The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-20
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stretched and on it was wire stretcher,
but did not know il the stretcher held
the wire together or if it was spliced.
When going to the Stoddard farm from
to Langdon that night he went by the
Straight road and when he came to the
culvert which was being repaired he
turned out and went around the culvert
through Bascom's door yard.
S The grass was pressed down near the
post at the place where the homicide oc-
Cured in one place as though a heavy
body had lain there.
The upper wire of the fence was about
three feet from the ground.
ri AT post mortem had extracted three
shot from arm, about No. or 2 in size,
same were shown and identified and
made exhibits. Shots on arm were from
q point inch below point of shoulder to
tour inches from elbow. Two shot per-
forated the heart. seven or eight the
The lungs and one perforated the aorta.
( Allan Pinkerton next witness was
sheriff Of Cavalier Co. at the time of the
homicide. He went out to the house
that evening. Went by the straight
road. Got ont and walked over the
culyert while bis bpggy was driven
round. The most Af Mr.. Pinkerton's
ether evidence was IL identification Of
exhibits of clothing, guns. ETC., which
had been in his Ee since the inquest
and examination
Mrs. Phippen segd that she and
husband II lsif of the Stoddard
fesidence 6hesssas in the kitchen
washing disbs6f = she heard the buggy
drive up to lie a s She went out and
saw Hartzell .anka s.om with Stoddard
apparently dead supported on the buggy
seat between them. Stoddard was in
partially crouching position with mouth
open and eyes shut. Mrs. Phippen ex-
claimed "What have you done?' There
was no reply and she repeated the re-
mark. Hartzell said II have shot him."
[Cioss examination brought out that
H,aizell said that I'VE Tor II had to do
it. > Hartzell and Bascom took the
body in the house and laid it on the
lounge. She again asked Bascom why
they Tor he] had done it? and he also
answered that they Tor wei had to do it.
The family of both households consisted
of herself and husband, MIR. and Mrs.
Stoddard and two children and Howard
Leggett who had rented the farm and
Smith who worked fof Stoddard. and a
girl Cora Stewart. [Mrs. Phippen will be
called by the defence to prove some
facts in reference to the revolver and
other matters which could not be brought
out under the rules of cross-examination7
Mrs. Stoddard the widow of the victim
OF the tragedy was the next witness.
She gave her age as % and present resi-
dence as Blue Earth, MINI. She has
been married 9years. Had two child
rem, one boy about years and girl
about 6 years old.
Mr.. .Stoddard was about 5 ft. 10 in. and
weighed about 100 lbs.
He farmed in Blue Earth county for
six years after marriage and then came
to Langdon. Mr.. S. coming the fall be-
fore and she came in the spring of 1902.
Got acquainted with Hartzell and Bas-
com then, never knew them before.
They were brotheri-n-law, Mr.. Bascom's
wife was Mr. Hartzell's sister. She kept
house forthem. They had a law office
in town and did some farming on the
place. Mrs S. testified that grove ex-
tended to the west and north of her.l
house and to short distance to the east
and north. The huose was back from
the main road and on high ground. . The
Bascom residence was on lower ground.
In the winter one could see the houses
one from the other but in summer the
foliage on the trees hid the Stoddard
house from view. The granary which |
served as barn on the Stoddard farm
was farther back and could be seen from
The Bascom house at all times. When
hey came back from Langdon in the