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coroner's inquest verdict.
Il appears that Mrs. E. Liedlof, tho
wife of Great Western Railway
brakeman, with her sister, Miss Susie
Wsrtz, were On their way home from
. shopping tour Wednesday evening
and were near the intersection Of ksio
and Front Streets when they saw =
woman struggling in the embrace Of y
man. Mrs. Liedlon remarked about
it which Hack heard and made some
reply. One word led to another and
Hack followed the women - far -
the Ksiserhof saloon. Here Officer
Pollei vas acquainted with the cir
cumstances. Hack started to run -
soon % he saw the women talking to
the officer. He was followed up an
slley by Omcer Pollei and finally
arrested in the Inn saloon. Hack
was brought back, identified by the
women, and he in company With
Officer Pollei started for the police
station, the two women following to-
file charges. When near the Saul
paugh Hotel corner Hack is said to
have ducked out of reach of the police
man and saying "No police station
for me, am up against it anyway"
started to run. Pollei gave chase and
when near the Saulpaugh cafe called
to his man to stop and when no result
was attained drew his revolver and
shot Hack who was some fifty feet
ahead. Hack ran on for few steps,
passing one or two persons, then fell.
Pollei ran to him, saw he was shot
and attempted to secure hack to take
the man to the hospital. Failing in
this he hailed Ralph Macbeth who
was passing in an auto. The wounded
man was then placed in Mscbeth's car
and rushed to the hospital, but died
before the Emmanuel was reached.
Tho news Of The shooting spread
quickly and IN angry crowd sooo
Gsthsrsd q the poles station. Aboue
midnight Sheriff osssa thought. Il
wise 70 remove Polleifson ~ esswd'6
sseeh and took Mn through u, MAJ
door o. ~ police soaAsos, .;ssrses ~
railroad ysrds - - aa>o, ~ tAsas1
10 81. Pss6r; wAsso l. vss sosans0
sntA ths coroner's is4usss o. Friday.
Coroasr Ksonsdy wss IN ehasss 81
tie inquest and ~ exaninasiol wAs
eonduessd BY County Attorney J. W.
Schmidt. Very little new informa&ioo
wss brought out % This time. The
two women stated they had besn In
suited BY Hack and several parties
gave testimony concerning the shoot
ing. b..
County Attorney Schmidt had .
warrant sworn out Saturday for
Officer Pollei, on complaint Of Herman
Hack, brother of Hubert Hack,
charging the policeman with man.
slaughter in the. first degree. Sheriff
Osten served the warrant and brought
Pollei from St. Peter Saturday AFTER
noon aud be WAS then srrsigned in
the municipal court He waived exs~
and was bound over to await
the action of the grand jury when
court convenes in November. The
mn shmant for manal An Dhfar in theD
first degree 10 from i've to twenty
years. Mr.. Pollei has wife end Tour
children.
The eoronsr's jury bronghs IN No
verdict: We, ~ jury,
And that Hubert Hssek We killed "
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