The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-07
Arraignment After Inquest.
From Tuesdays Daily.


From Tuesdays Daily
THAT George Crook came to his
death by being shot with rifle in the
hands of Whitford Hail. This was
the verdict of the coroner's jury, rem
dered just before six O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Several witnesses were eX-
amined, but the only new point
brought out resulted from postmorte,n
examination of the body, made on the
order of County Attorney Plymat while
the Jury recessed 1t had been thought
that the cause of death could be es-
tablished without q postniortem, but
the physician who first made the eX-
animation refused to testify that the
bullet caused death, so the eXamina-
ton was ordered, and was conducted by
Drs. Bigelow of Madison Lake and c
r. Kelly of this city. Death was found
to have resulted from internal hem
orrhage, due to the bullet cutting 9
large artery. 1t must have ensued il
few moments after the shot was
fired.
Mrs. Crook Testifes.
Mrs. Ida May Crook was the first
witness examined. Her age is fifty
four years and size was married in 1886
at st. Peter She told of the different
places where she had lived. She had
lived near Greenland nearly three years
and then for four years past at Madi
son Lake. Her husband left four year:
ago next spring, not getting along very
well with her uncle, Mr.. Hall. The lat
ter bought the property at Madison
Lake for the witness, for taking care
of him. Hall was disagreeable, whicl
caused Crook to leave. Crook returned
to make but one call during the three
and half years. He finally returned
III June last of his own accord to liv
with his family. Hall Always Objecte,
to his returning. Crook returned on
week before July Fourth and remained
there continuously, except for a da.
or two. Hall told Crook that he ha,
no right to come there, and had com
because he knew that witness had som
| foothold there. Crook had replied tina
this was not SO, and he had not hear
of any foothold. Soon after Hall los
his wife and son, he hunted witnes
up and offered to buy her little HON
if she would take care of him, an,
would deed it to her at once, blu
he failed to do this. She had accepte
the proposition and he bought the Madi
son Lake place and she had move
from Elysian.
Hall returned home Saturday at 5:3
p. M, much intoxicated, so that h
staggered. He grumbled, but did no
say much. He objected to witness par
ing potatoes, as it was wasting, an
he said she should be more saving. H
said, regarding Cook: "Why, Ida,
don't see how you can live with sue
man as that. I was down tow
and people who had held you in hig
respect have lost it since you hav
taken him back" l looked out of door
toward the barn, and Hall objected t
my looking after Cook and wanted IN
to come i'll.
Hall Came Home Irritable.
Hall was not home to dinner tina
day, but when he returned, he sal
that he had had business, and ha
had trouble with his renters, which wa
why he had not returned. He sa
right down and said that he was hun
cry, and got his supper for him an
he ate alone. When George returne
he called me and asked what chore
there were to do. told him there wa
only the COW to milk, and he went an
MIXED. l cautioned George that unc,
was full and quarrelsome and aske
him to say nothing, and he obeye'
George sat down and had just begun