The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-01
KOLB TELLS OF 7
CLOCKS AND BEER
Kalderwit' S Pal Describes Sundry
Merry Parties, Giving the
Exact Hours.
HE STANDS UP WELL.
UNDER HALLS FIRE
The Defense Has Not Yet Decided
to Let Kalderwit
Testify.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Anoka, Mimi, May l.-Anoka, is sore
at Minneapolis crooks, who bring no
toriety and evil repute on the fair name
OF the town and county by coming over
the line and committing divers and
sundry crimes. The Kalderwit trial
day., and the end is not even in sight,
for his two associates, Kolb and Ham
mon, are yet to come. The crime was
committed but few feet inside the
Anoka county boundary, and the boy
who was killed and nearly every wit.
county.
Sunday four toughs, said also to be
Minneapolis parties, held up and robbed
Ellis Usher, a citizen of Anoka county.
They then broke into a toolshed at
Andover and took a private handcar
and gold watch 'to the good. - The
officials and citizens are also inclined
to credit Mic Smith, little Austrian
held for the murder of Fred Matthews,
to Minneapolis, inasmuch as he served
time at Single Creek last winter,
Kolb Again on Stand.
| The feeling did not in any way reduce
today's attendance at Kalderwit S
trial Mr.. Hall, for the state, resumed
his cross examination of John Kolb, the
first witness of the defense. By careful
and skillful questioning the states at
torney secured some important state
ments. The alibi was limited to three
men who are charged with the murder
, |-Kalderwit, Harmon and Kolb-and
J Mabel Ward and .Alger Waller. Kolt
. stated repeatedly that these five were
:, all who were in room Is at the Crane
Central hotel on the night of the muir
a der. The witness also admitted tina
w. 81, oc% sr,bt1 "
in the Ward-Hammon apartments. H,
q said there was one on the night of tn
I murder as we'll as the night before an,
y the two nights following. Kolb refuse'
. to admit any alliance with any Of tn
!, women in the case, but admitted bein
% steady attendant at the beer parties
Showing Kolb's Character.
n Kolb was on the stand all the morn
9 Ing. He followed his original line o
testimony, but was led into making &C
d missions Of actions not included in hi
It direct account Of the days precedin
n and following the murder as we'll as tn
t. day of the murder. One purpose Of M
Hall $ apparent hit or miss method we
: to bring out the natural side of tn
81 witness Kolb lost some of his 3dignit
: and became at times quite scockey'
and even fippant with the attorney
\ After little preliminary work in ri
I gard to roofing paints, he was aske
J to tell what he knew Of the murder. H
remembered reading that the job wa
done by three men and a woman VIII
- waited outside with awhile horse. H
VI did not remember much of the descril
lions of the men. He also read a.
counts of the Crawford-P Palmer case 8
the same time.
Fifteen-Cent Celebration.
On the night of the murder he remen
bered three specified hour. At fftee
is minutes Of seven he bought can {
Ill beer, using Is cents which was on Nil
7e Ward s dresser.
te "Then you used the girl 8 money, NJ
IN your own" said Mr. Hall.
r "WeI, I don't know responde
Kolb. 1t might have been hers {
IN Harmon s.; it g all the same thing.'
at At o'clock, he remembered, Har