The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-19
DIED 1T ANDREWS HANDS
SUCH IS THE VERDICT OF THE COR
ONER's JURY IN THE CONK-
LIN CASE
ONLY ONE BLOW WAS STRUCK
Andrews Landed on COnkIin's Face
at the Trial and Dropped
Him Like
Log.

At the inquest held over the body Of
Peter Conklin at the morgue yesterday
afternoon, a verdict was rendered stat
ing that Conl1lip met death as a result
of blow dealt by William Andrews. Ir
was thought shortly after Conklin fell
to the sidewalk that he received great
er injury from the fall than from the
ploW, but there was nothing, according
to the coroner and his jury, that would
Indicate that he was in the least injured
by the fall
The jury consisted of Alexander
Lindahl. T. H Meyer, Michael Quinn,
Hans Jurgenson, Daniel Shea AMI c.. T.
Miller.
John Burns was the first to testify. He
stated that he lived at 10 Decatur street,
that he was railroad man, that he was
at the restaurant about $50 O'Clock Mon
day evening and that he heard the dis
pute between Conklin and Andrews over
the account. He testified that they had
several warm words, but that il did not
come to blows Later in the evening,
about II o'clock, Burns said, Andrews.
accompanied by X {. Gahagan, came
along and stopped. in front of the res
tallrant. Andrews asked Cohklin If he
was looking for tight yet. Conklin
answered that he did not know whether
he was or not, but started down the
steps to the sidewalk Immediately
Conkliu pulled off his coat, hat and cuffs
and braced up to Andrews. Before
Conklin had an opportunity to strike,
Andrews struck him a blow on the left
cheek. Conklin fell on the sidewalk and
blood Streamed from his mouth.
Harry WenZel, 533 Minnehaha street,
was also an eye witness to the affair.
He heard Andrews say to Conklin early
in the evening. my reputation is worth
more than your whole place." lie was
there also at ii o'clock and saw the blow
struck
DR.. Whitney, who was on the scene
shortly after the assault, testified that
Conklin died from hemorrhage of the
brain and gave 1t as his opinion that
death was caused from the effects of the
blow rather than from the effects of the
fall on the sidewalk.
Richard Gahagan, who was with
Andrews, testified that he saw the blow
struck and gave substantially the same
testimony as was given by Burns. He
also added that he understood that
Conklin had a month before attempted to
injure a. man by striking him with a
club. He said that Andrews bore a good
reputation during the ten years he had
known him..
The jury arrived at the following ver-
dict: THAT Peter Ccnklin came to his
death from hemorihage of the brain, the
result of d blow delivered by William
Andrews. said blow landing on the left
SIDE of the upper and lower lips"
Andrews, accompanied by his attorney.
Stan Donnelly, appeared in municipal
court yesterday morning and entered a
plea of not guilty. and a continuance of
the case to Aug. % was granted. Judge
IIine denied the prisoner bail, alleging
that 1t Was not in his power to do So
and Andrews was remanded to jail. He
was ,arraigned on the charge q OF man,
| slaughter. ssl 5ig -. to@t $50 3,
| ConlSlin's funeral will esleld this after
noon from st. Patriclk's church nThe pro-
cession will form at his late. residence,
| 687 Case street, and the. -intagmeait viii, he
in Calvary cemetery, Conklia was a
| member of Court Fairview, No. 51S In
dependent Order of ~Foresters. and the
members of the lodge VIII attend the
funeral in a body. = Safer.