Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-04-21

said Annie wore when she left Little
Falls, he was positive. 1t was long
collarette, of black fur. and reached
way down. This garment was not
found.
Coroner N. W. Chance next testi-
fed. He said on being notified he
left with the county attorney about
10 80 O'Clock, and drove to where the
body lay. There were several neigh
bora present. The body was in some
brush about $50 feet from the wagon
road and rs to 100 feet from the rail-
road track. on the edge of little
slough, south of the road and west
Of the track. The body lay partially
on the right side, head on ground.
clothing pulled off. the outer ana un-
der clothing being torn. The breast
was exposed. The body must have
been there several days. There was
lot OF blood under the head on the
left side and plood on the ground.
There were no signs of struggle,
Around her throat was cotton cloth,
cotton handkerchief probably, not
tied very tight. Thought she had been
strangled by the cloth being placed
around her mouth. Lips were swollen
and Nvid. There was no marks on the
throat and thought the handkerchief
had teen placed over her mouth.
Ordered body taken to morRue. Some
clothing was reported found in cul.
vert. Mr.. Miller followed tracks
through the swamp from the spot
where the body lay, to the railroad
track No marks of woman's shoes in
the soil. Might be because she was
carried. The shoes and overehoes were
clean. The slough would have mud
died them if she had walked there.
In the culvert, which was three and
half feet in diameter, and across
the road twenty feet from the track,
were found the girls hat. an old pair
of shoes, pocketbook with no money
in it, but papers, dressmaking pat
| terms, and two packages. Sunday af.
ternoon witness had directed post
mortem. There were bruises and con-
rusions on face and forehead as if
made from blows of blunt instru-
ment. There was circular wound In
the skull, back of the right ear, pene.
trating inwardly and downward for
about three inches, to the base of the
cerebellum and part of bony structure
of the skull had been found at bottom
of wound. The indications were that
the girl had been outraged after
death. Her clothing, pins. buckles:
had been forcibly torn off. There were
no marks Of violence except on the
! face. There were black mitts ans on
the girls hands, her silver watch with
gold chain was on her breast, and the
rings on her fingers undisturbed
Mr.. Coenen recalled, said that his
wife told him that Annie had received
SO from her brother, that she had
spent some of it, and had 81 or IS
when she left. Wore black fur collar
cite when she left, reaching to the
knees.
Alfred Fredrickson, of the firm of
Fredrickson Bros. merchants at Dar-
ling, was the next witness, He said
he knew the girl we'll. About 6
O'Clock on the evening of April 10th,
Monday, she came to his store after
the freight came in, and stayed there
until little while before dark. She
bought nothing. It was getting dark
when she left. The sun had set. It
was q cloudy evening. When the
freight came in, he expected goods
and went to the platform. As he
walked of of it. he saw Annie come
off the caboose, and he said "Good
evening" and that he would soon be
at the store, where she went. He had
a boz of freight, which he took to the
store. He talked with her for some
time on various matters She looked
out two or three times. and the last
time said: Il wonder If thew ain't
coming down to meet me- He asked
her If they expected her to come down.
and she said no, that she was not
sure, because she had net told them
just when she was coming home. The
last time she said she'd better 70, or
she wouldn't get home before dark,
Witness said he hoped to see her again
before she went to her claim 40 north.
and she said she would. Did not re-.
collect about her having q collarette,
but maybe she did. She went op 70
the track. No one else got off the
train. Saturday afternoon, abont 2
O'Clock, April 8th, after the mail
train had came in. was with his
brother in the postof6ce part of the
store. The front door opened and two
| negroes came in. Went to wait on
them. and Asked what moo ro.koa