New Ulm review., 1922-09-13
PAINT SUSPECT
IS BOUND OVER
ROBERT BARTEL is HELD TO
GRAND JURY ON YELLOW
-.4 PAINT CHARGE
WARRANT CHARGES "JoHN DOE!
AS SECOND OF TWO-MAN
NIGHT PAINT CREW

Robert Bartel, bartender for Anton
A. Henle in a soft drink saloon on North
Minnesota street, was bound over to
the grand jury under $500 bail in
Justice Geo. Hogen's court last We'd
nesday.
The case was first brought before
Justice N. Henningsen, but an affi-
davit of prejudice was filed by the
defense and the case transferred to
Geo. Hogen.
Major Pfaender For Defense.
County Attorney Eckstein prose
cuted the case for the state and
Albert Pfaender, city attorney, was the
attorney for the defense. Mr.. Bartl
entered plea Of mot guilty.. The
state introduced exhibits 'l', "2" and
"3'', certified copies Of title records on
real estate property where the Journal
is located, e-,~. ........- ne.
P. Liesch was the first witness called
by the state. He testified as to the
ownsership of the real estate and that
the printing business is owned by the
Liesch- Walter Printing Co. He then
told in detail in what condition he had
found the front of the building on the
morning of August 29th, his descrip-
tion at times becoming almost elo-
quent. He told how the south end Of
the building was coated with heavy
creamy paint. On the big plate glass
window of the Office, the coat OF paint
was about an inch thick, he said.
Some of the screens on other windows
were covered with paint and the entire
front wall was heavily covered with
paint. There was no paint on the
side walls.
One Half Of Lemon.
r. Lesch described in minute detail
the brush left on the door step. lie
also told about the half lemon which
was left at the side Of the step. At
the west end was pail and broom.
There was very little paint left in
the pail which had held about four or
i've gallons. The broom showed that
it had been dipped in the pail OF
paint. 7..s,.: 4. s.
Attorney Pfaender objected to 7.
Liesch testifying as to the amount OF
damage, but after the county attorney
had laid foundation to show that
Liesch was an expert in the matter OF
damages, the justice allowed this class
Of questions to be answered. The
damage amounted to from 5000 to
$500 according to the expert opinion
of P. Liesch on the witness stand.
"John Doe" Also Charged.
Cross examined by Major Pfaender
P. Liesch became very surly in his
answers. Attorney Pfaender wanted
to know who this "John Doe' is that
is named in the warrant. "Where
does he live?'', he asked blandly.
The states attorney objected, but the
Justice was liberal and let the defense
attorney inquire into the matter. 1t
developed that in the first place the
warrant had contained the name OF
Joseph Michel which had been erased
and "John Doe'' substituted. The
attorney for the defense wanted to
show that after the prosecution found
that the man whose name was first
written into the complaint had slept
at the stone quarry the night the paint
ing took place and could not possibly
have been present, the name was
dropped and "John Doe" substituted.
If the prosecution had made a mistake
about one Of the men, it was just as
likely that they were mistaken about
the other man, argued Mr.. Pfaender
The defense attorney wanted to know
who informed Liescl about the sus-
poets. Liesch didn't want to tell, but
finally said that the sheriff, the coun-
ty attorney and John Carlson hac
given him the information t'and mum
Der Of Others" He wasn't able tt
name any Others but had their names
on file, having made a recored Of al
who had told him. He didn t want to tel
lwhere he kept this record and wa.
highly mysterious throughout in tn,
matter. . s5 .11 Bill
John Carlson "Star Witness
John Carlson was the star witnes
Efor the state. He is a blacksmith VIII,
works at Searles, but lives in Ney
Ulm. He told Of his movements from
midnight to l o'clock Tuesday NOR
ming, August 29th. He had been a
Charlie Manderfeld's saloon. From
there he took a walk to German Park
Finally he came west past the Cand,
Kitchen when he saw two men paint
ling the Journal building. He stoppe,
4 by the side door Of the Candy Kitchel
and watched the tail end Of the job
Stood there about ten minutes whe]
1.-The two men went off north up til