The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-22
Gallehugh Says Collins Came
at Him With a Knife on
That Fatal Day
SHOT IN SELF DEFENSE
Mrs. IGaIIehugh Tesfifies to an As
sauIt Made Upon Her by COL
Inns in the Laundry
Room of Hotel.


trial of Herbert G. Ganehugh for muir
der in the first degree, after examining
some half dozen or more witnesses, the
state rested its case.
The case was taken up yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock before a packed court
room. 1t was an orderly crowd of men
and women, and there We're nearly as
many blacks as whites.
Assistant County Attorney NJ. j. Smith
stepped in front Of the jurors, ard in an
earnest, forceful speech told them just
what the state was prepared to prove.
Henry Sehomberg, proprietor, the
second witness called for the state. He
testified as to the length of time Collins
had been in his employ. On the night of
the shooting Schomberg said he was in
the dining room eating his dinner when
he heard two shots apparently about three
TO six seconds apart.
Tells of the Shooting.
Martha Olson, one of the girls employed
in the hotel at the time, was sworn. She
had been employed in the hotel only one
day prior to the occurrence. She said
that she saw Gallehugh there That even
ing. He had been in the room about
fifteen minutes before the trouble took
place She had seen him talking to his
wife on two different occasions, and after
the second conversation she saw Gale
hugh get up and start towards the range
and steam table, where the chef was at
work. and say, Come here" in az
angry voice; he made the demand twice,
, and then Collins asked him what he
wanted, and started around the steam
table as if to do as he was bid. Gallehugh
said, Take your place. and pulled
revolver and shot him down. She also
said that the second shot was fired after
Collins had dropped.
Before the shooting, she said Mrs. Gal
lehugh took hold of her husbands arm
and said Don't don't, you mustn't" He
pushed his wife aside and fired the shot.
She said that Collins was going towards
the cellar way when the shot was fired.
AS soon as GalIehugh fired the shot he
ran out Of the back door without his hat.
She did not see Collins have knife,
neither did she see a knife near the body
as it lay on the floor
EmnIa Anderson, another one of the
girls who saw the shooting, corrobo-
rated the statements made by Miss Olson,
with the exception that she was abSo-
lutely positive that Collins did not have
a knife in his hand when he came out
from behind the steam table and range
Anna Amstutz's testimony was also a
carroboration of what the other two girls
mad said preceding her. She elaine
that she saw the firing of the two shots
and that they We're about four seconds
apart Collins did not have knife.
the arrest of Callehugh at his hotel, tes-
titled as to the actions of GaIlehugh dur
ing and after his arrest and said that
when he was told thai Collins had died
he broke down and cried He also said
that Ganehugh said the shooting was
done in self-defense, as we'll as in de
Tense Of his Wife'S honor.
Dr. James f. Beck testified that either
bullet would have been fatal. The blood
stained jacket, undershirt and both bull
lets that were taken out of the body at
the post-mortem examination We're Of
fered and received in evidence.
Herbert c. Gallehugh was the first wit
ness to testify in his own behalf. ne
was married In August, 1901, in Otter
Tail county, and came to Minneapolis
last December since which time he had
been employed as extra brakeman by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
company He told of his struggle to sup
port his wife and himself during the win
ter months, because he could not get
steady employment, and of his wife final
" Offering in her humble way, to assist
him in making living.
Complained to Husband.
She started to work on March / and
was consequently at the hotel but seven
days when the tragedy occurred Ac-
cording to his story the day before the
trouble his wife told him that she did
not care to work at the hotel any longer
because of the disagreeable attentions of
the colored cook, Collins, who persisted
in making indecent proposals to her, and
offering her money to accede to his IN
sulting propositions, and on the night of
the tragedy when she told him Of Collins
assault on her person in the laundry of
the hotel, and his attempts being frus-
trated by her forcible resistance until
approaching footsteps caused him to de-
sist he was so overcome with a desire
10 avenge his Wife's honor that he be-
came temporarily insane, and could not
give any reason for his actions.
He also claimed that Collins came at
him with a knife and fearing that he
himself would be stabbed to death he
pulled his revolver and shot him to
death on the spot. lie denied positively
that he had premeditated the murder be-
fore he went to the hotel that night, and
that he simply went there to bid his
wife goodby prior to leaving for Chiea-
go.
= Mrs. GaIIehugh on Stand.
Mrs tGallehugh was then placed ON the
stand and testified in detail as to the
assault made upon her by Collins, and of
Ia- tallipo bpr husband aho1f it. ba al