The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-07
OUT ON BAIL.
Murray May Return to Mankafo
Next Week.

Martin Murray will probably be in
Mankato again next week with full
freedom of action. He certainly will
if he can furnish 50, 900 bail which
Judge Caldwell allowed him until
next Friday to produce, and his..attor-
ney states that he will furnish it.
When the case was called at LIE Sueur
Center Friday afternoon, Judge
Caldwell denied the motion for new
trial in Murray's case He did mot
make any statements of his reasons,
but proceeded at once to pass sentence
upon Murray, neither the defendant
nor his attorney having anything to
say at this juncture. Murray was SEN
fenced to hard labor in the Saltwater
penetentiary for the period of five
years. The court then ordered the exc
cution of the sentence stayed until
Friday and gave Murray the privilege
of furnishing a So, 900 bail bond pend
ing the appeal to the supreme court,
which is to be taken.
II. L. Schmitt was the only attor-
ney from this city who was present,
County Attorney Kirwin, of LIE Sueur
county, representing the state. Mr.
schmitt appeared especially for Muir
ray, but looked after the interests of
all of the defendants. He states that
Murray will be able to furnish the
pail bond and secure his freedom, and
expects to see him in Mankato within
week
Richard Graves pleaded guilty to
assault in the second degree and was
sentenced to serve fifty days in the
county Jail at LIE Sueur Center. 1t
is said that this leniency toward him
is due to the fact that the state
possesses statement signed by him
which it intends to use in the trial of
John Safer. In other words, it is
said that he has turned states evil
dence.
The cases against John and JOSEPH
Safer were continued until the
February term of court at LIE Sueur
Center. The bail bond of John Sal
fer was allowed to stand, and Joseph
Salfer's bail was placed at So, 600.
When the matter was concluded, Mr..
Kirwin remarked "Thank the Lord,
I'm through with these cases. His
term of Office expires Jan. 1st,. and
Thos. Hessian, of LIE Sueur, will then
become county attorney. 1t is not
known what the latter's attitude to-
ward the Salfer cases will be, but it is
said that he made use during the
campaign of the fact that the county
had been put to much expense in the
cases
Mr.. Schmitt states that the. appeal
in the Murray case has been prepared
and will be taken soon. The case is
expected to come up at the April term
of the supreme court The grounds
upon which he will ask the court to
order. new trial are these:
First That the lower court erred
in receiving in evidence the testimony
rega riding the relations and converse
tions between John Salfer and Edith
Watson prior to the assault.
Second. That the court erred in re-
fusing to allow the defendant to prove
what was said in John Salfer's saloon
by the defendants with reference to the
reason why Edith Watson was given
the hack ride.
Third. That the court erred in re-
fusing to allow the defendant to prove
that at the time that Edith Watson
claims that she had the first inter
course with John Safer she had inter
course with another party.
Fourth. That the court erred in al
lowing the record of the telephone
message to John Safer from Edith
Watson to be introduced in evidence
without proof by the telephone girl
who wrote the message