The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-08
VERDICT OF GUILTY
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Charles Russell testified that
Duemeland had made bet with him
of $3.50 that Germany would win the
war. Duemeland gave another YER
sion of that story. Duemeland said
that one day Russell came across the
street under the influence of liquor
to the place where Duemefand was
with three or four other men; that
Russell was waving a dollar bill and
saying he would bet anybody that
America would whip Germany in
five days: that he Duemeland) said
in joking way that he would take
that bet. and that Russell could pay
five dozen eggs, instead of dollar;
that Russell came back later and
told Duemeland that he had the ad
vantage, as five dozen eggs were worth
more than dollar, and that Dueme-
land then told him he would call it
off.
Talked About Fighting
Lot Burgess testified to hearing
Duemeland say that if he was sent
back to Germany he would fight like
". Duemeland said on the stand
that he did not remember ever hav-
that if he said. such think, he
meant he would fight against the
Germans. But he said he did not
use such an expression He did
not swear much.
Aaron Juliar stated that Dueme-
land had his store open on a heat
less Monday in the morning Dueme-
land had right to do this for the
sale of groceries only. Duemeland,
Juliar testified, told him that he
could sell anything he wished.
Duemeland admitted that he did tell
Juliar that. Duemeland said he
thought at that time that he
had right to sell anything in the
morning when the store was open.
He had not understood that the or
der stopped him from selling any
thing. He kept his store closed in
the afternoon
Andrew Maloney testified that he
went to st. Clair and found that
Duemeland had the store shut: that
Mrs. Maloney was an old friend to
Mrs. Duemeland and begged Mrs.
Duemeland to let her have some
goods for the children; that Mrs.
Maloney said she wanted to make
some baby clothes. Duemeland said
his wife did let Mrs. Maloney have
few things under the circum-
stances, but he had nothing to do
with it,
Denied OFT Story.
When Duemeland was on the
stand he testified that he did not tell
OFT anything of the sort that was
charged. on June 5. or at any other
time. He never told him not to reg
lister, he said Duemeland said his
own boy had registered and that he
never thought of stopping him.
Duemeland said he did all he could
to sell Liberty bonds, by telling peo-
pie about them in the store. He
thought he could do as much there
as he could by running around. He
spoke in particular about one young
man who came to his store and
spoke about buying bond and
Duemeland took him to the bank
and told him the bonds were as good
as gold and the young man finally
did take fifty dollars worth.
George H. Hubmer, the cashier.
corroborated that testimony. Humber
also told about time when he was
taking an affidavit about the title to
some property on the first of De-
cember: that at that time he asked
Duemeland how the war was getting
along; that Duemeland said the news
was kind of bad that day but that
I'VE must win this war and we are
going to win it." By 1--WE" Hubmer
understood Duemeland to mean the
United States.
Schultz said he had known Dueme-
land for the last thirty years; that
during the last year or two he had
been at his store nearly every day:
that he had heard Duemeland talk of
the war; that he had never heard
Duemeland speak any disloyalty to
the government but that Duemeland
had spoken loyalty towards the
United States; that Duemeland told
Schultz on one occasion: at is too
bad We had to get into this war, but
we are now in it and we must
win it,
Schultz also told about a certain
Adventist missionary who stopped at
his place and foretold of the world
war. when the United States would
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States would lose. Schultz said he
told Duemeland what this Adventist
had said and Duemeland said "That
would be too bad; we have got to
win this war;
Had Reputation For Loyalty.
Hurbert Bruels, president of the
village council of ST. Clair, said ne
was on the Liberty bond committee
with Duemeland: he said he was
well acquainted with Duemeland and
had talked with him about the wal
a number of times; that he ha6
never heard him say anything dis
loyal at any time; that Duemeland's
reputation for loyalty was good in the
community, and he had never heard
his loyalty questioned until this in
dictment came.
George Duemeland son of the ac-
cused, was on the stand He spoke
of his father and mother coming to
see him in st. Paul in May 1917
They talked about the war and other
things. His father never intimated
to him, he said. not to register. The
young man said he was the first to
register in his own ward. That was
on the fifth day of June He said he
never heard his father say anything
in fo Of