The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-13

they weighed me here l weighed
III pounds.
John Green-Sunday after the
crime was committed l was at the
coal shed. l saw shoe tracks on each
side of the trail and two shoe tracks
were on each side. One was kind OF
square toe and one pointed. One
was about No. II and the other
looked to me like about No. 10 shoe.
What Fielding Said.
]. C. Fielding, the detective, who
is credited with having secured the
confession from Hall Green. was in
Mankato yesterday en- route from
LIE Sueur to his home at st. Paul.
While here it is reported that in
conversation with a gentleman, he
stated that he thought the evidence
given should have been enough to
convict any person of murder.
When he talked with Hall Green
while securing the confession, the
latter claimed that Pat Masterson
committed the crime of murder, lay
ing the reason to some previous
fight and misunderstanding.
The surrounding circumstances OF
the case were stated to Green con-
cisely, so that the defendant saw he
could not get out of the trouble,
and then it was that he made two
confessions. not one. The second
time he put the blame on Fritz Eel
Der Of committing the crime. The
latter, however, accounted for his
whereabouts at the time the MUIR
der was committed and proved an
alibi.
1t was later found that Gren was
spending money rather freely and
also that he had attempted to get
another boy to change a five dollar
bill somewhere in the residence dis
trict.
His confession, which covered
seven pages of legal cap paper, was
read to him and signed by himself.
Moreover he seemed affected and
ashamed of his conduct when the
confession was read to him.
From Fridays Daily.
Hall Green's fate was placed in
the hands of the jury at 1880 to-
day. Three witnesses for the defense
testified during the forenoon. The
youthful defendant swOre OH the
stand that he did not commit the
murder that was charged up against
him; that he made the confession
because he was frightened and that
the detective had promised him but
year or SO in states prison at the
most. Green swore on the stand to-
day that he became frightened when
Detective Fielding said to him: "Gol
darn the niger: the people will
hang you anyway Green testified
that on the date of the murder he
weighed but ninety-siX pounds.
Sheriff Pat Keogh testified that
after three weeks stay in Jail
Green weighed 121 pounds.
Old Man Green on Stand.
John Green, father of Hall Green,
testified that Detective Fielding told
him that he did not believe the boy
was guilty Green stated that the
county attorney gave orders at the
Jail that no one should be allowed
to talk to the boy about the case
until after an indictment was return
ed September 1S.
Miss Hattie Green, sister of Hall,
told the jury that she went to the
county Jail at LIE Sueur Center and
was not permitted to converse with
her brother about the case.
Confession Ruled Out
, Judge P. w. Morrison sustained
the contention and objection made
by Attorney Thomas Hessian and
would not permit the introduction
of the confession alleged to have
been made by Hall Green, the negro
youth, now on trial at LIE SueuI
Center charged with the murder Of
Harry Rugs in lie Sueur on July
20 last This is considered quite a
victory for the defense. The state
had hoped to get the confession be
fore the jury.
The state rested it's case late yes
terday afternoon, and this morning
Attorney Hessian outlined his case
to the men who are to decide
Green's fate.
The trial at LIE Sueur Center yes
terday afternoon was made interest
ing nv the apDearance on the stand
of Detective J. c. Fielding. He
was, in fact on the stand several
times during the day.
Story Told BY Fielding.
J. C. Fielding am employed by
the Pinkerton Detective agency.
know Hall Green as met him first
on August 9 at the county Jail.
was at lie Sueur and returned will
John Green and Otto Green. His
father. John Green, and brother
Otto Green, went into the cell ant
had a talk with HALEY. Afterward
his father called me in and HALEY
told me in their presence that thai
hobo Masterson did not kill this
man but that Fritz Felber is the
guilty party, and that he was re
turning from town and stepped out
of the way OF the 9:55 train ant
from the light OF the engine he saw
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