Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23

LII LII FALLO. MUkklO(]N
The sight made him i'll and he went
out for fresh air, returning later.
On CROSS examination Kardash said
the moon was shining, at times hid
den by clouds, that the time was 4 80
o clock when the house was reached
and not daylight. The sun rose about
4 80 that morning, which would show
a discrepancy in the testimony.
Kardash thought John Peka and
Mike Lott were not in the room when
the question were asked, and it Is
claimed he said at the corners in
quest that they were. When Wiener
said ''ona' Mrs. Wiener was stand
ing in the kitchen door facing toward
the room. Kardash's testimony occu-
pied part of Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday morning.
Coroner N. W. Chance testified as
to the condition of things at the house
when he arrived, and particulars as
to the articles found. and the autop-
sy, in which he was assisted by DR..
J. o. Brown. who, being i'll, Cam OF
testify. d.. Brown described the
wounds The outer table of the skull
was fractured, but did not think the
inner had. There were blood clots
from the rupture1 arteries on both
sides of the brain. The coroner testi
fed that he overheard the conversa-
tion between the sheriff and the ac-
cused.
Prof. s. M. White Of the Univer-
sity.. of Minnesota testified that the
stains on the sticks were human
blood.
John Kardash. who with his father
went to the scene Of the tragedy on
the morning it occurred. was the
next witness. He is 17.years of age.
Said he was sleeping in hay barn
when Katie W. came to the house and
talked to his father. She went to
Peka's and came back. His father told
him to come along. His father didn't
come to. wake him again, go he got up
and followed..to the W. house, catch
ing up with them atsthe W. house.
Mrs. W. unlocked the door, His faith
or went in 6rst Peka afterwards, and
she after. She'opened the door in the
other room and said There he lays. -
When Peka asked W. who whipped
him he only grunted. When Kardash
Sr. asked W. he raised up SLIGHTLY and
saidss ''She''. Kardash Sr.. nearly
tainted and said to her, "did you
hears" ..She commenced crying, land
said she didn't. The defense objected
to Kardaeh being asked the. question
as to the answer K. Wiener made to
Kardash ST., claiming that it. had not
been "a shown that Mrs. Wieners...was
present. Judge Searle ruled e hat the
jury should decide"'as TO that, =. and
allowed the answer.
ION. ,.cross- examination, ~. the witness
saidssthst Mrs. Wiener went into..sthe
house first. but his--father went first
into the bedroom. There was moon,
light so. he could see..Wiener on the
floor. Thought lamp was lighted
by someone. Attorney Lyon asked the
witnessx.aaif he had not been arrested
for the. murder. Mr.. Ewart objected
and was sustained. --. .
! E. D. Johnson testified as to having
called at the house about :30.-. in the
morning. He: and his wife had often
heard loud talking going on ..at the
| Wiener home. The prosecution g cues
tlons here was to show .+that.ssthe..de-
fendant:. could speak and understand
the English language.
~ ----Deputy.. Sheriff Ferrell was again
called::--and testified that when::..Mrs
Wiener spoke to him it was in broken
English, that st Q had often asked. him
to- tell John Peka, if he saw him, that
she. wished to see him.
..Ma1y.Melecheski, the--:.star-.witnese
of.-the prosecution was then put on
the stand. She testified tina: ::shess:: had
worked. ds.for. Sheriff Bernickss ssof ..Stearne
county, that she had...-been away some
time, but returned on the 5th of July.
That...Mrs. Kate Wiener was then q
prisoner in the county Jail of..Stearne
county, and that she had talked with
her some on the 9Th day of July, that
she could talk some Polish. That on
the 9Th dav Of July the defendant had
told her that she had killed her hus-
and as Ia claimed by the prosecution,
The following is diagram of the
house in which Mr.. Wiener was
killed.