The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-22
from Fridays Daily.
Late this afternoon the jury
returned verdict for George
M. Palmer.

Herman Krummel admitted on the
stand in the district court yesterday
afternoon that he had bought boards,
wheat, coke and coai from the
Fleischmau, Heller and Roesch boys
during all of last winter, and that
on the evening of March 6, 1911, he
bought three sacks full of wheat
from them.
Krummel was put on the stand
and gave considerable testimony
which was not very favorable to his
case against George M. Palmer.
During the questioning it was learn
ed that he was a butcher by trade,
but worked only for private parties
during the winter. During the past
summer and fall he worked at the
carpenter trade and harvested. He
testified that during the winter he
kept about seventy chickens, which
I his wife took care of. He said,
when questioned about it, that his
wife bought the feed, but with his
knowledge and consent, from three
boys, Roesch, Fleischman and Heller.
He said that his son, August, had
been with these three boys at times
when they got this wheat which they
! sold.
On the evening of March these
three boys came to his house about
seven o'clock The boys said that
they were going to get some wheat
and Krummel asked if they knew
where there was a car where they
could get sweepings. They said
that they did know of one, and went
away, first getting some sacks OF
Krummel to carry the wheat in. He
noticed that the wheat was good
| wheat when the boys brought 1t
and they told Krummel that they
had found a running hole in a car
; and had taken the wheat from that.
| Therewere two sacks nearly full
and one about twothirds full and the
amount paid for it all was about
81. go. Krummel testified that he did
not know until the boys returned
! that they had taken little cart be-
| longing to Krummel to carry the
| wheat back in. When asked about
! telling where he got his chicken
| feed, Krummel admitted that he new
er had told his neighbOrs where he
! got it, but was not able to explain
why he had kept the matter secret
! He claimed that he bought part OF
! his wheat from his brother-in-laW,
| Mr.. Ehler of Limetown. The wit
ness admitted that he had been un'
der arrest three different times, one
time for using abusive language
once for assault in the third degree
and once for drunkenness.
Mr.. Palmer on Stand.
| ~ ID.,1, dnTn
was called to the stand. He stated
| that one of the mill employees re-
ported to him on the morning oil
March that one of the cars had
been broken into and some wheat
taken. The tracks could be traced
from the car to the residence oil
Herman Krummel, although at that
time they did not know that the
residence was occupied by the Krum
mel family. Police Officer Bienapf
was telephoned to and came down.
but said that he could do nothing
about the case He advised calling
the Sheriff, and little later the
deputy sheriff, Ed Ario, was com
municated with, and he came down
to the car from which the wheat
had been stolen.
Interviewed County Attorney.
After the tracks had been found
and Deputy Sheriff Ario came down
Mr.. Palmer went to County Attor
ney Schmitt to- see what action
should be taken i'm the matter. Mr.
Schmitt issued a search warrant
and then Mr. Ario went to the house
and found the wheat there. In the
cross examination Mr.. Palmer said
that he had no personal knowledge
of the affair except what he was
told by his car inspector and the
deputy sheriff.
After Mr. Palmer's evidence the
plaintiff rested and Attorney c. j.
Laurisch, for the defendant, moved