The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19

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and on the door step. Some attempt
had apparently been made to cover
them over. There was no blood to
be seen i'll the place where Holum
said that his wife had lain.
Blood Ten Feet Away.
On n of the posts of a stall.
about ten feet from the point at
which Holum said he had found the
woman, were found u number of
bloody finger prints about eighteen
inches above the floor. There vas al
so blood on the top Of the manger Of
the same stall.
From this board, Mcbride said. a
splinter had apparently been split off.
This splinter was found and was seen
to be covered with blood. Traces Of
blood, which an effort ..ad apparently
been made to remove were found on
the wall Of the stall some five feet
above the flooring.
The witness was then shown a pho
tograph of the interior Of the barn
points mentioned in his testimony.
This photograph was placed in evil
dence.
The direct examination Of Mcbride
had not been concluded when. the
court adjourned for the Don recess
to meet again at 2 o'clock. By order
of Judge Kneeshaw all future wit
nesses were excluded from the court
room during his testimony.
Show Position of Body.
When the trial recommended this
on he stand. He identified three
more photographs as representing the
exterior Of the west side OF the barn,
the house and chicken coop on the
Holum place. and a scene in the in
terror Of the Holum barn with the
horse Barney" standing in the stall
as described by Holum, and a figure
placed to indicate the position of Mrs.
Holum's bo'y when found, according
20 Holum's story.
No l3lOod on HOOf.
Just before the close of the direct
examination the witness was ques-
toned as to the condition of the hoofs
were examined by him on the Sunday
following Mrs. Holum's death.
He stated that there were no marks
of blood on the. hoofs as far as he
could. see at that time, that they ap-
peared ragged. and were not sharp.
n horse. he said, vas unshod.
Cross Examination.
This concluded the direct examina-
ton of the witness, and Attorney
Sinler for the defense began his cross
examination. Mr.. Sinkler also intro
duced two pictures showing the gen.
eral layout of the buildings on the
Holum farm as evidence.
The most important point brought
out In the cross-exafHSnation was con.
corning the demeanor OF Holum when
Mcbride arrived at the Holum place,
after notifying Holum's sister, Mrs
krogstad Of the injury to Mrs..Holum.
Holum Was Crying.
Mcbride says that when Holum me
him on his arrival he was crying and
seemed deeply agitated, saying that
he had had bad luck that day.
Holum was also extremely anxious
to have the doctor arrive as soon al
possible, according to the witness, and
told his story of the accident to Mrs
Holum Of his w accord, and with.
out waiting to be questioned in the
matter.
Considerable emphasis was laid by
Mr.. Sinkler on the exact time at which
Mcbride arrived at the HIolum farm
and whether or not he had any meani
Of. knowing that Holum had beer
straw az alleged.
Straw Partly Unloaded.
The witness stated thte he had see,
a load Of straw standing in the real
OF n barn Sunday morning, and tina,
It appeared to have been partly un.
LOADED. ~.
He was positive that he reached
the farm shortly before 4 O'Clock a!
he had looked at his watch while
waiting for the doctor. He received
Holum's first message at 3 o'clock.
The next witness called will proba.
bly, be the photographer who made
tho pictures which the state has in.
troduced az evidence.
The crowd at the court room THU
afternoon was even greater than that
at the morning session., and large
numbers were turned away. Almost
half Of those present at the session
this afternoon were women;
The Jury. IS
The jury wa completed late Wed.
ne1day afternoon, after an extra panel
OF six men had been ordered by
Judge Kneeshaw. The complete lis,
of jurymen 10: J.. b. Spoonhe3m
Northwood: Otto Gothberg, Grand
Forks; Otto Kohler. Inkster; Andrew
Wall. Loretta: Louis. Christopher
Oakland township; .iLouE KiiveH,
Grand Forks; J. e. Nuss, Grand
Forks; James Byinston, Johnstown;
III. "A. stiles, Grand Forks; Otto
Growth, Grand Forks; John Connolly
Grand Forks.