The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
KRAFCHENK0 IS
named BY DYCK
Plum Coulee Bandit and
Murderer Positively Iden-
tilted in Court.

Winnipeg, Dec. S1.-Sensational az
has been the evidence already in the
preliminary hearing Of John Kraf-
chenko, on trial for the murder Of
H. NJ. Arnold and the robbery Of the
Bank Of Montreal at Plum coulee on
was sprung yesterday at the evening
session when John Dyck was called
as the first and only witness of the
second session. Dyck swore that Kraf-
chenko was the man who, at the point
Of loaded revolver, forced him to
carry him away from the scene of
the murder. During the drive Kraf-
chenko spoke Of having shot Arnold.
Dyck admitted that the first story he
told Of there being two men in the
car beside himself was false. and that
he had told it in fear Of his life. as
krafchenko had threatened to ':get
him." or. falling to "get him" him
self. that others would.
Dyck's evidence dovetails in re-
markably with much of the other
evidence previously given, and there
net so cunningly woven around kraf-
chenho leave but few places of es-
cape.
The trip of the crime car" with
Krafchenko. a sinister figure, seated
beside the frightened driver, having
already, according to Dyck, shot one
man, was told step by step by the
witness.
The court room was packed with
those who came to hear and see the
man who had created 50 much ex.
element in. the province. Many
prominent faces were seen among the
crowd both inside and 6utsfdSathe
rail. Only to the very closest Of OBJ
servers does Krafchenko appear to be
perfectly at ease. That he is pos
sessed Of O wonderful nerve cannot
the crowd is also very obvious. Never
does he lose an opportunity Of catch
ing someone's eye and a grin prompt
~ spreads across his face.
First Direct Evidence.
Dyck's story is the first direct evil
dence which says Krafchenko is the
man who committed the murder and
robbed the bank. Dyck himself ad-
mits that while Krafchenko was free
he was in fear of his life; so much
so. indeed, that he told the court dur
ing his evidence that he asked to be
admitted into the Jail in order that
he might be safe. The witness stated
that Krafchenko had offered him a
large bag Of silver and when he re-
fused had stuffed a handful of silver
from that bag in his own pocket, and
then. because it was not convenient
to carry, had placed it under one of
the seats in the speeding car. Never
once did the revolver leave Krafchen-
kos hands while in the car. and, in
mortal terror of his life, Dyck car
ried out every order given by Kraf-
chenko to the letter.
According to Dyck's evidence, Kraf-
chenko got out Of tho automobile
about two miles from Osborne station
and about twenty miles from Plum
coulee:: Krafchenko started to walk
toward the north after he left the
car. Dyck also told Of Krafchenko
getting out Of the car at an earlier
period of the journey to dispose OF
the overcoat he was wearing. The
coat was afterwards located in q
clump Of willows near the road alons
which the car had sped. the spot be-
Ing pointed out to the police by Dyck
who was taken over the route on De.
cember 10. The coat was identified
BY Dyck as the one worn by Kraf.
chenko and, according to the evi.
dence. wa sthe garment lent Kraf.
chenko by Major Humbolt. the actor