The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-24
MORE STAINED
GARMENTS ARE
IN EVIDENCE
Bloody Shirts Worn by Matt
Holurn are Brought into
District Court.
CORONER IS ON
WITNESS STAND

RelO.Ps Circumstances Surrounding
His inScstisation-Dispo OF
Wotnan's Clothing Causes Slight
Disruption at Morning Session.
TODAY in the trial uf Matt Iolum of
Milton. accused Of the murder of his
wife. when tho ststc introduced. as
evidence tho two shirts alleged to-
have been worn l,y lIoluu on the day
of the tragedy.
Tho clothes were identified by .pr.
s. 6. Gibson. coroner of Cavalier
county, as having been found by him
in tho tool hr,,se uf tho. IolIIm farm
the Sunday following the death "i
Mrs. Holum.
with blood on the arms and shoulders.
the stains apparently corresponding
ON both garments.
Witness is Willing.
An attcmp, on the part of the state
to have DR.. Gibson testify rs to what
disposition had hceu made of the
shirt worn by Mrs. Holurn at the
time OF hcr injury, according to i'm
formation alleged to have been recefv-
cd by him from Matt Skrugstad. Ho-
lum's brother-in-law. brought forth
a vigorous objection from Z. II. Sink
Ter. attorney for the defense. which
Was sustained by Judge knccsl,aw.
Before he could hc prevented. how
ever. the witness stated that Skr1iG-
stad had told him that the shirt had
hecn burned. Tho answer was Strick-
en- out OF the testimony by order OF
the judge.
Tells of Finger Prints.
The coroner also testified at some
length regarding the bloody finger
marks said to have been found on
the post of a stall several feet south
of the one behind Mrs. Holum is said
to have been lying. He described
the finger prints as appearing to be
those of three fingers and one thumb.
The post and the board from the
top of the manger Of the same stall.
which is also said to have been Stain
ed with blood. were according to the
witness, sawed out by himself and
States Attorney Crimson and sent to
DIR. "a G. Abbott of the state univel-
sity for examination. rs,
Describes Farm Scene. 80,
The direct testimony of IrssS Ssitess.a
nSstupied the entire morning session OF
the court, and was not completed
lie stated that he was called to the
Holum farm the night of Saturday.
June Fl. reaching the place at about
IL o'clock.
His testimony regarding the events
of that night coincided in the main
with that Of DR.. Gustafson. who was
AT the farm at the same time. He
said that Holum showed them the
place where lie claimed that his wife's
l,,;,, ,,s1
ilc manner i'll which he had found
her after coming home with load Of
straw the previous afternoon. :.
He stated that no blood was found
in the place where the body was said
TO have lain. or in the litter which
Holum clsilned To have taken from
that part Of the barn. FIc also told OF
looking a, Mrs, Holum's body. which
was at the time in the farm granary.
The coroner returned to the farm
he said at II o'clock Sunday morn
attorney and the members of the cor
oner's jury which he had empannclled
TO investigate the death of the wom-
an. After looking al the body in the
granary they went into the barn and
made thorough inspection Of the
place.
Found Bloody Marks.
The bloody finger marks on the
post. and on the manger top. already
described. We're found ON this occa-
sion. DIR. Gibson also found he said "A
number OF blood marks on the west
wall of the horse stable. and on the
wall in the rear Of the stall on which
the finger prints were found. Some of
these he said appeared 10 have been
partially erased
Blood WAS also found on some of
the pieces of sl1ale found on the floor
Of the harm. with which the coroner
tried Of experiment Of erasing some
Of the blood marks This shalc was
picked up near the south door OF the
place.
HoluIn Tells Story.
ON this occasion Holum appeara to
have narrated to the coroner the sto-
r. OF ,ife events following the finding
of his "fe on the barn floor. He says
that lle picked her UP. and started to-
wards the south DOOR of the barn. but
set her down on the floor again be-
fore reaching it He then picked her
mp again and carried her part way to
the hoise .,efore again setting her
pleted the trip to the house.
An examination Of the place in the
Darn where Holum said he had Sc,
the woman down for the first time
showed blood spots, but no blood was
found as the spot designated as the
second resting place outside.
HOlun Points to Shirts.
DIR. Gibson says that he then ac-
Gonlparied Eoium to the tool shop
where he found the shirts which the
latter said he had worn while carry
ing his wife. They were badly stain.
ed with blood as already described.
At the same time the coroner made
All examination OF the too! house. He
saw the ila;ahet, described By DIR.
Gustafson lv.ng on a block. and saw
Holum pick it up and look at it while
he was making his examination of the
rest of the building. He made no
thorough examination of the tool un-
til Monday morning, however.
On Monday he says that he. noticed
a dark spot OH the blade OF the wea-
pom which had somewhat the appear.
apce Of blood stain.
1t was also on this occasion. pr
Gibson stated, that he had obtained
the clothing said to have been worn
by Mrs. Holum at the time she Was
injured. The shirt he said was miss
ign, and he had asked Matt SkruE.
stad concerning 1t.
The statement alleged to have been
made by Skruegtad regarding the
burning Of the garment was stricken
out by order Of Judge KneeahaW wI,o
held that such testimony was .mSraly
hsarsay. and therefore inadnsAh Bile
~ evidence. i
Doscrahss WoanAA 5S 4. s;:s .sss
The witness was then asked regard