The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-26
H0LUM TO
TELL OF
TRAGEDY

Grand Forks, N D., Feb. 26.-Mat
Holum, accused of the murder of his
wife and now on trial in district court
on that charge, will relate to the jury
the story of the events Of that June
day, when, according to witnesses who
have testified as to his version of the
incidents leading up to Mrs. HOlums s
death, ne found her senseless form ly-
ing In the rear of a stall occupied by a
kicking horse, Barney" in the horse
barn.
just when Holum will take the
stand depends upon the rapidity with
which the case continues from now on,
but Attorney Sinkler, representing the
accused man, stated last night to The
Herald that Holum will certainly be
placed on the stand.
1t is expected that the testimony Of
this, the central figure in a tragedy
which has shocked the quiet ncigbhor-
hood in the vicinity of Milton and
Mountain, in fact the entire country
thereabouts, will be given early next
week, the attorneys hoping to have
completed the examination of other
witnesses by the end of the present
week.
Abbott Today.
DR.. A. G. Abbott of the state uni
versity, into whose charge the post
taken by Coroner Gibson from the
barn in which the body of Mrs. Ho-
lum was found. was given, is testifying
today, DR.. Abbott was in court yes
tterday afternoon and was to have Civ
en- his testimony, but Attorney Sinkler
| did not complete the cross -eXamina-
| ton of States Attorney Crimson Of
| Cavalier county, who is appearing for
| the people and who was called to give
| the story of his visits to the Holum
farm soon after the tragedy, and again
at the time of the coroner's inquest,
much Of which has been previously
covered in testimony of other witness
! es, who, it was stated. were with him
at the time.
ShaIe and Post.
! DR.. Abbott yesterday produced
small glass bottle in which, it was
stated, pieces Of shale. taken from the
| floor Of the horse barn by DR.. Dob
son and on which spots, suspected of
being blood were found. He was
| asked to examine the pieces of shale,
also minute pieces Of straw said to
have been taken from the stable and
on which spots thought to be blood
| appeared at the post, cut from the
PARTON of stall in the barn of trag-
edy.. These exhibits were all offered
and accepted yesterday and become
a part Of the collection Of what the
state hopes to make plain as import
I S~
justice.
Post Examind.
| Attorney Sinkler devoted consider
able time to careful examination of
| the post, a small, rounded surface Of
pine or some soft wood of lightish
brown shade in places and about three
or four feet in length, judging from a
Ecasual glance. Attorney Crimson, on
the stand much of the afternoon, was
asked to designate on the post the
point where he detected what he
thought to be blood marks of three
fingers and thumb. Standing in the
center of a space in front of the
judges desk, he did this, Attorney
Sinkler later placing his own hand in
the position indicated, as near as pos
sible.
The location of the post in the barn
was described as in stall in which
| spots of what appeared to be blood
were detected on the straw, the post
being used as an upright for the
side Of the stall. Crimson testified
that the morks on this post were call
ed to his attention by one Of the par
ty who was with him when the barn
was examined, either on Saturday or
| Sunday after the tragedy. He tes-
titled that HoIum volunteered the in
formation that he did not make them.
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