The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-22

St. Paul, Mimi, June 22.-Joseph p.
Redenbaugh, confessed slayer of Mrs.
Alice McQuillan Dunn; Frank j. Nc
Cool, under 80 years sentence as an
accomplce in the murder of Patrol
man George Connery, and Mike Moore,
convicted "fixer" all have been placed
on the stand to testify for the state
against Frank Dunn, who is charged
with having hired Redenbaugh to do
the killing. Moore was an unwilling
witness, but the prosecution hoped
that the fact of Dunn's having come to
his defense with financial assistance
might overcome his reluctance and in
duce him to turn against his alleged
employer.
Redenbaugh, who followed on the
stand Katherine McQuillan, the sister,
in whose arms Mrs. Dunn was muir
dered, told how he, went with Mike
Moore to drug store at Seventh and
St.. Peters. streets to identify Mrs.
Dunn SO that he would make no mis-
take when he undertook to kill her
later. A shudder ran through the
court room as Redenbaugh cody and
collectedly told of the deliberate plans
made for the murder. ..- .......-..
Tells Details Of Murder.
Miss McQuillan testified that she
and Mrs. Dunn retired shortly after
midnight the night of the murder.
q, Alice slept with me instead of in
her old room across the, hail. said
the witness. 81 didn't 60 to sleep at
ALL L had been nervous all evening
because was afraid something was
going to happen. l guess it was pre-
moniton. The night before I had
dreamed burglars got in the house.
There were two squeaky steps in
our stairway 1t was about 2 o'clock
when | heard them squeak. thought
it might be my brother, Jack, who
doesn't live in the house, but who
sometimes stops there.
cts that you, Jack?' I called, but
there was no answer.
81 shook Alice, who was asleep. l
awoke her and told her there was
somebody in the house.
nOuQUI 0JStST OFCdV1tnQs-
eco to sleep, Kath, dear, you're
dreaming she said to me,
Next I heard footballs in the hall.
I shook Alice again and told her there
was somebody in the house. Again she
told me that was dreaming and told
me to 60 to Sleep
almost the next second man
stepped into view in the hall, just out
side the door of our room. He was a
small man. He had his cap pulled
down over his eyes and white hand
kerchief over his face. ! could see
him fairly well by the light that shone
in from an arc light in the street. He
was against the white background
formed by the door across the hail.
He went into Alice's old room across
the hail.
81 shook Alice again. She held out
her arm and took the two rings off
her fingers and put them on my own
hand.
"The man came right out of Alice's
old room and went down the hall to.
ward my brother Warren's ROOM By
that time Alice was pretty well awake,
too.
Held Sister in Arms.
'"In another second the man ap.
peared in the doorway again and
jumped right into the room. l had
Alice in my arms, o., SO tight"
The witness was looking straight at
Redenbaugh. Her eyes 'blazed, seem
ingly|with fury.
Redenbaughs head dropped. He
could not meet the gaze. 1t was the
first time since his arrest he had
shown any perturbation.
"'Who are you and what do you
want?' l asked the man.
"'Be calm, little girl he answered,
I'm just going to do some shooting.
HE kept coming. He threw the
light Of flashlight on Alice. Then
he hit her. l was holding her so tight
ly that when he hit her her head
bumped mine.
Shot Woman Three Times.
after he hit her he shot her. He
shot her three times. still had hold
OF Alice. He pushed me aside, but
chung to her. Then he ran out Of the
room. ...... So.
81 heard him say: "A child was in
bed with her. as he was going down
the stairs"
Hanneninps in tho Macmillan homo