St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-08

who was excused after dinner because
he made known that he has religious
scruples against capital punishment.
The examination Of jurors on their voir
dire continued. Challenges were ad-
mitted and found true in many cas- es,
and Mr.. Erwin exercised bis right to
challenge peremptOrlaliy until he had
gone to the limit Of the twenty allowed
the defense by law. Mr. Erwin then
asked leave of the court to ask the jury
men few preliminary questions, with
out interpOSing challenges, and thus
ascertain ii they were competent to sit
in tie case. This request was re-
fused by Judge Brill. The work
OF securing the remaining three
jurors was then quickly accom-
piiShed. The three additional men Sc
cured are John f. Bruggeman, Gustav
Rincker and L. .Weidenborner. These,
in connection with the folloWing-named
men secured the day preceding, make
up the jury as follows: Joseph NJ.
Dickson, Charles A. Follett, Frank Fer
guson. William Folls5en, GuStaye
Dressed, Michael N. Goss, Edwin l..
Guild ami Edward A. Fitzgerald.
The story of the homicide and the
connecting circumstances were outlined
to the jury in a concise address by
County Attorney Thomas ID. O'Brien.
During tie recital the Smith woman
looked OH i'll an uncOncerned way. The
woman is a study. She is large and
heshy muatto. She was attired in
trimmed in black lace and Jet orna-
meuGs. A white ruching encircled her
neck. Her handsome plush dolman,
with its scarlet satin iacings. was thrown
over the chair at her back. She worea
stylish ssb0Hnet, trimmed with flowers
and Sprig of red ornaments. The
strings of the bonnet were fastened
at the throat with large gold pin,
From her ears were suspended large
earrings, with sapphire setting. She
wore large cameo breastpin. Around
her neck was handsome gold chain
attached to a gold watch, which she
stuck in fob at the belt. On the chain
are two taSSelS and au elegant gold
heart-shaped locket. A pair of close
fitting, new tan gloves encased her
hands, in one of which she held white
embroidered handkerchief.
G. j. Burgess, a surveyor, was the
first witness called. He made survey
of the scene of the scene of the homi-
eide. He had prepared map, showing
the boat house, tue point on the lake
where the boat was. containing the men
who saw the shooting, and the general
topography of the lake and surround
lngS.
Charles Piske, laborer, living at $50
Blair street, testified to knowing
Hoppe, the man who lost his life, also
to going with deceased and Henry Pet
tlekOW to the lake to fish on the day of
the shooting. The three men went out
to Lake OwasSo in PettlekeW'S wagon.
They left about o'clock in the morn
ing of July 4. They went out the Dale
street road to the lake. They took two
fish poles, a pint of whisky and a case
of beer containing twenty-four bottles.
Piske and Hoppe fished near the place
where they reached the lake for while,
and ABOUT O'clock Hoppe went along
the lake in the direction of the Henning
house to fish. Some time after Piske
followed in the direction Hoppe went,
but, not finding him, returned to the
wagon. He saw the body Of Hoppe in
the edge of the lake about 1 O'Clock OF
that day. He was then dead. Witness
said that Hoppe kept bachelor quarters
and did his own cooking. He
was a laborer on the streets most of
the time. The witness stated that the
three of them drank the pint of whisky
nearly up IN the morning, and drank
five or six bottles of beer before
O'clock. Hoppe took bottle of beer
with him when he went in the direction
OF the Henning house. Mr.. PiSke is a
German, and it was so difficult TO make
him understand the questions that Mi.
Erwin asked for an Interpreter, but the
court declined to permit one. On cross
examination, Mr.. Piske stated that
Hoppe boarded at his house for two
months in 1883. Hoppe was large and
strong man, aged about forty. When
asked by Mr.. Erwin as to why so much
liquor was taken to the lake, the wit
ness answered.: 1.-The Fourth of July
is long day."
Henry Pettlekow was the next wit
ness. He testified substantially to the
facts brought out by the witness PiSke.
1t was his team that he, Hoppe and
witness did not fish, but the other two
did. Hoppe had lived in an upstairs
room of the witness house for four
years, and did his own cooking. Hoppe
had bought the beer, but all three were
to bear the expense. 1t was about half
after II when he saw Hoppe lying
in the edge of the lake dead. This wit
ness explained in detail the fishing and
drinking in the early morning. but
said that Hoppe was not drunk.
He had been drinking and fishing.
Hoppe went into the water to
fish and the witness carried bottles of
beer to him at the water. Hoppe left
The wagon to go in the direction of Rice
street between Sand 8 o'clock, This
was in the direction Of the Henning
house, near the lake. Some time was
spent in haunting for Hoppe after Piske
came running back and stated that he
had not found him. The witness and
Piske drove the Wag down towards
the Rice street road, and we're told by
young man that Hoppe had been shot.
They went to the lake and saw the
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