The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-16
NEWS OF THE CITY

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Clark and Detective Michael j. Swee-
| ney, and the tables itself was loaded
! with grewsome evidences of the most
grewsome crime in the recent annals
of st. Paul.
The only new features We're the
changing of witnesses called by the
state to fasten the accusation of muir
der sufficiently strong upon Gottschalk
to warrant his being. held until the
grand jury should convene in April.
Eight Witnesses Talk
Eight witnesses were introduced in
all, and with the exception of Charles
Hartmann, the aged father of Joseph
Hartmann, their testimony was a repe-
tition of the oft told tales of the muir
der Adam Aydt, an old man living at
$50 Goodhue street, who rented to
Gottschalk the rooms in which the ac-
cused man had lived for a year and
half before his arrest, was the first
witness, ard the testimony which he
gave Jared to a noticeable extent a
strong point in the states case-the
blood stains on the So bill given by
Gottschalk to him-he said there were
none.
In substance he said in answering the
question fired at him in direct examina-
ton:
Il rented three rooms to Edward Gott-
schalk for So month. He paid me usual
ly about the 18th of each month. He had
lived in the rooms for year and a half,
and little while before his February
rent came due he came to me and said he
was little short and l should have to
wait until he got the money to pay his
rent with. On the Wednesday after the
murder he came in and handed me a IS
bill that was all crumpled up in a little
wad l smoothed it out and pressed it
a 70 fvaf ctr oicr1nf In
feared IL was a counterfeit and sent my
wife with it to John Masek, the grocer.
the next Saturday to find out. 1t was a
On cross examination Mr.. Aydt said
that Gottschalk had always paid his rent,
sometimes a few days before il was due.
sometimes a few days after it was due.
He said further that he had carefully ex-
amined the bill and found no blood stains
or other marks upon it. The careful ex-
animation was made because he feared
that it was worthless.
Paid His Grocer
John Masek, grocer at 1856 Colborne
street testified that Gottschalk paid
him $6.5e on account the Tuesday
rsf ogev t9 3eot m b Was Was the
on account since Dec. 20, 1904. Upon cross
examination he said that Gottschalk had
traded with him for over year and had
sometimes paid his bills regularly each
month, sometimes let them run. He
thought that Gottschalk's reputation was
good.
Patrick Murnane. police sergeant. tes-
titled to having had a conversation with
the accused man in the police station on
the two nights directly. after the arrest
was made He said that Gottschalk frank
ly answered all questions asked and had
said that Hartmann used to stay nights
with him frequently and that he had been
DOWNTOWN the morning of the murder,
walking home on West Seventh street to
Goodhue.
James Murnane, detective. testified to
peing called to the scene of the murder by
Telephone and to having examined the
money drawer in the meat market and
finding it empty of cash.
Dr. Miller county coroner, was recalled
10 testify to having examined Schmidt
deckers clothing at the morgue and find
ing only papers. no money.
E. E. Richardson, morgue keeper. testi-
1ed that no money was found in the muir
dered mans clothing.
Thomas Bearns, 349 Goodhue street,
testified to having tried the door of the
Schindeldecker market on the fatal Sat
urday at the hour of 12:40 O'Clock, and to
having found 1t fastened He saw moth
ing suspicious. Upon cross examination
ne said that he saw no woman ir the
vicinity at the time. The question was
evidently asked with the purpose OF dis
crediting the testimony Of Mrs Poppler
should she be called to the stand to tes-
my TO having seen man lurking about
the front Of the shop.
Father Takes Stand
When Mr.. Bearns was excused County
Attorney Kane called the name Charles
Hartmann, and expressions of ex-
pectancy swept over every face in the
court room as the old man who faced
Gottschalk In the police station and ac-
cused him of killing his son Joe walked
to the stand. They were not disappointed
II they expected something a trife sem
sational
On direct examination he merely testi-
ned to the identity of his son and the
fact that he had not seen him since the
Monday following the murder But on
cross examination he admitted under
questions fired at him by Attorney Dom
nelly that his son had left home every
spring for the last four or FIVE years
never saying when he was going or where
and returning when he pleased. Only once
had they heard from him when he was
away on such a trip. That time was two
years ago, when Joe was down the Mis-.
sissippi. He said that the morning Joe
left he had tried to beg cents from his
mother. She told him to go out and work
for his money. He had responded "all
right" had left and never returned.
When Mr.. Hartmann had concluded his
testimony the state announced that II
rested its case.
Attorney Donnelly at once asked the
privilege OF few moments conference
with his client, and a recess was taken
while the attorney, the brother and the
man accused of murder retired to an ante
room for discussion. When they returned
and court was reassembled it was for the
for Gottschalk's liberty.