The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-17

preliminary examination of the re-
mains which were found floating in
the water, face downward. He testi-
fled that the body was partly decom-
posed-was dressed in dark clothing,
had on short coat, dark trousers and
otherwise fully clothed, and that a
cap was pulled down over the head
as far as it could be pulled, COM
pletely covering the eyes. That on
taking the cap off the head a bullet
wound was found in the right tenn
pie, and both the cap and the bullet
were produced in court and identified
by the witness and admitted as ex-
hlbits in the case.
DIR. COLLINSON
/ TELLS OF AUTOPSY
Other witnesses were called to cor
rObOrate the sheriff's testimony DIR.
/ I. w. Collinson told of being called
to hold an autopsy on the dead body.
He stated that his examination dis
closed no water in the lungs, indi-
eating that the body had been put in
the water after death. He stated
that in his opinion the bullet wound
was sufficient to have caused the
death.
! POLICEMAN JOHNSON
/ TELLS OF ELSIE'S STORY
George Johnson, local night police
officer testified to being called by
Mrs. Dahlquist one morning in June
as he was passing the Dahlquist nos
Ipital, and being told by Mrs. Dahl
quist that Elsie HedGerick, who was
staying with her, had Just told hel
queer story about someone being
shot at her grandma Kittock's place
Mr.. Johnson further testified that he
consulted with County Attorney JOhr
S. Nyquist, and that later in the da!
the child was taken over to the Of
flee of the county attorney and close
ly questioned as to the story she haC
: been telling. On being asked to re
late the conversation which later wa
had in the county attorneys offic
after Joe KittOck had been taken in
to custody. Mr.. Johnson testified tina
> as far as he recalled the conversation
j it was as follows, with Joe KittocR
v Sheriff AL. Lawrence, Elsie Hedderic
+ and John Nyquist present: Joe Kit
: took came in looking for Elsie, an
e said here you are, Elsie Mr.. Ny
a quist asked Elsie if she knew the
S man, and she said Yes, it is Joe
/ Nyquist said Joe, whO?' and she sal
, Joe Kittock.' Nyquist said Joe, thi
little girl has been telling US abOJ
: shooting which took place at yoJ
lie place. and Joe said She is lying.
al never had a gun in my life. Nevt
y shot anybody. George here linear
l. ing mel knows that never shot an,
n body. Why, l did not even knO
L that man. Met him once on tt
n street. Nyquist said, What man {
re you refer to?' And Joe said That fe
x low you took out of the river a yei
ago. hesitated awhile, and then sa
: That man Siegart.'
: Mr.. Nyquist then asked Elsie
repeat her story, and she said tn
: she had seen her Uncle Joe kill
e man, and said that they talked abo
I putting him in the creek"
F KEOGAN TRIES TO SHOW
j, STORY CONCOCTED
~ On cross examination, Attorney
Oh M. Keogan, of the defense, attempt
IL ~ to show that story had been co
~ cocted by Mrs. Dahlquist. He que
- ~ toned the witness as to why he h
-'ii custory of the child and George So
that complaint had been made to
: county attorneys office some two
q three weeks prior to this time tt
= Elsie was not being treated right
- Kittocks and t h t Mrs. DahlqU
= had been instructed at that time
:; keep the child with her until furtl
- investigation could be made cOnce
- ing that complaint.
% MRS. SIEGART
1e WITNESS
or Mrs. Agnes Siegart, mother of
/" slain man, who arrived here fr
/, = her home in Wadena, Minnesota,
cir Monday, to be present at the tt
in testified about the time her son
out home and identified his picture
of gave the date she had last he
nal from him. She said it was just ah
hi a week before Easter, 1925, that
had letter from him.
d. SHERIFF LAWRENCE
all RECALLED
nd Sheriff Lawrence, was recalled
he the stand following the noon rec
he and corroborated George Johns
AR testimony as to the conversation
av in the county attorneys office on
70 3Oth of last June, and also testT
hi that after this conversation had
fb- en- place Joe KittOck had been pl;
MS under arrest on charge Of n
las slaughter.
,fv Tom Keogan, attorney for the
,rv Tense tried repeatedly to have
witnesses admit that other pers
present at Nyquist's office, had
toned Siegert's name first, but v
UR- out avail, all claiming that Kit
had himself been the first one to
the dead mans name at that TIN
100 STATE SPRINGS
has SURPRISE WITNESS
Not The defense was taken comp
life nv surprise when Nyquist callet
900 George Matuskof to take the 81
nor The name meant nothing to Kit
le6i- and as the name was called he g
ork- around in an Indifferent manne
oil see what the witness looked like
when he sighted the man he stiff