Little Falls herald., 1909-04-02
fRfDRlCKSON IS FREED
Is Discharged by Justice
Gaudet-.Hugh Kennedy
Case Dismissed

Case Dismissed
J Alfred Fedrickson. the Darling
merchant, who was charged with the
murder of Annie K1ntop, IN April 10,
1905, and whose preliminary hearing
had been heard IN Justice Gaudet' S
court since Monday. was discharged
Wednesday afternoon at about half
past four Clock and was immediate
ly given his liberty.
The trial had awakened a great deal
of interest and the loom in the city
hall where the trial was held. was
continually filled with people, a good
many being from the country around
Darling and Randall.
The case was called to come before
Justice GerritZ Monday morning, the
County Attorney Cameron asked that
the case be dismissed as he had reasons
to believe that the justice was pre-
JUDGED. The justice took the matter
under consideration and at o'clock
denied the dlsmissal but allowed a
change Of venue, and the case was
taken before Justice Gaudet, where a
motion to dismiss was allowed.
| Thereupon Fredrlckson was i'm
medlately re.a arrested on the same
charge, Thos. Klntop being the com
planning witness.
Among the witnesses for the state
were Thos. Kintop, father of the
murdered girl, William Kintop, Mrs
Frank Koenen, brother and sister OF
Annie Kintop. E. s. Tanner, DR..
Chance, John Larson and his son,
Eddie.
Dr.. Chance testl fed as to the nature
OF the wounds that caused the death Of
the girl. Thos. Klntop testified as to
the finding Of the body, and also as
to a conversation with defendant IN
regard to the time that two negroes
were seen about the place, claiming
that Fredricksou first told him that he
had seen them couple OF hours before
the girl reached Darling, and later
that he said it was the Saturday
before.
William Knitop testified that he had
found lead pencil in a pool of water
few feet from the place the murdered
girl was found and had given the
same to E. s. Tanner, who was sheriff
at that time. Mr.. Tanner, who
occupied the stand later on,
corroborated him, and produced the
pencil. A son of John Larson Of
Dali ling testified In this Connection
that when he was up to the store on
the 10th ne had seen lead pencil in
defendants pocket, but that the color
was little lighter blue
Mrs. Julia COenen, testified that
when Annie left this city for Darling
on April 10TH she told Ter that it did
4 not matter whether the train was late
at Darling as Fredrlckson was to take
her home.
John Larson, who lives a few rods
from the F'redrickson Bros. store
testified that he was working in the
field when the train pulled in to
! darling, and that he saw Annie
Kintop go into the store. and that
although he has taken special notice
even after he had quit work, up to
dark, he did not see the girl leave the
place. During the cross-examination
it was brought out that Larson and
Fredrlckson had had some trouble and
were not on good terms.
Ed. Fredrlckson, brother of
Alfred, was the first witness for the
defense. He stated that on the night
OF the 10th he was at the place OF
Otis St. Denis, for the purpose of sign.
ing deed, In relation to the land on
which the store was located. That he
had driven over after August Blom-
qulst, a notary. the early part of the
> evening to acknowledge the instru.
ment, and had returned to the store
, before dark. where the horse was put
I up, and he then walked over to Chas.
Anderson about three. quarters Of a
mile, to get hlm to come over to st.
Denis to witness the signatures. He
thought that he and Mr.. Anderson ar.
rived at the st. Denis home about
half past nine O'Clock.
August Blomquist testified that ht
thought he stopped at the store about
twenty minutes, and then went ove1
to st. Denis, the time being min,
o'clock, and that not many MINUTES
after Alfred came, and that Ed
Fredrlckson and Chas Anderson cam,
in about half past nine, and that they
b all went home at about eleven O'Clock
The testimony of Chas. Anderson ant
Otis st. Denis, as to the time OF th,
! different happenings. agreed with Ed
! Fredrickson' and BlOmquist's testi
mOny.
Mrs. st. Denis testified that as sh'
was preparing supper, which wa
. about seven o'clock. she saw woman
! leave the store, and go up the road
I She was not positive that the woma,
) as Annie Kintop. but 1t resembled her
The states contention was that tn,
defendant was the person who had las
;, seen the murdered girl alive, that b
: had made contradictory statements a
l to the time she had left the store
Z that he had said that the naoroa
. mentioned had been at Darling
couple of hours before the arrival O
:: MISS Kintop, and later admitted tha
7 1t was the Saturday before. Also tn
t statement of the sister that Annie ha,
9 said Fredrickson would take he
S home, and the statement Of John Lar
son that he did not see Annie leave tn
store, although watching until afte
o dark Il
y Defendant's attorneys contende,