The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-18

night of Sept. s, was concluded yes
terday afternoon and the defendant
was held to the grand jury without
| hail the court commissioner having
| found that the evidence given at the
! hearing was positive and direct which
| in such cases made and provided under
| the statutes of the state Of Minneso-
| ia precluded making the case a ball
able one.
Miss Wright Witness.
The star witness of the hearing, but
/ who did not appear until the final SEES
sion, was Miss Lillian Wright, daugn-
ter Of a. J. Wright. the undertaken.
she was the last Witness called by the
state and her direct examination was
conducted by Commissioners Witnerow
at the request of the county attorney.
However, 1t was County Attorney
4 johnson who put the question to Miss
4 Wright which supplied the positive
and direct testimony which forged the
| alleged link which has fastened the
killing Of DIR. Egge upon Frank Keith
man.
II was following the brief cross-ex-
animation Of Miss Wright by w. II.
Barnett, for the defendant, That the
county attorney put the direct uues-'
ton of Identification TO the witness
| which wass 9t@ 80
Miss Wright. from your observa-
tions that night and your observations
since, would you say that the man
sitting there, Frank Kethman. Is the
man you saw that night going into
Beck's yard and coming out again?"
Eyes, sir"
4 "Did the man have anything in his
hand?"
yves. he was carrying an instru-
/. ment Of some kind. 1t was about
this long" and Miss Wright showed
the instrument to have been about
twelve or fourteen inches long.
In reply to question by the state
I Miss Wright said she heard him
t striking it against the tree" referring
] to the instrument.
Mr.. Barnett for the defense: why
! do you say him y
The witness: because there was nc
|, one else about there"
Ell Barnett in the Case.
e AS expected, from reports which had
Y gained currency, w. I'll. Barnett, the
e well known Fargo attorney. was pres
d emit at the hearing to represent the
prisoner. Mr. McEnroe was also
8 present, but merely to fill mis- obliga-
: ton to the commission, that he would
e continue until the close of the hear
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: when the hearing had been opened
/. Holiie Walters was recalled for some
& cross examination b Mr.. Barnett
o who asked for more definite details
/, regarding the presence Of DE- Egg
! and the defendant In the saloon OF
the night of thea tragedy.
IL Frank Kerston was also recalled TO
!. cross examination by Mr.. Barnett an,
II ii was relating to- distances In tn
i position he saw the defendant whel
the latter was on the floor.
A. J. Wright was also asked few
! i questions by the defense as to tn
\ position OF the body Of Dr. Egge whel
y he first saw it.
Testifiss Willingly.
LII The last witness was Miss Wrigh
who was examined by the commits
sioner. She showed not the least hest
fancy In the making Of her replies a
to the time she reached her home o.
81 the night in question and what an
= who she saw from the porch of he
IT Hflome while waiting for her father.
a The night was a moonlight one 9TH
m Hast quarter Of the moon" and sh
81 could see distinctly she heard
i'd crash as OF someone falling Will
Kethman was in the yard, and nez
lg she saw a man, apparently on hi
le knees, hammering something that wa
xt on the ground.
Or Then she saw the man with Ii
IN white nat leave the yard, walk
re considerable distance and then &
Id west on Second avenue
If. she detailed distances and tt
Of lights at different points OF the vie
at her command and during a raths
severe cross examination by Mr.. Bal
nett she did not display one sign /,
uncertainty as to what she saw ar
he heard Of the man who lad been prov
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