Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-21
THE NELSON ASSAULT.
The Three Men Held to Answer to the Grand
jury

jury.
The case of the State against Joseph Matz,
| Nicholas Meters and John Wyack. charged with
committing deadly assault on John Nelson,
| was resumed at the police court yesterday af-
| ternoon. The hearing was commenced on Mon
day and the day was taken up with the exam
| nation of Matz. Yesterday afternoon was o.
cupied with the examination of the defend
ants Meters and Wyack. Defendant Meters was
first examined by Judge Howard and testified
to having been at dance. on Fort street, the
evening before the fight. After the dance wit
ness and defendant Wyack came down town.
/ The time was between three and four o'clock
IN the morning, on the Goth of June. Wit
| ness and Wyack tried the front door of the sa-
loon, which was locked, after which they pass
| ed around to the rear door, Shortly after they
entered the saloon Miss. Matz came out of her
room and remarked that during the night she
had been annoyed by the visits of Nelson.
| About this time Nelson came into the house,
and passing through the front room, he sat
down on the bed where Matz was sleeping.
ae made great noise, on hearing which witness
and Wysck started for the room, and upon
| reaching which they saw Matz strike Nelson.
The latter fell on his head toward the bed and
groaned. Matz then called for the defendants,
asking them to put the loafer out" They took
hold OF Nelson and put him on the porch. At
ter he had been taken to the porch Matz told
them to give him good whipping. In reply
| to question witness stated that Matz visited
them in Jail and offered to employ lawyer to
conduct their cases if they would not state any
thing about the fight. :. kSsSSt
Witness had asked Matz, Monday evening,
| why he had sworn to a lie concerning the fight,
to which Matt replied that he couldn't help
himself. Witness stated that he had beer
faucet but had not used it.
By Mr.. Eagan-Witness had not seen the
beer faucet in the bed room. They did no.
shove Nelson out but led him out by the hands.
Witness got the beer faucet because he thought
Nelson was robber and that he would return
after being put out. Witness had not seen
Meters have chair in his hand; the beer fau
Get was made of brass.
John Wyack. the other defendant, was Their
sworn and testified to having been to dance
with Meters the night of the fight. They re-
turned from the dance late and on their way
home stopped at Matz's going in the rear way
Between three and four o'clock they heard some
one cry out, and on looking around saw Miss
Matz and Nelson stanking in the doorway
Miss Matz stated that during the night Nelson
had visited her room four times. Nelson Their
went up stairs to Mates room. Hearing s
no Sc. witness and Meters started up stairs and
On reaching MATHS room they saw the lat
ter strike Nelson. Matz told them to put tn,
loafer out and they led him to the porch
Meters had the beer faucet but did not use it
The defendant was cross examined and afte
remarks by counsel with the statement O.
County Attorney Eagan that Nelson was still
in danger of losing his life from the effets O.
the assault, all three of the defendants wer
held to the grand jury in 81 200 bail each
Marz gave bonds and the others were commit
ted