The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-22
Sheriff on Stand

identified the various state eXhib.
Its, including the two pocket
books. the blood-stained quilt anc
Ia blood-stained mop with which
lSchlaps is said to have attempted
to clean up the evidence of hi
crime. He also identified a pail
of gloves that we're found in the
Geisler car and the contents OF
the pocketbooks.
Salisbury corroborated the pre-.
vious testimony relative to what
took place at the Mcneil farm
and who was there that Sunday
afternoon, and he told about the
party going from the Mcneil place
to the Geisler place, arriving there
about A o'clock. He identified
the Geisler gun, the empty shells.
the box of shells and described
the bloody finger marks, as At
torney Erickson had done.
He also described the condition
of the house and said that when
they had reached there that Sun
day the door was locked so that
they had to force it open. Sails
bury's testimony included telling
about Schlaps finding the shells
in the dry creek bottom.
Anderson Testi6es
John H. Anderson, Roosevelt
county sheriff, told about going to
the Geisler place on May third.
identified photographs of the
buildings which were entered as
proposed exhibits by the state and
described the condition of the
house when he was there. He
said that there were present at
that time VIM. Weiss, three Fried
enbach boys, Reinhold Hoffman
and County Attorney Hugh N.
Marion. There was a spot of
blood on the wall in the east room
of the house about 7 or 8 inches
across which appeared to have
been mopped up. The floor also
evidence of having been
mopped. After describing the
Geisler premises, Sheriff Ander-
son identified the various propos-
I'd exhibits of the state and told
when they came into possession.
n the matter of the three shot
run shells there was objection by
he defense to their admission.
Ir. Anderson testified that he re-
,eived them from Reinhold Hoff-
nan and there had been no testi-
nony by Hoffman to the effect
hat he had handed them over to
Anderson. Hoffman was
alter recalled to the stand and
ave this testimony.
Evening Session I
At the Monday evening session
f court, Sheriff Salisbury of
lentywood and County Attorney
!. C. Erickson of Sheridan coun- {
Y, were recalled to the stand. Z
wer questioned at length
y County Attorney Marion re-
tive to conversations which they a
ad with Ferdinand Schlaps Sun r
ay, the day after the murder. In a
wing to get this testimony, it de-
that, while neither threats
or promises were made to induce t
lie accused youth to talk at the t
LcNeil farm and at the Geisler C
arm, at the same time, he was c
OF advised that anything he P
light say would be used against '
or hat he had the right to s
4 attorney. t
Therefore, Attorney Noun OBJ
.cted to any testimony being t
ven as to statements made by :
oung Schlaps to Sheriff Sails
Try or Attorney Erickson. Judge
.ul sustained these objections
Id neither witness was permitted
repeat the alleged admissions
i'd confessions made by Ferdi-
and Schlaps on May 2, either at
lie Geisler farm or at the coro-
er's inquest at Homestead. They
ere permitted to repeat their
IN side of the various conversa-
ons and to state whether or not
replied.
Claim Rough Treatment
Testimony of both developed
AT at one time, at the Geisler
Irm, Erickson took hold of the
oy's collar, at the same time
his arm behind his back,
order to induce him to tell the
nth. Neither Attorney Erick-
n nor Sheriff Salisbury talked
the accused boy in the Plenty
God Jail, but Monday, May 3, the
" had several callers, among
EN- being his brothers, his uncle
ID the priest.
Tuesday
With the admission in evidence
a written confession Of Ferdi-
md Schlaps to the killing Of An
n and Ludmilla Geisler at Beim,
ay 2, the state rested its case
lesday afternoon. This confes-
IN was made and sworn to May
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