The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-22

@. Was Mr.. Hughes running? A.
Yes, and Mr.. Brandrup was also
moving in a rapid manner.
@. Did your dog have the other
by the throat? A. do not know, I
was so appalled, at the sight Of Judge
Hughes running toward the house.
Mr.. Hughes met Mr.. Brandrup at
the edge of the terrace.
@. Did you see your husband
strike Mr.. Hughes? A. did not.
@. Did you, see Judge Hughes
hat fall off? A. i did not.
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@. You have talked to all OF the
children in the neighborhood in re-
gard to the fight? A. No not all Of
them.
Q. Did you talk to George Cam
eron? A. Yes.
Q. Did you tell Mary sandell any.
thing about the case? A. told
Q. Is 1t not fact that previous to
this trouble you never had a child
On your premises before? A. It is
Q. Did you not write down
things, and read them to the chill
dren? A. 1t is absolutely false.
@. Did Judge Hughes look dazed?
A. He was apparently looking for
Q. He did not appear to be dag
ed? A. He appeared to be in pos
session of all of his faculties.
Did Hughes strike the other dog?
A. l think that he was pounding my
boys dog.
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employ of the Brandrup family for
the past three years, first being duly
sworn testified in part as follows:
@. Do you remember the occa-
ion of this trouble A. Yes,I was In
the kitchen at the time washing
dishes. went into the pantry, and
looking out OF the window could see
some one running across the boule-
ward, and then / saw Mr.. Hughes
with cane in his hand, but before
Mr.. Hughes could strike Mr.. Brand.
rup, Mr.. Brandrup grabbed Mr..
Hughes wrist. He was holding the
cane high UP and coming toward Mr..
Brandrup. Then Mr.. Brandrup threw
it down the street. Then Mr.. Brand
rup went and separated the dogs.
DIR. Robin Dodds was at this point
in the case called for rebuttal.
O.. When did you first hear OF this
case? A. Monday morning.
@. Did you have a conversation
with him? A. 1t was on Hickory
street, while was leading an Air
dale of mine that l heard some one
say, My dog had a fight with Bill
Hughes Airdale dog, and he began
to pound my dog, and I ran out to
stop him and hauled off and smash
ed him two hits in the face
Q. What did you say? A. You
don't mean to tell me that you
struck a sick man?
@. What did he say? A. don't
care he can't pound my dog.
Frank Franciscus, . reporter for
The Free Press, was called in rebut-
tai in regard to an interview Mr..
Brandrup had given him in regard
to the dog fight, Monday following
the trouble. One of the outstanding
sentences in this interview was:
/ Then guess got mad and / pasted
him one in the snout" The scribe
stated that the interview, was prac-
tically in the words of the defend
Judge Hughes was called in re.
| buttal in regard to the knit wooden
Gloves. Mr.. Hughes testified that he
did wear gloves, and when he
reached home he found that the
gloves we're sopping wet with blood.
| Asked if he was running at any time
toward the defendant, Mr.. Hughes
stated that he did not have the ply
steal strength to run. that he could
scarcely walk with cane at the time.
Mr.. Hughes denied the allegation Of
witness that he had knocked of
Mr.. Brandrup's glasses and broke
, them. Mr.. Hughes admitted that he
had used cane ON occaions while
out walking, but not very often.
At this point the defense rested,
but it was then five o'clock and the
closing arguments in the case were
deferred until nine o'clock this