The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-05-19
BOUND OVER.
VIM. Haggerty Jr. Has His
Examination.
Harris Positively Identifies the De.
fendaut as the Man Who As.
saulted Him.


VIM. Haggerty Jr as the man who as
saulted him early Wednesday morning.
Harris was not sure that Haggerty was
the man on the first day after the as
sault, but after the swelling around his
eyes went down his eyesight improved,
and he was able to say in court Friday !
that he was positive that Haggerty was
the man.
The preliminary hearing of Haggerty
on the charge of robbery in the second
degree began at ten o'clock Friday fore
noon, when the defendant was bound
over to the grand jury. Haggerty had
no attorney and the court had no power
to appoint one for him. He stated that
he had talked with c. L. Benedict but
did not know whether the latter would
assist him. While this matter was be-
ing talked over, Senator Benedict en-
tered the court room and took a seat on
the opposite side from the prisoner and
declined to have anything to do with
the case. He gave it out that he was
there simply to listen to the evidence
and see how strong case the state had
against Haggerty.
John Harris was the first witness
sworn, He said that his home is in
Rochester, N. Y, and that he fired the
boiler in a green house in Minneapolis
all last winter and worked in the grad
ing crew on the work being done at
Madelia by the Omaha road for two
weeks before coming to Mankato. He
told the story of the assault and rob-
berry az already published in the papers
He identified Haggerty as the man who
first assaulted him, but said that Hag-
gerty was dressed in different clothes
He said that after reaching the corner
across Main street from The Saulpaugh
Haggerty struck him on his cheek with
his fist and then ran into the vacant lot
and came back and threw something
which Harris lodged Haggerty then
grappled with him and both fell Harris
had Haggerty by the legs and was lying
face down, when some one else whom
he did not see came and kicked him
about the head. He put his hand up to
protect his head and was kicked on the
hand. He was kicked until he couldn't
move, and when he got up he found his
pockets inside out and his cap in the
gutter. His money was gone.
Haggerty cross examined Harris,
stating that he had been sick since
January and that Harris ought to have
handled him. HaggerUy asked whether
they had not met earlier in the evening
and talked about railroad boarding
house. Harris stuck to his first state
ment in all particulars.
talking with Harris on the sidewalk at
shortly before twelve o'clock and that
Haggerty came up and joined in the
conversation. Haggerty then called
Foss aside and asked who that old
tramp was" and said II have notion
to smash him." Witness told Haggerty
that he had better not do it, that Harris
was no tramp and had money. Hag-
gerty then walked back to Harris and
witness went home.
Haggerty asked Foss few questions
but could not shake him, and then re-
marked that the police must have been
talking to him.
Mic Kleinschmidt testified that Har-
ris and Haggerty had come into his
saloon at three or four minutes before
twelve and Harris bought whiskey for
the two They then walked out. When
the saloon was closed, Harris and Hag-
gerty were sitting in front of DIR. Foil
mans drug store.
Henry Thiessen, who is cook at the
opera cafe, Otto Mann, Geo Guth and
J. E. Reynolds, city editor of the Re
view, corroborated what Mr.. Klein
schmidt had said Mr.. Reynolds had
also seen Harris and Haggerty start to
walk north on Front street from the
drug store shortly afterwards, saw Z.
M Black pass them, and saw two men
standing on Fred Kron's corner, but did
not know who they were
Mr.. Black testified that he passed
Harris and Haggerty walking north on
Front street. Haggerty had run against
him, either being drunk or pretending
to be so.
Thos. Kehoe testified to finding the
bloody piece of money in the clubhouse
used by Haggerty.
Geo. LaDuke, bar boy for Mr.. orlando, |
testified sthat Foss and Harris had |
played seven up in that saloon and that
Harris had lost nineteen games and pre-
sented So bill in payment, receiving
So. 80 back in change.
This was shortly before midnight 1t
was after leaving this saloon that
Harris met Haggerty, while talking
with Foss After Foss left. Harris ask