St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-10
WHOOPS CORRORORATED.
Six-F'ingered Jack Takes Horton
Out OF the River.

oIiG OF the River.
The crosS-eXamination of Frank NJ
Turner was continued by Mr.. Erwin at
the reopening of court yesterday morn
ing. Only three queries were put, re-
specting the time elapsing between the
gurgling sounds and whoops he heard
on the river, when Mr.. Mum took up
the determination of the witness. Little
Of importance was cleaned, and William
Turner was called to the stand. He is
sixteen years of age, son of Frank
Turner, and was fishing down the river
with his father the night of Aug. IA.
Testified to hearing some one rowing,
splash, two short screams, another
splash, gurgling sound, and dead
silence again. Five minutes after he
heard loud whoop coming from the
same direction. There was whooping
from below and across the river. The man
in the water did not at first reply, and
then witness shouted and the reply
came: Bring boat, we're in the
water" A boat was launched from the
opposite side, and witness and his father
having walked down the bank saw
man in the river. The water was up to
his breast. The following conversation
took place between the man in the water
and the man in the boat:
''Where are your?
4 am here"
whats the matter with you? Why don't
you come out:
I'm afraid and cannot swim"
why, you can wade OUT
(which way?'
Either way"
Horton got in the boat and landed on
the Sandbar, where witness and his
father found him. The man said his
wife and child were drowned, and, in
response to question, said: "The little
baby leaned out to get something in the
river; my wife sprung after her and
overturned the boat
Mr.. Erwin. Ill erOSS-eXamination,
queried the witness as to his statements
made before the coroner's jury, which
he wanted to make out were different
to those he had then made. He was
asking these questions when Mr.. Mum
requested that Mr.. Erwin should read
out the whole of the boys answer to the
c0roner's jury. Mr.. Erwin dissented,
and was proceeding.
Mr.. Munn-You must read the whole an
swer.
Mr.. Erwin will take my own course. Mr.
Mum. and you can make your objections.
Mr.. Mum Then protest againt the cues
ton. 1t is irrelevant, unless you read the
whole answer.
: Judge Kelly-The motion sustained.
Mr.. Erwin-EXceptlon noted.
The REORGANIZATION immediately con-
cIuded. The boy said he was five feet
two inches high.
From Pigs Eye.
August Raddie, otherwise known as
Six-Fingered Jack, who lives at Pigs
Eye, near the river, heard the whooping
Of man in the river and call for a
boat. lie got out his boat, and. upon
proceeding down the river, found a man
i'll water four feet deep. At this point
several of the jury said they could not
make out the witness Commanding
Interpreter. Raddie said Horton was
without his hat, shoes and coat. He
said bis wife and child were drowned,
ton how, he added: The child
fell over in catching something, my
wife jumped tn get at the child and
pulled the boat over" Cross examined:
He lived alone. First heard the holIer-
ing on the river about O'Clock. It was
NOT very dark. He heard the whooping
for a quarter of an hour before he went.
The answer he got was: "A boat,
boat! Bring a boat
Mr. Erwin-W hat did Won do
There was a colored man on the bank,an
he SaIi August. lake YOUR boat and 90 and
see " hat he wants. He took his boat and
found Horton. as before stated There is q
strong current where defendant was found i'm
the river. Rowing is difficult at The point
Horton was wet all over and Shiycred Il great
deal. south St Paul is two miles from where
he found defendant in the river. Horton was
taken To- South ST Paul. where he took the
train for homs. Ills appearance was that oil
a dead man..
The evidence of this witness con-
Guided, aud, at II O'Clock, all adjourn
p,ent MES taken until :.