The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-26
RODE ON SAME CAR
Father Of Murdered Boy Saw Bandits
- on the Way.

Father Of Murdered Boy Saw Bandits
! on the Way.
Special to The Journal.
Anoka April 26IJ - H Fl: ilngs.aa King, father Ter
the ftsdu9 coumbia n Heights bandits, .'q pos
lively identifies Harmon as one Of the
trio. Called TO the witness stand yes
terday afternoon in the Kalderwit trial,
Mr.. King stated that the three men
were on the car when he boarded it on
his way to the rattle at Mingo's saloon.
''I looked in.e Harmon Jumped up
and looked at me. I have remembered
his face ever since and cannot be mis-
taken. Kolb 8 face seemed familiar
when I went to see the prisoners at
the police station, but I cannot be alb
solutely sure about him"
When County Attorney Pratt had
concluded his opening statement yester-
day, &c, George W. &C Cooley, ey5 surveyor Of
duced a plat Of the territory surround
ing Mingo g saloon, as well as plan Of
the interior, showing where the boy
stood and where he fell after he was
shot. ~.
Acting Coroner Testifes.
DR.. George K. Hagaman, acting coro-
ner Of Anoka county on the night of
Nov. %, was next sworn. He testified that
he reached Mingo s saloon about 1880,
and examined the body of the dead boy.
He judged he had then been dead for
three hours. He swore that, his death
had been caused by bullet that had
struck between the fourth and fifth ribs
on the left side and penetrated the
wainscoting around the chimney in the
rear Of the room. ......f. r., .s5, II
the % CAR Re as said fa that Hammon ans fae lefa
the car first, and as he did So, asked
him: "Where is the Dooley road9'
| The second man to get off carried "a
large newspaper bundle. The third
King and his son and an unknown man,
who stood on the back platform.
In the saloon the; witness said he
was taking part in the rattle and stood
about eight feet from the back door
when the three masked men ran in,
shouting, GLANDS up!" The men in
there lined Up against the wall. The
robbers began shooting. Mingo was be.
hind the bar when shot. - IL ~
Chow does the height Of these de-
PENDANTS compare with the three rob
bers9' . !. r.. ,s:.s.rr, xsH. Il
cit couldn't be nearer.' 49,.
The witness swore that the man that
held him up wore a. duck coat. He said
that some of the men in the saloon rar
out the back door, but that he stood
still with his hands up. His son had
been participating in the rattle, and
held one Of the paddles in his hand
The father heard the boy scream, saw
him start to the door and fall across
the threshold, but did not dare to &c
to his assistance.
Father Was Distraught.
Upon ross-examination Mr.. McGhee
discovered some discrepancies between
the witness testimony now, and that
given at the coroner IS inquest, but Mr.
King explained this by saying that his
grief over his sons death was fresh
then and he was not exactly competent
to testify to anything. - = .1.
He insisted that he was telling the
whole truth now. s-y IA.
Lee Garstecki, 19-year-old lad who
was in the saloon during the tragedy
swore that, the biggest man wore duck
coat, sweater and hat; the second one
patent leather shoes and new overalls
These articles Of wearing apparel were
all produced and admitted in evidence
The witness swore that the tallest
man shot the bartender. According tc
his best recollection Kalderwit carried
a black revolver and the other two car
ried nickel-plated guns.