St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-04
BEGUN IN EGAN's COURT.
James ConZem Is Granted a
Separate Trial for Same
OffenSe.
ALL CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
On a Number Of Young Eel
lows Returning From q
Dance.

James McAVoy, 1ndlcteu Will o"iiS
Conzem on a charge of assault IN
the first degree on John b. Book,
John Hossier and Frank X. KNEES
sci at the corner of Kent ana Ed
mund streets on the night OF Jan.
20. was begun before Judge Egan
and a jury yesterday, Conzem de-
manding a separate trial. The
theory Of the prosecution is that the
accused were engaged, with one or
two others, in burglarizing shoe
store near the corner referred TO,
two of the gang being on guard out
side while the others were at work
inside, and when Book and Hossier
came along the two on guard began
making impudent remarks to them
in order to divert attention from
the work of those inside, and also
to give their pals the cue. Their
language brought sharp responses
from the others and the assault
followed.
Book and Hossier testified that
they We're in the lead of the APP
preaching party, with Peter Frye
few PAGES behind. They were all
coming from dance at Freishen-
bauer's. AS they came up the two
men standing at the corner made
remarks about their looking pretty
smart. Some reply was made in a
like tenor, and then Pruden said:
You d - - ;" striking at the
same time. AS soon as the fight
had started Pruden and his pal drew
knives and cut both Book and Hos
sier, giving the former a bad stab
right under the ear. Book positive
ly identified both defendants, but
Hossier was not positive as to either.
Both answer his description of the
asSailantS.
Frye testified that he ran across
the street. 1t appears he was so
badly scared that he has but poor
recollection Of what did take place
hneissel who was the worst injured
exhibited number of prominent scars
that he still bears in consequence of
the assault, he having came up shortly
after Book and HoSSier. One side OF
ms lace is paralyzed and his tongue
is deformed in consequence of the
wounds. He positively identified Nc
AVoy as one of the men, but could not
identify Pruden. The other man had
mustache, he said and Pruden is
Smooth-faced.
s WITNESS SAW THREE MEN
in the attacking party, and as Con-
Zem has a muStache, the witness de-
scription of the second man who at
tackled him evidently fits Conzem.
Frank Hamerliube was behind Kneis-
sci, and when he heard the disturb
ance, he ran up, but just as he ap-
preached one of the assailants turned
on him with a revolver, or some weap-
on that glistened. Witness ran back
and met Gardner. He then ran across
the street to find something with which
to defend himself. In a few min
utes he went back to assist the men
who had been assaulted, but the as
sailants had gone. Witness thought
the man who faced him with a revolver
was taller than either of the defend
ants, feshier in the face and had nc
beard or mustache. Witness was the
one who went for DR.. Nippert.
Dr. Nippert was called and testified
to the extent of the injuries sustained
by Kneissel and Book
NJ. F. Gardner identified Pruden a.
one of the men who were assaultins
Kneissel when he came up Witnes.
struck Pruden, and then the lattel
drew revolver and said:
You I'll fix you"
What did you do?" was asked.
II ranned," was the prompt reply
and it caused a laugh in the cour
room.
How far did you run?''
IL ranned as far as a block
Witness had seen Pruden two O
three times before.
Henry JurgenSon runs a meat mar
ket at the corner, and ne lives over tn
shop He went to bed about 40 tina
night, and about fifteen minutes late
he was startled by the breaking O
glass in an adjoining building. . He, go
up and looked out of the window. Pru
den looked up and said:
you bald headed - take you
head in or I'll blow your light out"
What did you do?" was asked.
81 took my head I'M Gaughter.)
What did you next do?'
Il blew out the light and got m
revolver. L then began dressing my
self to go out, and pretty soon N
wife looked out of the window an
told me they were fighting"
An attempt to show as motive tha
burglary was being committed in
shoe store, and that some members c
the gang were keeping guard on tn
street while others were comn1ittin
the crime was overruled by the cour
officers Tegeler, Hynes and Enrigl
testified to what they had found OF
after the trouble was over, and Ell