The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-08
20 DEVELOPMENTS
Charles White Is Arrested on the
Charge of Murder in the
First Degree.
The COronOr's Inquest Brings to
Light no new FaCts--A Largely
Attended Funeral.

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The coroner's inquest over the re-
mains of the late Harry M. Walrayen
was completed Tuesday and the jury
returned the following verdict:
"That the said Harry Walraven
came to his death by wound caused
by a bullet discharged by firearm
had and held by some person unknown
to this jury, on or about one o'clock a.
m. on the 3rd day of September, A. d.
$685. at the city of Mankato, county
of Blue Earth, State of Minnesota"
The inquest developed no facts to,
day not already known. The officers
had been expecting to get some new
evidence today, but this did not de-
velop.
1t was decided to hold Charles
White, who has been locked in the
county Jail on suspicion ever since
Sunday forenoon, and this afternoon
Chief Yates swore out warrant
charging him with murderin the first
degree. 1t was expected that this
would be served this afternoon. The
preliminary examination will not Oc.
cur until late in the week. by which
time the case will be looked into more
thoroughly.
The funeral of the victim of the as
sassin's bullet took place at two
O'Clock this afternoon and was very
largely attended. 1t was conducted
| by Schiller lodge, l, O. 0. f., of which
the deceased was a member. There
were some beautiful floral offerings.
The interment took place at GlenwOOd
cemetery and the procession was a
long one.
THE INQUEST CONTINUED.
The coronors inquest was not
completed yesterday afternoon when
we went to press
DR.. J. w. Andrews was put on the
witness stand. Was called to Harry
Walraven's house between one and
two o'clock Sunday morning. The
body was lying on the ground in his
lot on the back. Life was extinct and
made almost no examination at that
time. Examined the body Sunday
forenoon before the post norton ex-
animation and found no marks of vio-
lence on his body except the bullet
wound and the powder marks. Wit
ness testified as to the post mortem
examination and the nature of the
wound, about the same as DR.. Warner
had previously done. The ball passed
in between the ribs, but before doing
so, in going in an inch it had gone to
the right II inches, showing the an
gle at which the bullet had been fired
Burnt powder was found in the left
side of the face, eight to
ten inches above the bullet wound.
Do not think person could give a
heavy blow after receiving such a
wound. If he were in the act of Civ.
ing such blow he would not give it.
owing to the shock to the system. He
would drop at once. | have no con
ffdence in the plan of photographine
the retina of the eve of deceased
person, to secure the last impression
taken during life.
Geo. Brooks was sworn and said shat
he is hostler and lives at the Amer
lean House. Know Chas. White anG
saw him Sunday morning at ITO tt
LIS o'clock. l was in bed and talked
with him. The light from the hal
shines into my room and | looked a.
my watch at LOS a. m White tool
the hall lamp and told him to put i
back. He then asked for match, ant
as | did not give it to him he went tt
his room IN few moments. He dit
not go to bed, but lay on top of tn
. led clothes, for [ had suspicious ant
, went up to see in the morning Whit
) came to the hotel last winter, ION Aug
18th and again on Thursday. FL
stayed about a week when he cam
) Aug. 18th. He did not seem to hav
any business. He seemed to be unde
I the influence of liquor Sunday morn
: ing. He left package with A.
Hartung Saturday and got a dollar
' saying that he was going to Gran
Forks to get a job. When he cam
Thursday he said that he had stole
l ride under a car from Sioux City
4 w. H. Parsons testified that he wa
! stopping at the American Hous,
:. Know Chas. White by sight and b
4 was at the hotel Friday ard Saturda,
: Heard him talking with a man name
s Stewart, and said she had mouse f(
Harry Walraven." Stewart aske
him why, and did not hear answe
White said to me afterwards that h
had spent good deal of money ovt