The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-21
WILLIAMS SECOND
VICTIM is DEAD
Mother of John Keller Dies at
City Hospital After Second
Operation
Williams Will have to answer

for a double murder
Mrs. John Keller, mother of the Is
year old boy slain by Williams on April
IL. died at the city hospital yesterday
afternoon at PAS o'clock Death was
due to an internal abscess that resulted
from her wounds.
MIS-. Keller had sudden relapse yes
terday morning and the physicians at
the hospital decided upon ar. operation
In an attempt TO prolong her life. The
operation was performed. but the wom-
an died about an hour later. County
Attorney Kane was called just before
Mrs. Keller was about to be operated
on and took her aDte-mortem state
ment.
The coroner's inquest held over the
death of Johnny Keller. at the county
morgue yesterday afternoon. resulted in
Williams being held responsible for the
boys death. The jury returned the
following verdict after being out six
minutes:
That Johnny Keller came to his
death by gun shot wound from a
weapon held in the hands of one Will
lam Williams at No. l Reds court in
the city of st. Paul. in the state of
Minnesota, on the 18th day of April,
1905, and that he died on the above
named date at the city and county hos
pital, st. Paul, Mimi"
Inquest is Short
The inquest consumed but 80 minutes
and the jury was locked up 6 minutes.
Mrs. Emma Kline, who resides on the
ground floor at Flat No. l, Reid's court.
directly under the rooms occupied by
the Keller family, was the first witness.
Mrs. Kline testified that on the night of
April IL, between midnight and /
O'Clock, she was awakened by a shot
and the sound of a heavy fall. A few
seconds later some one knocked on her
door and requested her to go upstairs
and stay with Mrs. Keller.
know il was Williams who was
talking said Mrs. Kline, for although
L could not see him / recognized his
voice. He talked fast and | said to my
husband, Williams is excited about
something l went upstairs and found
Mrs. Keller lying on the floor. The first
thing she said was, Williams has shot
and killed my boy Johnny and has shot
me, too looked at the boy and
thought he was dead, so / helped Mrs.
Keller into a chair and cared for her
until the police arrived. There was
blood on Mrs. Keller's nightgown and
on the boys head"
Mrs. Kline added that she had known
Williams by sight for some time, but
had never spoken to him, as she was
afraid of him.
Captain William Hanft, of the Gen.
trail police station, was the next wit
ness. The police officer testified that
Williams came into the central station
shortly after 1 o'clock on the morning
OF April Is.
He came up to me-" said the cap
tain. and told me he had, shot a man
at Reds court. L have done some
thing wrong he said, there was a
quarrel and L think | shot some one.
Please give me a drink of water as l
am faint"
Hanft Finds the Gun
Capt. Habft told of finding the boy.
Johnny. lying unconscious on the bed
in the front room and Mrs. Keller sit
ting i'm a chair in the kitchen, attended
by Mrs. Kline
i found a revolver lying on table
In the room where the boy was lying"
said he, land four of the shells had
been exploded"
Capt. Hanft's statement was corrob-
GRATED in detail by Ben Morgan, of the
central station patrol wagon. and DR..
George Doran, the police surgeon. who
accompanied the ambulance TO Reid's
court.
Officer Morgan said that he had over
heard Williams say on the morning of
the murder that he had shot Mrs. Kel-
ler but was sorry he had shot the boy
and did not mean to do it, civilians
also said that he had been drinking on
the afternoon before the murder" said
the policeman.
DR.. j. l.. Rothrock, who conducted the
autopsy held over the body of Johnny
Keller at the city hospital April Is, tes-
titled that the boy had come to his
death by gun shot wound in the rear
of the head. The bullet penetrated the
brain.
There was second wound under
the Chin said the physician, but it
was superficial one. Death resulted
from the wound in the back of the
head"
DIR. w. s. Frost. an inferno at the city
hospital, testified that Johnny Keller
was dying when he arrived at the hos
pital. He said the boy arrived at the
hospital at $50 and died at 1926
The inquest was conducted by Cor
oner Miller and the county attorney.
The jurors We're: Fred Schroeder,
Mic Weir. e. ]. Fuchs. o. b. Robertson,
David Wallbloom and George Garrow.