The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-20
CRIMSON N / GIVES
DESCRIPTION Of
BARNcONDIIl0N N
States Attorney Says Feed
Box Appeared as Though it
Had Been Battered in
POSES AS BODY
OF DEAD ? WOMAN
Defendants ,Atte.neN in Courtroom,
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.UndeeicaaSdlnx Of Exact FGsltsen IA
Witch Mira. Holum was Found.
POSES AS BODY
OF DEAD WOMAN

Testimony in regard to the photo
graphs, showing the interior arrange
| ment OF the barn in which Matt Ho-
lum Of Milton is alleged to have in
f1fcted fatal injuries on his wife June
20 last, occupied the greater part of
| the morning session of the district
court today.
States Attorney Crimson of Cava-
lier. county was placed OH the stand
to identify one of the photographs Of
fered in evidence. and on cross exam
inatfon by E. r. Sinkler. Holum's at
torney, admitted that the feed box, in
the rear Of the stall in which the
horse alleged by Holum to have kick
ed his wife was stationed, was caved
In as though it had been kicked by a
horse's hoofs.
Mcbride Again OH Stand.
When the court opened this morn
ing, w. g. Mcbride. whsoe testimony
occupied the whole Of the session
Thursday was recalled to the stand.
On a continuation of the cross exam
Holum had told him that he had at
tempted to call his brother. Frank Nc
Bride. before he called him on the
fatal afternoon in June.
On redirect examination by Attor-
ney General Miller the witness testi-
fed that there was a large boulder,
stained with blood, lying at the north
end Of the feed box. while Mrs. Ho-
lum's head, according to her husbands S
story. lay south Of the box in Ques-
tion.
Testimony CONTRADICTIONS.
This was in opposition tn the testf-
mony which he gave when cross ex-
amined by Attorney sinkler late
Thursday afternoon. when he stated
that he had seen no such boulder in
the vicinity of the feed box.
On continuation of the direct ex-
animation, he stated that the floor of
the barn was covered with small piec-
es of shale and that Holum had been
smoking Il cigar while waiting for the
arrival of the doctor previous to his
wife's death.
On a. second cross examination by
Attorney Sinkler, the witness explain
ed that he had misunderstood the
question relating to the location OF the
blood stained boulder when 1t had
been asked on the previous afternoon.
Photographs OF Woman's Injuries.
Four photographs Of Mrs. Holums
head and shoulders showing the
wounds which are alleged to have
caused her death were then placed in
evidence by the state. W. r. Opie,
photographer OF l.anSQOn, 1dent1ned
them as having been brought to him
for development by MIR. Crimson. and
Miss Lulu Goodman. Of Milton, stated
that she had taken the pictures at the
Holum farm the Sunday following the
tragedy and had given the films to Mr..
Crimson.
MIR. Crimson was then placed ON the
witness stand to identify the photo
graph OF he interior OF the Holum
barn with figure lying in the posi-
ton which lie said to have been de-
scribed by Holum as that Of his wife,
when he first found her after her in
jury.
Attorney Represents Wonlan's Body.
MIR. Crimson stated that he had lain
on tho barn floor to represent Mrs.
Holum. having taken the position in
dicated to him by Holum as the. cor
rect one.
7 The situation was illustrated to the
jury at the request Of Mr.. Sinkler. the
witness stand being taken to repre-.
sent the feed box in the rear of the
stali.4 Mr.. sinkler was then placed on
the floor by Mr.. Grimson in Che same
relative position as that which he had
occupied.
By this method 1t was found that
the woman's back would have, been
some two feet due east Of the south
east corner Of the box. and her head
q short distance due south.
H0au1's E4a4enso0ts Borne Ont.
On. q continuation Of the Gross ex-