The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-23

belief that the evidence points to the
quit OF Edward Gottschalk.
The police are still in possession of
a large amount of evidence that will
not be made public until GottschaIk
is brought TO trial. Just one hour and
thirty minutes was required for the
completion of the inquest and the YER
dict OF the jury. Testimony was taken
Tor hfty minutes and the jury was
locked up forty minutes before COM
ing TO decision. Attorney Donnelly
and Albert Gottschalk were present at
the inquest and took a great interest
In the proceedings. Mr.. Donnelly was
greatly disappointed that the police did
not disclose more facts regarding the
murder OF Hartmann and stated at the
conclusion of the inquest that the evil
dence presented was insufficient to
connect Gottschalk with the crime. AL
bert Gottschalk had nothing TO say.
Both men left the morgue before the
verdict had been returned.
Finding of Body
AT 2:10 the inquest began. George
w. Guion, jailer at the Ducas street
police station, was the first witness
called. GuiOn testified that on Friday.
March II, he, with the assistance of
John Melrose, ambulance driver at the
III, Il
boom hand, was dragging the river in
the vicinity of the dam in the hopes of
finding Hartmann's body The witness
stated that a few minutes after IL
o'clock the graphing hooks caught on
a yielding object, and were drawn in.
Fastened to the hooks was the body
or man. The body was discovered
about $50 feet below the dam and
about in the center of the river, being
about 100 feet from the nearest shore.
Gulon stated that he grasped the coat
collar of the dead man and the~body
was then towed q distance of 800 feet
to Pixies island. The body was not
removed from the water, but fastened
with rope to some roots growing on
the shore with the head facing the
Island and the feet under the water
Did you at that time notice any
irons fastened to the body?" question
ed County Attorney Kane.
No, sir, I did not" replied Guion,
''as the body with the exception of the
head was under water"
Guion testified that he remained with
the body until the arrival of the cor
oner and the morgue wagon.
When the body was taken from the
water" said Guion, II noticed two fiat
irons fastened to the dead mans
ankles with cord. The flatironS were
removed by the coroner"
Was anyone allowed to touch the
body from the time of its discovery
until Coroner Miller arrived?" asked
the county attorney.
No, sir. l remained with the body
constantly ard no one went near it,
William ID. Richardson, keeper of the
Ramsey county morgue, was the sec
ond witness. Mr.. Richardson said that
he arrived at Pixies island with the
morgue wagon about 5 o'clock on the
afternoon of March II. He stated that
the body was still In the water, but
was removed soon after his arrival on
the order of the coroner, and that when
the body was drawn upon the bank he
noticed two fiatirons fastened to the
ankles. The witness was of the opin-
ion that the irons weighed between
four and five pounds each.
There was about a quarter of an
inch of dirt on the mans face" he
stated, land at the request of the COR
oner l removed some of the dirt from
the lower portion of the face in order
to determine if there was a scar on the
chin. A scar similar to the one de-
scribed on Hartmann's face was
found on the right side of the chin,
running upwards to the corner of the
mouth. The body was then placed in
the morgue wagon and brought to st.
Paul"
Coroner's Testimony
Coroner A. w. Miller was the next
witness. The coroner testified that he
noticed two flatirons fastened to the
ankles of the body when it was re-
moved from the river and ordered the
irons removed. He further testified
that on the morning of March Is an
autopsy was held over the body at the
morgue and that death was found to
have resulted from a fracture of the
skull.
The body was well preserved" said
the coroner. The autopsy disclosed n
scalp wound about an inch and a half
in length on the back of the head,
reaching through the scalp. A second
wound. an inch long, was discovered
just below the first and about Az
inches from the right ear. Over the
right eyebrow was a small abrasion,
surrounding the right temple muscles
were clots of blood. The bone protect
ing the right ear was badly shattered,
and there were numerous fractures of
the skull, all on the back of the head.
When the cap of the skull was re-
moved ii fell to pieces, being shattered
into bits. The cause of death was a
fracture of the skull. The wound first
described was caused by q sharp in
strument and the second wound over
the ear was the result of terrific blow
delivered with a blunt instrument.
An examination OF the internal organs
showed conclusively that life was ex-
tinct before the body had been thrown
into the river"
The next witness called was William
II. Hartel, 626 Cullen street. Mr.. Har-
tel was strong witness for the prose-
cution and told straight story. Hartel
testified that on Monday, Feb. 90, he
with two companions went to the up
per dam to fish. arriving at the dam
Oh liz q 90 - .
the dam when he arrived, but about 10
o'clock Gottschalk and Hartmann ap-
peared. Hartel said he did not know
Hartmann's name and only knew Gott-
schalk as Ed. ED and his partner
came up to the DAM said Hartel, land