The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-11

Kethmans 81 Fargo carpenter, who Is
charged with the murder Of DR.. T.. S.
Egge was resumed before Court Com
missioner Witherow this morning at
the city hall
A great crowd assembled outside
the city hall = witness the arrival
OF the prisoner and In the crowd were
number Of women anxious to take
glimpse Of the prisoner Z s he step
ped from the carriage which conveyed
him from the county jail tc the court.
Kethman was in handouts and he
made the greatest effort TO hide that
humiliation. Three persons with ko-
oaks were stationed in positions to
secure snapshots OF the prisoner.
Before the assembling of the court
IT had become known that Atty A. c.
Nye had withdrawn from the defense
OF the defendant. Kethman, and Atty.
T. H. McEnroe Of Fargo is now con-
Quoting the prisoners defense at the
preliminary hearing.
5 Night Policeman Called.
3 George Hurst, night, policeman, was
theiafirst witness called today, but he
added nothing new to the case. He
met officer Crossman when the latter
was on his way to the scene of the
murder and corroborated certain de-
tails as TO the finding OF the body and
the picking up of certain articles, as
related by Crossman on Wednesday
A w. Bronson, wagon driver for ].
e. Johnson, of the Midway saloon, re-
peated the story told at the inquest
OF his being engaged by Kethman to
drive him to his home in Fargo from
Morrow's livery stable and that he
paid 81 for the service.
In his evidence today Bronson said
that on his way over TO Fargo Keith
man said, II am not very drunk, I
know what Lam about" AS tthey
passed the fiat building on Broadway,
Kethnnan3 called attention, 10 the fact
that he was bossing that big Job.
Later X ethman turnsd' TO the witness
and said. don't tell anybody that you
drove me home when you get back. "
Gross examined BY Mr.. McEnroe. the
witness said that Kethman claimed
the amount OF naoney he ha lost was
$50. Mr.. McEnroe asked the witness,
directly after the explanation OF some
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Fargo:
did not Kethman ask for larger
haI to pull over his face?"
The witness replied: mo. ne did
not
DIR. Humphrey, recalled by the
county attorney, was shown the wagon
clevice, the alleged weapon with which
the murder was committed. The doc
tor said there was blood on the In
strument now. He explained the
wounds on the face of the doctor, the
size OF them, their form as detailed in
the ohicial report OF the postmortem
examination and holding the instru-
nnent in his hands witness explained
how some OF them could have been
made by holding the clevices In differ
emit ways.
The witness was only briefly cross
examined by Mr.. McEnroe and that
was to state more definitely the size
part OF the face.
kerston on the Stand.
Frank w. Kerston, bookkeeper.
called for the first time, explained his
calling In at the Hollie Walters place,
about 1880 the night in question, and
seeing the defendant in the saloon,
and that he was sitting on the floor,
The witness said 1t would be hard
for him to say the extent OF the de-
PENDANTS intoxication as he did not
examine him closely-he partook OF
three to five drinks OF beer during the
time he was In there. Kerston left
4l.a e@loo<ss N J@<..k &t&e. s4t,,,- 49,
did at closing time. He noticed the
defendant turn west along Front
streets When shown the badge, which
was found by the side OF the doctor.
the-witness did not clearly recognize
it as similar to those worn by some
OF the marchers in the Labor Day
parade. AS he noticed the badge
worn by the defendant in the saloon
he was OF the impression there was
more red in that one, than there was
In the exhibit shown He simply no.
ticed the defendant wore a badge, but
was not interested enough to observe
closely for positive Identification at
some future time.
Tells Of Blood Stains.
At this time Otflcer Erickson was re !
CtSAAcu 10 TIE htAllu anu was asked 10
state Of HIS finding certain blood spots
along the sidewalk leading from the
scene OF the murder to the place where
the wagon stood at the Lamb coal yard,
also marks Of blood on the front OF
the wagon. The latter. mark he ex-
anlined about o'clock I'M the morn
ing following tha night III the murder.
II was on the 1efthafld side OF the front
Of the wagon. plain u be seen. The
witness detailed the exact position Of
the marks relative to the clevice pin
which was covered with blood.
At this point in the proceedings, the
court ordered an adjournment until
p. m.
Wife Whispers to Defendant.
When Mrs, KethInan entered the
court room this morning just as the
proceedings were called to order, she
walked with 4 firm and determined
tread across the room to where her
husband was sitting and in nndertones
said to him, "he won't come" A look
Of concern was plainly noticeable on
made a minute or two afterwards the
the face of Kethman and he dropped
his head From a remark or two
statement OF the wife to the husband