St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-07

on the lake shore. / then brought her into
st raul and delivered her over to the rherif
at the county jail. She. made q statements
there that the man had come on to the
premises and was repeatedly ordered away.
but he refused togo. and attempted to strike
her. She told him that he was drunk, but
that the man denied it. She then said that
she warmed the man to go away or she would
shoot him. She went into the house and got
the revolver. and when the man attempted
to strike her again she fired three shots, and
the man fell ihSo the water. and that Hennig
pulled him out, but found he was dead.''
In answer to County Attorney
O'Brien. the witness said:
.Tne man was lying in three feet of water
We got boat and Bennig said, dragged
him down to the end of my property as did
not want the body in full view on my prem
ises.' 1 saw a fishing pole lit was on the edge
OF the bank. about ten feet from the water. !"
Nick Blair, 351 Thomas street, stated
that he, with three others, was at, Bass
lake last Monday. He was in a boat
fishing. and saw the shooting. He was
about half a block away, and could hear
the quarrel. He saw Hoppe walking
along the shore. and heard Hennig and
Mrs. Smith warn him TO go away or he
would be shot. The woman repeated the
threat II number of times. He did
not see any fighting. Hoppe was
standing in the water of the lake when
the woman fired at him. She was SIX
feet from the man. and fired three shots.
Hoppe fell into the water at the last
shot. Hennig pulled the body on to the
hank, and afterwards dragged it through
the water for some. distance, leaving it
|, in two feet of water ten feet from the
shore. To Attorney O'Brien: II saw
Hennig throw rocks at the man.. Hoppe
was standing still when he was shot.
sHennig and Mrs. Smith were standing
Oh the bank above the man, about, six
feet from him. L did not see Hoppe
strike either of the. defendants. l saw
signs Oh the property that any one
year ago Mrs. Smith threatened to shoot
me for trespassing when Twas fshing.'
Henry Pittalkow testified that he
knew Hoppe, who resided with him for
the last four years. He went fishing
with Hoppe and a 1llaii named Pilcka
last Monday to Bass lake. They took a
case of beer and a pintof diluted aico-
hol. He did not see the shooting, as. he
was watching his team. Hoppe had
been drinking, but was not drunk.
Nick Blair, recalled by Attorney
O'Brien, said: Il did not understand
your last question, s:r: When Hoppe
was shot, Hening pushed him down into
the water ia D..
eDr. Il. A. Bradburn, who assisted DR..
Amoss at the autopsy, testified that the
bullet entered on the right side near the
shoulder between the first and second
ribs. passed through the right lung.
Seyering the pulmonary artery, aud
then passing through the left lung,
striking the ribs on the left side. There
was excessive internal bleeding. The
bullet wound was the cause Of death
without any doubt. No further wit
neSses were called, and the jury retired
to consider their verdict. They were
out but a short time, and returned a
verdict that Edward Hoppe died from a
bullet wound inflicted at the hands of
Mrs. "A. M. Smith, and that Charles
Hennig was an accessory to the fact.
The prisoners were then taken back to
the county jail by the deputy sheriffs
and the inquest declared closed. The
body of Hoppe was buried yesterday
afternoon at 2 in the German Lutheran
cemetery.
T Hennig and Mrs. Smith will be ar
'raigned in the municipal court this
morning at 9 O'Clock on charges of will.
full murder, when important witnesses
will be called by the state. They will
testify to the fact that Mrs. Smith has
shot at a number of people at different
times, and that Hoppe was SO drunk last
Monday that he was not able to commit
any assault as alleged by the defend
ants. An important witness will also
testify that when Hennig pushed
Hoppe into the lake after he was shot,
that both the man and woman used
threatening language. Mr.. Erwin will
make strong plea for the dismissal of
Hennig OH the ground that he had
nothing whatever to do with the killing,
and that Mrs. Smith fired the revolver
only with the intention of frightening
Hoppe, and rot with any intent to xii.
or injure. The case will be bitterly con-
tested. and will undoubtedly develop
sensational features.