The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-16
John williams Secured Signers;
Is At Liberty
From Saturdays Daily.


John Williams, the machinlst. whose
factions on the evening of July were
the talk of North Front street. was
this morning held by Judge w. A.
Plymat to the district court on the
charge of assault I'm the second de-
gree on ed. Cousandier. who runs n
general store in that part of town.
Williams bond was fixed In the sum
of $1,000, and he was remanded TO
the custody Of the sheriff until that
could be furnished.
Mr.. Cousandier testified at the
hearing that was held this morning
that Williams showed him n pistol
that evening and said: something
will happen tonight" Mr.. Cousandier
was out In front of his store nj the
| time. Shortly afterwards, according
ITO this witness. Williams came back.
and when Cousandier. I'm reply to
question. said Mrs. Williams was not
, In his store, Williams called him a
lvile name and accused him OF hiding
his wife. and pressing the revolver
under Mr.. Ccusandier's right ear.
threatened tn blow his brains out. n
| Mr. Cousandier did not permit him
to enter the store
Helped TO Hold Williams.
Louis Roemer. another witness,
said he had helped to hold Williams
earlier on that same day when VII
liams had the row with Mrs. Williams
sisters husband. Joe Prosser. the bar
; her in the End saloon. For that rea-
ons Roemcr said he was afraid VIII
| liams would shoot him. and he hid
hnt tf.I he. Ia. Itx.,-
store. Here he overheard part of the
conversation to which Mr.. Cousandier
testified, and he gave testimony In
partial CONFEDERATION Of that Of Mr..
| Cousandier.
/ Patrolman Mic Thilgeu testified To
the circumstances Of his having ar
rested Williams. and he showed the
revolver that was found i'm the weeds
near by.
! The prosecution was conducted by
County Attorney J. w. Schmitt and
! the defense by Attorney John f. Re
gan.
Williams this afternoon managed to
furnish the required $1,000 bond.
You were hit In the mix-up were
you not?" asked Attorney John f.
Regain of Conductor b. Roach at the
hearing OF Harry Chittenden I'm the
municipal court today.
| Yes"
Did you hit back?"
NO"
What! You are Irish, are you
not?" ss.,
| Yes"
And you didn't hit back?"
! "No. did not"
what was the matter with you
that you did not hit back"
Roach said he did not know who
hit him and he did not lose his TEN
per.
D., Hearing Of Chittenden.
| The hearing was on the ease or the
state against Harry Chittenden on
the charge of assault I'm the second
degree. Judge Plymat held the de-
PENDANT to the grand jury and fixed
his bond I'm the sum of s20c. County
Attorney Schmitt conducted the case
for the state and Mr.. Regain for the
4, defendant.
This was concerning the mkt
that occurred on and near Oar
Patch train at Benning last Sunda,
(. morning II will be remembered thai
George Hoerger was hit I'm the cheel
with rock and bad cash was cut
Conductor Roach said he saw Chit
tenden pick up the rock and throw II
This was just as the train was leav'
ing Benning. Hoerger was standing
I'm the doorway of the car when the
missile struck him.
Roach Told His Story.
Roach told how Chittenden and two
others had insisted on riding on the
! platform, though Roach insisted re-
peatediy on their getting inside. lie
told how he pushed them of at Ben
ming. There was miS-up here. The
2 brakeman and motorman both toos
hand Some passenger, he said
picked up stool from the platform
and threw IL at Chittenden, hitting
him In the head. He said Chitten
den was not hurt. but when the train
pulled ont. Chittenden picked up q
rock and threw II.
Ross Concklin, one Of the three
who were put of the train, testified
to a conversation that he had with
Chittenden just after the train left
He stated that Chittenden said bs
threw rock at "the bunch" but die
mot know which one he hit.