The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-11-24

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was given this morning by N. B. Rem
ley who was in the saloon OF Hollie
Walters on the night in question and
heard the rather bitter invectives
which passed to and fro between
Kethman and the doctor during their
stay there until closing time.
At the opening Of court this morn |
ing the cross examination Of Ohicer
Crossman was continued by Attorney
Barnett. The witness was examined
very closely as to the identification
of clothing and marks on them.
Ole Erickson, janitor Of the court |
house, was next called. He saw DR..
Egge two different times on the night
in question, first coming out of the
saloon, about closing time, and about
ten minutes afterwards near the Mes
helm drug store. The doctors wheel
stood in front Of the store, said the
witness and the defendant stood there
minute or. two. Witness was waiting
for a car, having returned from Fargo
and he could only establish the time he
was in the vicinity by the fact that 1t
was just 1l:15 p. m. when he reached
the courthouse from the car.
N. B. Remley called and examined
by the county attorney. Witness went
into the walters saloon between $3.50,
and 10 O'clock on the night in question.
Witness told in detail the occurrences
in the saloon and conversation between
the deceased and the defendant. When
witness entered the place he first no.
ticed the doctor and Walt. Sher- |
man. Shortly afterwards the de-
fendant entered the place and
soon invited all to take drink, |
but added, don't give the doctor a
drink" but that remark was withdrawn
by the defendant Witness then told
of remarks of rather a personal char
acter which were passed between the
doctor and the defendant. Kethman
asked the doctor a question and the
doctor replied that he was not law
| yer, Kethman then passed rotor in
sinuating that Egge was a good horse
doctor More insinuating talk passed,
Finally Walters, the proprietor of the
place, addressing Kethman, told the
latter he had been bothering the doc
tor all the evening and that he must
now behave himself or leave the place
entirely. There was a call for more
drinks in which the witness Joined.
During the more or less loud talking
/ Kethman raised a roar" that he had
lost his pocketbook and insinuated
that DIR. Egge had taken it. About this
time the doctor moved towards the
door and defendant asked that he be
stopped. Walters, the proprietor step
ped to the front of the bar and forcibly
told the defendant that the doctor had
not taken his pocketbook. Continuing
witness said that during the talk the
doctor pushed Kethman away from
him and latter slipped onto the floor.
landing in an upright sitting posture,
but ne was only there minute. More
personal allusions to the deceased
were made by the defendant and dur
ing their repetition witness heard the
doctor say, 81 am afraid of that man."
A few minutes to IL o'clock the men
in the saloon began to leave, the de-
fendant was the last to leave. Wit
ness saw defendant stand for a mo-
ment opposite the Nesheim store.
Kethman tnen moved away and walk
ed rapidly and saw him pass out of
sight about at the Mackall store, about
eighty feet west of the saloon.
The witness was very closely cross
examined by Attorney Nye, who drew
from the witness more specific details
on some of the points of conversation
between the deceased and the defend
ant and the quality Of bitterment dis
played Witness in answer to one
lquestion by Mr.. Nye said he took
slap at Kethman and the latter fell
down on the floor, but maintained
sitting position. Kethman mumbled
something and pulled his coat over his
head. He was helped up by Proprietor
IWalters. Witness said that during the
earlier periods of the time in the sa-
loon DR.. Egge and Walt Sherman play
ed a friendly game of pool. During the
game Kethman moved towards them
and opened the personal remarks by
Iallusions to the house which the doctor
built year or so ago, and in which
IKethman had g. part, but was COM
lplained about to the contractor, by the
doctor.
Superintendent warner Of the city's
electric light plant was next called and
was examined as to the position Of the
arc lights and lamps at and about the
vicinity of the scene of the murder
and the quality Of their brilliancy on
the night in question. The state es-
tablished this as in some OF the forth
coming evidence for the state the
question of lights and shadows will be
made important factors.
Tuesday Afternoon.
The taking Of testimony began imme-
diately after the noon recess Before
lcalling the witnesses for the state to
prove the death Of DIR. Egge and to
lay the foundation. of the case, City
Engineer Hopeman, who identified the
lplat OF the scene of the murder and
streets leading to 1t. In some minor
details the plat was corrected. The
plat was for the purpose of informing
the jury as to the locations which have
to do with the case
Photographs of the scenes about the
location of the murder were produced
and proven and Contractor o. j. Frid-
llund who had charge of the construc-
ltion of the house being built for o. c.
Beck explained the condition of the
grounds about the house the morning
after the murder.
Then Dr. o. J.. Hagen was called.
He was one of the first to see the body
of DR. Egge soon after the homicide.
He found the body lifeless and thought
lit had been dead perhaps half an hour.
He described the nature Of the wounds
on the doctors face and head-he said
J there were nine wounds on the face.
DR. Humphrey, who assisted the doctor
in the post mortem examination the
next day was next called and gave an
exhaustive description of the wounds
! and established the cause OF the death.
Officer crossman Testifies.
! After laying the foundation OF the