The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-03-02
PF1MBINA, II. D., FRIDAY. MARCH 2, 1906

when coming to this state from Renville
Falls, Minn., on the charge Of selling
mortgaged property. He has been here
since March. 1904. working around the
vicinity Of Walhalla and his trade is
that of cook.
Tuesday morning Richard Rickmeyer
was on the stand most Of the time under
the rigid cross examination of Attorney
Sinkler, but his tetimony remained with
out any special change from that told on
the stand the day before.
Filing Lee of WaIhalla picked up the
iron bolt, introduced IN evidence. He
found the bolt on Monday morning lying
close in by the sidewalk, near where the
row had occurred, partially imbedded IN
the dust, I ut without dust on the top.
The bolt is plain piece OF round iron
without head, about nine inches long
and three quarters of an inch in diameter
and weighs a little less than pound.
Mr.. Lee also saw pool of frozen blood
| near there and covered it with a box.
He also marked places on the sidewalk
near where he found the bolt and blood.
The sidewalk at the place of the row
was from IL to 16 inches above the
street.
| J.W. Maxwell, undertaken, of Walhalla
testified to preparing the body for burial
and that there was very slight abrasion
of the skin on the right cheek.
Messrs. Wright and Fox of Walhalla
had seen part of the row. Wright saw
hand go iuto the air in the act of strik.
ing and both corroberated the testimony
OF Rickmeyer in various details though
they had not seen the whole as he had.
John Schmitt of Waihalla was stand.
ing across the street at the time of the
row. but is too near sighted to see what
occurred, but distinctly heard the blow.
Sounded as though struck with bottle.
Louis Bouvette OF Pembina was in
Walhalla on the evdning of the trouble
and had started to 90 to the restaurant
for supper. When about fifty feet away
he saw that there was trouble of some
kind, saw mans arm and hand 20 into
the air as if striking and saw man fall
Man fell on sidewalk and rolled off to
street. Did not distinguish man who
struck the blow. Was not acquainted
with any OF the parties.
Chas. Peterson of Pembina who was
with Bouvette at Walhalla, was on
opposite side of street and heard loud
talk and quarreling at the restaurant.
Did not see any blow, but saw man fall
on sidewalk and roll into street.
Henry Ellis of Walhalla testified that
he was in the restaurant at time of row.
Went out and found man holding Larivi.
ere's head. Ellis said this looks like a
knock ont blow, who did it? Lefl.r said
Il hit him but did not think l hit him
as hard as that
Mcdonald Hamilton of Walhalla said
he came to town that night at $50, was
introduced to Letter by Jas. Laidlaw.
Letter said he had got into trouble
through his brother-in-law (Robt. Laid
law) and things looked dark for him.
VIM. LanRhorn of Walhalla said, he
did not see the blow but heard something
whiz and then saw Lariviere falling to
the ground. He took Lariviere's head
on his knee and atterward helped to take
him home. Lariviere's head bled suffi.
GENTLY to stain his shirt where it touch.
ed him.
Wednesday forenoon: Alex. McFad-
den testified as to locality and appear
ance and marks of blood stains, Mrs.
Larivlere testified that her husband was
unconscious from the time he was taken
tossthe house until he died at 8 o'clock
on Monday morning.
Defense Opens.
Attorney Slnkler opened the case for
the defense in short address on We'd
nesday afternoon. After sketching the
line OF testimony, he said the defense
would acknowledge the giving of the
blow by Letter, but that the cause Of
death was the blow received by Lari.
Were by falling backwards of the side
walk and striking his head on the hard
ground, of which fall the blow given by
Letter was the indirect cause.
VIM. Harvey Of Walhalla saw Lari-
Were step up on the sidewalk. nearly in
front OF Letter, Letter hit him at once in
the face, Lariviere fell backwards of the
sidewalk to.the street, striking on head
and shoulders. Letter had nothing in
his hand and struck an ''upper-cut''
blow. Harvey was but two or three feet
from Letter.
Mr.. Boyd Of Walhalla testified that he
saw Lariviere step on walk in front Or
restaurant. and as soon Is be was on the
walk he tell back on his head and
shoulders torthe street He did not ses
the blow given, but saw Letter. s$..s
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