Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-30
WHAT THE jury DID.
The Physicians Venture an OpintOnL
Various Testin,0nSes-TAe Verdiot.

The Physicians Venture an OpintoaL
Various TestinonSes-TAe Verdiot.
At $50 yesterday Coroner Fairbairn held an
inquest on the body of Frank McManus, at
Warmers undertaking rooms. The opening
testimony was that of WIN. Gleason, who
deposed: Am q police officer; saw body
on Thursday night at 10 o'clock; arlested him
on Thursday afternoon on complaint of some
woman who said scissors grinder had stolen
q little girl; took buggy went to the scene
and arrested the man; look him to store
where he had purchased candy and the woman
identified him as the man who had bought can
dy and brought the little girl away; took him
to the police station; examined him and
found blood on his hands, pants, drawers and
vest; two fingers of his right hand were very
bloody; he was locked up and charge made
on the hook of rape; know he is the man |
arrested aud whose clothing was covered with
blood: it was about fifteen minutes to four
when l arrested him.
Chief A: s. Munger deposed:
Am chief OF police: knew
brought to the police station Thursday after
noon; removed him from the station Thursday
night about 1890 o'clock and placed HIM in
the county Jail III charge OF the sheriff; had
conversation with the prisoner on Thursday
night, together with DR., Ames; ne told me he
net the girl with several Others in front of q
peanut stand, and gave her candyhnd then took
her in a wood yard where he committed
the crime; his body and clothing were covered
with blood; this confession was made in the
evening before he was taken to the ill; recog-
nize the body as that of the man who was ar
rested and taken TO the Jail.
j. NJ. Eustis deponed: Am sheriff; the pris-
oner recognize as the man brought to the
Jail by Chief Munger and Captain
Berry ON Thursday night about 1890 O'Clock;
about o'clock the next morning | was called
to my door by persons who said they were
friends, and demanded to be admitted; told
them they could not get in that night; dressed
and went to Jail office just as the door was
broken in; was taken to corner and held
by four or five men whom did not recog-
nize; they were disguised; | saw hammers
and timbers in the all next morning. which l
supposed they used to break down the doors;
the man whose body have seen is the man
who was taken away; they took him away
about 4 o'clock.
Officer Caswell deposed to seeing the body
of deceased hanging to tree on Fourth ave-
nue. south on Friday morning about O'Clock.
DR.. r. J. Hill judged from the appearance
of the body that death resulted from strangu-
latiOn by means of o rope, and DIR. A. K.
Bracket concurred.
Jerry Murphy identified the body as that of
Frank Nc Manus, whom he had known in
South Boston about eight years ago; saw him
here two days after the election, knew that
his parents lived in Boston in March last.
At the conclusion the jury rendered the
following
VERDICT,
which, it need hardly be said, was agreeable 10
the popular feeling
STATE OF MINNESOTA, 2es
County Of Hennep'n. S.
Aninuuest taken at Minneapolis, In the coun-
ty of Hennepip, on the 29th day OF April, A
D. 1889, before A. c. Fairoairn, coroner of the
said county of Hennepin. Upon view of the
body of Frank McManus, lying there dead, by
the oaths of the jurors, whose names are here
unto subscribed, who being sworn to inquire
on behalf of the state of Minnesota, when,
how and by what means the said Frank Nc
Manus came to his death, upon their Oaths do
say that he came to his death by strangula-
ton, by means unknown TO the jury.
GEORGE F. SMITH,
PHILo f. LINDLEY,
LEVI NsPATrERsON,
E. c. CADY,
FRED CARLETON PILLsBURT,
ARTHUR ?. MORTON.