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


would 60 with him hereafter; did
not tell Lena that he was not worth
the crooked legs that carried him;
said that If they found skirt with
blood on it must have been skirt that / |
had on when killed chickens. Asked
if she had killed her husband, she
emphatlcally said No. Asked if she
had struck him, she also replied in
the negative. She claimed that she
did not know what size revolver she |
had ordered, but letter introduced in
evidence, written to T. M. Roberts, |
showed that she had ordered a A.
calibre. Cartridges were procured
burglars took two checks or certi6- |
Gates, one for 500 and one of $500.
Did you not tell Adelaide and F:
Mangel while in Jail where they could
find three others3 Don't know. Wit
wrapped IN cotton batting and IN
did not bark that night; that hammer
handle, and that it was there when
busy let it go; did not know whether
she got blood on skirt at night or
when; that she did not wear 1T as
dirty as shown in evidence, that
it had been lying around; don't know
where l threw it; said that she had
applied for divorce two times. Asked
if she wanted divorce. said, yes, but
that she could not get 1t; told Mrs.
Viechorek that my best lawyer had
gone toCalifornia told her that Gollnik
was mean to me and that is why he
did not care for me; never told
Lempka that II would fix the dog. I"
Did you not tell Adelaide in
October last that there was no danger
of being caught as Mrs, Wiener got
of and that they would never convict
woman1 No. Did you not tell
Sheriff Long the next morning after
the murder that you had only 81 and
did you not show him S. bill, and
that you had IS or s.? Don't know.
She admitted having $50 hid in cellar
did not know whether he had plenty
of money as she did not see 1t; never
washed his pants and do not know
whether watch or pocketbook was in
same or not Asked how it happened
that she hid the smaller certificates
and left the larger ones in sight, said
she thought he could keep his own
certificates. Again questioned by
Cameron about shooting him, said :
Yes I intended to shoot him, but
couldn't Did you not tell Mrs. Long
he was the blacklist ---- on
EARTH. Not that I know. She did not
know whether the moon was shining
the night he was killed or not; that
they had curtains on windows that
she did not. wash curtains after the
murder; that she washed children S
clothes and her night gown and that
Mr. Gollnik sometimes went to bed
with his pants on.
I woke up, found Mr.. Gollnik on
floor and in feeling for him got blood
on my fingers on left hand; then I
went out in kitchen and got lamp and
match; took chimney off with right
hand; when lit match I noticed the
blood on my left hand; shook my
hand and blood flew on chimney
IN REBUTTAL.
Lena Gollnik-Did your mother
! have this skirt on Monday before the
! murder? Don't know exactly what
, skirt she had on, but it was not the
one introduced in evidence. Dr.
Chance and not my mother sent me to
ne1ghbors.
Mrs. Long-Did Mrs. Gollnik have
talk with you in Jail regarding her
husband2 Yes: Said that she could
never please him and that he never
d: was very good to her and that when
he was mean he was black hearted
Frank Long again recalled, and
again explained the blood spots found
on lamp chimney. which was found
after the murder on hay rack.
Mrs. Mangel was asked about the
time when her mother said she would
shoot her father, and stated it was
about Nov. of last year; said that
her mother had stated to her that she
had thrown revolver far into the
brush quite long while ago and also
said she knew how to handle 1t.
! <PLEED1NGs OF ATTORNEYS.
County Attorney Cameron made a
strong arg1nent before the jury. We
quote him in part as follows:
, 1.-THE general aspects of the case
were taken up and considered at some
length-the jury was reminded of the
enormity of the crime-of the fact that
the deceased, William Gollnik, q
prosperous, hard working farmer of
Swan River town, had been murdered
in his own house at night where he
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