The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-04

Inc nearing or Fred Anderson. ac-
cused of numbering George Sheffield,
G. N. operator in Moorhead on the
night of September rs, is under way
in Moorhead, and probably will be
finished late today.
High spots in the hearing at the.
session held in the Office of the Sheriff
Dan w. Mcdonald at the Clay coun-
ty Jail, Moorhead, this morning, was
the positive Identification of Ander-
son, by r. z. Lesser, as the mur-.
derer. Lesser was the second man in
the ticket Office OF the Great North
ern on the night of the murder and it
was he who turned over the cash
drawer at the point of the bandits
gun. AS the handkerchief mask had
slipped down below the murderer's
nose, he had a good look at his face,
and his Identification Of Anderson
was positive. Another identifying
mare were the freckles on Anderson's
hand that he said he saw while the
bandit was holding him up.
Miss Martha Perry, known also as
May, 1926 Madison street m. E.,
Minneapolis, was on the stand when
the hearing was continued shortly
afternoon today. She told many
things relative to Anderson, and her
evidence, and that of another girl,
Peggy, cover his movements and
those of his pal from Sunday night
to the time of their visit to Ander-
son in the Fargo city Jail on Thurs.
day, the day after the murder. a.
May" identified the yellow shoeB
that Anderson put on for the first
time on Sunday. At that time, he
practically admitted, when she and
Peggy" were in his room at the Da-
kota hotel, that he had stolen them.
She fatty contradicted the claim of
Anderson that he spent the entire
night Of the murder in room 81 of the
hotel. Between midnight and 8
o'clock Thursday morning she and
Peggy visited room 81 and there
was no response to their repeated
knocks and calls.
Had Two RevoIvers.
The young woman also testified
that she had Seen two revolvers in
the little drawer Of the dresser in
Anderson's room. He was locking
the drawer and she insisted upon
knowing what it contained. She
took both guns out of the drawer and
Anderson took one of them from her
hand and pointed 1t at her.
She expressed fear that he might
shoot her. Il would never shoot
you" was the reply, according to
WAY LCSLAIHOAy buL WOhlu silOGl
any one If theer was enough money
in it.
Dragged of "Uniform".
She also told of seeing the varied
assortment of clothing in the suit
case in Anderson's room and his
description of his pal in uniform"
This, May said, was described by
Anderson to include: overalls, mack
inaw coat and a handkerchief and
goggles on his face. The uniform"
fitted with the description Of the
short man given by Lirser, and by
the two Wisconsin men held up the
night of the murder.
May told of the visit Of the night
clerk at the hotel. to the room oc-
cupied by Peggy and herself, about
3 o'clock in the morning, and shortly
after the murder had been commit
ted. She testified that she and Peg
gy wondered If it could be the fell
low in 81, and talked about his hSy-
ing guns, the extra clothing and what
he had said about his pal in uni
form.
Arrested For Robbery.
Chief of Police Louis Dahlgren Of
Fargo told of arresting Anderson on |
Of being implicated in the |
N. d., robbery. He identi- |
fed the revolver and shells taken
from the prisoner at the time of his
arrest. He also identified the mud |
covered tan shoes, the macintosh |
coat and other articles found in the
box Anderson had checked in the |
hotel baggage room.
Martin Lybeck, Dallas, Wis. and |
Oscar Tangen, Eau Claire, Wis, the |
two passengers held up by the short |
er of the bandits. proved to be un-
important witnesses. The only inn |
portant matter disclosed was that |
the short man" overlooked $120 that /
Tangen had in his inside pocket DUR
Ing the holdup
This afternoon the girl known as
'PeggsE" testified and confirmed the /
OF May" given this /
At 3 o'clock, Minnie Foss, a friend /
Of the prisoner, was on the stand.
The hearing Is before Police Il
II. u. Wade. ounty Attor-
ley Dosland Is conducting the ex-
animation OF witnesses, and the rec
ord is being made by Court Reporter
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