The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-02
|HAMMON'S STORY
SAME As KOLB'S
Kalderwit's Second Pal Seeks to
Strengthen Alibi Of Alleged
Murderer.
His Testimony Follows Narrative
of the Defense with Singular
Minuteness.
From a Staff Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent.
Anoka, MINI, May 9 .-Charles Ham
mon,, the tall man Of the Columbia
Heights trio, was on the stand the
Of his ''pal,,'' Orlin Kalderwit. His
testimony dovetails with mechanical
precision into that of the general
scheme of absolute alibi and General
denial which the defense has presented
so far.
AS on yesterday, all events Of the
week Of Nov. 20 hinged about two red
letter days-Monday, the 21st, when
Ethel Mason returned from the Mime
apolis Workhouse, and Tuesday evening,
when Olger Waller bought beer for the
tensively in the evidence and questions.
Walters check, which he stated he
received and cashed to buy beer on
Tuesday, was produced. It bears no
Endorsement to show that it was cashed
on Nov. 20. The only dated indorse-
ment is on Nov, 26, when it was de-
iposited at the Security bank and went
thru the Minneapolis clearing house.
| Where's the s.Big Gun9''
The defense is making much of the
fact that the large blue steel revolver
which was said to have been carried by
Kalderwit has never been found. Mabel
Ward is reported to have made state
her "pals, " to the effect that she knew
where the "big gun was and that she
had planted it SO deep that it would
never be found. The state may intro
duce evidence along this line later.
Harmon, on the stand, swore that he
had never owned or carried revolver
and that he had never fired one.
Charles Fleetham and Lawrence Rey-
nolds, a justice of the peace. at Colum.
bia Heights, were the first witnesses to.
day. They testified concerning some
statements which the Kriskos made to
them last fall and which in effect tend
to impeach the testimony Of the father
and son in the presetn trial. They
were examined by w. "A. Blanchard fol
the defense.
"Did you telegraph or telephone
Blanc6ard9' asked Mr.. Hall of Rey
nolds. "Were you not under instruc
tions to quiz these witnesses?o
Witness replied that he had taker
part in the conversation from curiosity
and had never; reported the converse
tion to anybody.
Harmon Noted Clocks.
Harmon took the stand and was ex
haustively examined by Mr.. McGhee
His testimony closely followed that 0,
Kolb. He states III he was an ele
|vator painter and sSoofer by trade, AM
! had been in Minneapolis about fou
years, coming there from La Crosse
, He denied absolutely all the testimon,
, offered by the state and had never seel
any Of the clothing found near the muir
der. Kalderwit never had worn
a.. canvas coat. He had never seen tn
big blue revolver and had not seen re
r volvers in. Kolb IS possession. The onl
revolver of which he had knowledg
l was small 20 belonging to, Made
: Ward. His testimony regarding tn
, evenings of Nov. 81 and 20 followe
: and corroborated that Of Kolb, Mis-
f Ward and Alger Waller. He bough
l beer at exactly s o'clock Tuesday nigh
r noticing the clock at the time. In &C
dition to the small alarm clock, tn
Milwaukee station clock and the cour-
house clock, which have been mentione
g before. he stated that the clock in th
q q postoffice could also be seen from rool
It IS, thus affording ample opportunit
y for keeping posted as to time. H