Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-11-07
ADJOURNED EXAMINATION.

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line Ohls was taken up in Justice Jones'
court Friday morning. The examina-
ton was prosecuted by Dist. Atty. F f.
Bump and the defendants were repre-
sented by frank Lamoreaux, of Ash
land. 1t is said that Frank Carpenter,
of Stevens Point, when he came here
two weeks ago, learned some things
which caused him to back out and re-
fuse to defend the two.
| A number of witnesses examined at
the inquest were called to the stand
and gave their testimony, which was
practically the same as given on the
former occasion. When Dr. Dickens
was called it developed that Elsie Oils,
a daughter who recently returned from
her school in Milwaukee, had the even
ing before identified the shoes found on
the feet of the dead girl, Ida Gutzmeir,
as ones she had purchased and worn
herself 1t appears that the girl had
made such statement in the presence
of the district attorney, the sheriff,
coroner and several others. Attorney
LamoreauX asked to see the summons
| by which Miss Oils had been brought
into the office and it was shown him.
Attorney Lamoreaux then moved to
submit the summons as an exhibit for
the defendants; this was contested by
| the district attorney and he also asked
that Dr. Dickens testimony relating to
the incident be stricken out The pre-
siding officers ruling favored Mr.
Bump. 1t appears that the shoes in
evidence were what are known as the
| Queen Quality make, sold in this city
| by G. b. Mayer only. Miss Ohls said
the shoes belonged to her and further
stated that she had them half soled at
the cobbler shop of Chas. Prochow, and
later her father had driven large nails
in the heels to prevent their wearing
out. The Queen Quality shoe sells for
from SO 80 upward, while it is stated
| that the shoes worn by the Gutzmeir
girl, when last seen, were almost new,
but of a cheap quality. When Miss
Ohls was called to the stand her mem
ory regarding her own shoes was not
as good as it had been the night before,
and she was of the opinion that the
shoes belonged to someone else.
Chas. Prochow, the Washington street
cobbler, was called aud stated that since
he had been mending shoes in Wausau
for the past seven years the Ohls family
had got most of their repairing done in
his shop. The half soles on the shoes
found on the feet of the dead girl he
recognized as his work, but said that
someone had since driven large nails in
the heels.
Carl Porath and Chas Sabatke, clerks
in the Mayer shoe store, testified to
having sold Queen Quality shoes to
both of the Ohls girls, and records from
the sales books showed that two sales
of this particular grade of shoes had
been made to them in September of last
year. One pair was patent leather, the
other, kid, the latter being the same
style and quality as the shoes offered in
evidence.
When Gunnerd Gilbertson was on the
stand Atty. Lamoreaux tried every
means to confuse or "rattle" the young
man, but his efforts were failure
Gilbertson's story was the same as
given at the inquest, and as we have
already published.
Otto Prochnow, a new witness called
by the state, testified that he had been
at the Ohls house on the evening of
Oct. 9th, the night on which Gilbertson
testified he had taken the girl to the
place. He stated that Mrs. Oils left
the room at one time during the even
ing and was gone about fifteen minutes.
While she was absent he heard foot
steps in the room above.
Nearly all of Friday and part of Sat
urday morning was taken up in the
examination, when the district attorney
asked for and was granted an adjourn
ment, stating that one OF the principal
witnesses was i'll and could not appear.
AS time passes, additional evidence is
coming to light and the officers believe
they have sufficient evidence at hand to
bind the Ohls over for trial on the
manslaughter charge.