St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-06
The Tall Pine Will Appear
for the Bass Lake
Couple.
Some Rather Sensational
! Testimony for the State
j Expected.
Railroad and Land Matters
: Discussed by the Fifth
= WapdepS.
Funeral of the dinnetonka
2 Victims Will Be Held
j Today.

The shooting of August Hoppe at Bass
lake on Monday last by Mrs. A. NJ.
Smith, will furnish some sensational
features in the legal inquiry which was
begun yesterday. Deputy Coroner
Amoss yesterday held an autopsy upon
the body of Hoppe. He found that
death was due to the gunshot wound.
The 32-caliber bullet entered at the
right breast and passed through both
lungs. severiug the pulmonary artery
and lodging in the f1eshy tissues of the
left side. Death was undoubtedly in
Simultaneous.
Charles Hennig and his housekeeper,
Mrs. A. w. Smith, who are under arrest
charged with the murder of Hoppe,
yesterday retained the services of Hon.
w. w. Erwin, the renowned criminal
lawyer, and the great advocate held
long conference with his clients in the
county Jail. 1t is understood that the
defense will be that of justifiable homi-
eide in the case of Mrs. Smith, who fired
the fatal shot. and that in the case OF
Aennig motion will be made to dis
miss ON the ground of want of evil
dence. County Attorney O'Brien and
his assistant, Pierce Butler, were busily
engaged yesterday in examining num-
Der of witnesses who will be called at
the inquest. The state will endeavOr
to prove by eye witnesses that, after the
shooting OF Hoppe by Mrs. Smith,
Hennig threw the body in the water
and dragged the man distance of over
800 feet through the lake. 1t is a sig
nificant fact that the coroner and
Deputy Sheriff GibbertOn found Hoppe's
body outside the precincts of Hennig's
property, and fully 800 feet from the
spot where Hennig claims the shooting
was done.
An Important witness for the state
will be T. ID. Winschell, of los Elizabeth
street, All old soldier, who resides on a
piece of property at Bass lake adjacent
to that of Hennig. Winschell stated yes
terday that on the morning of the shoot
ing he found Hoppe on his premises
fishing in the lake. He told him he was
onipriyate grounds and requested him
to leave, but the man, who. had been
drinking. refused to go, but was not
abusive, and soon after left the prem
fses.
{. AS regards Mrs. Smith, who fired the
shot which killed Hoppe, Mr.. Winschell
stated that she had the reputation at the
lake, of being bad-tempered woman,
anu yHdu some LlllAe ago nreQ pistol
at man who was fishing in the lake,
and had also fired shots at number of
boys who were bathing in front of Hen
nig'S property.
The inquest on the body of Hoppe
2 was formally opened yesterday at the
Undertaking premises of O'Hallorau &
Murphy. The two prisoners were
brought from the Jail in custody of the
sheriff and occupied seats in the room
Rext, to their counsel, Mr.zErwin. Both
Z the man and woman seemed to realize
the terrible position in which they are
placed, and watched the proceedings
closely. Deputy Coroner Amoss then
empanneled the following jury: J. l..
Lowering, NJ. Foley. William Manigel.
Herbert Meeker, William Murphy and
Henry Stein. The body of Hoppe hav-
ing been viewed by the jury, DR.. Amoss
adjourned the inquest until today at
p. N. at the request of the state.
Henning and Mrs. Smith were taken
back to the county Jail, and on the adj
vice OF their counsel declined to make
any statements whatever.
The body of Hoppe will be buried this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock in the German
Lutheran cemetery, the funeral service
taking place at the German Lutheran
church on Dale street.
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