The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-07
JURORS ARE TOLD

VOtOuS Tus sSs
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gins, il does, not seem probable the
case Will be over before the middle OF
next week. Attorney Tom Davis, who
has not been in the court room for
several days, was back TO assist At
torney Arthur lie Sueur for the plain
III this afternoon.
Feeling Bitter Toward Mcinta.
That feeling was becoming in
{. easingly bitter toward John Meints
IN tho community a. out Luyerne in
the month of August, 1913 and thai
,he considered il dangerous for
eints to remain in that vicinity
was the testimony OF James Horne
before the jury in federal court yes
to-day afternoon. The afternoon wa
taken UP with the cross examination
IF defendants by Attorney lie Sucas
Coz the plaintiff.
Horne described the visit TO the
home of Meints and to the home OF
'aLcs Wetherly, where ilVeSiga-
tons were made regarding those
who owned stock il The Rock Coa1 :
V Lnadcr. then Nonpartisan pepper
Mr. WetheTly, it wa5- stated, deciar-
ID himself loyaily for the county
when met by the Luyerne parties
and turned over % them accounts o.
he raper that they mitht know who
owned stock. He said receipts show
ed John Meints was interested in
ne paper.
Attorney lie Sueur raised obje--
ions TO the question being asked.
'F1his is about ne fifteenth de-
Fenaant you have called fo- cross
xa,aination," SNAPPED Attorney But
Co. ''You questioned them, shook
your fist in their faces and L IN aug'
} ni~ht ask this one at least few
cucstions. | would hive seen 81
hlcuGh By now if You hadn't int
Iuptod,"
Attorney lie Sueur persisted in his
objections. II may use obtuse la
c1a"c in ny prescntati2n of this o :
jecf ION - he iegan.
That's granted Of course" r.
marked Mr. Butler cuttinG.y.
SEJ~NhtNi wa wv e'SS4.
Tho objection was ovetfuled az
the witness proceeded with his Stor
OF the events at Wcthcrley's an
later of the occurrence when Mein,
was escorted to the Iowa line o
June 20. Mr.. Horne stated tina
Moints did not have enough mono
TO start from Iowa and that the crow
raised4 s1e0s SO he MIGHT leave i'm
nlediately.
At that time NJ. Horne testifiG
10 reard !. Goneone in the crow
shout "Hang him." referring to job
! Icints Others said Its gettin
pretty dangerous for John Meints
At another time he said ne heard
party was ont with rope and tn
they "intended to use it." Mr.. Horn
stated for these reasons he ar
h,her5 were anxious that Meint
kleave the copnty before harm cam
10 him
Mr.. Horne testified he was witt
the party that visited the Meintf
home on August 10. As he went u
to tho Meints hoTc be heard some
one iasideg say ovaT the telephone
Como on over; III ; Luyernc burc
IS here" The wi52ess declared h
had heard the f 2ors about IT,
Meints place VIC. SFming and ht
eto-d watch lat tho corner of tn
house to make sure il anyone attacb
cd tho men. just who tley were.
Feared Sonsc Lead.
When VIC went home We avoidc
gcing by way of Hartwig" the wit
moss testified. I'VE feared Their
night be some lead Aging over or
nso g. We knew at least some of tn
80, living ,about Meints we
pros"
After you had conversed Wit
federal cfficers who came to invosti
gate the case there were no NOR
such excursions as this, were there!.
asked Mr.. lie SueuT.
| "Oo you mean 1 was so scared b
The federal officers that did no
l1are go oGt?' asked, the witness.
"No YOU don't understand tn
erection at ALL" replied Ir. L
Sueur.
The question was repeated the ter
similar excursions" being used. M
Butler o jected here.
""Thcro were no such similar cir
, cuipst rccs,"' he, said shortly. IN
otseI rlcn said, he, didn't give o damn
vho wen this war; No other ma
'nsrltcd RED Cross ladies. No otho
T,an was threatened by q mob Wit
: rope. This case is altogether diff
,.'erent from the others,
c. A. Ellis was next called for eros
2xaninT' ir,1 - iold of the occur.
ences, rcla.ts'sin sail by former de
fendantG II regard TO June 20 and
August 10. Viii Ellis, another oe-
PENDANT. son of c. A. Ellis was also
called and the last witness of the
I,'fternoon was George Nicholson, an
insurance dealer Of Luverne. All
elated practically the same story
with regard to the trips to the
Meints place, all saying their. inten-
tion was ITO protect the plaintiff from
possible HARM,
To Improve Quality of Murphics l.
Object of Conference.
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