The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-17
PETER C()NMN EXPIRES
VICTIM OF WILLIAM ANDREWS
DIES LAST NIGHT AFTER
INTENSE PAIN
WAS UNCONSCIOUS TO LAST
Andrews I'm PrisOn-Has Been Great
~ Affected by the Tragedy
Says He Did Not Intend
Murder.

Peter Conkiin died at his home at 687
Case street, at 8 o'clock last night. His
death was expected hourly by the attend
ing physician, DR.. Whitney, and many
wondered that he survived as long as he
did.
Conklin Is the man who had trouble
With William Andrews over an account
CT S140 Last Tuesday night, about II
o'clock, when Andrews called at ConkIin' 3
restaurant, Conklin requested him to set
tie the account at once. They had words
over the matter and words came to blows.
Andrews called Conklin out on the side
walk in front Of the restaurant, and, In
the presence Of four or five witnesses,
dealt Conklin a blow that caused him to
fall heavily to the sidewalk He was rem
dered unconscious by the fall, and never
recovered consciousness.
DR.. Whitney was called to attend Conk-
lin. and G o reporter, who was on
the scene, ordered the Margaret street
patrol wagon. and he was removed to his
home. DR.. Whitney has been at his bed
side a great deal of the time since Tues
day night. His breathing was labored
from the time he fell to the sidewalk, and
it was feared that he would not survive
the night that he received the fall. Par
tial paralysis set In, and finally his whole
body became paralyzed. It was evident
that his brain was affected by the fall
and the hemorrhage that followed was
something unusual.
Conklin owned the restaurant at the
corner of Payne avenue and Fauquier
street. He had formerly been street
car conductor. He leaves a wife and three
children, the eldest of which Is eight
years old.
Andrews was arrested about two hours
after the blow was dealt He gave him
self up to Officer Shodorsky, and when
he learned that Conklin was in a serious
condition he was greatly moved. He said
he did not mean to deal him fatal blow,
but that he merely meant to defend him.
self. He says that he told Conklin that
he would pay him as soon as he could
draw his money from the Omaha railroad,
with which road he had filled the position
of yard clerk up to q few days before the
trouble with Conklin. He did not draw
his pay until Wednesday, when a deputy
sheriff accompanied him to the paymas-
ter's office and returned with him to the
JAIL
Andrews is greatly worried over the
matter. Yesterday, when he was assured
by a reporter that Conk.in could not live
he was greatly excited. IIe has not slept
a moment since the tragedy, except last
might, wien 1t. flcheS0n called on him
and administered drug that caused him
to fall asleep. A G o b e reporter called
at the jail last night to inform him of
Conkiins death, and he was asleep in his
cell at the time. The reporter told his
cell mate the news and he promised to
break 1t gently to Andrews In the morn
ing.
Andrews appeared In police court yes
terday with his attorney, Stan NJ Dom
nellyi and the hearing was postponed to
Saturday morning
Mrs. Conklin is almost crazed with
grief, and the parents Of young Andrews
are also grief-stricken
Assistant County Attorney Zollman
was seen last night. and he said that
the charge of manslaughter in the first
degree would be made He thinks, how
ever, that, under the circumstances. An
drews will not be convicted In the first
degree. The fact that he did not intend
to kill Conklin, but acted simply in self
defense, will make his sentence a light
one and may acquit him. At all events,
Andrews will likely be bound over to the
grand jury, and 1t is thought the matter
Will end there and that that body Will
not indict him.