New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-06-18

roboratiYe of former witnesses. Anton
LockWay Of ST. Paul, who was present
when the revolver was found, said he
knew Tanke when the latter attended bar
FIVE or six years ago in ST. Paul. He
had seen Tanke have revolver in his
possession and had examined it. He tes.
tilted that the revolver taken from the
river was the same one he had seen Tan
Ike have in st Paul. There was mark
on its guard by which he recognized it.
The states testimony Friday after
noon had to do largely with the alleged
movements of the defendant, Frank
Tanke, in the vicinity of the Eagle roller
mill at New Ulm on the night of Dec.
81, 1898. It was in the Minnesota river
near this mill that the state proposes to-
show that Tanke threw his revolver
shortly before IL o'clock on the night of
the alleged murder. The first animation
of the states intention to have the re-
velver figure in the case was evident
when rusty weapon was taken from
Detective Coleman's hip pocket and pre-
sented by Attorney Davis to the states
witness, Treasurer Block, sheriff of Mic.
ollet county at the time of Wellner's
death, for comparison with two bullets
as to size. The witness thought the gun
was of the same caliber as bullets, which
were 80. Il +
John F. Herzog, foreman of the Eagle
mills, stated that he saw Tanke in the
vicinity of the mill on that New Years
night shortly before 10, midnight. Tanke
was riding On the rear of a dray loaded
with flour, and driven by Jerry Reardon
Tanke soon jumped off the wagon, and
Hefzog called him by name but received
no answer. Last January, witness said,
he saw Coleman and others dredging the
river hear the mill for revolver, al
legged to have been thrown in by Tanke,
Herzeg informed Coleman that he would
have to search more towards the center
of the river, which was then covered with
ice, but which on Dec. 81, 1898, owing
to change made IN the dam, was open
water. They searched as directed and
found revolver.
Jerry Reardon's testimony was corrob-
orative of Herzog's as regards the seeing
of Tanke. He did not know him. The
following morning he spoke to Hsrzog
about the incident and the latter had
told him the person was Tanke. The
other state witnesses yesterday afternoon
were William Bieraugel, brother of
Mrs. Tanke; Ed. Lemke, a bartender at
Schmucker's hall, New Ulm, who COR
robo-ated Sauer's and Rathman's story
as to Tanke being at the above place at
about II o'clock that night; and George
Book, county surveyor of Brown county,
whose plats representing surroundings of
Eagle roller mill and river were admitted
as evidence.
Detective Coleman was again placed
on the stand and related how he worked
for Tanke last fall and the state ex-
hibited miniature barn. Coleman de-
scribed the premises and told how he and
Whitney were hiding in the barn at night
when Tanke came in the barn, with a
lantern. He was joined by Mrs. Tanke,
who said: -
|: II think that man you hired is a de-
tective." ~-.-~ s.'s ~.
Tanke replied that he was no detective
and that she was scared. She then said
ut you will let me do the hiring of
the men no one will know that we killed
Wellner." Coleman was corroborated
by Whitney. ..~ ~ :
Coleman entered complaint and had
warrants issued for the Tankes, the arres,
being made by Sheriff McMillen of Mic.
ollet county.
j. q. Block of st. Paul was recalled
by the state in the Tanke trial Monday
and stated that Tanke had told him at
an examination that he had met Raffman
and Sauer at o'clock one day in June,
1899, at Union hall, and also on another
occasion, Tanke also told Block that a
Herman Schneider, at Williams saloon
in New Ulm, on New Years evening,
1899, first told him of Wellner's death.
Herman Schneider was the next witness
fer the state.
He testified that Tanke had seen him
at il1iams' saloon at New Ulm at
or 10 o'clock and that Schneider had
there asked him IL he had heard any,