Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-16

children remained at home; that he
attended to his horse upon his arrival
home, came into house, had supper,
then retired to bed room; that she
cleaned milk cans and did other work
about the house and then went to
bed with her little boy; in west bed
saw him next in bed on east side of
room that she went to sleep in little
while; that she held lamp so that girls
could 60 to bed upstairs; that when
she next awoke she saw two men
between the beds; they said
I should lay down or they'd knock my
head off they said to my husband
they wanted $1,000; he said he had no /,
money; yes, you have; they talked in
a low tone together; raid he should
put his name on certificates; said he
would not do it, and they said, ''l'n
show you something's next saw HIM
hurt and asked him what was the
matter, and he did not answer got |
lamp and lit it and looked what the |
trouble was; he was there lying be-
tween the two beds upon the floor;
then took lamp and went up stairs to /
awaken Lena; came down, put lamp !
on table; only had on night dress, no !,
underwear; then I dressed in wrapper. |
Lamp was then shown her and said
it was the same, but as to chimney
she was not sure. Asked what she
did with night dress, she didn't
know, but thought she had thrown it
upon the floor; that Lena undressed
down stairs the night before; then
Lena and Iwent up stairs, got
lantern and went over to Koselke s;
went back home with him; told
Koselke about burglars and how it
happened went into south door all
three of us; took lantern and went
into bed room and asked what was
the matter with him.; he did not
speak; then sent Koselke to harness
up horses to go after Drs. Chance or
Fortier; he went; I and Lena then
again asked deceased who hit him but
he did not answer; asked Lena to go
to other neighbors to give alarm and
Chance and Willing how it happened
him If he would get better; doctor
said he was hurt awful bad, said l
should give him warm water; cleaned
floor with broom, rags and water;
doctor said should go out of bed
room; left doctor in room working
over body; Long also finally went IN
room and asked me more questions;
Willing told me Long was sheriff
and must tell him everything and l
did: when I came back in room Mr.
Gollnik was lying in my bed; they
took the boy out DR.. Chance said
they would take him to the hospital so
he'd get we'll again; neighbors took
bed clothing out and put them III
tub; lots of neighbors there all the.
wanted to stay at hospital with him
but would not allow me to; told me to
come next day at II O'Clock, which /
did.
Saturday also went to hospital to
visit my husband; Sunday I went to
town again, but was informed on the
way in that Gollnlk had died and that
he had been taken to the morgue.
Here witness showed considerable
emotion and recess was taken for ten
minutes. Monday again drove to
town to look after &C fin, ETC., was
arrested, taken to city hall; they
asked me few questions and then
put me in Jail; on the day my hus-
! band was hurt Mrs. Viechorek was
there and suggested we wash the
bloody clothes took them, water and
all and threw them on ground; never
F, told her about tramps, Saying for
me to turn over and go to sleep or
that had tainted; never wore blue
skirt three or four weeks before the
! murder. You noticed blood on it?
Yes, I wore it nights when I slept
sometimes when I had my menses.
Wrapper was shown her and she stated
that it was the one she wore; never
spoke to Mrs. Viechorek about trouble
Monday before the murder; never told
her that my husband went to town
to see other women told her that
the day he killed hogs he brought in
hammer, which he never did before,
and put 1t next to the sitting room
stove; that he was excited and
nervous that night, and I wanted to
know why he brought it in; took
hammer and showed it under cupboard
for fear of him doing me harm Mrs.
Viechorek came over on Saturday and
! said she heard we had considerable
trouble, did she not? Yes, I told her
that he had struck me. Say anything
to her about divorce7 Told her if I
got divorce I would go; did not say
anything about bachelors and did not
tell her that II would divorce my
SELF What did the men look like?
Could not see them very we'll; had
little lantern, dark on side; couldn't
hardly tell how dressed did not see
whiskers or mustache; old hats pulled
down over their faces; hammer was
used for repairing around premises
don't know whether certificates were
on cupboard or not; don't know where
found; he had some in cigar box
Didn't you tell Adelaide you would
shoot him and. then drag him down
the hill. No; told her that 1 had SO
much trouble that had a notion to
shoot him" but that could not do
so; he offered me money to 20 away
on but did not want it,; wanted to
stay at home; told Adelaide that he
came home drunk and abused me and
that wanted to go up stairs to get
out OF his way and did not want to
60 up for the purpose of getting
| revolver; he knew I had revolver;
purchased it for the purpose of pro-