The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-02-22

"After that said Miss Wachter,
"Blixt said, oh, | forgot you wanted
me to tell the truth. ''
Thereafter, Miss Wachter testified,
Blixt did not mention Adrian Hay
wards name throughout his statement.
The story told by this witness ap,
pears to justify the claims made by the
defense Of intimidation.
Threatened by Attorneys.
When asked whether she had been
threatened by attorneys on the case,
Miss Wachter replied: Il should think
I had" She then told of the visit of
Mr.. Hall last Saturday. The attorney
had fiattered and threatened her. He
had attacked her character and threat.
ened her with loss of employment She
had also been threatened by the attor-
ney for Blixt, and, in short, her life had
been made a misery.
The witness would not swear that
Blixt had said ''Adry went out i'll the
carriage with me- She could not be
positive as to that.
During her arraignment of Mr.. Hall,
Miss Wachter looked pointedly at that
gentleman. She Knocked his manner of
speech and threw the courtroom into
spasms Of laughter. The witness has
evidently Il very strong feeling against
the attorney for Blixt. 1t is noticeable
that the conscientious scruples of the
young woman were communicated to
Attorney E. J. McMahon. former
partner of Blixt's attorney The fact is
apparent that deadly feud exists be.
tween these two.
The manner of the witness was Sc
peculiar, so evidently vindictive against
Mr.. Hall, that the value of her testi-
mony was a good deal lessened in the
public estimate.
The Cross Examination.
Mr.. Nye submitted her to scathing
cross-eXamination, and the witness was
made to read her notes to the court and
attorneys to see what bearing the words
had upon the rest Of the statement.
The witness stated that she had put
| down the words, 'About two weeks be,
| fore the murder" and at that point had
been stopped and crossed them out.
The cross examination and examination
of the book did develop, however, that
the line written and crossed out was
written at the top line Of the note
book. 1t had no bearing on the rest
Of the story, which flowed along with
out it before and after, like smooth
running current. 1t was shown that ii
other places i'll the book the witness ha6
not written on the top line at all, leav
ing it vacant. The states attorney viii
argue that it is peculiar that this line
should come exactly at the top of the
page and have no bearing on the re
mainder of the statement III fact, breal
its connection.
Attorney r. r. Odell will take the
stand and deny her story in its entirety
and it is apparent from the questions
asked her by counsel for the state tina
other witnesses will be brought to con
tradict her testimony.
ANOTHER MINNEAPOLIS MURDER
f. +. Shaw, ii Salesman, Will Probably Di,
From His Wounds.
MlNNEApOLIs. Feb 20.-F f. Shaw
travelling salesman for w. l.. Perkins
Sons, wholesale liquor dealers of st
Paul, lies at the portals of death in ;
room at the Windsor hotel, as a resul
of injuries sustained Saturday night
Jan 26, and the circumstances point tt
a murder The injured man has beel
in an unconscious condition for the pas
two weeks, and last night DR.. S. M
Moulton said that Shaw's life was fas
ebbing away. Septic poison had set in
he said, which would ultimately deca.
the bones Of the face, and cause death
Evaded Inquiries.
Before passing into state of uncon
sciousness Shaw evaded inquiries con
cerning the manner in which he re
ceived his injuries. When found hi
face was cut i'll several places, and til
F frontal bone over the left eye wa
, broken. His reticencs regarding his il
juries led to an investigation. Shaw wa
closely pressed with questions, an
finally stated that he had been ridin
behind one of his trotters and wa
thrown from the buggy. 1t was founf
however, that both of his horses We're i
, the barn that night and the nature {
= his injuries also threw discredit on hi
story. The city detectives are at wor
on the case, and believe they have
: clue to the mystery. They believe h
was assaulted, and it is obvious thu
robbery was not the motive, as Shaw
> watch and diamonds We're found on h
= person.
q A few years ago Shaw was engage
to the daughter of a South Minneapol
saloonkeeper. The engagement w;
broken, however, and she married al
other. Husband and wife did not g
Il along well together, and divorce w;
the result. What the trouble was
II unknown. However, Shaw renewe
G his acquaintance with the young woman
e The detectives believe that it was Il
d divorced husband who assaulted Shay
e and that the latter's refusal to thro
any light on the case can be attribute
t. to his affection for the woman.
Il Hill Congratulates Prince.
~ SANTA FE, Feb. lS.-Under date
n Feb S, Senator David B. Hill writes
4 ay-GOvprnur r. Rra6fOrd Prince