The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-29
MURDER TOO FAR
/ ACROSS THE LINE
}Kalderwit, Kolb and Harmon
Must Be Tried in Anoka
County.
POLICE CEASE WORKING
TO OBTAIN CONFESSION
They Feel that Case Will Stand
! Upon Evidence Already in
Hand. 1 g..

A1ther Waller, a linseed oilmill en-
ployee, says he played cards with the
Columbia Heights suspects from pm.
to after midnight on the night Of the
murder.
The prisoners have told Of this card
game, but tho the fact of their arrest
was known turnout the city, Waller had
nothing to say till found by Detective
James Howard. The police say that he
tells the same story as the prisoners, but
1T is believed that he is mistaken as to
dates.
Waller lives at the Grand Central
hotel, where the prisoners roomed.
:, Unless Kalaerwit, Kelb and H am
che suspects in the Columbia Heights
murder case, petition the court for a
change of venue, their trial will be held
in Anoka.
Until the distance from the county
line to Mingo's saloon was accurately
6a the thai WSad Be- held TaS IN Hsnne
pin county, as the case is properly
Minneapolis affair. The state laws pro.
vide that where the crime is committed
within 100 rods of the county line the
case may be tried In either county at
The discretion of the two county attor-
heys.
The distance from the line to Mingo $
saloon is Just $3.50 feet, or 23O feet too
far to bring the trial to Minneapolis.
Had the case been tried here, there
xoakd have been great saxag to
the community where the interest runs
highest. Practically all the witnesses
and officers who will be called live in
HeDnepin county, and the state will have
TO pay mileage from Minneapolis to
Anoka.
Che change, and they are held to the
grand jury, they will not get a, trial be-:
fore next March, when the Anoka grand
jury meets. If the change is asked for
immediately, and the request granted,
the case will probably be taken up by
The suspects are still confined at cen
tral station, and today they show little
sign Of confession. They told the Off
cers this morning they were ready for
trial at any time.
Evidence Is Complete.
The evidence now in hand accounts
for the men from about the time they
left their rooms at the Grand Central
hotel until immediately after the shoot
ing, when they are alleged to have
backed out of + the saloon and fed TO the
open fields. The chain, was completed
last evening when the. suspects were
positively identified as having been at
Columbia Heights few minutes before
the murder. The evidence is so strong
that the police are now willing to 60 to
trial, even tho a confession is not OBJ
tanned. '-':s 49,
The first special notice taken of the
three men was shortly after 7 o'clock
on the evening of the murder, when Fl
qautfield, conductor on the Eighth and
Central ths linz line 10 Locked k them oyer sharply
nue. and Fourth street. One of the men
had bundle under his arm, and all
three of them acted "tough.'
Haggled Over Paying Fare.
:, Gauttield took particular notice OF
them. and when he neared the end OF
his run he had some difficulty in col
lecting their fare. While the car was
waiting for the stub line car the men
kept up the argument, but finally paid
their money and took their transfers
Gautfield says it would be impossible
for him to be mistaken in the men, and
he he says positively that the police have
nished by David Wright and his wife,
who rode on the same car and overheard
ere also positive in their Identification
The conductor on the stub line says
that so1e f y FGdS to the Heightf
Harmon and Kolb walked up the hill
donning the DISCUSSES as they went. =
Mrs. John Dorm, who was sitting in
her carriage just outside of Mingo's sa
loon, says that Kalderwit came up to
her and then said to his companions in
a gruff voice, HWhat is this woman do
came out, and they walked away. John
Dorm obtained a good look at them and
says that he can identify Kalderwit.
Mingo Will See Them.
The police are now .anxiously waiting
for the recovery of Edward Mingo, the
wounded man, who is at St. Mary's hos
pital. He says he can identify the
man that shot him, and the officers fee
certain that this will clinch the case. He
has been shown pictures of the men, but
will not venture to make positive
statement until he sees the men in per
son. Mingo is improving rapidly, ant
it will be but few days before he viii
be able to see his alleged assailants.