The Alaska daily empire., 1915-12-10
KRAUSF TRIAL WILL PROBABLY
 BE IN MARCH

That Edward krause win not come to trial on the charge of murdering ] William Christie. on which he was ex- tradiled from Washington last week. unti the latter part of February or the first of March may be concluded from the statement made by Judge l Robert w. Jennings this morning to the eifoct that no grand jury win be called until that time. A motion put bv the office of the district attorney asking that a special grand jury be called. might. however result in a special meeting of a grand jury. No such action is planned at the present time. however.
 If Krause took William Christie up Gastineau Channel towards Salmon Creek as the testimony offered at Krause's hearing on O Kidnapping charge Wednesday indicated what did he do with Christlel
 rom Smith and Fred Fisk, of the gas boat Tillacum. testified that the mastless and nameless launch used by Krause to take Christie away from Treadweu on Saturday afternoon. Oc- tober S0 sailed straight up the chan mel" around 8 or 3:30 D. m. on that date. Lynn B. Adsit, who lives on the Salmon Creek road nearly two miles North of Juneau saw Krause's launch anchored about 250 feet from his house. in the channel, Q little af- ter o'clock on that date. Under cover of darkness the launch was moved to the Douglas Island shore, perhaps a mile across the channel, for Mir. Adsit and his wife saw it there the next morning. The authori- ties believe that sometime between 4 D. m.. Saturday and 70 o'clock that night William Christie came to his death and that his body was either buried in the tideflats or in the woods or sent to the bottom of the channel with weights attached. The officials further believe that Krause moved his boat to the Douglas shore and walked up the beach three miles to Douglas, to slip under the door of Mrs. Chris ties house the typewritten letter pur- porting to have been signed by her husband, which said: "They are fore ing me to go to Seattle"
 Since Krause's effects have been thoroughly examined here the author tiles are positive that the same little Blixendorf typewriter owned by him typed the letter Co Mrs. Christie and that to the U. s. Customs house in the Plunkett case. The same kind Of stationery-Berkshire Bond-also was used.
 lt is indicated that 1T the next grand jury fails to indlct Krause on a charge of murder the authorities will present evidence which they say VIII prove Kidnapping, larceny and lesser charges against Krause.
 It is said that Charles Tennant captain of the Seattle detectives holds secrets which Krause told him during the course of Tenants 4-day conference with the prisoner after his arrest by Detectives Ralph Jones and Ben. Cornelison at Seattle. Ten nant undoubtedly will be one of the witnesses before the grand jury which investigates Krause's case. Captain Tennant found the signature of Chris tie and Plunkett in Krause's effects Krause told Remnant that the scrap of paper bearing the signature of Will liam Christie was part of a subpoena purporting to cite Christie to appear in the federal court at Juneau. Krause explained the circumstance by saying he was given the subpoena and re- quested to serve it. Krause says he took Christie to Juneau, and did not see him again. The subpoena, asserts Krause. was torn up on the boat be- tween Douglas and Juneau, Krause happened to pick mp the scrap con- taining Christie's signature.
 When Krause was asked to explain how he came by tho signature James Plunkett" he told Captain Tennant. the Seattle police said, that it was on note he received from Plunkett. The note. the prisoner said, requested him to remove his boat from a float, Go which it was tied. He declared that the note had been delivered to him by Plunkett In person. and that he had torn off the signature so he could remember the name Krause said he was given the note by Punk ett last March.
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