The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-12-30
TO THE JURY.
Giefer's Fate Is now in the Hands of
the Twelve Good and True Men.
The Defense Puts on No Evidence, but
Tries to Save Giefer'S Neck.

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Twelve witnesses for the State were
examined Tuesday afternoon. The
most of these testified at the inquest
last August.
The evidence given by the first two
witnesses was referred to in last even
ing's issue. Fred Brooks was the
third witness called. He was among
those at Roway's shanty on the morn
ing of Aug. 18th and heard Roway
say to Chas. Adamson: "He MUIR
dered and robbed me-" pointing to
Giefer. The latter wanted to know
of Roway ''what he had:been monkey
ing and telling about him, and if he
did not quit lying about him be
would have the police come up and
arrest him." Roway replied: "You
robbed and murdered me last night.
VIM. Yaeger and Johu Polchow Jr.
also testified to being at Roway's
shanty on the morning named and
corrobarated the previous testimony
as to what took place then at that
time.
Patrick Maddigan testified that
Roway and Giefer were in his saloon
on the night of the murder. They
came between s and o'clock and
stayed until about 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. l told Giefer that if Roway
wanted to go home to let him go.
Geifer said he wanted another drink
before going. l told him, mo, Mr..
Roway wants to 60 home" and Roway
then went and Giefer followed him.
said that he did not want to go home
with that man (Giefer), saying he did
not like to be in his company. Giefer
followed him backlint th e saloon,
but went out first. Roway 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 that he had any. At
ter Giefer had gone, Roway wanted to
pay for it. Roway left the second
time at about II o'clock. Neither
Roway or Giefer seemed to be drunk,
but they each drank seven or eight
glasses of beer. They would sit dow
and talk awhile, and then treat alter
nately. The last time, Giefer did
not have any money eft. 8
Mrs. Bridget Roway testified to the
condition of her husband when he
was brought home. He said that
FRANK Giefer had robbed and Slaught.
cred him. She looked through his
pockets and found % cents in his
purse, which was all the money in
his clothes. She testified to Roway'S
death.
Jno. G. Wise Jr. and E. f. Soaring
were in turn called to the stand and
stated the substance of interviews
had with Giefer soon after his arrest,
in which he confessed to the assault
and robbery and gave the details.
Giefer had claimed that, after leaving
the saloon, he had gone to the brick
yard and gotten hammer from the
engine room to break in the window
of his shanty in order to get two pair
of working pants. He had laid down
in the shed and fallen partly tasleep
when he was awakened by the noice
Of the gate slamming. He looked
out and saw Roway getting some
sticks from wood pile and he shout
ed to Roway to drop the wood
Roway had answered by calling him
an indecent name, when Giefer ran
after him with the hammer and
struck him several blows on the head
He then robbed the unconscious man
of Sc. He went back to the MinneO-
pa House, where he boarded, and
spent the night, going to work as
usual the next morning. Hearing
that ROway might die, he went to the
Minneopa House and then walked to
Lake Crystal, and then took train
for ST. James and Worthington, and
the next day went to Spirit Lake,
Iowa. He was arrested at Sheldon,
where he had gone with his wife. In
leaving the postrate body of Roway,
he had thrown the hammer into al
arch of brick kiln.
Judge Porter testified to taking
down the ante-mortem statement of
Roway, which Roway had signed af-
ter knowing that he must die.
Sheriff Glynn was the last witness
called yesterday afternoon. He teSti-
fed to arresting Giefer at Sheldon,
/, Iowa.
!, A recess was then taken until nine
o'clock this morning.
The trial was resumed at $50
O'Clock this morning, Giefer was