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HI* name in Jo* Ifarta. ! saw Tom. firsi last Hun-day nlgut. lit* nvh- not doing anything. Don’t remember where he nut. Did not hm him diking with any one. When I got there I aaw him there. I think he wa* stand I ug by the utori. Do not know who war *t and In* »here with him. Ild not go to the -tove right off. When I went up to the •*«▼* he wa* there. With him were Mis* Raymond, Tom. and Joe. l hey were not all at the stove. I and Jotu. with Mine Raymond and Mis* Hveykotskey I hey were tilting dowu and I war standing up. It wae n J at the stove where Joe cam* up and said i I he would slap Mary * inoutb; it wan in the corner., I It wan along the wall I mw Tom. out door*. Did led talk with him oof doors. 1 cannot aay how many time* 1 saw Tom. in the hall. I talked with r , Joe Cbroellk twice. Tom. did not eome up when |^ wan miking with Joe. I did not nee Joe Tell at I heI MM.I po you know whether that I* Joe'* revolver?I cannot tell; I did not nee hi* revolver.Do you know whether Joe nad been drinking last* | 8unday night?I do not know that he had; I do not know that he was full that night. I cannot say that he had been drinking, I could not smell hi* breath.Reuben Chmelik sworn, says:Wm you over to J.ttnacheY* day leforeyenter-I wa* notDid you go to Frank Lunacbtk'e house this weak?I was not there.Dirt you «•* Fr*Lk Lun.chrk to com* ni.lt;1 ri.ltyou |n-I lilgilt?I win not there, .nlt;1 I .lid not ink him to comehere.i atom on t of Dr. Von I •• •, lt;ron*r:I bate examined the hod]** of the four persons found Chmellk, .,„r chmelik, Mr.Ho-.fi Chin el Ik mid Jo.epfc Chmelik. I found oo the body of Mrs Koea Chmellk a wound In the bark l rt of the hen l, me bony structure belpg de stroyed by a penetrating wound sufficient to cause death I he greater part of the ekuil there was fractured. It mas apparently caused by a bullet.J. I. On mi .worn -ays f eiamtued the body of Roeg t hmeltk, the girl 11 yeare of age I found one under the arm the left arm. about three inches [“mow the am.-pit I he -km mas broken on the 1*1r * ’ Donld not tell Whether It waa a bullet woundor Dot. Due mom,a Whn Jl4 !he OD* ln the It-ft arm near the shoulder, and a scratch. The one or, the left side -the one below the ar m-plt wain the center of the body. I also examined the Wkly of Mary Cbfpellk, and found one wouud through the upper lip. two on the left aide of the neck, four on the left able, pretty mell back ou the body. I here were tWoor three bruises on the body further d iwn. The wound wa- « n the p.ft side of the upper Up. I examined the body o| Joseph t htnellk. He wa. lying on his right front side, he *lt;1 to the north-east. He had a revolver in his right hand, and a double-barreled shot-gun In bis left hand. The barrel extended under bis body. | Hi hand was ring ing tbe revolver, that Is the fight hand, the left hand the gun. One chamber of (he gun and one of the revouer were discharged. Ill- nngei was on the trigger ol the revolver. || through the guard. There was a wound In his right ear, and powder marks on his neck. There were found upon bn per sou nineteen .ix-calibre cartridge*, and fom complete cartridge* m the • i in.be,» «»f th»- ? e\. i\*r, and one empty cartridge, the revolver being a five-chambered buil-lt;ilt;*g revolver. Also about a charge of large stmt .Vo.(!) was found in his pocket, fu the gun sm fuuod one charge of ,\lt;v we •'hot containing .VS grains of •hot.Sain© of this testimony wa , tukfii tolIHCrrtailK if TinsSlhlt* if* f In. mnnlsrof
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Albert Lea Freeborn County Standard
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1889
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