The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-12-09

HAL, Tue WHlLc HEtiFtu TcIlTcu IaTIHel
who is accused of shooting his
nephew by marriage George Crook, to
death. The corpus deficit was proved
threats made previous to the shooting
were put in evidence, and confessions
alleged to have been made after the
shooting. The hostile relations exist
ing between Hall and his alleged vie
tim were shown by number of wit
nesses.
The defense promises to show uT
some of these things in different
light. 1t is not known whether the
defense will have any other witness
than Mr.. Hall.
Yesterday Afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon the cross ex
animation OF DR.. c. f. Bigelow o.
Madison Lake was concluded. lie sait
that, ordinarily, a man wounded like
Crook was might live four or fiv,
minutes, but might not be conscious
that long. a civilized man would
drop from the shock whereas a saw
age would not, because o. higher
nervous development than the savage
who would run until overcome by the
effects of the wound. A tame ANNA
has Il greater nervous development
than wild animal. A man wounded
like Crook was would not live and
retain consciousness more than three
to five minutes, the witness would
suppose. 1t was possible for MAJ
shot like Crook was to rise from the
floor and 90 away a little distance.
The witness had not found any
traces of blood on the porch, nor had
he found any confusion of furniture
or other things in the house, rs
though there had been struggle pre-
vious to the shooting.
The witness had not told Mr.. Bene
dict the day of the preliminary hear
ing that he would swear his heac
off before he would see the defendant
60 free" He did not use those words
or express it that way. He did say
that he knew that the defendant was
guilty
On redirect, DR.. Bigelow said thai
Hall was excited on the evening Of
the shooting The fact of no blood
being found on the porch had no bear
ing, as the hcmorrhage was entirely
internal. In his opinion, the deceased
was not leaning directly toward the
person holding the gun when it was
fired. The probability is that Crooi
could not have been leaning very fan
forward. The angle of the gun, etc.
would have to be taken into account
Answering the court, the witness
said that there was no sign of extcr
nal bleeding, except little on the
clothing.
Mrs. Crook was recalled, and testi
fled that at the time of the shooting
Hall had his shoes on.
State Produces Pearl Crook.
County Attorney Plymat Offered
Pearl Crook, nine year old daughter
of the last witness, for the defens,
to examine. The state would moi
call her because of her tender wears
he said.
Mr.. Benedict said that the girl hac
been living with her family and tn,
defense had no desire to cross examine
her unless the state put her on tn
stand. There was nothing to eros
examine her upon, unless this wa
done, he said.
Register OF Deeds j. G. Fowler wa
called, and Mr.. Benedict offered tn,
deed of the Madison Lake place il
evidence as part of the cross examina
ton of Mrs. Crook. This deed con
veys the place from w. NJ. Hall t.
Mrs. Crook. 1t is stipulated in this
deed that Mrs. Crook must provide {
home for Hall and care for him Will,
living and give him a decent buria
when dead. This deed is subject t,
a $500 mortgage given to the People,
State bank of Madison Lake
Marshal Neary Testifes.
John Neary, marshal of the vilIae,
of Madison Lake, was called. Tie sait
that he was called to the Crook resi-
dence about p. m., October l.. ant
when he arrived, DR.. Bigelow wa
there. / asked Hall where Crook was
and he replied with an obscene ex
preston, and had illustrated how The
gun had gone off. After getting tn,
shotgun, which was in the parlor,
took Hall. heard woman scream
chn De-
ing with Hall, / was informed OF til,
death OF Crook and left James Map,
with the body. l then took Hall t
the village and locked him in the vii
lage lookup. Hall made no statement
that the gun had gone of accident
ally.
Cross examined, the witness sal.
that at the village lookup he had
asked Hall why he did it, and Hal
had repeated the words used at tn,
house. Hall then seemed TO know thai
Crook was dead, although witness haC
not told him.
Testimony as to Threats.
Otto Lamm testified that he Ina,
known Hall ever since the latter hac
lived at the lake, as witness spent
his summers at his cottage at the lake
Hall had visited at his cottage. TIL,
evening OF July %, last, Hall dis
charged a gun outdoors and frightened
witness family. The next day, wit
ness saw Hall and asked him what
was the matter with him the previous
night. Hall said that he was secin:
that his gun was all right, as he wa
"gOing TO get rid Of the entire bmncl