The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-03
THE DEFENSE RESTS

THE DEFENSE RESTS
McGhee Says Kalderwit May Be Called
in surrebuttal.
Special to The Journal.
Anoka, Mimi, May 3.-Much to the
surprise of all who have followed the
Ka1derwit trial. the defense rested at
1920 pm. yesterday without putting the
defendant on the stand. It was gem
orally thought that the defense would
last all the afternoon at least, as there
were several witnesses on hand yet to
examine.
Mr.. Hall and County Attorney Pratt,
for the state, wished to postpone re-
buttal over night, giving some time for
rive believe, from the statements
and actions of the state, that there: is
niger in the woodpile' in this
case, said Mr.. McGhee, in stating his
reason for not putting Kalderwit on
the stand as he had announced he
would. 81 had expected to put Kali
derwit on the stand, but as the head
of the Senegambian has not yet fully
appeared, Mr.. Blanchard and myself
decided to hold him for surrebuttal.
1t is not certain that we shall use him
then.
"This Keegan IS lake matter and 9TH
er similar matters have given us our
'hunch' We believe it is better to
be cautious, and for that reason did
not put Kalderwit on the stand today
d., Mack Hurts Defense.
The defense met with a sad disap-
pointment in John Mack, a Minneapo-
lis hide dealer at Is Second avenue N !,
who had been subpenaed as witness.
Kolb testified that he talked with
Mack about going to work on 'Noy. ~,
and that Mack. returned from a hunt
ing trip on that date: Mr.: Mack an an,
courtroom that he would be of no use
to the defense, as he did not return
from the hunting trip until Nov. 20,
the day after the murder. He was dis
missed without being placed on the
stand and was Immediately subpenaed
by the state. ISL. !!
The state IS services was dated for 10
CLOCK today, and Mr.. Mack left for
Minneapolis on the afternoon train to
attend to some private business. Just
before closing Mr. McGhee made q
show of calling Mack apparently as g
bluff. 49,,
off lie is not here the defense rests
nounced the fact that Mack would be OF
:. hand this morning, and asked that the
defense call him. at that time if hi
was still wanted.'
The state called two witnesses on re
buttal, and then requested recess unit
| today. .,,... ..
> Gus Harrington, register of deeds o:
( Anoka county, was the first witness
t called at yesterday afternoon S session
Mr.. McGhee asked for some information
concerning the town Of Columbi;
t location of an old barn which is one O.
the mysteries hidden in "the it'll
e green Bag
e IL. p. Stetler, the court stenographe1
d was again placed on the stand to testif
o concerning the testimony of J. H. King
y the Kriskos, father and son, Leo Gar
stock, Julius Gautfeld, Frank Dorm an
a Paul Erickson, witnesses for the stat
e claimed that they gave stronger test:
e mony at the trial than at the prelim
l. nary. On cross-examination, however
o the honors were about even. Mr.. Ha
= using the same records to show wher
/ the same witnesses gave stronger test
8 mony at the preliminary.
- Masks Accounted For.
lie Louis Kraemer of New Brighton.
% friend Of Kolb s was the last witnes
is for the defense. He stated that b
20 was an elevator painter and roofer, an
: told of the use to which the mask
$, found in Kolb s room had been put, co
ID roborating the statements of Kolb an
m Hammon in this respect.
k On cross-examination he stated tia
he was butcher as well as roofer an
. admitted being a particular friend {
kolb and Harmon, both Of whom
r. had known in La Crosse as boys. II
!. : also admitted that he had been activ
q during the trial, and had made trips t
~ Minneapolis for witnesses.
~ At the request of Mr.. Hall Kol
W ". tried on tn the overalls found near II
e. was occasioned by their close fit, tt
s. witness pulling the bib and straps ovt
oe his coat. Mr.. McGhee wished the ju1
ed to see that they were too tight to
buttoned at the sides and almost thre
at Kolb in an attempt to make the demol
So stration.
ed Mr.. Hall offered to do the job "wit
half the trouble and was given an O
Sc portunity. After asking the witness
eel remove some things from his pocket
IS the attorney finally succeeded in neg
ee tiating the button.
eer John Johnson, the saloonkeeper wi
70, testified to selling the beer to Kolb
ee the night Of Nov: %, was the first vi
he once went after the sfbeer by the clio,
'n- game without gloves. The ;;witne
ly was asked if he had not told othe
ne ne that he had sold Kolb the can of be
l lei soon after going on watch, probably
}e, 6:15. Witness denied the stateme1
IL, I He was then asked if he had not to
~ ~ others that his clock was about twent
,rree five minutes fast, but replied that
IA had not. He did admit that the clio
'io generally gained some. He also deni
telling Detective Grumpy. that the So
was made at 6:15. He created sol
- sensation by stating further, that \
as Wolf, who represented the defense
IN the preliminary, had instructed him
he keep the affair to himself and tell not
zee ing. He further denied making a
to statement to William Kidder.
m Judge F. s. Stewart of the munici1
he court, before whom the. preliminary t
on timony was taken. took the stand a
led testified that all witnesses at that he
IT ing had been regularly sworn.
bl- The court then announced recess !
9eo. til to-day, at the request Of Mr.. Hall
ing So
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