The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-08

street; Peter Hubert, 618 Blair street;
John Downs, 419 Blair street; William
Nuenfelt and Otto Nuenfelt, 573 La
fond street are the young men under
arrest THEY comprised crowd which
was standing near the corner of Kent
and Lafond streets.
Another crowd, composed of eight
men, including the young man killed,
came along Lafond street, and trouble
started 4betweena the two, lotto Kirch-
hoff, with his brother, Fred, and
Charles Groetzman, William and Frank
Poeffelc and Charles and Frank Tyler,
were returning to their homes from a
dance at 'Tschida's hall, and are said to
have been singing as they passed the
crowd standing on the corner.
How the. Fight Started.
One of the crowd at the corner
sneezed and someone made a remark
about the singing. Kirchhoff and his
turned about when they had passed
the others. Epithets Were exchanged
and the fellows at the corner started
off; they were pursued by the other
crowd and rocks flew through the air.
AS Otto Kirchhoff ran into the alley
he was struck upon the head by a
stone and was felled to the ground.
The other members of his crowd con-
tinued their pursuit and soon all dis
persed and went to their homes.
Fred Kirchhoff ) and John Weiss
missed Otto and they returned to
search for him. and found him lying in
the alley. They picked him up and
walked him home, a few blocks dis
tant. Kirchhoff was deliriouS and be-
came unconscious after he was put to
bed. Repeated efforts were made to
secure a physician, but none could be
found ..01''l 49,
Sometime after the fight occurred
the police were notified and they called
the police ambulance, in which the in
jured man was taken to the city hos
pital. The police had difficulty in find
ing the members of the crowds which
were engaged in the alteration, and
it was not till o'clock yesterday
morning that all had been rounded up.
They were located through informa-
ton given by William Fastner under a
close examination by Sergeants Chris
tian and Gerber.
Death Causes Rearrest.
In police court yesterday morning
the men had their cases continued till
this morning. and their bail was fixed
at SO. Three of the men, Peter HUI
bert, the two Neuenfelts and Michael
Rongitsch. were liberated on paying
bail, but were rearrested by the police
when Kirchhoff died.
Coroner Miller swore, in. a jury last
evening at the undertaking rooms OF
George Adam, SIS Kent street. The
members Of the jury are John Book.
Geo. Wells.z4John~R Ruff, E. C. st.
Jacques, Edward Pate and B. Calmus-
sen. After swearing in the jury the
body was turned over to- the family.
The funeral will be held from the resi-
dence, 1874 LafondzstPeet, Wednesday
afternoon, with services at st. Steph-
anus German~Evangelfc church, con-
Quoted by Rev. r. Won Niebelschuetz.
Otto Kirchhoff was born in Germany
twenty-one years ago, and had resided
in st. Paul fourteen years. He had
been employed as a cigarmaker by
Kuhles & Stock. He is survived by
his aged father, his mother and five
brothers and four sisters.
ut seems to be a very mixed up af-
fair said Coronepz Miller last even
ing. "They were all excited and none
of the men under arrest is willing to
say who threw the stone which caused
the death of Kirchhoff. The inquest
will be held this. morning."