The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-10-07
Friday, October z, 1910

AASS4e OOSOOOA
and was jealous of any man who spoke
to her. He told at Greenland that his
uncle and his wife were living to-
gether as man and wife, and that is
what made me so mad. l never
threatened Alma.
Il have been home every night, and
was home at supper time yesterday.
don't think that / had my supper
there / did not drink much yester.
day and was not drunk. / take a
glass or so of beer about every day
but have been drunk only two or three
times.
Had a Brainstorm.
when | came home Saturday even.
ing Crook said something that irritat
ed me. l have been trying to think
what 1T was, but cannot recall it.
shot it back to him. and he raved and
| went to my bedroom and got tn,
gun. / had loaded it the other day 10
shoot woodchuck. / remember that
shot the gun, but do not know where
the bullet went to. L can't remember
Ny brain was turned, and it took an
hour to get it settled again. 1 think
Crook was sitting at the table, and
Ida and Pearl were in the room. After
the shooting / walked down town and
Marshal Neary got me and locked me
up"
Didn't you know that you shot
Crook" asked the reporter.
YES, | know that / shot him."
''Were you surprised when you
learned that he was dead?"
NO"
Did you hear any outcry when you
shot"
Il heard someone scream"
Didn't you know that you had Kill
led the person that you shot 2"
NO
Are you not sorry now that you
shot him."
mo, | am glad of it. ] wont lie
Mr.. Hall told of the time that he
was arrested last spring. He said thar
he had decided to purchase a kerosene
stove, and took the gun up town with
the intention of leaving it at Gala
ghan's hardware store to apply as part
payment on the stove. His niece had
telephoned to town to get the gun, as
was going to shoot someone. and
Marshall Neary arrested me and locked
me up over Sunday.
"When did you get the gun again p
asked the reporter.
alma wanted me to get it the
to shoot at woodchucks," replied Hall
"How did it happen to be loaded
Saturday night?'
81 slipped shell in when I saw a
woodchuck running, but l got nc
chance to shoot
"Yes"
The Property Trouble.
"What was the cause OF the trouble
between you and Crook"
The hard feeling started because
did not deed the property to Ida
sooner | made will and gave it to
her i'll that, but this was not salts
factory. so | gave her life lease of it
This did not satisfy her, either
went TO Mortified to buy her home
and / found an awful nice one Then
the Crooks did not want to sell the
Madison Lake property, because they
wanted it. l wanted to get away, ant
Mortified is a nice town, and no drink
ing there. \ year ago Ida sent hel
husband the life lease for him to sigr
a release, but he refused to do it, but
| got it cancelled, anyway. | told Ida
that / would give her a deed to tn,
Madison Lake property or $1,000. Sh,
wanted the property, so L gave her {
deed of it this last summer. 1t was
regular blackmail deal, getting thai
deed. | was nagged until | gave it
Il have been working in the fields
shocking corn and at anything that
could do. | couldn't get along will
Alma very well, and she has made i
unpleasant for me at home. My par
in the photograph incident was all il
fun, but she got made and struck me
l was simply in playful mood AM
AhOehA'S wing iS'SA iiAoo
any threats against her or anybod,
else, and never threatened to shoe
Crook. l was in a rage when l did i
and do not remember much about it
but | am glad that / did it, now tina
it is over
Hall has brother jerome. living a
Greenland, a brother in New Yor
state, sister at Ulysses, Neb., and
sister in New York safe. Crook has
brother who is a hotel keeper a
Montgomery.
Hall had always seemed an inoffcnsiv
man to the most of those who kne,
him, and his Mankato acquaintance
were astoundcd to hear of his Grim,
and were prone to think that Their
must be some eXtenuating circum
stances. Whatever they were, the
seem far. from justifying for one me
ment the act that he did. Sight G
the widow and fatherless children j