The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-11
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last week. On the morning of Jul
Sd saw two men pulling another ma
out from next to the wheels of tn
ANIMAL cage on Main 8 treet. Went t
, see what the trouble was and found
man lying unconscious on the side
walk. 1t was Mr.. Jones. MI. Gran
was there. and three to FIVE parties
did not know, except Mr.. Kelly.
got help and took him to police head
quarters. A Minneapolis man helped
to carry Jones to the police station
Did not get his name. One maj
proposed to take him into the saloon
Somebody said Jones had fallen dowr
pretty bad. A doctor was sent for al
soon rs we got Jones at headquarters
Grant remarked to me that Jones hai
been thrown out onto the sidewalk,
This was before Jones was moved,
and was in reply to al suggestion thai
he be taken into the saloon. Grant
had said "no," and given the above
reason
Frank Davidson testified that he was
at the Corner Cafe at 2 a. m. July Sd.
Frank. Jones was there and I talked
to him. He had been drinking but
would : not ''call...him drunk. Could
tell by his talk that he had been
drinking, but he walked as straight,,as
anybody. 1 was there but two minutes
and did not see a.him leave the build
ing. Grant was -~~thes..only man that
I knew thai wasswith him. -Didsnot
see Jones drink ..%anything. He was
half way between the bar and back
entrance, and as I left he, Grant..--and
another man started toward the bar.
Patrick J. Kelly was nexti-sworn
and said that he had lived in Mankato
since Jan. 18th last. Lived at st,
James prior to that about three years
in business and was on the road..and
ran out of there for ten years. Ran
thes'bar in the Park Hotel last three
years I was there. Was a locomotive
engineer on the Omaha road for ten
years before that. Am now one of the
p]roprietors of the Corner Cafe in this
city. Was on duty there on the morn
ing of July Sd. Never ..sknew
Frank Jones prior to that time
Never saw o. E. Grant. @-be-
fore then. They and another man
were at my place of business that
morning. They were at the end of
the bar toward the back door, when
first noticed them. They were stand
ing in front of the bar. One of them
called for a drink, and Jones took
pop and the other two took beer.
When I started awav, Jones said he
wanted'a little whisky in it. I put
a little in for him. The stranger, a
tall man with a stoop, paid for these
drinks. This man is the, one they say
went to Minneapolis. They stepped
back a little ways and came to the bar
again afterwards and one of...them
called for another drink. Grant took
a cigar, Jones another pop with
whisky in it, and the stranger a cigar.
The same man who paid for the first
drinks paid for these. They stood
there a few moments. when Jones
asked'fo a'glass of water with some
salt in it, and 1 gave him one. He
asked how much it was, putting his
hand in his pocket. I said it was not
a cent. He said he wanted to keep
sober, as he wanted to stay up all
I did not notice anything
wrong about him at that time, only
he talked a little loud. In fact, I did
not pay much attention to him. When
he left the bar, he went to a temper
airy bar on the other side, and my at
t~ention was called by the rattling of a
spittoon in front of that. I looked up
and he started toward the back room,
with the other tall man. I started
after him, as I was afraid he would
90 into the dining room and get mix
ed up with the dishes there which
were all piled up, the porter being
away. The stranger went into the
closet, and Jones went back and put
his hand on the closet door. A small
dining room is located on the left of
the Main street entrance. and across
from that is the closet, the door being
about six feet back from the corner of
the dining
Jones went to go into the closet. put
his hand against the closet door,
which is a swing door, and fell down
on the floor. I was eight or ten feet
from him then. After he stumbled
over the spittoon he staggered all the
way back. After he fell I tried to
lift him up, but could not, and asked
for assistance. and MI. Manning help
ed me and we raised him upon his
feet and put nv hands under his
arms and started him for the dor on
the Main street side. I opened the
door and let him step ont on the side
walk. Manning went TO the door with
me. Did not drag him. He was on
his feet all the time. | did not go out
on the sidewalk Did not go very fast
with him. I said "Come on, old man,
you'll have to go out" Did not give
him.sa shove on the sidewalk. I just
let go of him and he went right out.
Did not strike him. Had 60 occasion
to do &c. Had no words with him.
Did not use violence. 1 put him out
because he was SO full that I did not
want him falling around. 1 wanted to
oet closed nm as was tired Did