The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-26
Moorhead Department
SAYS KETHMAN WAS MAN SHE
SAW ON NIGHT OF THE MURDER
Mrs. Egge Identities Prisoner on Witness Sand-Wife Of Muir
dred Man Calmer When She Took Stand Today
Clothing and Other Things Identified.

The proceedings in tho trial of Franz
Kethman indicted for the murder of DR.
T. S. Egge was rather monotonous III
to the time Of the no n adjournment
today. The testimony related very
largely to the Identification of certain
articles Of clothing alleged to have
been worn by the defendant at the
time of his arrest, his home in Far
go, also the carpenters union badge
found under the body of deceased doc
tor by officer Crossman and the wagon
wrench covered with blood, found the
morning following the murder by the
driver of the wagon from which 1t was
taken.
Mrs. Egge, widow OF the deceased
doctor, who was excused yesterday on
account of her demonstration Of grief
and in such a nervous state that she
could not testify, was recalled to the
witness chair and WIS examined by
Assistant Attorney General Smith.
Mrs. Egge Identifies Nethman.
The substance Of Mrs. Egge's testi-
mony was that the person she saw
walking to and fro over the boulevard
in front of her home about IL o'clock
on the night of the murder, she iden-
titled as the defendant. She identi-
fed Kethman from among q number
of men at the time he was taken to the
courthouse on the day he was arraign-
ed in the district court to plead. ~,
Attorneys for the defense deferred
he cross examination of the witness
until some time late@.
Smith Continues Examination.
At the opening OF court this morn
ing the direct examination of Atty. J.
M. Witherow, begun shortly before
adjournment yesterday afternoon, was
continued by Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Smith. Mr.. Witherow is court
commissioner and before him was held
the preliminary examination. 1t was
from facts cleaned and brought to the
attention of Mr.. Witherow, an hour
or so after the committal of the muir
der, that the arrest of Frank Keith
man was decided upon and Mr.. With
crow accompanied the officers of the
| Moorhead and Fargo police forces to
! the home of Kethman, about two hours
after the murder, and witnessed the
arrest and saw to. the taking posses
sion of certain articles of clothing
/ Sc. 40 in cash from table in the Keith
man bedroom, watch from the lat
ter and watch from down stairs
| Witness told of the collection of blood
samples from some of the clothing
and delivering it over to doctors for
microscopic examination and other
tests. Witness formally identified
certain articles of clothing which had
been offered in evidence by the state
He told of taeir being marked and
to whose custody they were placed In
Witherow Cross Examined.
Commissioner witherow was cross
examined by Atty w. H. Barnett, OF
counsel for the defense, and although
somewhat severe in it's nature the wit
ness maintained his serenity and there
was no particular success in the way
Of impeachments~-The first question bs
| Mr.. Barnett to the witness was rather
harsh in nature and indicated desire
to display to the jury that Mr.. With
crow has been. showing unusual inter.
est in the case. The substance of Mr.
Barnetts questioning was in the ma
ture OF drawing from the witness more
specific details as to the entrance OF
himself Cthe witness) and the police
| officers to the Kethman home wher
/ they went there to effect the arrest
| of the defendant.
Witness in answer to a question by