Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-01

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and is in the county Jail.
The tody of the murdered man wac
brought to the city and placed in
| Earnings morgue. Coroner Chance,
assisted bv DR.. Brown, made An
autopsy. The head was found beaten
to pulp. while the rest of the body
was covered with bruises.
| Mr.. Wiener was of small stature.
aged so years, of good natured dispo-
sition. he had lived in Pike Creek
about twelve years. Last winter his
wife died and in April he married
Katie Golembetzki, whose father
lives about four miles from Flens-
| burg. Previous to or at the time of
the wedding, which was in April,
Wejner decided 40 acres of his land to
his wife-to-be, and had forty acres
remaining. In this city Mrs. Weiner
worked as domestic for several peo-
pie, among them D. Trettel and l..
Schrieber. She is said to be hct tenn
pered.
The sentiment in the neighborhood
where the woman lived is against her,
and some talked az if serious trouble
had long been anticipated. When the
! woman was arrested her father offered
no objection, although a brother-in-
law said tramps we're to blame for the
murder.
County Attorney Lindbergh re-
turned from st. Paa1 Wednesday night
and with Sheriff Tanner went to the
scene Of the tragedy.
The inquest began at o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The following
jurors we're sworn:
W. W. Hunter, VIM. Tom, John
Batters, John Hinter, Henry Venners,
E. L. Decker.
The coroner described the scene of
the murder and conditions existing
when he arrived, relating the CONVEX
sation had with Mrs. Wiener His
testimony substantiated previous re-
ports. Coroner Chance said the woman
didn't shed tear and was perfectly
calm and collected. The neighbors all
seemed to think. with the exception
of Peka, that the woman had killed
her husband. The clock showed that
it didn't run after 10 10. The woman
gave the exact time of the occur
rences.
Lorenz Kardash was sworn, S.
Ludenia being interpreter.
Tuesday night he walked, about 80
O'Clock. Mrs. Wiener came to the
house with a child. He heard holler-
ing and went out thinking 1t was
horses. The house is 10 to 20 steps
from the road. He did not speak to
her before she came to the house. She
was yelling and said that two strange
men came into her house and abused
her husband. and threw out the girl.
He asked her what the fellows were
doing, and she said they had been
there wanting something to eat. She
wanted to give them something but
her husband refused. She asked Kar-
dash to go to the house, then, after,
she said wait while, l want to go to
my brother inlaw's fret. He waited
about an hour for her to come back
with the brother-i -in-law and he went
to the house with them. On the way
she said that the strangers had an axe
or something like 1t TO pound her hus-
band. She said the two strangers
wanted to break into trunk, but
didn't. She was talking a great deal
as they approached the house and he
cautioned her to keep quiet as there
might be someone in the brush who
would shoot He says the. house wae
locked d Mrs. W. took the key out
Of her pocket and unlocked the door.
John Peka. his SOC. John Kardash.
Mike Lott, were present. She stayed
by the door while the others went in.
He saw everything disarranged and
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ner. who was lying on his tight side.
groaning. who did 1t. He said moth.
Ing to Peks. Kardash asked Wiene,
"Neighbor Frank, who pounded your
and W. raised himself and sale
"She.'' This startled him. and hi
asked her If she heard the accusation
She answered that she didn't, thai
two STRANGE men half clad In women'l
clothes did 1t. He then went out t
get fresh air. When he came back hi
Saw clothes by the wall on which W.
was lying. he went out again fer q
little while and Mike Lott hollered tt
him to 90 back and help put drawer
on w.. who had only shirt on. HI
would not go back, being sick, and
went to a neighbor g, Perovitz. Before
he went be looked through the doc,
and the man was still alive. John