The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-12-12
DR.. A. A. Wohlrabe Acquit-
ted BY Jury Last Eve
WIND UP OF THE CASE
Oscar Huebsch Now On Trial In
District Court Charged With
Serious Offense

After celebrating for over three
hours. the jury In the case of the
State of Minnesota against DR.. A. A
Wohlrabe, returned verdict last
night of not guilty. This action OF
the juror acQuits the defendant OF
the charge preferred against him
that on the eighth day of Septembel
he failed to stop after having know
ingly caused an accident with a mo
tor vehicle and after having know.
ingly injured person.
The case went TO the Jury for con
sideration at 5:25 n. M. last evenino
and the verdict acquitting- DIR. Wohl
rabe was returned about 9:15 O'Clock
the jurors having been out slight,
less than four hours.
Through the ruling of the cour
yesterday afternoon, sustaining tn,
objection of County Attorney Phil
lips, against the introduction of ex
pert testimony as to the characte
and nature of the injuries little Mer
rill Stone received in the accident
the case came TO a close sooner thar
was expected.
Court Sustained Objection.
DIR. A. F. Schmitt was called 10 III
state by the defense and was aske
If he gave Merrill Stone medical AT
tention after he was brought to III
Mankato Clinic, following the acct
dent
Replying that he did d.. Schmii
was asked TO describe the nature
the injuries TO the boy. County A
torney Phillips objected here on tn
grounds that the evidence was n
material. The court sustained IL
objection. At the preliminary hea~
Ing for DIR. Wohlrabe in the munic
pal court much of the evidence
tho defense had been relative to til
injuries to the boy.
Shortly after this testimony We
ruled out the defense rested and A.
torney Phillips began his final argr
ment to the jury. Witnesses Gale
in the case. during the latter part {
the forenoon and in the afternoc
yesterday were John f. I.arso'
painter Of North Mankato. who w
driving down the opposite side of u
street at the time the accidept.to Il
Stone boy occurred.
Other Witnesses Testified
Mary Miller. the little girl who e
on the sidewalk and saw the ac
dent, related the incidents. much
other Witnesses had testified: ar
Fred Schwender testified in the sam
manner. Misses Caroline klmaui..
and Lydia Duestenhofer. the tv
young ladies who we're in the ca
with DR. wo'iit~te and the defendar
himself, relate The occur ences q
that noon when they drove dow
North Front street, saw small be
run out into the street, how the CO
sweryed, they felt no jar, heard n
scream and when. upon looking bac'
they saw boy running back towar,
the sidewalk.
Carl Humstadt, auto mechanic. wa
also called by the defense and test
ned relative 10 the springs on th
Wohlrabe machine, the jar given /
passing over Instructions and also
regard TO the noise the motor make
in running. saying anyone in the CO
would find it hard to hear anyop
calling cut on the street
Il is Understood that the jury l.
ne Wollrabe case stood eight 70
acquittal and four for conviction 6
thC ctilf anu II NdS nOI UnIil att
repeated balloting that unanimor
verdict CT not guilty was recure
Trial Ct cocar H. bsc''.
Trial OF the r7Ge of o r,r n Dbscl
indicted by 4 rr7~! luz on a cherp
or incesie, W. I - in fho d,~tric
court this mc t." JF"il Fuebsc'
sister Of the - r, IN was the -.
witness for th - this no~n'n
Attorney c. n 's'"-v re0rascn4e =
defender. an c. ,n.y Attorney c. Z
Phillips the y >. n
LYDIA HueT ID when ON tie st-n
at first was exceedingly reluctant
give testimony. Under questioning ,
County Attorney Phillips she elaine
she did not understand the terms use
in examining her. After repeated
fruitless efforts TO elicit any replies
Judge Cobstock stepped down from
the bench, questioned the wines,
briefly about her previous condition
and impressively stated the duty of :
witness under such circumstances t.
state the whole truth to the jury.
The young woman thereafter an
swered questions asked her without
hesitancy. She testified that. undsr
STRESS Oh tnIedLS nom ner DEOtner, Shr
had laid the blame for her condition
upon young man in the neighbor
hood. This man, she said, was limo.
cent Of any wrong doing.
Jury Reached Verdict.
The Huebsch case went TO the jury
shortly before noon today and Judge
Comstock then ordered a recess un-
til four o'clock this afternoon in order
that members OF the bar might at
tend the funeral OF the late Benjamin
Taylor. Members of the jury in the
Huebsch case announced this after.
noon that they had reached verdict
but they could not return it until foui
O'clock
At four o'clock this afternoon also
the four young. men, Robert McHugl
Mike Aldo, Henry Fahro and Ray XII
voyitch, were TO appear before the
court for examination and sentence
Tomorrow the case of the State o.
Minnesota against T.. +. Sandquist i;
set for trial. Sandqu;st was indict
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