The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-09-26
END OF W0HLRABE HEARING
BEFORE JUDGE GOFF
STORIES TOLD ON STAND
It Was An All Day Battle In the
Municipal Court Between
Lawyers

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/ action of the grand jury on charge
OF haviL knowingly injured a per.
son with els automobile and failins
to stop for assistance or identified
ton. Judge Hiram Goff, after an ex.
haustive, all day session Of the NUM-
Icipai court, at 6:15 o'clock last even
ing bound DIR. Wohlrabe over to the
grand jury which meets in November
under bonds of $1,000.
| Testimony in the case was taker
until five o'clock yesterday afternoon
When recess was ordered by the
judge. Then the attorney for the de-
Tense and the county attorney pre-
sented final arguments in the case
Mr.. Temple reviewed before the court
the exhaustive examination that had
taken place during the day relative to
the case and the connection of the de-
PENDANT with the accident.
evidence Built on Runors."
The evidence he characterized as a
huge superstructure built upon rum
ors." He reviewed ,the testimony OF
the state and severely scored several
witnesses, implying that their testi-
mony was not to be relied upon. The
crime of which the defendant was
charged Mr.. Temple said constituted
a moral degradation" and he called to
the attention of the court the fact
that the two young ladies in the car
We're implicated in the same measure
as DR. Wohlrabe. He concluded by
asking the court if it was probable
that three persons who DEVOTED their
lives to the alieviation of suffering
would be guilty of such a crime.
Attorney Phillips. Following Mr..
Temple in making his final argument,
replied TO the charges against the
state witnesses, declaring they were
wholly disinterested parties, DESTROYS
of telling only the truth. He remark
ed the state witnesses were far less
interested parties than some of the
defendants witnesses.
Mr.. Phillips then reviewed carefully
the testimony Of every witness the
state called. He brought out the sail
ent points that each witness saw a
black sedan car, with white wire
wheels pass between Washington and
Spring streets between twelve and
twelve FIVE o'clock; that some of tn.
witnesse noticed two women in the
car and enc, man; that the car swerv-
ed TO the left before running over the
boy; that after the accident the ma
chine slowed down and then went
ahead, and was seen no more.
Took Up Doctors Testimony.
~ limo nv Iroh e,,c h<
showed the defendant was past the
same place at about the same time
on the day of the accident; that two
ladies and the doctor were in the
car; that the machine vas black Sc
dan with white wire wheels; that a
boy ran out toward the car; that the
boy was dressed in white according
TO the testimony of the two nurses in
the car and to Andrew Johnson, who
later picked him up; that the car.
according to DR.. Wohlrabe's state
ment, swerved to the left; that it
went on, slowed down, DR.. Wohlrabe
looked back, saw boy run to the
sidewalk and went on.
Judge Golf, deciding the case, re-
marked that il was only a hearing and
not a trial. He stated there seemed
to be but one question in the case,
whether or not the defendant know
ingly struck the boy. He said the
evidence showed that the boy cried
out SO he was heard by one witness
in the second story of building
that another witness heard his
cries two or three doors away;
that another witness heard him with
the engine of Ford car running and
and that it was a question of fact if
the defendant heard him. The court
also stated the question as to whether
or not the car passed over thu boys
body and the manner in which tPC
child ran back to the sidewalk were
to be considered. He said there was
Reasonable cause to believe the de-
PENDANT guilty and bound him over to-
the grand jury.
Testimony Given Yesterday.
Testimony given by DR.. Wohlrabe
at the trial yesterday afternoon, rel
alive to consulting an attorney was
as follows:
Attorney Temple: did you con-
suit any attorney about this matter
before Sunday%
DR.. Wohlrabe: 81 did not call any
attorney in the matter, did not see
any, did not talk to anyone with re-
gard to the matter. l did not hear
many street reports"
Attorney Phillips objected here,
was overruled and Attorney Temple
continued questioning.
DR.. Wohlrabe: Il did not consider
the incident of the boy ! turned out
for connected with the death OF the
Stcne boy
Attorney Phillips: under oath,
did you talk with an attorney prior
to Sunday in regard to protecting
yourself?"
DR.. Wohlrabe: "An attorney came
TO my office"
Attorney Phillips: "on this mat
ter?"
Objection was raised by Attorney
Temple.
"The) doctor admitted he heard ru
riors on the street" he said, address
ing the court. ut is unfair to con-
meet these rumors with facts. Tho
doctor is not responsible if someone
else called an attorney to his office"
The stenographer,s notes were call
ed for here in regard TO previous
testimony by the witness.
Regarding the Attorney.
Attorney Phillips: "Dr. Wohlrabe1
testified the first time he had any