The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-29

trails, etc and reduced same to
plat or map, which was intro
duced as states Exhibit 90. "
Miss Dahl's house was situated
on section 33. Had made survey
east to Blackduck road, also
north and west in section 33.
Located Cald wells house and
barn on southeast quarter of
southeast quarter, and N. 0.
Dahl's house on northeast quar-
ter of nor thWcst quarter Of same
section, and barn near the house.
He also described the location Of
Paul Fournier's place.
From Miss Dahl's house q trail
leads to an old logging road not
passable to teams. Also foot
path which crosses a small
stream, and a road known as the
Red Lake Blackduck tote road.
The map also showed a we'll
bIazed trail running in south
westerly direction to Dahl's
ca bin and not accessible to teams
The map in evidence shows lines
encircling Dahl's barn extending
southwesterly from meadow to
Tamarac tim Der.
From Miss Dahl's house the
trail runs south to large spruce
tree and follows logging road
from this tree south TO where an
old skidding road intersects, and
continuing in same direction
trail intarsects main road to Paul
F'ournier's s and Eugene Calawells
house.
The map shows clearing near
Dahl's house. The well-deined
trail leading to the meadow, and
all conspicuous marks Of nearly
every foot of land adjoining the
cabins Of the Dahl's IS described.
The cabins are about 200 feet
from the tamarac timber to the
logging road, and the same dis
tance from end of skidding road
The trail IS now a wagon road,
having lately been cut out from
Paul F'ournier's to Kruger
place.
Mr.. Stoner further described
from the map the location of all
| the roads, also the meadow, the
! timber and it's variety, as we'll as
the course of the creek running
near Miss Dahl's cabin,
! Gross examined by Mr.. Mar
tin:
! Mr.. Stoner again explained
the locations, and the views that
could be obtained of the Dab
places from different directions
Stated that a person could be
seen from Cald wells barn tc
Miss Dahl's house when he was
there.
R questioned by the state
!Stoner GLOWING the course O.
| the I / indicated the location O.
an up-rooted balsam tree a shor
distance from the trail, abou
| 200 feet from the elder Dahl'i
| house under which his body wa:
! found.
!, Mr.. Martin for the defens'
again questioned Stoner witt
reference tolocation ofCrandall' Il
Icamp, some 80 rods from tn
old farm house, and described
the camp as being east of tn
northeast corner Of section 80
; The map was accepted in evi
dence.
Ike Halvorson was sworn fo
= the state. Cues toned by Funk
ley testified that he had lived il
Qujring for seven years. Ha'
; known Dahl during all this time
| and his daughter from thu tim
she filed On her homestead. H
was in the habit Of visiting th
f Cd man and daughter frequentl
| and had helped to build thei
. cabins. Last saw the old ma
: alive January 16, when he wen
i, to his place for some potatoes
7 and the last time he saw tn
daughter was a short time late
t at the Quiring postoffice.
Q April 18th, five days after til
q commission Of the crime, h
4 went t> see old man Dahl abou
e building house, but found n
one at home. The doors wer
n locked, and the blinds draw
i over windows. Went from ther
e to Miss Dahl's place and fouo
same condition there. Saw u
:, tracks cn ground owing to heaV
= snowstor m two days previous.
f Gross examined by Martin fc
defense, Halvorson describe
p course taken, and pointed out Q
l. the map the road followed.
n Examined again by Funkley /
s testified that on the occasion {
# his visit April IL, he did not sc
# hand sled kept by the old ma
for ho ,,]inO mood Of his lo,,u