The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-13
THE -WEBERG TRIAL
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you remember having made after Jan.
20?
A. The only remark that 1 remem-
Der was when we went to have the
hearing, and asked the deputy sher-
If If the girl was dead.
@. Is that the first remark that you
remember making yourself?
A. Yes, sir.
@. You do remember on the day of
the homicide that you had consider
able whiskey in your possession?
A. I remember that l got half
a pint, that is all that l can remem-
Der; got that the day before.
Witness was examined to length as
to the furnishings of the room in Ken
mare testified to direct and also as to
the occurrences in the walk from Ken
mare to Fairdale. To these questions
the defendant replied in large measure
II don't remember, don't recollect."
Was asked as to the contents of the
letters
@. What was in the first letter that
you read?
A. couldn't say now what was in
it.
@. What was in the second letter
that you read?
A. couldn't say that.
@. You can't now state what was in
these letters?
A. No, sir.
Mondays Proceedings.
Location Of Building.
]. S. McNish was called to identify
the location of the buildings at Fair
dale that appear in the evidence in this
case.
Not Unusual.
Mr.. Nordilie was recalled and asked
by the state if he knew whether the
defendant was a right or left handed
man. He testified that he knew that
he was left handed man. This was
introduced for the purpose of showing
that the defendant was not acting or
handling the gun in an unusual man
ner when he committed the homicide
on Jan. 20, the evidence showing that
AS tASA AAOAu IAO Sun ia LIS lClL AoLu.
Was Glad Of 1t.
George Davidson was called to testi-
fy to certain statements that were
made by the defendant after his arrest
in which he asked:
did he make any statement to you
while passing from the o. X. Restau-
rant the place of his arrest to the
McNish hotel?
A. Yes, sir.
@. What were these statements?
A. He asked if the girl was dead.
@. Did he say is she dead?
A. Yes, sir.
@. What did you say?
A. l told him she was.
@. Did he make any further state
ments?
A. Yes.
@. What did he say?
A. He said, l did it, and don't
deny 1t, and II am glad of it."
On discrimination, Mr.. Sinkler
endeavored to get the testimony of the
witness on preliminary hearing before
the jury, but precluded by an objec-
ton by the state, at this point the state
rested.
Sinkler's Statement.
Mr.. Sinkler then made a very able
statement to the jury as to what he
expected to prove and the impression
that was gained by those who hear 1t
was that If he could carry on the
proof in the manner stated, he would
then have case before the jury
which might place him in a position
where he could expect favorable
verdict.
Mother Broke Down.
The mother of the defendant, Gus-
tava Weberg was the first witness
called and with tears rolling down
her cheeks she told her story, the boy
hood days of the defendant when ne
lived at home with his parents and
related that he was the best child of
a family of twelve. Her testimony
further tended to show the strains, of
insanity in the family, one of her Sis
ters having been confined in an insane
asylum, the daughter of her mothers
sister having been confined In an asy-