The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-06-08
THE WALRAVEN nURDER.
From Fridays Daily.

on Main street about 30 feet from
SchwartZenbach'S house, was called,
and testified that she resides in the
| lower part of the, house and remem-
bers when Mr.. and Mrs. SchwartZen-
| bach left on a visit to Good Thunder,
which was the Saturday previous to
the Walraven murder, being one
week, could see the SchwartZenbach
kitchen plainly; had frequently seen
Layne go in and out of SchWartzen-
bach's house. The next morning
after MIR. and Mrs. SchWartZenbOch
left (being Sunday saw Conway come
out of the house and off the porch:
shortly after saw Mr.. Layne come out
of the house and pass through her
yard onto Main street; did not see
either after that time; saw door left
open that Layne came out; OF window
was also left open at least two days
and lace curtains drawn to center OF
window; they did not remain that
way all of the time until Mr.. and Mrs.
SchWartZenbach's return; this room
was a sleeping room in the lower part
of house. This happened the Sunday
previous to the murder.
Mr.. Cray took up the cross-eXami-
nation; witness said she had not seen
Mr.. Conway previous to the time of
seeing him at the SchWartZenbach
he use and had not seen him since I'M
til she saw him in the court room.
Attorneys on both sides offered nu-
meTous objections, some of which
were sustained by the court, and At
torney Cray put witness through rigid
cross examination.
VIM Chilson was next sworn, and
testified that last September he lived
| in the same house with Mrs. Hitch
cock, the previous witness, and testi-
fed to substantially the same as Mrs.
Hitchcock regarding the absence of
Mr.. and Mrs. SchwartZenbach. and
saw John E. Layne there the next
Sunday morning after they went
away. Witness was on the stairway
| of the house when he saw Layne come
out of SchWartZenbach's house; did
not see anyone else there after that
time. Witness was then excused.
Mrs. Chilson was then called and
gave her name as Amantha ChilsOn,
wife of VIM. Chilson, resides on South
| Second street: remembered when Mr..
and Mrs wartzenbach went away.
Knew John e. Layne, saw him, from
| her kitchen window, come out of
SchWartZenback' kitchen door and so
through her (witness) yard about or
| 8 o'clock in the morning. She teSti-
| fed she had never seen VIM. Conway.
Daniel DonahWe was then called
and stated that he was acquainted
With John E. Layne; got acquainted
with him on the 18th of last June and
had known Conway since last August.
He said he met Conway the Monday
before the murder at the Omaha
depot and Conway had told him that
he was stopping at the house back of
Hunts butcherShop; he stated that
Conway and he attempted to 60 into
the house but Conway could not I'M
lock the door, The butchershop is
located at the corner of Second and
Main streets. Witness pointed it out
on the plat presented by Mr.. Pau.
At this junction the attorneys for
the state asked for short recess which
was granted
After fifteen minutes recess the
examination of Mr.. DonahWe was con-
tinued. Mr.. Conway told witness
that he had the use of a room in this
house.
Mr.. Gus MonSon was the next wit
ness. He stated that he lived at 800
Main street. Here one of the Jury
men asked the court if it would be
proper for individual jurymen to go
and inspect the premises in question.
The court stated that this would be
Objectionable and illegal, but that if
all parties were willing he would con-
slider the matter of allowing them to
go in body and inspect the premises
of the localities of the SchwartZen-
bach residence and the block where
Hunts meat market is located. Mr..
Monson testified regarding the loca-
tion OF these places which are near
his residence, and described the stone
wall which is back of his house
Witness testified to having gone home
between 10 and II o'clock on the night
of September End, and stated that he
was aWakeded several times by the
unusual barking of his dog: he could
not say whether it was before or after
midnight that the barking occurred.
Attorney Cray suggested that the
dog be produced, but the prosecution
thought the defense had poisoned the
dog. Judge Severance thought that
about all the evidence on the dog
question had been obtained. Witness
stated that the dog was no more, and
that he had died from poisoning.
Vim Conrad nac nauf ~ A.