St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-05
was put in: there was none in any other
drawer.
Adjourned until 8 o'clock
EVENING SESSION.

EVENING SESSION.
AT the evening session, Earnest Bachmer
testified as follows: I have been engaged
for fifteen years in the sale of guns In this
city, and have a private mark upon my re-
yolvers whereby can recognize them this
revolver produced must have been sold some
time ago; cannot tell how long ago since
had revolyers of this style in my store; 1t
may be l have not sold any Of this kind
within elk months; recognize this by the
letters, I. U. E., the cost mark; have used
this mark since 1857; the calibre Of this re-
volver is 80, rim lied
Sergeant Hill, sworn, testified as follows:
My name is Charles II. Hill; week ago
Friday morning was on my beat at First
avenue south and Nicollet; at the time of
the shooting was i'll front of 35 Washington
avenue south: the blowing Of whistle first
attracted my attention.; | went to First ave-
nue. and proceeded to Second street south;
saw man who said there was shooting done !:
he was u special officer named Wood;
asked Winkler if he knew who did the
shooting, and he said it was a man who had
on star and badge; Winkler was lying
On Second street, about fifteen feet from the
corner and on the sidewalk; the special,
when asked by me why he did not give
and others came and told Officer Brady to
get a stretcher; some boys had fun ON Wash
ington avenue in front of Knowles saloon
before the shooting; there had been fire
previously in the alley to the rear of Paul $
saloon near lookup alley.
Matt Bross recalled-Officers Lawrence and
Caswell brought in the prisoner between 8
and 10 O'Clock at night; the prisoner was
shot through the thigh ana was put into the
side Office on cot. His wound was dressed;
his clothing removed and wound washed. He
said he was from Cincinnati and was of
German descent; he said he had come up
that afternoon from st. Paul with a lady
named Mrs. Perry, whose address he did not
give; the inside OF the lookup was SO crowded
that there was no recommendation for the
prisoner there; about 1itty-five were in tho
Jail and Jour Or five to cell; from the way
he acted he could not move his hands or feet:
Winlller was sitting outside in front of the
office with me before the prisoner escaped;
we heard some noise on the avenue
and Winkler and I went up to Washington
avenue; | told Dave to return and attend to
business and he did so: I found no row and
SO | came back right away; don't know who
created the noise; when returning saw Dave
in the lookup alley and heard him say,
''Halt, or rll kill you!'' and at the same
time he fired; [ did not then see the escaped
prisoner; l felt for my revolver and found I
did not have it and then blew my whistle
and went back to the lookup for my revolver,
and while there l heard shots fired
about four of them; When I came
out heard officers running and concluded
1 would stay where was, as it was too late
to leave; after Winkler was brought back to
the lookup asked who shot him, and he said
it was special wearing Grand Army badge;
he said he did not know him and had never
seen him before; / saw Dave at his house
afterwards, and he always said it was special
wearing Grand Army badge who shot him
at the distance of about two or three feet, or
about the length Of his arm; he had TOLD
witness that after the man asked, .Have you
got him!' he then fired; Officers Caswell
and Hill assisted in carrying Winkler to the
lookup on stretcher, but he did not know
whether Wood assisted in the work or not;
at the time of the noise on the avenue it was
about 2:30; l think Dawes revolver was
80 or 3S-calbre; it was bulldog When the
prisoner was brought in l was in the inside
of the JAIL and did not see him searched.
When he left he fetched his coat and bloody
pants with him; he left his shoes behind;
Dave died in the arms Of Officer Voik, who
attended from the time he was shot till he
died.
j. T. Mannix sworn: Am reporter, and
reside at ia South Washington avenue;
about 2 80 on the morning Of the shooting
was engaged in conversation with the MUIR
dered man at the lookup, the topic being
Grand Army matters; heard whistles on
Washington avenue, and Dave remarked
some one is in tronble; the whistles being
repeated proceeded slowly toward Washing
ton avenue; l found party in converse
ton, among whom were Detectives Casweu
and Quinlan, and from the drift Of their talk
considered they were trying to guy Officer
Grattan and have little fun; Officer Quin-
Ian claimed that Caswell was owing hack
man 81, which Caswell did not wish to pay,
and Quinlan was insisting he ought to pay it,
and If he would not do so this officer point
ing to Grattan) would arrest him. Caswell
took a position behind Officer Grattan for
protection. Quinlan said to witness: "You
know Caswell," and I said 1 did, and If he
did not pay, all good citizens should
tan said he had seen Caswell do
nothing wrong; Gruttan drew revolver on
Quinlan, and crowd gathered, about thirty
Gruttan and fell on the pavement, and then
went into the alley, and l retired, fearing
Gruttan would fire in the dark; Gruttan re-
marked they all ought to be locked up; all
this occurred previous to the shooting of
Winkler; with some others then went to
Knowles soloon where some talk was had
and after INDUCING in some drink (the saloon
being opened at that hour, it being encamp-
ment weekly the party left, and returned to
lookup alley, where l first discovered that
Winkler was shot.
Lieut.. Daley was the next witness called
on; he said: My name is Patrick Daley and
Twas on duty the morning of the shooting.
/ was at headquarters that morning and
about O'Clock Special Officer Wood came in
and said one OF the regular police was shot
on the street, l asked where and learned the
location where found the deceased lying on
the sidewalk with several standing around
him, the wounded man was shortly after
removed to the lookup, soon after / heard
he had been shot by special who wore a
Grand Army badge and specials star; l
took Wood to the lookup Winkler was lying
on a stretcher and being asked II this is the
man that shot him be answered yes, there
was considerable excitement and l
resolved to get all the clues
possible; Wood came over to headquarters
and said he did not feel well aad wanted to
lie down; | said this was no place for him
to lie down; he said he was close 10 Wink
Ter when shot and saw the man fire; being
asked il he made any attempt of arrest being
so close, he made no reply; | asked if it
was possible that he, an old soldier, was
standing by and rendered no aid; I after
wards examined the specials revolver and
to the best of my knowledge think the re-
volyer produced is about the same size; two
balls had been fred from it, and three were
left; Wood told me he had fired two shoots
after The runaway man who did the shooting;