The evening times., 1914-02-21
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Blood Stained Garments Introduced.
Inc blood stained clothes. said to
time of her death. were introduced as
evidence by the state late Friday aft
ernoon. They consisted OF skirt,
shoes and stockings and the canvas
which had been under her on the
sofa, when DR.. Gustafson arrived at
the farm.
Continuing his story of the events
at the farm the afternoon OF the
tragedy, Dr. Gustafson said that aft
er he had examined Mrs. ITolum and
had washed and dressed the wounds
to the best Of his ability.-
Iolum in Tears.
On his way to the kitchen. tor warm
water. he met Holum. Holl,m asked
If his wife would live. On his reply
ing in the negative, Ilolum burst into
tears.
The doctor then described the
Wounds on Mrs. Holum'e head. lie
stated that there were four cuts IN
the head and face. The wounds had
apparently been made some four
hours before his arrival. although he
stated that they might have been
made some time earlier
AAc mOoI ocScTe WOUND was on the
left side of the head. above tho ear.
This had caused fracture of the
skull.
Wounds Are lIliptitaI.
The doctor stated that the wounds
were all cleanly made. and elipticaI in
shape. He said that they could not
have been by an extremely sharp
edge, or an instrument with a fiat sur
face, like hammer, but might have
been made with q piece of metal, or
a timber with well defined edge.
At the autopsy held the following
day. according to the doctors testi-
been caused by fracture of the skull.
He then described the condition of
Mrs. Holum's clothes, ETC., and the
clothing was produced as evidence.
Denied Quarrcls With Wife.
Continuing his testimony, DR.. Gus
tafson told of a talk he had with
Hoium on the Saturday night follow
ing Mrs. Holum's death in which
Holum had declared that he had not
been drinking recently and had de-
MED that he had quarreled with his
wife.
On going into the shed the same
evening, the doctor said that he had
found a Ratchet lying on a block, The
dull. There was red paint on the
handle. but owing to insufficient light.
he was unable to determine whether
or not there was any blood OH the
blade. He says that he saw the
hatchet in the granary again after the
inquest had begun. 1t had then been
sharpened 10 a very sharp edge.
Further details regarding the vari-
GUS wounds in Mrs. Holum's head
were given by DIR. Gustafson this aft
ernoon at the request OF Mr.. Sinkler.
In each case he gave a general de-
scription OF the sape, length and di-
rection Of the wound in question.
Pieces Of pencil. representing the
lengths III question, were cut by him
at Mr.. S'nkler's request, and were
placed in evidence as exhibits.
The witness admitted that. it was
possible that the wounds might have
been made by an object with sharp
edge passing over the head at a RAPID
rate. +,,
Going back to the scene in the
stable, on the sa:u day night follow.
ing the tragedy, DR. Gustafson stated
that his attention had been called TO
dent in one OF the posts in the rear
Of the stall Of the horse, Barney"
which is Claimed by Ho.um to have
killed his wife. The doctor said that
he had been told at the time. that the
dent had been made by kick from
the hoof of the horse.
He also remembered that the front
of the feed box had been caved in as
though it be a kick from the horse.