The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-08-26
CORONOR'S INQUEST.
Synopsis of the Evidence Presented
to the COrOnOr's Jury at Yes
terday's Inquest.

of the hour.
Fred PolchOw was sworn and teStl-
fed to going towards Roway's shanty
at 600 o'clock on the morning of the
18th and finding the hat, pipe. etc.
Afterwards saw Roway put his bloody
head out of the door. Did not go to
the shanty, but went to Mrs. Roway's
house. When / got back the engineer
said that Giefer had gone. l then
walked down to the city hall but
could find no police there, so went to
Mr.. Bradley's house.
Witness identified the bloody hat
of Roway.
Fred Hannah, workman in the
brick yard, was called and said that
he looked In through the window and
saw Roway lying on the bed. Had to
pound on the window several times.
He recognized me and said he could
not get up, and said "Giefer killed me
and have got to die; he robbed me
also" He then came out and opened
the door which was hooked on the in
side and said the same thing again. L
went back to the pit where the men
and Giefer were and told them what
Roway had said. Giefer said 'Me?"
l said Roway said so. Giefer said
''That is not So" | told Giefer that
Roway knew what he was saying.
Giefer and the others then went to
where Roway was. Roway was all
bloody, and he showed me a cut.
When l said what Roway said, Giefer
was white in his face and was shaking
all over. Helped carry Roway on
board to his home.
Fred Brooks was called. Went to
Roway's shanty and heard Roway say
to Chas Adamson, when the latter
asked who did that, "He murdered
me and robbed me-" pointing toward
Frank Giefer. The latter wanted to
know Of Roway what he had been
mOnkeying and telling about him and
told him that if he did not quit lying
about him he would have the police
come up and take him. Roway said
to Giefer "You robbed me and muir
dered me last night" Giefer then
turned around and went to the brick
yard. Adamson said "there are his
sticks" but Giefer never looked at
them but went right on. Roway was
standing leaning against the door cas-
ing with his left hand to his head.
Giefer stood shaking all over and was
pale when Roway spoke to him.
Patrick Maddigan was called and
said he is keeping saloon at 324 S.
Front street. Saw Roway and Chef
er at my saloon Wednesday night.
They came in between and O'Clock
and stayed until almost HOO. About
that time Roway wanted to go home
and picked up some packages which
he had on chair. Giefer was talking
to another man but now took hold of
Roways shoulder and held him back.
told Giefer that if Roway wanted to
go home to let him go. Giefer said
he wanted another drink before 60
ing. l told him ''no, Mr.. Roway
wants to go home," and Roway went.
Glefer followed him. Roway came
back afterwards and said he did not
want to go home with that man
Giefer-saying that he did not like
the mai and did not like to be in his
company. Giefer followed him back.
but left again first. Roway treated
and called me to one side and said he
did not want to pay for the treat
while Giefer was there, as Giefer
wanted to borrow money of him and
he did not want Giefer to know he
had any. Roway had some paper
money and some silver, but how much
[ could not say. He left the second
time at about twelve o'clock. After
Giefer had gone Roway wanted to pay
for the treat. Roway went up Front
street with John Polchow and Scott
Dodge. Neither Roway nor Giefer
seemed to be drunk, but they each
drank at least seven or eight glasses
of beer together. They would sit
down and talk while and then treat
alternately. The last time Giefer
did not have any money left.
Louis Walz was called and said he
is tending bar for his father. Roway
was at the saloon Wednesday night
and left three or four minutes after
one o'clock, with John Polchow and
Scott Dodge. l was cleaning out
when they dropped in. Roway had
money, but don't know how much.
Think he had some paper money. He
got two small glasses of beer.
E. f. Soaring was called and testi-
fed that he is newspaper reporter.
Saw Frank Giefer in the Jail Saturday
afternoon shortly after his confine-
ment. L asked him what statement
he desired to make and he voluntarily
made these statements: He said that
he and Roway visited one or more sa-
looms in company and became pretty
drunk. Aftec leaving Maddigan's
saloon ne wenU 10 the brick yard, in
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