The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-10-22
"WATCH SLOWER"

bic charge resting upon Slower, and as
he, Slower, was the only direct witness
against Rose, it will be we'll for tho
people in that locality to follow the
dying mans injunction and watch
Slower" If he is an innocent man he
can bear up under the false charge OF
the real murderer, as Rose must be, if
Slower was not. If he is really guilty,
as Rose stated, it is only question of
time when he will break down under
the accusation.-St Paul News.
=. To set the mind of the editor of the
Daily News at rest, we can assure him
that Mr.. Slower expresses an entire will
lingness to be watched. In the minds
of the neighbors of Mr.. Slower, as we'll
as of all citizens of this county who
have watched the trial of Rose with
an ordinary degree of interest and in
telligence, Slower is no more guilty of
Moses Lufkin's death than is the ed
itor of the News. Fortunately, there
is not single circumstance to make
Roses statement of any weight, except
those stated by the News as above
the fact that the condemned man
charged Slower with the deed almost
with his latest breath, coupled with
the other fact, that Mr.. Slower was the
most damaging witness against Rose.
The general view here is, that the last
circumstance explains the first, so far
as Roses motive is concerned. After
making inquiries of Mr.. Slower and
others familiar with the details of the
Lufkin murder, we are satisfied that
the following is not only true, but that
the facts can easily be proven true.
As to motive, Lufkin did not have a
large sum of money when he was
killed. The Slovers were not aware
that he had any money, but learned
after the murder that he had deposit
ed 800 in Jessup's bank at Tracy,
which was paid to Lufkin's daughters
some time after the tragedy. Roses
pension allegation is easily disposed
of by the statement that the govern
ment never paid it, although it had
been allowed. The assassin's bullet
came too soon to allow Lufkin to draw
the money. Lufkin was Mrs. Slover's
uncle, and was on good terms with all
the family. At the time of the muir
der the deceased was in conversation
with Mr.. Slower, in the presence of Mrs.
Slower and two younger girls, all of
whom were closely examined as to the
circumstances of the shooting at Roses
various trials. The shot was fired from
the outside and tho course of the bull
let clearly proven at the trials, it hay
ing spent itself on an oil stove on the
opposite side of the room from the
window, splitting into two fragments
both of which were in evidence at the
trials. 1t was thus physical impos-
sibility for Slower to have fired the
shot, and any theory that he had en-
ployed confederate is equally absurd.
Lufkin's two daughters were not ig-
norant of their fathers possessions,
yet they made no complaint against
Mr.. Slower, but on the contrary, after
going over their deceased fathers
accounts, they requested Mr.. Slower to
make out bill for services rendered
on account of their father, including
board. Mr.. Slower declined compen-
sation, though his neighbors are we'll
aware that he and his family suffered
much, financially and otherwise, on
account of the tragedy. 49,;
Lastly, the whole accusation may be
disposed of by the statement that the
best criminal lawyers in the state were
employed by Rose, and knowing all
the circumstances as they did, that in
all three of the trials neither Yelling
ton nor Erwin questioned or aspersed
Mr.. Slover's motives in testifying
against Rose, to the best of our recol
lection. The accusation of a convict
ed criminal, not only unsupported by
evidence but absolutely contradicted
by all known facts, should not be cred
tied by any just citizen of Redwood
county.