St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-04
THE CANTIENY TRIAL.
The Court Room, Cro'cded trih Spectd fors
Tho Prisoner on the SfdHd-It WHE
Probdbiy CIOse To- Ddy.


PROMPTLY CIOSe To- DdU.
The trial of Antony Cantieny for murder
was resumed yesterday morning in the dis
trict court. The attendance was even larger
than the day before, and at 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon the room was so densely packed
that Judge Koon requested the sheriff TO
close the doors and 10 admit only those hay
ing business with the court.
The first witness for the state was Officer
James Grattan, who testified that on the
night Of the murder he heard police whistles
on Washington avenue, in the vicinity of the
Manitoba depot; was driven to Second ave
nue. north in a hack, where he found Officer
Laughln holding Cantieny and German,
aud officer Gumont holding Parker; Laugh
lin turned German over to his charge and he
started With his prisoner towards the police
station; II few minutes later when ia front of
the Windsor house he heard two
shots in rapid succession ana
few minutes later Laughlin
came up and said Il am shot" lie heard
German say, NO policeman can arrest
me" German atterward struck at
him and he returned the compliment
with n blow over the head With his billy. Did
not hear German cry, Don't murder me. +"
Officer Morcel Guimout testified that he
was called to the scene by the police whistles
and found Laughiu with three men; he
took hold Of German and started 10 90 with
him when heard two shots. He turned Cor
man over to Officer Grattan and started back
and found Officer Laughlin on the Win dsor
house steps; he said he WAS shot. On cross
examination the witness testified that Laugh
lin had said either German or Canteny had
shot him, but he did not know which one
Sergeant Helm testified to finding Laughiu
on the Windsor house steps and 10 seeing
some one ran OF in the darkness.
WILDER /. Little, night clerk at the Wind
sor house, testified that Laughlin told him
that be had fired the first shot.
John Il. Pray, night clerk at the Hessler
house, said that he saw the two men
running up Washington avenue and that the
rear man fired first.
John Mcclure. merchant police, testified
that he saw onlyo man fire and heard only
one shot; the man who was in advance did
the firing.
Officer Leonard testified that he saw Can
uouy. Parker and German at the corner Of
Washington aud Fourth avenues north, aud
that all three appeared to be under the iuflu-
ence of liquor.
Officer Gibbons said that he fred the two
shots at the Manitoba depot which were heard
just before the shooting OF Laughlin He had
Fred at the ground 70 stop a suspicious look
ing character who was running away.
Officer James Buffers testimony was 70 the
effect tina, he had met Cantieuv and his COM
psniouS aud that some remarks were missed
o. an uuimportsut nature.
Officers Lawrence, Hin aud Norman re-
lated the manner in which the arrest Of Can
teuy VAS effected II his fathers saloon.
~ TIRE AFTERNOON.
Dr.. Hill, the surgeon who attended
Lsushliu, testified concerning the IA
turf Of the wound; Frank HAYWOOD
that he saw the scutile aud
Saw one of the policemen strike man
0tlicer 7. A. Kennedy, that LaRghltn had
oppressed his belief many times after he was
Shot that he was going to die; tatheg Robert
ByrucS testified 20 administering the rites Of
the CsthoGc church to the dying man; J.
Corrigan, the notary public who took Laugh
hu's snte-moTtem statement. said that toe
language Of toe deposition was almost iden-
aesl With that Of the DYING msu.
THE DEFcSIrioN
vas here offered 10 evidence by
County Attorney Davis. Mr.. woolley
opposed It's introduction upou tae gruurd
that 81 was made hy LauEAlla when be was
no, aware hat be was about % die, and TIA;
the language In Which il was COACHED vas
no, his owu- After 4 lengthy debate bad
taken plscc The court ruled that be should
admit The OPPOSITION but thought the voris,
~ believe ! an about 70 die should Be
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