The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-06-08

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there for weeks.
1t is CHASTITY fact that the last
thing which it has been shown that
Walraven did was to sell Layne bot
tie of whisky to craze the brain of
the man who is now charged with his
murder. 1t has only been shown that
Conway took one drink, and that was
at Walraven's bar. Even if Layne adj
mitted that he killed Walrayen, the
fact that he and Conway were together
much is the only evidence to connect
Conway with it, outside of Employs
testimony.
Mr. Cray then took up Employs testi
mony and gave it a brown roast.
Empey meets him with a lie. l think
| hear the sermon on the Mount when
| hear that young man give Conway
some good advice at that first CONVEX
sation. That angel from heaven, sent
down among vicious men, walk with
Conway to the door of Little JakeS
saloon and stayed outside, away from
the fumes of liquor, until Conway
came out. This is that poor little
Geo. Empey, whom the attorney gen.
eral says was probably kicked and
cuffed around when young. Empey
says that Conway contided to him the
darkest and most terrible secret that
can be locked within a human breast.
This is what he would have you be-
lieye. That little specimen of impu-
dence sat in that chair and with the
unblushing braZennesS of the Devil
himself he tells you he did not know
| Layne'S name until he was arrested.
Can you believe that a man made up
as Conway was could make such d
statement to such a disreputable lit
tie devil as Geo. Empey. Why did
Empey say he believed that
Layne was there at the time
of the killing, when Conway told him
Layne was not there? Did he pick
out some of ConWay's statements to
believe and some to disbelieye? Con-
ways thumb was hurt before the
shooting. This shows that Empey or
Conway lied. Stand Conway and EN-
pey together and which would you
rather trust with your pocketbook
and your life.
A detective is secured, stories are
published, public sentiment aroused
and every movement of the accused is
watched, and everybody tells all the
news. Detectives follow up every
move and gain all the information
they can.
Empey receives 1925 from the state
which is pretty good compensation for
his testimony in the municipal court.
Was there any good reason that he
should be supported for nearly a year
out of the county treasury? We find
him wanting money from anybody
and everybody. We see him fire.
Quently at Hughes Bros. office, deny
ing his own story. Hughes Bros. had
an abiding conviction that Conway is
innocent, and that Empey had falsely
testified against him. They found
that they could put it in his way to
go, and they furnished him $50 and let
him go. They had before them the
fact that human life was at stake.
Empey outwitted them, and led them
to believe that what they did was in
the interest of humanity. He put
their money in his pocket and did not
intend to stay away. He met them
with lie. Anybody would have paid
$50 to wipe out the lie against Con-
way, when the state had paid 1925 to
perpetuate it and had added the
threat of prosecution if he did not
testify as he did at first. He did not
dare to testify outside Of his manu-
script, for fear Of contradicting him
self. At Lincoln the first thing that
he asked for was money, saying that
his testimony was not true but that
he would have to testify to it again if
he testified at all. When he failed to
get money to close his miserable
mouth he wrote to the county attor-
ney that he was there. 1t cost S4S to
bring him back, and S120 for the sher-
if, from the county. Empey had this
mileage scheme a week before seeing
Hughes Bros. Every time he has
tOyed with this side or that, it has
brought cash or threats Of vengeance.
1t is "a strange anomaly of the law
that the state can give hundreds of
dollars to keep such witness as En-
pey, and not one dollar to aid the de-
PENDANT to show who he is and where
he came from. The conduct of that
boy shows the most scheming and de-
PRAYED mind | ever saw. The decision
OF this case depends largely upon the
credence placed upon his testimony.
A recess was taken until morning.
When Mr.. Cray concluded his argu-
ment at 10 o'clock, Conway advanced
to him and shook him by the hand.
Judge Severance then gave his
charge to the jury.
THE CHARGE