The Calumet news., 1912-02-20
GUN Is FOUND:
CASE STRONGER
MISSING LINK IN KARELA MUIR
DER CASE SUPPLIED BY IA
coRsoN-NEW sENsA-
TIoN SPRUNG.

case now on trial In the circuit court
sprung a distinct sensation whom he
was placed on the stand lust before
noon today, and supplied what is be-
lieyed 90 be the missing link in the
chain of evidence when he Identified
rusty pistol produced Tor his eNamin-
alton as the one he found beneath the
coat of HendricksOn, on the fatal
morning. and which he later disposed
of through fear that he himself might
be involved In the case. Before this
The prosecution has been somewhat
bafrled. by the fact THAI the weapon
with which the shooting was done
could not be located.
Jacobson testified that in going to
the Karela home on Nov. 8, the morn
ing on which Mrs. Karela and Hem
drlckson were shot, he noticed re-
v0lver beneath the coat OF Hendrick-
son. He recognized Il as the weapon
DE himself had sold 20 Hendr.ckson
that morning. when the latter express
ed a desire 10 buy a gun with which
20 kin a cat The witness stotcd that
he became afraid when he lA-gncd the
weapon was the same one - had so
recently possessed. and secieting il In
his clothes he walked quickly out OF
the house. along the tracks of the
Houghton county street railway, final
ly throwing it into field
At the Justice court hearing, Jacob
son testified he knew nothing about
the gun and did not see ore. but today
he testified that his previous state
ments were false. and that the t-uth
had been concealed because of his own
fear. Recently. however. he has eNpcr-
fenced regret and he stated that last
Saturday he approached Under Sherin
sheridan and made clean breast of
the matter, describing the location of
the gun so accurately that IL was To-
Gated by a force OF men under the di-
rection Of the under sheriff. who re-
moved considerable snow from "a por-
tion Of the field, before they found IL.
The climax today came when the
rusty pistol was presented for his eX-
animation, and he identified il as the
weapon he had found beneath the coat
of HendricksOu, and later disposed OF.
At this mornings session, three
daughters of Mrs. KarcIa, the woman
Tor whose death Hendrickson Is being
tried. were placed on the stand, and
questioned as TO their acquaintance
ship with the prisoner his conduct
when intoxicated. and his behavior on
occasions when William Hoppala hap
pened 10 be present at the house. Hilja
Karela testified that three or four
weeks previous 20 the date OF the
shooting. while cleaning house, she had
found four cartridges of 32 calibcr iu
a closet of her mothers house. She and
her two sisters Lily and Jennie
stated Hendrickson had acted angry or
depressed on the day OF the shooting.
Lily. on being recalled, told of several
occasions on which Hendrickson had
been drunk. At these times he was
usually noisy and angry. Last June
Hoppala had visited at Krcia's COM
ing on a Saturday night and remaining
until Sunday morning Hcudrickson
AlAAA EOllt W Y AlulllfA anu SUI CIT Nilhf
returning Sunday morning. singing and
shouting, opening all the bedroom
doors and demanding 10 know where
the landlord Hoppala was IIly also
said that one time Hendrickson had
told her If he wanted to he could get
Mrs Karela to go away with him on
the train.
The three girls testified relative 10
the sleeping arrangements at their
home at the time of the shooting Jen
ME and Hilja, the two younger ones.
aged thirteen and fourteen, occupied
the same room Hendrickson did, and
Hoppala. whom he stayed there the
night before, had slept with Hendrick-
son. Lily had slept with her mother.
Mrs. Erickson and Jacob and Mrs
Sira, neighbors who came 20 the
house when Mrs. Jacobson rushed out
10 tell of the tragedy, testified to the
position OF the bodies. and an declared
they had seen no pistol In the room.
Peter Johnson, who visited the Sare-
In house during the afternoon OF No
vember 8. told of Hendrlckson's ac-
tions, relating that the defendant had
sat at one end Of the table with his
head on his hands. changing at inter-
walls from one hand 10 the other and
gazing at his feet
il is likely that the trial will occupy
the rest Of the week. as several of the
important witnesses viii be recalled
for examination on other phases of the
matter
The greater part of yesterday after
noon session Of circuit court was
taken up with the direct testimony and
cross examination OF Abram Aiitala,
who was in the Karela house on the
afternoon and evening Of the shooting
u was Altala who helped Hendrickson
carry Hoppala's sewing machine TO
Lcvanen's house. and who was pres
ent later at the Karela hone until az.
ter supper and later visited al Jacob
sons downstairs until the shooting was
discovered.
According TO AHtala. iIendrickson
would eat no supper but paced back
md forth during the meal. once the
latter went into an adjoining room and
.alIed To Mrs Karela to come but she
islled him to walt awhile. After sup
Der while Alltalo was smoking and