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

may walk away up the river on the
Thursday or Friday before the MUIR
der. Three or four days after the
murder saw Conway and Layne talk
ing together on the bridge. Saw
Layne in Walrayen's saloon many
times before the murder, but never
saw Conway there.
Sheriff Glynn was recalled and tes-
titled to having conversation with
Conway before his arrest, in the pre-
sence Games. Conway said that he
went to bed in the Commercial House
the night Of the homicide soon after
ten o'clock, and that Layne went to
bed little later, they roOming to-
gether
A. L. Stubs was sworn and testifi-
that at the time of the death Of Wal
raven he was tending bar for Louis
orlando, and during the week prior to
the murder saw Layne there several
times. There were several revOlyers
in the drawer, and he claimed that
one was his, and he took it away at
least once. 1t was an American bull
dog revolver.
| The court asked whether one Of the
two similar reyolyerS exhibited in
court was claimed to be the one with
which the shooting was done. After
consultation, the attorneys for the
state made the statement that this
with which the shooting was done.
| Witness said that there were two
revolvers so nearly alike, in the
drawer, that he could not tell them
apart, and one was claimed by Layne.
Louis orlando identified one Of the
two reyolvers in court as the one that
he owned, as near as he could tell it
from others of the same make. Layne
left his revolver with me the middle
of the week before the shooting.
Layne took it away while [ was
absent, but came back and exchanged
it, saying that he had gotten mine
instead of his This was Wednesday
Or Thursday before the shooting. Did
not see the revolver there afterwards.
On cross examination, the defense Of
fered both revolvers in court in evil
dence. Witness said that Layne left
his revolver there because he said it
was too heavy to carry. Mr.. Stubs
worked for me four days the week be-
fore the shooting. Heard that Layne
was in my saloon the Sunday morning
of the murder.
! T. II. Andrews was sworn and teSti-
fed that there is only one style of
American bull dog revolver. There
are other bull dog revOlyerS. Witness
identified one of the revolvers eX-
hibited as an American bull dog, and
the other as an American double ac-
ton bull dog. They are very similar
in construction. Witness identified
the cartridge exhibited as Smith &
Weston 80 calibre. He also identifi-
ed the empty shell as being the same
kind and size. Both were made by
Winchester Co. Both exhibits were
offered in evidenced as well as the bull
let taken from Walraven's body. Wit
ness identified the bullet as a Smith
& Wesson 80 cartridge. 1t was a
special pattern being neither long nor
short This bullet is of smaller
diameter than the regular long OF
short bullet, being 36-100 inches in
stead of 38100 inches. There is moth
ing on the bullet itself to show what
company manufactured it, but in
witness opinion it was the same as
the other bullet exhibited.
John McDermott was sworn and
testified that he is blacksmith and
he saw Conway in his shop with Layne,
before the murder. Conway was in
the shop a day or two after Layne was
arrested after the murder, and seeing
Detective Eames and the county at
torney looking in some weeds across
the street, said, 81 guess / am in it,
too" Conway came back and l told
him that Messrs. Eames and Benedict
had been there and asked what he had
said, and / told him that [ had told
them what he had said. Conway said
that l had no business to say any,
thing, as Messrs. Eames and Benedict
were looking after other peoples bust
ness than their own. | was sharpen.
ing a stone hammer for Conway.
A recess was here taken until two
o'clock.
Second papers were taken out by
Ferdinand Dewlow.
The jurors not on the panel were
excused until Monday at 1000 a. m.
When court convened this afternoon
the bail of Ed. Mccall, who is indicted
for grand larcency in the second de-
gree, was placed at 5000.
Judge Cook has been to his home in
Webster City, Iowa, for two days, is
expected to return this afternoon.
Martin Murray was sworn but his
evidence was not important.
Nbiaf Yates Testified tn uoinu tn