Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-04-21
ATROCIOUS CRIME
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tion IS. The body lay southeast and
northwest, the right arm under the
body. uncovered breast, undergar-
ments below knee. The shoes were
clean. Snow, about three inches, had
fallen Wednesday night, and melted
fast. which might have taken mud off
Of shoes if any there. Hair was all
tangled. Thought she must have made
some fight. Saw no track of woman's
shoes. 1t was very muddy around
there. no indications of struggle be-
tween track and there. Tree of inch
diameter near by was broken down.
Saw the hat, purse, and two packages
in culvert A carpenter working on
the new depot there found them first.
Looked as If the kerosene had been
used in the church for kindlin2.
There were no food crumbs in the
church. Helped to remove the body,
and then went home. Heard Fred
Nelson say that ne heard someone
scream either Monday or Tuesday
night
Mr.. Fredrickson said that on
Wednesday evening Nelson came to
the store and asked him whether
there was anybody in church Mon
day evening. Had answered 20. a.
there were no meetings. Nelson said
he had noticed dim light in the
church that night. as If someone had
struck match.
Hans Heitman. though not formally
sworn. said that his children. on the
way to Sunday school Sunday. April
9th, saw two men on the railroad
crossing. They had their backs to
them, and turned, when the children
saw they were negroes The child
rem we're frightened and ran away.
The jury took carriages after hear
ing the witnesses and went to Darling
to visit the scene of the crime.
The jury returned verdict that
Annie Kintop had come to her death
at the hands Of party or parties I'm.
known.
The body was left at the morgue
until after the inquest, and the funer-
al took place Wednesday morning from
st. Adelbert's church and the remains
were inferred in the Polish cemetery.
Joseph and Frank Kintop arrived in
time for the funeral, and John Kintop
and family arrived from Cloquet Mon
day morning. Annie Kintop was 81
years of age, the youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Kintop, who have
lived on q farm ir Randall town,
about q mile and half from OAR
ling, for many years and are well
known in that section and in Little
Fails AZ industrious people. Although
Mr.. Kintop is not tail man, and his
wife is small woman, all the
grown.up children are above the
average size. The dead girl. was six
feet In height and powerful woman.
She would certainly have given good
account of herself If she had . chance.
The most probable Theory g that she
was waylaid near the track. and at
first an attempt was made to gag her
with the cloth, and fearful of her
cries and struggles, one Of the villains
AS II is evident there was more than
one-must have struck her from be-
hind with the instrument that frac-
tured the skull.
The perpetrators of the crime are
thought to be two negroes who were
seen around Darling on Saturday,
Arril 9Th. The negroes bought some
food at Fredrickson's store, and
talked with Otis st. Dennis for sever.
al minutes. The negroes were not
seen after Saturday, unless the ne.
groes seen Sunday morning by the
Heitman and Nylen children were the
same ones. They may have gone up
the track and then returned. Otis st.
Dennis, In his testimony at the in
qnest, given farther on, described the
men accurately, and with the dascrip-
ton given by Mr.. Fredrickson, 1t
will be easy to identify the men If
captured. To capture these negroes
would be one thing, but to prove that
they committed the crime would be
another. County Attorney Lindbereh
wrote to Governor johnson Sunday
night, and the Governor, at once act.
ing on the information. made pro.
clamation Of reward of $500 for the
capture and conviction of the murder.
era. On Monday the Fargo authorities
arrested two negroes, and Sheriff Tan.
ner went to Fargo with Mr.. Friedrich.
son Monday night, but found that the
men. while answering the description
In some respects, were NOT the men
wanted. Before the men were told
why they were arrested, they told Of
meeting two negroes at Fargo Sstur.