St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-04

Hedra that he did not know the man or
men who Shot him. Patrolman Joe
Davis. who was a few blocks from the
scene when the murder occurred. testi-
fed to hearing the shots, and afterward
the cries for help. On the way to the
place he met Fred Distler, who lives
across the street from the saloon, who
Informed him of tie location of
the shooting, and that he had
seen three men running away from
the saloon. Arriving at the saloon, he
found Valek covered with blood and
Hedra lying on his back on the floor
near the rear door. On the floor he
found a 42-caiiber cartridge which had
not been discharged. and. near the table
where Hedra and Valek were sitting. a
bullet from a revolver of different cali
Der. Miss Antonio Valek, daughter of
the saloon proprietor. who was in the
living apartments of the family over
the saloon at the time of the shooting,
testified TO hearing three shots fired in
quick succession. She started to 60
down stairs. but her mother prevented
her. A momen afterward she ran
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into the saloon, saw two men going
Out the front door. One of the
men wore a tan-colored overcoat
and a dark hat. When she
opened the door Hedra was standing
up supporting himself by holding on to
the wall, but a moment afterward he
fell to the floor. A fourth shot. she
said, was fired as she was on her way
down the stairs. Miss Valek said her
father was sick i'll bed from the effects
of the wounds he received, and would
not be able TO come to the inquest. The
jury held an executive session with
Deputy Coroner Xanten, and then de-
cided to go to Valek's house and hear
his story of the murder.
Matthias Vaiek was found in bed at
his apartments, but was bolStered up in
a chair, and in a very graphic manner
he recited the story of the affair. Since
the accounts in the papers about the
highwaymen robbing places he had
been closing his saloon very early in the
evening. On the night the murder oc-
CURED he and Hedra were sitting at a
table near the front door of the saloon
talking. Mrs, John Hajek had just left
the saloon and Hedra had said he waS
going home when the duOr opened and
three masked men, holding revolvers in
their hands, entered. One of The men
called, "hands up" n the talleSt one
of the three ran quickly behind the bar.
He was so scared he could not talk, and
only put up one hand, when the man
with a red handkerchief over his face
struck him in the face with a revolver,
knocking him to the floor. The blow
rendered him partly unconscious but he
heard three shots fired in quick success
SIOn. He did not remember how long
he lay there, but as he staggered
to his feet he saw one of the men
going out the side door of the saloon.
The fellow saw him getting up. and,
turning around, fired another shot at
him. He called to Hedra and asked him
if he was shot, and, on being answered
in the affirmative, said he was also. He
then went to the front door and called
for help. In answer to questions of the
| jury. Valek said he had not noticed any
strangers about the saloon Tuesday;
but his boy had Informed him since the
murder that a tough-lookirg fellow was
III the saloon Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Hajek, who left the saloon a minute
before the murderers entered. saw a
man standing near the front door, but
she paid no particular attention to him..
Two of the men were small-Sized and
| the other tall, and two had on black
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| over his face. Between five and eight
| silver dollars were taken from the cash
box by the robbers.
The jury returned the following YER
dict:
"We, the undersigned jurors, do
hereby agree that Joseph Hedra came
to his death on the 31st day of October,
1893. about 10 o'clock p. H., from the
effects of two pistol shot wounds, said
shots having been fired by one or more
persons, to this jury unknown, in the
saloon of eMathias VaIek, on the corner
of Richmond and Michigan streets, in
said city of st. Paul"
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral of Joseph Hedra, the
murdered man, will be held from St.
Stanislaus' church, at the corner OF
Western avenue and Superior street, at
9 O'Clock his morning. The wife and
two children of the murdered man are
heartbroken with grief, Mrs. Hedra
being completely Frustrated from the
shock. Deceased was a member of the
order known as Knights of st. George,
and his widow will receive $1,000 insur-
ance from the society.
The police and detectives have arrived
at the conclusion that the murder was
not committed by any of the six young
men who were arrested Wednesday and
a~rraigned on a charge of vagrancy.
Frank Smith, one of the youths, was
discharged on the charge of vagrancy
after a trial in the police court yester-
day morning, and Clarence Winch was
released on S25 bail to appear for trial
this morning. James Convey was given
a hearing yesterday afternoon, but the
case had not been finished when the
court adjourned at 5 O'Clock. Timothy
Connors, William Hoban and Edward
Crowley will have trials today on the