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

piouou yosIoIudy a1C0rnOOu. lue IeSGl-
mony shows that Jones vas not drunk
up to the time when he entered the
Corner Cafe, that he took two glasses
of pop there with whisky in it, and
that on leaving the -,bar he was sc
drunk that he staggered badly and
finally fell down. The fact that Jones
should get drunk go suddenly caused
comment on the part of some of the
jurors.
The testimony also shows that Kelly
helped Jones to his feet and assisted
him out of the saloon and told him to
get out. and that he did not strike
Jones. The only witness who said
that Kelly struck Jones was o. E..
Grant, and several witnesses not onlv
contradicted this but said that Grant
was in a part of the saloon where he
could not see what was going on in
the vicinity of the Main street en-
trance.
The testimony following Mr. Kelly
yesterday afternoon was as follows IS
James Manning of st. James. yard
master for the Omaha railway COM
pany, said that he was in the Corner
Cafe between 3 and 8 a. m. July Sd.
Saw Jones, Grant and the other man
| standing at the bar. Could not see
! what they drank. Saw P. J. Kelly
going toward the lower end of the
building. Jones was in the toilet
room on his elbow, and Kelly. and a
small man tried to get him up and
couldn't. so I went and hepled Kelly.
We lifted Jones to his feet. I went to
the entrance to the wine'%room.
opposite the side door of the saloon,
and Kelly led the man to the door
and let loose of him and whirled
around. looking out the door I then
went back. Kelly did not strike or
push tones. No one else was standing
on the door sill. Did not drag Jones
out he was raised up and walked out.
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out two feet onto the sidewalk, and
could not see what happened after
Jones got beyond that, but did not see
him fall. Grant was standing ten feet
in the wine room and was not in a
position to see the outside door.
There was no quarrel or words passed.
Jones made no resistance to go out,
and did not say a word. Five or six
minutes later somebody came in and
said there was a man lying out there
hurt. I went out and saw a man lying
in the gutter. l picked the man up
|! and put him on the sidewalk. I said
he ought to be taken care of, and a
man spoke up and said a policeman
would take care of him. I returned
into the saloon. Don't think Grant
helped lift him out of the gutter. I
think Grant is the one who said he
would take care of Jones. Jones' feet
we're extending over the sidewalk. and
his head was two or three feet from
the sidewalk toward Front street.
None of the rest in the saloon went to
the rear. The closeU door is about
fourteen feet from the Main street
entrance. Think Kelly told Jones at
the door. "Now stay out of here"
The noise with the spittoon did not
attract my attention. . From the door
of the Main street entrance, Grant
could not see what took place at the
closet door. Don't see how Jones
could have heen fatally hurt at the
| closet door.
W. E. Grayson. foreman of the
Barber Asphalt Paving Co.. IS plant.
said that he was at the Corner Cafe
between 3 and 3 a. m. July Sd. Saw
Frank Jones there. He had just left
the bar as I was coming in the Main
street entrance. Saw him stagger
across to a temporary bar and stumble
over a spitoon. he then started back
to the other end of the room. 'stagger-
ing. He went TO the closet door and
fell down there | saw him fall.
Kelly was four or five feet from him,
going towards him. Kelly grabbed
hold of him and tried to lift him up.
and being unable to do 80, asked me
to help him. I took hold of Jones'
arm when Mr.. Manning stepped up
and said, ''Let me help him" They
raised Jones to his feet and he stood
up and Kelly got behind him and
pnshed him up the aisle to the street
entrance. I went back into the bar
room and didn't see anything more.
Jones was not dragged to the entrance.
Kelly did not handle him roughly.
Jones made no resistance that I saw.
Jone seemed to be so drunk that he
had to be almost held up to walk.
Saw no n standing at the main
street entrance. Heard no words while
I was there. I was not under the in
fuence of liquor, and don't think
Manning was. Did not hear Jones say
a word. He had his hat on when he
was helped to his feet. Don't re-
member seeing Grant.
n. G. johnson, foreman for the
Barber Asphalt Paving Co., said thai
he had known P. J. Kelly slightly fol
ten years, and was at the Corner Cafe
at 2 a. m. July Sd. Saw Franz
Jones there standing against the bar,
and saw him attempt to so out, ge'
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