses on the states sidt
were brothers. Gust and Astor Cedardahi