Telegram-herald., 1890-08-19
THE Tolls TIGHTER
Christian RieklRg Was killed by
John De Mann.
50 SAYS TIE C0RolER lsDTHE JURY
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AssSi2oEy Nit2S>sss he
Leased kr0n astoey.


deata Al J o'clock on slndsy morning,
August J., 1850, by hemcrraags OF the
sab-elav'an artery. They slso ma that
tie bleeding artery VAS opened by
knife Il tue hands of john DsMann-
john DeAann is nos fairly held, con
ssqueatly, Tor the doarh OF Chr.s. Rick
ling.
Ihe post uortem examination of the
dead body OF Christian R.ckNng was
held yesterday moraing, according TO
announcement. The conclusion OF the
examiners. As testified by D.. PenRar-
den At the coroneI's inquest. IS stated
IL the following extract from their for
maj report. After mentioning the flesh
wound on the right breast. which was
lnconsequenual, the report says.
''1ne other or second wound IS d.
reotly over the clay icle on tue left side
and AT about is centre, between the
sternull and the scapula. The cut i
one inch IN length, and opens one-halt
men. On probing, the probe takes a
course inward toward the medium
line and slightly backward The probe
enters TO depth OF two and one-half
inches. The probe enters above the
olavlcle taking direction inward TO-
wards the spinal column at the base OF
tne neck. Found on dissection that
the sub-ciayian artery had been slit on
the lower side for about tWo-thlrds OF
is circumference. The thoracic cavity
MAS filled with blood, all the organs OF
said cavity normal. All the organs of
the body were III a healthy state" and
the report expresses the belief that
death was caused by hemorThage from
the sub-clavIan artery.
John Reinke was the first man sworn.
Ills testimony was as follows:
Il live IN the extreme northwestern
part OF the city, on the corner Of Arr
ana and PoWers-sts. We had q dance
IN the barn on Saturday evening.
There was u carpenters bench there
that we had our lunch on. There was
quite a crowd outside that didn't be-
long there. When lunch time came we
closed the large door, so as to keep out
the crowd. There was one young man
IN the crowd outside who seemed 10 be
little full, who seemed TO be doing
the most mischief. | told him, as well
as the others, to keep away and go
home. | told him very gentlemanly
and didn't abuse him at all. The next
/ saw was this young man 20 from the
table toward the barn door, gong out.
AS he went out / saw his pockets and
hands were full of bread. That made
me mad, and | started in pursuit of
him. As | went out of the small barn
door, he turned toward the left where
he went ont, and followed him. As |
went out, | saw the other boys were all
eating; that is, the outside parties, and
they said, We've got bread as we'll as
you have. and beer, too | made the
reply that they wanted to get OF
my place 10 eat and drink it. Then !
said to this young man, now you git.
Then he backed up and stumbled over
d rack that lay there. When | got
close 10 him l made a pass at him, aud
he started again TO the right. AS !
turned to follow this man, another man
there SAID, # there's going 10 be any
fighting I'll have a hand III II, and he
proceeded to pull off h!s coat. ] did
not know the man at the time, but have
learned since that it IS John DeMann.
That's the only word / heard him say.
The man that was killed sad, "Youfblg
Gu. 5, you'd etter get, now" THIS was
Ricking. He addressed this to De-
Mann. Thew were then very close to-
gether. The TWO were with their hands
up IL the alr together. 1t was 50
dark I couldn't see exactly what
they done, but tney were fighting. ]
was twelve TO sixteen feet from them.
The two men ran right away 10 a sec
ond or two. R.Ckling followed DeMann
OF to tae right OF the bar sixteen
CT eighteen feet, and was
OF TO the left. DoMaun hOlleTcd
Tor his coat, and tod him to come
and Get bis coat, that no one would
nurt nIm, and | wanted him to GO
away During that time Kicking went
inside the barn again, | heard some
one veil, and seen Chris fai, going
down that way tmotonlngl. ] uubut-
toned his shirt. and pulled 1t out OF nis
pants, aud discovered where &c was
lurt, aud the blood was oozlug out 10
quite & stream. He never spoke a
word TO me, and only gasped seven or
eClt times when | got To him. The
man iivet only minute; very, very
short tlmc, after / COS there. ] don't
know when Kicking was stabbed, or
hAIrAC -r -tVFA- Key never EBs ~
getGer again after they hcd tdeir bauas
up iu tns arst fight have described. l
am positive OF TINS. Heard not 8 word
OF exclamation OI pam from RlCSung.
I The blood can be traced from where
the blood wts 10 the yard Up 20 where
H.cs TX lay John Bauman was
standing over him when I cot n the
barn. There we're i've CT SIX BOYS IN
the gang outs &C a. the time Of the
trouble, Out tnere had neen twelve or
nttssu.
Lem walker testified. board On
Ham ilo1-st. e. Stsenl8ud. Am -
veaTs oIa. / vas present At TIE dance
4t he.nEe's. Went Wltn three gangs,
some ahead and some behind. don 3
suoe winch gang DeMann went WITH.
Peie NsnBg zza ard Andy McGarrv
were 70 sole OF the gangs When got
2 Gre they were dancing Sd the barn.
, % SD sd and saw John >teen.sDc, ,
r. Bets and Herbert N8nGassei.
went 1to the barn aad sad hello 60 a
friend a1i waen r. nke tod re .
0ut. 7 went As lunch time was
asked ~ Streulsua c. come u snd Let
eometh.ng, 50 / took two pieces Of bs-
logns snl tV9 pieces If bread. Tnsn
Refass came nat sud lUt me several
F tules a-l knocked meCOwn. J tne8 ran