Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-08
HE MITMQEN MURDER TRIAL
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THE mITMQEN MURDER TRIAL
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one of the two men who had engaged
the auto livery for Lowry on the eve
ming of May 3. He had also singled
out George Nelson from among q
threshing crew of about twenty-five
persons on farm near Niobe. He
was positive in. his Identification Of
Nelson, but not quite as positive as
to Jacobson
F. l.. Writer'S, a detective of Min
ObOrated Mr.. Wentw0rth's evidence in
kota trip. He also related parts Of q
John Jacobson at the Pope county Jail
son was said to have admitted that
he had said in joshing way that he
wished someone would kill his uncles
that he might get their money.
Clarence Anderson of Berg, North
Dakota, testified that John Jacobson
had been at his farm a few days be-
fore he learned of the murder and had
made the assertion that he had made
the trip from Fargo to Minot in one
day.
Henry E. Benson of Ben Wade said
that he had a conversation with John
Jacobson at Smedstad's restaurant a
few days after the funeral at which
Mr.. Jacobson had told him that MUIR
derers had team, after which he
laughed and added that they had cut
down two posts.
Ben ferguson testified that he had
seen Arthur ferguson come to Lowry
the evening of May 3 with the two
men and that the men had gotten out
from the automobile into the muddy
street instead of onto the sidewalk
and that they had walked north along
the main street and turned west on
| the first street leading west.
Arthur Larson testified that he had
| taken two men to Lowry in the eve
| ming of May in an automobile and
that he had stopped his car in front
| of CHAINS saloon. That the two men
had gotten out of the car into the
muddy street and that they had walk
| ed north along the street to the first
| crossing he also testified to.
He was positive that George Nelson
was one of the men. The other party
who he believed to the Jacobson wore,
| according to Mr.. Larson's evidence,
the cap which had been found in the
barn and which had been offered in
| evidence
The state rested it's case this fore
| noon.
Senator Sullivan in his address 70
the jury stated that the defence would
prove conclusively that the accused
parties are innocent.
F. ]. Oxley, station agent at Liz
mite testified that he had Known John
Jacobson five years and George Mel
son about year and half. He stat
! ed that he had seen John Jacobson at
| Ignite on May 3, 4, 5, g.; Z, 8 and 10.
On May bull tractor consigned to
Jacobson and Christianson had arriv-
ed at Ignite. On May Ole Chris
tianson had come to the depot to see
the tractor. Mr.. Oxley had broken
the seal of the car. John Jacobson
and Cecil Anderson had also been at
the car to see the tractor.
The tractor had been sent on bill
of lading with draft attached. Ole
Christianson had paid this draft at
| the First State Bank Of Ignite on
NAoy Z. AAO OIdAk "A1Cu 1Ix1u U0ou
| stamped paid on that date was accept
ed in evidence.
After the draft was paid the tractor
was unloaded on the same day May
about six o'clock. Mr.. Oxley stated
that he, John Jacobson and Ole Chris
Hanson helped unload the car.
On May 5 Mr.. Oxley testified John
Jacobson and his stepfather had been
at his Office to see about tent which
they wanted to take out to the trac-
tor. On May 6 Mr.. and Mrs. Oxley
and two children had gone to Portal to
meet his mother and brother who
were expected to arrive from Tor
onto, Canada. John Jacobson had TAX
en- them to Portal in his automobile.
The following morning Mr.. Oxley
received message from his brother
stating that he and his mother would
arrive on that day. John jacobson
had again taken them to Portal on
that day, The telegram was offered
in evidence.
On May Mr.. Oxley had seen John
Jacobson and Gust Bloom driving in
a new automobile which the latter had
bought
On May 10 Mr.. Oxley stated that he
had delivered express to John Jacob
son and the express book containing
Mr.. Jacobson's signature for receipt
Of express on that day was offered in
evidence.
BY similar evidence Mr.. Oxley tes.
titled that he had seen George Nelson
on May 3, and 10.