The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-03
HELD FOR MURDER
IN FIRST DEGREE
Kalderwit, Harmon and Kolb
Must Stand Trial for Death
of Freddie King.
STATE rs REINFORCED
BY TODAY,,ss.,EVIDENCE
Witness Slater Tells How He
Heard the Hold-up Plotted
by the Men.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Anoka, Mimi, Dec. 3.-Orlin Kalder-
wit, Charles Harmon and John Kalb,
arrested on suspicion of being the men
who held up Ed Mingo's saloon in Col.
swe@ He ggPe N0T King y will nnd have kfd
stand trial on charge of murder in the
first degree At noon today, after hear
ing the evidence against the men, Judge
F. S. Stewart held them without bail
to await the action of the grand jury.
They were taken to Minneapolis and
will be held in the Hennepin county
Jail.
Slowly, but surely, County Attorney
A. F. Pratt wove the network of evil
dence about the three suspects. When
he rested the case, the defense decided
to offer no evidence and the men were
held without comment. . ......
Heard the Holdup Planned.
The most important witness for the
state at this mornings session of the
court was George Slater, who has a
lunch wagon near the Grand Central
hotel. He told how he had overheard
kalderwit and Kolb plan to hold up the
Columbia Heights saloon on Thursday
night before the raid was made.
nave Known hOlD LOT ABOUT IOur
weeks" said Slater. "He came to
the lunch wagon and bought sand
witch and then we got acquainted. just
before the murder he was in the habit
of coming and helping me run my wagon
! in late at night. He brought Kalder-
wit to me, and told, me to treat him
right as he was his friend.
! "About five nights before the hold
up, / heard Kalderwit say to Kolb,
Let get together and 90 out and get
that joint at Columbia Heights. Kolb
said, IF I go out there, amt going to
go for nothing When heard about
had ht heard dp and he a told detectives Brown
and Crummey, who arrested the three
" On the night of the murder, Kolb
came to my lunch wagon about 6
: 'clock and bought a sandwich. He
to get some money that night and would
pay for it when he came to help me
i, take in the wagon. I did not see hin
J again that night. ~ ma fs 8y
Slater also identified the famous wine
: colored sweater, which was found neal
! it belonged to Kalderwit, and that hi
t attention had often been attracted to i
: because it was so dirty about the collar
Kalderwit's ''Tough Walk
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dorm of CO
door Of the saloon on the night Of tn
n holdups and murder, Dorm entering t.
buy a drink while his wife rename
outside, were called to the stand
Both swore they saw three men O.
IS the outside, one of them f3 having g. pc
s culIar swinging walk, or w, tougg
n Dorns left the place and walked t.
a ward their home they turned at tn
IS top of the hill and looked back an
e then saw the three men at the bac
II door Of the saloon. It was brigh
!, moonlight night and they could sc
N plainly.
The following Saturday both wer
sr to the city police station to see tn
y three murder suspects. Mr.. Dorm,
e. reply to a question Of the state s a
e. torney, said: 81 couldn't just swes
IT. IT. to it, that they are the particul'
" Ones.'' -- "r' ,..-.
ct Mrs. Dorm swore that the prisone
~ were walked back and forth befo
" her and that Kalderwit had the san
y, swinging gait as one of the men see
lle he by her at the Mingo saloon.
u, 10 Paul Erickson, 2640 Fillmore sire
:, NE, one of the victims of the holdu
n. positively identified Kalderwit al
r. Harmon as two OF the men. He W
70 not certain about Kolb, as the thi
highwayman was more in the bac
ground. ~ a-%
Gist Of the Evidence.
of The salient points brought o
,ur against the defendants are given
W. brief as follows: 49,. 1884,.
ny The man who shot Mingo had 81
red on the back Of his hand. l saw the sal
Ter mark on the back of Kalderwit's hand
lld Michael Krisko, Jr. .-,fes.
Michael told me about that star the
re- after the murder and before Kalder7
was arrested or had ever, been heard
:p by him.-Michael Krisko, Sr. -
t tno Kalderwit, Harmon and Kolb rode
W.. my car the night of the murder One
. - them got of at Thirty-eighth avenue 6
80 t1eO the other two rode to the end Of the Ii
az | will swear that they are the men,
~ M. Marley, conductor Columbia Heig
- street car line. -see:E I.*
to- Three men, who look much like
Irs prisoners, rode on my car from Fou
900 street to Twenty ninth the night of
che murder. They got off after quarrel
about extension transfers. I would
positively identify the men, but think t
are the ones.-Julius Caulefald, Fig
and Central street car conductor
lest Orln Kalderwit purchased a revol
re- e. from me for $1.45 on Saturday before
~ ~ murder. It is the same revolver that
lme ~ -. - -. 49, - -, ~ ~, ~,
e p
9Th in Minneapolis.
,lor, John kolp paWned satcnel contain
roe a pair Of patent leather shoes, revol
She cartridges and the like with me after
lone murder. He got SO on the lot
ring Goodman, Minneapolis pawnbroker.
Kalderwit and the other two came h
enc about II o'clock the night of the muir
hen The following Friday Kolb gave me a
| to caliber revolver and a box of 3S-cal
ave- cartridges to sell.-A. ]. Smith, n
ator clerk Grand Central hotel.
now I heard Kolb and Kalderwit plan
! 10 to hold up the Columbia Heights sa
I Z h ~ on Thursday night before the mul
= ~. That wine colored sweater belonged
Kalderwit.-Geo Slater lunch W;
!, ! man near Grand Central hotel
~ positively identify Orlin Kalderwit
pos Ia IT, rsoi,,. ~ a1n,
the helo up lne saioe
.fter an iiot 81 SUR tAolp as li,e
uest man KEPT l n.n ~ lle a.-
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