St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-11
MEADE BROKE DOWN
when the Sheriff Told Him Farms
worth Was Dead--The Rnauest.


Sheriff Richter aud Deputy Lunkenheimer
entered the Jail and the sheriff said:
Meade [ am sorry 10 tell you that Farms
worth is dead"
Meade had been led to hope that Farms
worth would recover and the bad turn of
affairs was a perfect surprise to him. He
broke down and sObbed like child, max
ing no reply for several minutes, when he
said: I'm sorry' He was told to keep
up his courage by Deputy Lunkenheimer,
and they left him alone. All day Meade
was very much affected, and at his OWN re-
quest none but his relatives and counsel
were admitted TO see him. Sheriff Richter
left the city shortly after breaking the
news and gave orders to Deputy Lunken-
heimer 10 keep visitors out. How rgldly
these orders were enforced was shown
when a gentleman presented himself as one
of the attorneys tor Meade. The officer did
not know him, as he did not belong III the
city. and explained the ilnpossibility of
opening the door. The attorney took in
the situation and secured a note from c.
X. Davis. To the official, that the bearer
was one of the attorneys for the defense,
lie was then admitted and for about an
houI Was ciossted with the prisoner Mrs.
Meade spent most of the forenoon with her
husband and a part of the afternoon. Her
face has 4 worn and pitful expression.
THE INQUEST.
The cor0ners inquest on the body of
Frank FaInswOrth was held at the Mer-
chants hotel Yesterday afternoon. r. Ii.
Ianpher, A. f.. Larpenteur H. Burning
nam. l.. Il. Cummings. II. BOrup and Ehle
Alien being impaneled as jurors.
4. II. " arrPn was the first witness called.
He met FarnswOrth at the Merchants about
1880 o'clock Friday night, talked with him
a short time, and started to go home.
FaIuswOrth walked with him toward the
jackson street entrance to the hotel. AS
they neared the door FarnSwOrth left him
and began to talk with Meade. He stood
about ten feet from them during the CONVEX
sation, but supposed Meade was a travelling
man and did not pay much attention to the
talk He heard only a few words, but
heard Meade call FarnSwOrth a damned
liar. Farnsworth asked Meade if he ever
took any of his money. Meade said, ''No,
but you're a damned - of
a thief. all the same" Farnsworth and the
witness then walked up TO the Standard
saloon on jackson street. FarnswOrth drink
ing whisky sour. After a short talk in
which FarnswOrth spoke about being
terribly insuited, they came back
10 us IOlCl vi entering IIl6
jackson street door the witness saw Meade,
who was sitting near the stove. get up
from the chair and come toward them. As
Meade neared them he stepped to one side
about ten feet. Meade commenced the
conversation, the first part of which the
witness did not hear. Meade commenced to
talk loud and called FaBnsworth a.
-=---a and repeated the eX-
preston. Farnsworth then spit in his
face and Meade stepped back. putting his
hand in his hip pocket. FarnsWorth ex-
claimed: You've got pop" to which
Meade replied, Yes, l have" Farms
worth started toward Meade and so did the
witness, but before either had got to him
the revolver was discharged. At the time
the shot was fired FarnSworth was about
foot or foot and half away from Meade.
No one had hold of the revolver when it
was discharged except Meade. After the
shooting he tried to wrench the revolver
from Meade, and while holding him Farms
worth hit Meade in the face.
In reply to a question put by G. Z.
Davis, Meade'S attorney, the witness said
Farnsw0rth had only one drink at the
Standard saloon, and that as soon as he and
FarnswOTth came in the jackson street
door Meade arose from his chair. He did
not know whether Meade had his spectacles
on or not.
BURK's TESTIMONY.
Edward Burk, the colored man employed
as night Waterman. who sat about a foot
from Meade and FarnSworth at their first
meeting. said he saw FarnsWOrth hold out
his hand as if to shake hands with Meade.
Meade put his hands behind his back.
tanrSYOrth said: You don't want to
shake hands, them" Some further talk
WAS had, when FarnswOrth asked: Did
every steal anything from you or anybody?"
As he turned away, FarnsWorth said:
Prank. L don't want to talk with you
while you are drunk" Ten or fifteen min
utes later FArnSwOrth and another gentle
man came in the Jackson street door and
walked past him toward Meade, who was
sitting by the stove. He heard no talk or
noise until the pistol shot. Then he saw
three men scnfAing and heard one say:
I'm shot in the belly" After the shoot
ing he saw Farnsworth knock Meade down.
In answer to questions asked by Meade's
attorney. the witness said he did not see
Meade get up from his chair when Farms
worth came in the door.
James Balm, bell boy, testified to rum
ming to the scene after the shooting and
helping to secure the pistol which Meade
had III his hand. Officer Pendy testified
to making the arrest DR.. Murphy detailed
visiting the wounded man and to giving
him Opiates and treating him. He was
present and assisted at the post-mortem.
The examination showed the bullet had
gone through the abdominal wall, pierced
the large intestine passed through the
pelvic bone and lodged in the right hip.
The bullet was a No. 50 and when found
was not smashed or married at ALL The
wound was necessarily a fatal one, al
though there had been cases where the
bowels were sewed up. The preforation
of the bowels made by the bullet was as
large as the end of his thumb. DIR.
Hoyt, who, with Drs. Quinn
and Murphy, made the autopsy
corroborsted DR.. Murphy's statement as to
the effect Of the wound. The linen shirt.
undershlrt and vest worn by Farnsworth at
the time of the shooting, were shown the
jury. The vest had small hole near the
second button, While the white shirt and
undershirt seemed to be burned, as though
the weapon had been held close TO the body
when fired. The revolver was identified as
the one taken from Meade, and the bullet
as the one taken from the body. The jury,
after few moments deliberatiOn, returned
q verdict that Frank FarnswOfth's death
N"S Cduoed W d plSOOi SiioS hfeu bf FRANK
Meade about IL O'Clock on the 18th of Sep
TENDER, 1886.
The body of FaTnsworth will be taken TO
Minneapolis this morning and inferred at
Lakewood cemetery. Funeral services will
be held from his sisters residence in South
Minneapolis.
sympathy in Mandan.
Special to the Globe.
MANDAN. OAK, Sept. I0.-There is
very general expression of sympathy in favor
of Meade who murderediFarnsworth at ST.
Paul. While deeply deploring the act, the
people seem to think it would not have Oc-
Cured without provocation