The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-24
TANNING ANGRY.
Would Shoot VIM. Wagner il
Possible.
So He Declares on the Witness Stand
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Today, in Rebatting Wagner's
Testimony. s~

Eyes, sir, said that. and would do
If. I would shoot him if / had the
chance" These We're the rash words
used by Frank Tanning on the witness
stand in the district court this foreL
noon, in reference to VIM. Wagner.
One of Wagners attorneys, w. Z.
Young. had asked Tanning whether he
did not say since his conviction, that
he would .shoot Wagner if he had
chance, and the above quotation was
the witness reply, Tanning was ex-
ceedingly angry with Wagner and his
brothers for their testimony, which he
considered an attempt to shift the as
sault and robbery of w. M. Preston
upon himself. He has been mad ever
since his conviction, and his former
friend has been the object of his chief
resentment.
The witnesses examined by the state
in the Wagner trial yesterday after
noon, were VIM. Klein, Arthur and
William Pardune, Albert Work, John
John Marquet, Albert johnson, James
Kelly Walter Daniels and VIM. Ohm
stead.
Wagner was then placed upon the
stand in his own defense, but did not
conclude his testimony until this morn
ing. His testimony was substantially
as published by the Free Press yester
day. He said that when he and Fan
ming and Preston had reached the al
ley back of Alexander Peterson's
saloon, Tanning and Preston had a
quarrel. and that he stepped between
them He and Preston stayed together
after that, Tanning leaving them. He
started to show Preston where Mr..
Mycue lived, and had reached the old
Omaha ground before he discovered
that Tanning followed them and was
close to them. He was called away for
a few moments, and when he returned
he found Preston lying down and Fan
ming nowhere in sight. After he had
placed the old man in the pit and
started for Front street he met Tanning
at the alley back of the st. Paul House,
and Tanning gave him the money to
keep until the next day He did not
place this in his pocket, but kept it in
his hand until arrested.
The other witnesses for the defense
examined this forenoon were Sheriff
Gerlich, Mic Thilgen, John Stevens,
John Mycue, Sidney Heggerness, Geo.
Vosbeck and Herman and Albert
Wagner.
In rebuttal, the state put on Mic Til
gen, James T. Mention, Frank Tanning,
VIM. Olmstead, Walter Daniels, S, B.
Wilson, VIM. Kline, Arthur Williams
and Frederick Gerlich.
Mention was a witness that the state
did not hear of until this morning, or
he would have been put on the stand
yesterday. He testified that after the
assault and robbery and before Wag-
ner's arrest, the latter had asked him 10
have a drink at Blatterman's saloon.
Wagner said: Il have all sorts of
money. / have an old man in a cave up
here, from whom l got all sorts of
money" This was as much of Men
tons testimony as the state could intro
duce in rebuttal.
Tanning denied some of the testimony
of the Wagners. Both sides rested at
1920 a M, and County Attorney Hughes
argued the case for the state. At loo
p. NJ, H L. Schmitt argued the case
for the defendant, after which Judge
Quinn gave his charge to the jury.
The $1,000 damage suit of B. Ban
gerter ST. against the Chicago q
Northwestern road was the next case
called, and its trial was taken up this
afternoon. Mr.. Bangerter stepped
from train at Mankato junction and
received injuries. II. L. Schmittis the
plaintiffs attorney. and Brown &
Abbott, of Winona represent the rail
road
Judge Quinn will preside during the
remainder ofuthe term, as Judge Sever
ance is busily engaged in clearing up
the old cases before his term of Office
expires Jan. 1st. rose
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