The Mankato free press., 1912-12-13

having been worn by her son the
evening of July 3, when he left the
house, but she was unable to iden.
tify a black coat, although she gave
it minute examination.
Brother on the Stand.
Richard Hack, brother of the de-
ceased. twenty-five years old, said
that he is a laboring man, working
for j. b. Nielsen & Co. He had
known Charles Pollei for twenty
years. Pollei and Hubert were ac
quainted, having both worked on the
Omaha railroad as bridge carpenters
He had beard Pollei and Huber!
talking together. 'The last time
heard them they were talking to
gether pretty sensibly-pretty .rea
sonably' said the witness 'Pollci
called Hubert 'Hib,' that being d
nick name" Witness saw Huber,
alive last on the first Sunday in
July. and next saw him dead july
Fourth at Landkamer Bros. under
taking rooms. Witness identified the
black coat as having been Hubert's
On cross examination, the witness
said he does not live at home, being
married. Witness could not say that
Hubert and Pollei had worked to
gether on railroad bridge work.
DR.. A. G. Liedloff testified to hay
ing assisted in performing posi-
mOrtem examination on the remains
Of Hubert Iaack about July 5. DR.
J. w. Andrews and DR.. Roy N. An
drewS had assisted in this eXamina
ton. There was an abrasion on the
right temple that had bled slightly
There were abrasiOns with blood or
the knees, and a hole just below the
iip of the left shoulder blade. ant
blueish spot near the right nip
pie. The sac that holds the heart
was filled with clotted blood, an(
there was an opening through the
heart, through the upper portion o.
the lower chamber of the heart
There was also horizontal open
ing through the left lung toward the
front. The course of the bullet was
slightly upward. The bullet was
found under the blueish spot neal
the right nipple, imbedded in the
muscles. The cause Of death was from
a wound Of the heart, causing hem
orrhage. The wound was caused by
the bullet passing through. The bul
let probably struck the back bone
and the inner side of the seventh
rib.
Identified the Bullet.
After the afternoon recess, DR.
Liedloff was Withdrawn while Sher
iff Osten was called to identify the
bullet taken from the body of HUI
bert Hack, he having attended the
inquest and having taken charge Of
the bullet at that time.
When DR.. Liedloff was recalled
he said that the bullet was DETECTED
forward when it struck the back
bone. Death from such wound
would follow soon, but for four OF
five seconds the victim would have
control of his muscles and might
run some distance before falling.
On crOss-eXamination, the witness
said that the point of entrance was
between an inch and an inch and a
half or possibly more lower than the
point where the bullet was taken
out in front. No bones appeared tC
have been broken by the bullet
On redirect, the witness said that
the fact that the abrasions had
bled showed that death had not re
suited instantly, if the abrasions
were made when Hack fell. The
deceased was five feet, ten and q
half inches tall, and well built.
Juror Was "From Missouri" <
DR.. Roy n. Andrews corrobOrateL
what the previous witness had tes
titled to. He had first seen Haack
at Emmanuel hospital the night oi
July 3. He was dead, and no exam
ination of his wounds was made
then. The witness was using techni
cal names to describe the post NOR
TEN examination, when he was in
terruDted by Juror Schumacher, who
"skod him to use terms that the
jurors could understand The bullet
struck the back bone before going
through the heart continued the wit
ness. The tissues and muscles GOV
ering the back bone were struck
rather than the bone itself. The
seventh rib was grazed, but moi
broken. The tip of the bullet shows
that it was combed Before striking
the back bone. the course of the
bullet was nearly horizontal, but af
ter striking the back bone it was
detected slightly upward. The state
offered the bullet in evidence.
Mrs. Anna LiedIoff of Minneapolis
formerly of Mankato was called. Hel
husband was Elmer Liedloff. Hel
maiden name was Wertz. her father
being James Wertz of this city. She
still lived in Mankato on July 3r(
last, and was on Front street thai
evening. accompanied by her sister
Susie Wertz of Minneapolis, who
was visiting here. They went VI
town about 1880 p. M, and bought
some groceries and then a basket
to put them in, going up town as
far as Woolworths Five and Ter
cent store, thence down the easterly
side of the street toward home
When near the Rex cigar store, op
posite the Saulpaugh, at about 9:3(
p. m., or possibly a few moments
later. there were large number Of
people on the street Witness saw
Haack with his arms around lady
they facing each other.
Some Interesting Conversation.
This couple were but few fee
away. Witness had remarked to hel
sister:
What do you know about that?'
Haack then said to Witness: "Tt
he'll with you
Witness told her sister not to say
ANYTHING to Hack as he WAS drunk