New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-27
HOidale Defends Name
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reputable means taken to prejudice the
people against me was the charge that
[ testified for the defense and not for
the state on the last trial. [ testified
on behalf of the state at all times when
called upon and the reason why I was
not called to testify on its behalf on
the last trial was that the poison
feature of the case was left out at that
time and a large number of witnesses
who testified on the previous trials
were not called. I testified to what I
/ knew to be the truth no matter which
side called me. Any man who would
do less or more than this in case
that of nature is not worthy of being
called man. [ take it from his printed
remarks criticising me in this matter,
! that editor Green of the News would
have done differently from what I did
had the opportunity been his. His
standard of manhood and justice may
be different from mine, but [ trust that
the public will pardon me for not
adopting his.
Fifth: The criticisms of the coroner
and the sheriff have not been very
specific but there has been enough said
to show the spirit of the particular
class and clique that has endeavored
to prejudice the public against me. I
am convinced that these officers did
their duty fully and fairly. The sheriff
made a small mistake but his inten-
tons were no doubt good even if his
judgment was poor and the mistake in
no way injured the public Or prejudiced
the rights of the state.
But these criticisms of parties who
we're in any way officially connected
with the case was not limited to the
prosecuting authorities. When Judge
Webber granted the defendant Koch
bail, the same irresponsible papers
and few self-constituted prosecutors
and puffed-up self-appolnted detectives
reviled and abused him as much as
they dared do. I know of no instance
where the probity, honor and upright
ness of Judge Weber has been ques-
toned and yet in this instance, be-
cause he failed to line up with the
| ideas of the leaders of mob sentiment,
he came nfor his share Of abuse and
nothing but the judicial robes saved
him from being the subject of the same
persistent and scurrilOus attacks that
have been dealt out to the writer.
Judge Cray, who presided at the last
two trials with distinguished imparti-
atty and fairness, has come in for his
share land little more) apparently
because he failed to tell the jury that
the defendant was guilty and perhaps
because he saw fit, in very clear and
proper terms, to allude in language
not exactly fattering to the papers,
men and methods that | am dealing
with in this article. Less l be misun.
derstood I want to say that I cast nc
reflection upon Gen. Childs who was
in charge of the prosecution. He had
no part in the side plays to which
refer.
These matters are at least fairl J
we'll understood locally, but as this
article may be read by persons not
familiar with local conditions, I vii.
state that only two out Of five local
papers were guilty of the actions Of
which I complain. One of these paid
a heavy fine for contempt OF court in
this same case and the other richly de-
served treatment of the same kind. It
must not be thought, either, that any
considerable quota of the intelligent
and thinking portion of this commu-
nifty applauded or approved the
actions and methods of those that
here designate as mob leaders. Were
it not that the two papers referred to
have misinformed and prejudiced PEG.
pie who cannot be reached in any 9TH
err way than this, should not have
stopped to notice anything that these
vile and irresponsible sheets have
published. I use the word "irrespon
sible" advisedly. The motives thai
have inspired these papers in thei1
personal attacks upon me are vel
understood by the home public. Blu
whether understood or not, this il
no place for discussion of thei
motives. The only question is: Dix
they tell the truth and were they fai
in their criticisms?
And now, to conclude, will sa:
that my action in writing this is no
! prompted by any desire to make pc