The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-26
NOT ENOUGH TO
) FIX IT'S NATURE
University Man Testi6es
That it Might Be From
Human or Animal
RUEDIGER ALSO
ON STAND TODAY
Says Spots Anaiyzed by Him We're
Made by Human Blood-NIatt Ho-
linn Murder Trial Develops Several
New Features During days Session.

Blood was found upon the blade Of
the hatchet. discovered in the tool
shed at the farm near Milton of Matt
Holum. charged with the murder Of
his wife, according to DIR. A. G. ABB
bott Of the chemistry department Of
the state university who was called as
wttness by the state in the trial Of
Holum this morning.
DIR. Abbott stated that he had de-
termtned the stain on the blade Of the
hatchet to be blood. by means Of q
chemical analysis. He was unable to
say, however, whether or not it was
human blood. as it was impossible to
obtain enough to make the serum
test" by means Of which this could be
determined.
The hatchet was placed in evidence
along with the blood-stained stall
post. manger board, ehale stones and
straw. taken from the Holum barn
oy G. Crimson, states attorney for
Cavalier county.
Fixed as Human Blood.
DR.. Gustav Ruediger. of the public
health laboratory, stated that he had
made the "serum test on the stains
on the four last named exhibits, and
had determined that they were made
by human blood.
Woman's Teeth Lost.
Efforts on the part OF e. r. Sinkler.
attorney for the defense, to obtain in.
formation regarding the false teeth Of
Mrs. Holum, which are said to have
been found in the barn after the
woman's injury, proved fruitless. Mr..
Crimson who was on the stand for
cross,examinationsg gaasa,g the session
opened thi6 i6morning said that he had
no ..ins. ledge. ct their present eSyl:esys
= III Sss5Stxafihlasnaat. ba h.a examined
I ,he W tessh at the Holm "a farm 81 US
Sunday following the tragedy. and
had noticed that they were stained
with manure. He did not remember
exactly what he had done with them,
but believed that he had given them
to Coroner Gibson.
AT this the coroner was recalled by
Mr.. Sinkler. He declared that the
teeth were not in his possession. and
had never been given to him by Mr..
Crimson. On being recalled, MT.
Crimson stuck to his story that to the
best Of his recollection he had given
the teeth to DIR. Gibson.
Mr.. Crimson also admitted that ne
had taken "a blood-stained blue jacket
away from the farm. This was given
tto Mr.. sinkler at his request.
then called and identified the exhibits
:. already mentioned. A heavy STICK OF
club, said to have been obtained on
the Holum farm. was also produced.
but the state made no effort to place
It in evidence.
Ton Of Skull Available.
Attorney General Miller then In.
formed Mr. Sinkler that the top OF
Mrs, Holum's skull had been saken
from her body by the state, ano va VIZ
at his disposal. DR.. Gibson was .a.t,es, caMs
that the blood stained hatchet' nao
not heen used In removing this at the
tinoa ~ tho autopsy, nor had 1t IN face
coma In contact with Mrs. Holums
body at all. o.,d..
two miles and q half from the hoaun a
farm, was then called by the e'as. ~.
she stated that she had gone 10 ens
Holum residence on the Saturday OF
Mrs. Holum's. death 10 pEep"1e
body for burial.
Al that time she stated that she
had q conversation with Hoium, Wno
had first told her that he was feenns
BADLY. not having slept for two nights.
He appeared to he crying at the tlme
according to the witness.
Didn't SEQ Body.
Mrs. Stewart says that Hofum then
told her. that he had returned to the
barn with load Of straw Friday ait
ernoon., He had put his horses In tne
barn but had not seen his wife's body
at the time. Not finding her in tho
house, however. he returned to the
barn, and found the body lying IN the
rear of the stall occupied by the
Similar testimony was given by Mrs.
Brock Mcbride, teacher at the school,
about q mile south of the Holum
farm. Mrs. Mcbride said that she was
also at the Holum farm saturday
morning to assist in preparing Mrs.
Holum's body for burial. Holum was
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