Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-21
STILL
WORKING ALIBl
Testimony Turning Away
From Foss Brothers to
Herman Olson.

Chinook, June 21.-Another day
of alibi has passed in the Krause
murder trial, most Of the time, how
ever, being turned toward the defend
ant, Herman Olson, instead Of tho
Foss brothers and Jacob Bjornstad. as
it has been in the hearing of the de-
Tense heretofore. The perfect ma
chine work Of the witnesses has made
the testimonis more or less mon
cross-examination by counsel for the
state. @
The first witness Of the day was
Gunder Carlson. to whose place It 10
claimed Jacob Bjornstad drove Eddie
Foss' a on Sunday, November II.
aid his testimony tailed in nearly
every detail with that Of Jacob Bjorn-
stad.s In the cross-examination. how
ever, he admitted hearing Alvin Foss
ask the boys to arrange a meeting 80
that he (Alvin) could fight Krause.
and told Of Eddie and Carl Helm be
ing at his house about the goth OF Oc-
tober. 1917. At that time the witness
stated that Eddie Foss said jake
Krause had protested his proof. and
that he Eddie) had protested
Krause's place; that Krause didn't
show up, and If he had he'd never
gotten ,out OF there.
Alvin Lauritson, former bartender
for Herman STREET, said he was Q
ing on the night shift in November,
1917. and slept in a room over the
saloon. He said he had heard on the
morning Of November 10 of h MUIR
der Of Jacob Krause. and in the att
ernoon had heard that olson was Is.
pected. That on November IL he had
seen Olson on the street at 3 p. m
and at 6 o'clock in the Streit's saloon.
About z o'clock saw him walk back
to the card room in the saloon.
About 9 o'clock he anne in front
door. had q drink, and went out
again, and at II o'clock returned and
bought a bottle Of rock and rye, say
ing he has q cold. He also claimed
that special agent Leonard had told
him he'd better stay out OF the 3
and not testify, and claimed that It
was Leonard's fault that he did not
yet his final proof through, and did
!, not get his citizenship papers.
Upon being cross-examined Laurit-
son stated that he began tending bal
| in July 1917 and did not go out to his
homestead until April l. 1918. and re-
NAMED there until May /. 1t wa
brought out that he remembered zee
ing olson in the saloon, yet couidn
remember anyone else In b saloon
| that night That Olson had remain
ed about 2 minutes at Z o'clock, and
| about 10 minutes at 9 o'clock, yet
| didn't look at q watch or clock. nc
denied having made the statement IN
the presence OF George Cowan. A.. J.
Leonard, Bruce Glenn and others
ssI was drunk that night November
soy and don't remember whether ]
saw olson or not" He admitted hav-
inr occupied the same room over
Straits saloo with Eddie Foss dur
IND the month Of November, 1917.
John Klobofski said In testimony
that he had seen Olson IN Streite
| saloon between 6 and 1880 p. m. ano
again between 1880 and II ?. m. !.
Albert Nelson. living IS mdle1 mort
Of Chinook, q cousin Of Alvin lAuF1t-
son, testified that he had seen Her
man Olson In front Of the Silver Dol
lar saloon where he was working,
about 1850, November -. and again
IN etreits saloon about . p. m He
admitted having talked 1t the receaa
iust before with John Klobofsd and
Alvin Iauritson, 8 mAtter that Klo-
| bofski had denied. He told Of hav.
ing heard persons talking in the -
loon about the murder the morning
Of November 10. and expressing. the
idea that Olson was mixed up in tn
killing.
ine come TO Chinook in Fehruar.
1916. but had been absent ~ WIN
ters. She claimed she aaw Olson be'
tween $3.50 andiS p. m, November II