The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-13

Pollei was about seventy-five fee
from the witness, and Hack wa
125 feet, or possibly $50 feet, from
the witness. Hack was between thu
two Milwaukee tracks, and Pole
was running when the flash Oc
Cured.
Portions of Mr. Pages testimon,
at the coroner's inquest We're pre-
scented, showing that the witnes:
then said that he was standing
near the northeast corner of The
hotel when the shot was fired.
/ The witness said that after the
flash, Hack kept running. and there
was nothing then to indicate tina
he had been shot. Witness heard NJ
one say stop" or halt" after Haacl
started to run.
William Kreuger of North Man
kato employed as a labOrer by j. b
Nielsen, said he knew Hubert Haach
casually. On the evening OF July 5
while at the Saulpaugh corner, he
saw Pollei and Hack crossing the
street diagonally toward him. HaacR
started to run toward the bridge
Pollei followed and witness, thinking
something unusual had happened
followed. Presently he saw a flash
straight out ahead of POllei toward
Hack, who was running. He heard
a report like the report of reVolv
en- Hack was then between the two
Milwaukee tracks. POllei was near
the saloon entrance to the hotel
Hack kept on running as far as
the easterly Omaha gate, near the
base of the southerly gate. There
were a good many people on the
sidewalk along the side of the Saul
paugh at the time of the shooting,
Cross-eXamined. the witness said
there was considerable noise on the
street. some shouting by boys and
some shooting of fire crackers.
On redirect, the witness said that
he heard no one say halt or stop
previous to the shooting. He thought
Hack ran fifty or sixty feet after
the shot.
On further cross examina-
ton, Mr.. Kreuger's testimony
at the coroner's inquest was
produced. when he said that
he was standing a few feet
from the northeast corner of the
Saulpaugh when the shot was fired.
He said that this was true. The
efforts of the county attorney to
clear up the apparent contradiction
failed, as all questions were object
cd to by the defense and the court
sustained the objections as berg
mi ~ finn
Saw Hack Running.
y. A. Simmonds of West Mankato
testified to seeing Pollei and Hack
crossing Front street toward the
Saulpaugh Saw Hack running away
from Pollei. and witness had follow
ed Pollei and heard a report that
he thought was made by gun.
Pollei was about at the rear end OF
the hotel. Hack took five or six
steps after the shot was fired and
seemed to fall between the Omaha
and Northwestern tracks. Witness
heard someone say "stOD." or "you
will STOP" just before the shooting.
On cross-eXamination, witness said
he heard the order to stop given
three or four seconds before the shot
was fired The order was given in
a loud voice by Pollei.
The state offered the coat and
shirt worn by Hack the night he
was shot, in evidence.
Harry Hanson Of st. Paul, brake
man, said he was in Mankato the
night of the shooting, and was in
front of the Rex cigar store and saw
Mrs. Liedloff and Susie Wertz and
Hubert Hack there. Hack was
talking and laughing with lady.
The defense objected to the state
putting on evidenC~ - impeach it's
own witnesses, and the court sus-
tanned the objection, if it was in
tended, as the defense contended. to
contradict the testimony of Mrs.
Liedloff and Susie Wertz. The. wit
ness was excused after a couple of
moro futile questions.
Saw Hack on Pavement.
William Bohrer of North Mankato
said that he knew Hubert Hack
for nearly fourteen years, and saw
him lying on the pavement near the
east end the the bridge the night
of July 3. Saw Hack runIMns, first.
Witness had left home at $3.50 p. M,
with his wife and Mrs. Simpson and
came to Mankato, visited two stores
near the Saulpaugh, and they were
going home. When opposite the Saul
paugh cafe, man came running by,
close to the building, and Immediate
ly another came running by. When
the officer was six or eight feet
ahead of witness he pulled some
thing from an inside pocket and
held it straight out. There was a
report and flash directly toward
HACK Witness had dropped his
bundles and run toward the officer
and Hack. The officer had held his
right arm straight out in the direc-
ton of Hack. Witness had said to
the officer when about to fire,
Charley, what are you 1oire?" When
the witness reached the body he and
Pollei raised it up. Hack gave
sroan and his head dropped fore
ward. Witness had said to Pollei
he was sorry it had happened, and
Pollei had replied: well he should
not have insulted ladies on the
street. witness wife had then said
to Pollei that he ought not to have
shot Hack for that, and Pollei had
replied: well, never mind"
Cross-examined, the witness said
that he made no effort to stop
Hack, when he ran by him, pur-
sued by the officer, and did not
know him at the time. He had made
no attempt to render assistance to
the officer. When Pollei passed,