Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-11-24

the seriousness of bis condition was
not known till later. ! i%@s5s. 4 & =v
Among the witnesses who testified
before the coroner's jury was Martin
Donahue, former st. Cloud man.
who had seen part of the tragedy.
Upon inquiry he said he had formerly
lived in st Cloud but had Lived in
Braine1d about Eve weeks. He re-
viewed the remains of the dead man
and testified that he SAW deceased frat
Wednesday evening about 8 80 a; the
Globe saloon. He had drink or two
and cnewed the rag for while when
he was ordered out of the place. The
old man told witness be had. car.
load OF horses in a barn and wanted
him to go with him to the barn.
They started out and finally went to
Coates saloon in the Gardner block,
where the events related above took
place.
At the present time feeling in
BraiDerd runs high against Leon A.
Ra6dal, the bartender, for his actions
in regard to the old man after he had
knocked him down.
Brainerd Dispatch IL: Immediately
after the cororer's jury rendered its
verdict yesterday afternoon in the T.
d. Merrill inquest Attorney A. D.
Polk drew up complaint against
Leon J. Ra6dal, charging him with
granddaughter in the first degree. Tue
complaint was served on Ra6dal at
once, the county attorney stating that
he cid not wish to detain him in
jail longer without placing him IN.
der arrest.
The defendant was taken before
Judge Warner, of the municipal
court. and arraigned. The complaint
was read. but he was not obliged to
make any statement last night until
he had consulted his attorney and the
case was continued until this morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
This morning Rafidal appeared in
court with his attorney, M. E. Ryan,
and after the reading of the complaint
Attorney Ryan stated that his client
would waive the preliminary hearing.
whereupon Judge Warner made an or.
der that the defendant be committed
to the county jail to await the action
of the grand jury which will meet on
December IL. The matter Of bail was
mentioned. but this out of the juris-
dictiop Of the municipal court and
Attorney Ryan set at work at once to
bring the matter up in due form be-
fore Judge McClenahan. of the dis
trict court.
Rafidal, when he appeared in court
this morning looked as though he felt
keenly the pail that had fallen over
him, and he was noticeably ag,tated.
He had little to say regarding tho
affair which has brought him into
such q dilemma and said that he had
nothing at present to say to the pub
lie. 1T only goes 10 show said he,
"how mar can be blamed for a
thing when his intentions are of the
best and when he is doing his duty. ,"
The crime with which Rafidal Is
charged is punishable by a term in
the state penitentiary for not less
than s and not more than 20 years.
This is discretionary with the court.
Attorney Polk has taken every pre-
caution to hold the witnesses to the
affair on last Wednesday night and it
is more than likely that he will have
a strong case when it Ia called for
trial at the next term Of the district
court. He asked from an order from
the court this morning directing the
witnesses to give assurance of their
presence at the trial in December.
| In all probability Ra6dal will be
admitted to bail and will be out in q
few hours, but it will not be long be.
fore the case will come up for trial.
Yesterday Mrs. sRafilal and her little
child visited the jail and they were
with Ratidal for long time.
Mrs. Duane Merrill and Mrs. Chas.
Strong arrived from LaPorte this af.
terooon and with their husbands &C.
companied the remains of the late +.
D. Merrill to Swanville. The funeral
will be held at Pillsbury, q small
village in Todd county, tomorrow at.
ternoon
Mr.. Merrill lived for many years on
q farm near Pillsbury. He moved to
Lake Beauty, where the family live.
Mr.. Merrill was returning to his work
In the northern part of the state when
the terrible event happened.
RAFIDAL Is OUT ON BAIL.
Brainerd Dispatch 90: Attorney M.
e. Ryan appeared before Judge Me-