The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-06

obliterate the trail. On the north
side of the track and barefoot
track. The trail was through Gin
ders, coal dust and sand and was
quite deep and was two line track
as if made by feet dragging, and
was on the outside of the main
trail. l could plainly see the tracks
in the sand but in the cinders II
could net see the barefoot tracks.
/ saw shoe tracks clear along the
track. | found shoe tracks in the
trail proper, leading both ways Of
this trail 1t was a large shoe track
with straight square toe shoe. Il
found blood on the gas pipes over
which the body was dragged. +
found that the top of the head was
gone, right eye was gone, found the
scalp there, nose and face had
holes in them. There were four on
one cheek and five on the other,
where they hit the teeth. Many
teeth were knocked out. | found
a letter near the bench. | found
his coat and hat at the depot. I
saw HALEY Green on Tuesday night,
July 81, at Mr.. McConners resi-
dence. met John Green, John
Hartew and Mr.. Mcconnell there at
the same time, about $3.50 Mr.. Nc
Connel called me there. John Green
said that he brought the boy there
and that he wanted him to tell the
truth. | asked Hall to tell the truth
and he told me that he was in town
that night and started home about
ten O'clock He went under the coal
chute and when he got to the fur
Their end of the chute he saw a man
drag body and that the body was
of the hobo and he said that he
would go to the city hall with me.
There he said that he saw Master
son drag that body. Masterson said
that he was the negro boy who was
there that evening. HALEY went
to the coal sheds with me to show
me what took place there that Sat
urday night. He said that the man
was just coming from under the
coal sheds when he first saw him
and that they stayed there until
the IL p. m. train, when the man
told HALEY to go. | was here at
the Jail when John Green, the boys
father, and his brother and HALEY
were together, and also the sheriff,
Fielding and the county attorney.
heard the conversation there. The
county attorney and HALEY had
talk. There were no threats nor
| promises made there. His father
and his brother told him to tell
the truth. Hall said that he lied
on the previous statement to me,
that it was not the hobo, but that
| it was another. He SAID ne was up
town until $50 p. m. and then start
ed home past the depot. He walk
ed under the coal sheds and at the
further end of the shed he was halt
ed. He said he saw Fred Felber
with this body in his possession
and that Fred kept him there until
the next train. They went to throw
the pick over the bank and then
went to his fathers barn and after
ward to the Cosgrove barn, where
| he stayed. He said that Fred Felber
gave him Sc to keep still. The man
weighed about 1876 pounds. By
marks on the ground he was drag
ged by the shoulders. 1t would be
difficult matter to drag the body
this way without getting blood on
| him. | looked as closely as 7 could
for blood on his clothes, but
found none.
Paul Kuske-I live in Sibley courf.
ty. Charles Roe worked for me five
and one-half days, and left my place
July %. He went to LIE Sueur
from my place. paid him off with