The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-11

where he was until the police cam
back. Did not hear any confusion O
noise in the saloon, and did not Sc
any reason for Kelly striking Jones
MI. Hayes came back soon with he'll
and Jones was csrried''to the city hall
Don't think Jones was under tn
, influence of liquor. Think he was al
right and straight. Do not know VIII,
Jones was dragged out. Jones did no
pay anything at the bar. Don't know
that the bill was paid...by anybody
Did not hear anybody ask him for..an,
pay. 1t was light in f~ront....of....th,
door, on the walk. When searched
there was found 55 cents in...money
and a small piece of tobacco-in Jones
pockets, Jones did not. fall into...th'
closet. Only....reason why Jones.-.wal
dragged out, in my opinion, was be-
cause he did not pays.sfor the drinks.
I did not say anything. =.
Fred"-Clements, bookkeeper at--tht
National Citizens bank, said that he
saw Frank Jones July 2d.in the eve
ming, on the. crossing between the
Ssulpaugh and..-Corner Cafe. This
wss to $50 p. m. My Impression
was that he was intoxicated, Sjudging
from his manner of greeting..me. did
not smell the odor..--of.. intoxicating
liquor. ~
VIM. R. Spornitz, night clerk at-the
union depot, said that he saws..Jones
July Sd at about 3 a. m. Sin thes,men's
waiting room at the depot Grant
and a stranger were with him. The
stranger said he lived at Redwood
, Falls land claimed to work for s.the
Burlington railroad. Sold this IMAM a
ticket to Minneapolis or st. Paul at 8
a. m. that day. Said he was going
there to get his teeth filed. Don't
know where he is now. Talked with
Frank Jones five minutes. He had
been drinking, but this could mot be
told in any way except by the way he
talked. Did mot smell liquor about
him. Would not say that he was
under the influence of liquor. He
came..to the depot to see ..about letting
the stranger stay at the depot until
train..time, as he said he was a friend
of his. All three went away then. l
did not like the looks of the stranger.
| When the latter came to buy the
ticket, he said that Jones had got hurt
but said he did not know how it hap
pened. He didn't seem to want to
talk. None of the, three were drunk
at 2 a. m.,s~.and,s--don't |. think the
stranger had taken a drop. =
John HOLMAN, who conducts a
saloon at 324 South Front street, said
that at II 80 Jones, --Loomis and
Grant came into my place of business
and Jones and 'Loomis had two or
three"-small glasses of beer. After
that Jones had two glasses of pop
with a little bit of sswhisky..--in It.
Grant took pop or cigars. Jones
seemed to be perfectly sober. At 10
o'clock I called attention Of all in..the
house that 1 was going to close, land
the three went out with the others.
Jones mistook Carl Korts in the saloon
for a farmer he knew and talked to
him about a team. Korts got mad and
he told Jones to stay away from him,
and finally went OUT, saying he was
going to call the police for protection.
I did not see any cause for this and
thought Korts' action queer. Jones
also thought it queer. as he said he
had only asked the man a civil ques-
tion.
John Loomis testified that he is a
painter. was with Frank Jones on the
evening of July I'd. Met him on Front
street near Cherry street between 8
and 9 p. m, and was with him until
10 80 q. m. He was under the in
fuence of liquor like any man who
takes his first drink. he did not have
over three or four drinks while with
me. Once or twice he stopped and
took a drink of water. We were in
Peterson's, Leases and Kollman's
saloon. Jones drank pop at Peter
sons. Don't think he put whisky in
his pop there. Met Grant at about
Leases. At IL 80 a.. m. Jones said he
would take in the town a little longer
as he had to work hard anG could not
get off much. Jones drank one or
two ''snit'' glasses of beer, and it did
not have any effect on his talk or
bearing. Cannot say that he put any
whisky in his pop at any place.
was to get him a new hat if he went
until after the Fourth without drink
ng beer.
Chas. Graves, a hack driver, said
that he saw Frank Jones the morning
of July Sd at Phil Leases saloon be-
tween 1 and 80 a. m. He drank
pop there and called for a "stick'' in
1t. I guess that was whisky. He
took one drink there. Jack Kerr and
Orve. Grant were with him. Knew
Kerr first three years ago. He claims
Minneapolis as his home. Would say
that Jones was somewhat intoxicated.
Could notice it by his talking. He
was not drunk, but was fairly well
filled up. Saw him last at Kelly's
place. Saw him at the bar there with
Kerr and Grant. Two had pop, and
Kerr had beer. Did not see anybody
pay for it. They were there when ]
left That was a little after Q a. m.