The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-09-08

Harry's bar and that he had been up
the country and came back broke and
that he went to Walraven's and the
latter came out and shook hands with
him and was glad to see him. He said
to Walraven 81 would like to have
drink, but Ishave no money" Wal
raven answered, "Well, never put
any liquor on the bar unless l get the
price of it," White then produced a
bundle of aprons and Jackets and said
he wanted Mr.. Hartung to give him
ST. for it as he wanted to go to Grand
Forks to get a job. The conversation
regarding Walraven was at ten o'clock
Saturday night. Saw him last at
eleven o'clock, when he came in with
the package and went through with
out saying anything.
Chas. Stewart was sworn. Saw Har-
ry Walraven last at 1:30 O'Clock Sun
day morning, in the room over his
saloon. There had been no difficulty
there Ebetween Harry and anyone.
When he went home he exhibited a
purse with the money taken in that
day. He lost something over $40 for
the evening, having lost it after 1890
O'Clock. / helped him take care OF
the room for the past four or five
weeks. First heard of the occurrence
at or 2:3O O'Clock Sunday morning
from VIM. Conrad. Never saw Harry
have a revolver Saw White in the up
per room two or three times when he
was here in August. Never saw him
have any arms about him. Know OF
no circumstances to lead me to sus-
pect anyone. No person left the room
after Harry left until we heard that
he was shot. He corroborated the
testimony of the previous Witness,as
to the conversation with White.
Frederick Heinze was sworn, White
was in my saloon at s O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon. He said he had no
money and l gave him glass of beer.
He said l was a gentleman but spoke
disrecpeetful of Harry Walraven be-
cause the latter would not let him
have glass of beer, although he had
spent considerable money there. He
said after he had drank his beer that
he would pay me in the morning. L
asked him how he would get the
money, and he said ''Never mind, I
will get it," He was alone.f.
Chief Yates was sworn. White was
in Louis Orando's saloon when | ar
rested him, at II a. m. Sunday. He
said he went home from Louis Gran
dos saloon from IL to 1890 O'Clock,
and went to bed. He said that be
had been at Walraven's and Heinze's
in the fore part of the evening.
An adjournment was taken at 5:45
o'clock until 10 o'clock today, to allow
further testimony to be taken.
The inquest was resumed at 1915
O'Clock this forenoon.
Sheriff Glynn was sworn. Saw Har-
RVS body lying on his lawn Sunday
morning. Was sitting up at b. L. T.
Steade's with Geo. M. Phillips and
Frank Ady. The two latter heard the
shot and ran out. They concluded
that someone had shot at cat, but
when Geo. went to go home ten min
utes later he heard Mrs. Walraven
crying. He went there then. Geo.
went down to Conrad's and woke him
up and we and Officer Daniels went
to Harry's saloon. Conrad went to the
card room upstairs and told the per-
sons there that Harry had been shot.
They said that no one had gone out
from there.
Geo. M. Phillips was sworn. lie
corroborated the testimony OF the
previous witness. When | heard uhe
shot went out and looked up the
street, but saw no one. 1t sounded
loud like shot gun. Inotiffed the
coroner and awoke VIM. Conrad, his
wife coming to the door, He said that
Harry had stopped drinking as he was
getting so fieshy. The people who
were in the upper card room in the
saloon said that Harry went home