Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-12-04

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Yuhye ON other things and korn. / don't
No whethur WI no it or not, but WI ar
Kept tn bee eten don't know yure ages
Either. WI ar specled in a funne way,
Sum of WI, and hav red legs. yu spred
yur tales. WI hav sum chikcns amuns
Iu thare is a man huse bizness 1t Is
Tu kut OF yure heds. wundur III yu WI"
Aw bee hurd frum attur yure gone, anu
Draul yure pos,umus gabba threw the
PIoNERK if WI du, we vii hav qu'tea
Time but woodnt. it's not moduSt III
krow aftur won's down. MiarytiHg Is
Over but Kp1srMrss is kuming. aW reraror.
YE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT CoNTiSrED-THAl
IS 70 SAY, The Trial OF EDWARD HEENAN.-
Goreruoy's Roonl, N9r. 26, 1858, 10 ocl0ck
+ N-The trial of Edward Hcenan was re-
sumed. Mr. Hollinshead appeared as assist
ant counsel for defence.
\ lengthy argument: ensued between the
counsel or each side in regard to the book OF
Tax Sales suppressed by lleenan. As its pro
duction was refused, the counsel for the pros
ecution recalled
NJ. B,uke5-There was a book containing
the delinquent taxes unpaid, at the time MIR.
Heenan came into office, and the lands sold
for taxes in 1857 (sold in April, 1859. The
record was made under the Superintendence
of Mr.. Heenan; Thomas Lyons did most OF
the writing; he was clerk of the office at the
time. and did most Of the writing the office; II
4. ~, tl,a ln-t- of Nr n
AMI was not among the other Tax Records ;
it was a book much like this (RecordS OF
County Supervisors, but little thicker; do
not know where the book was printed, but it
is in the style of the Pioneer Bindery.
The book exhibits to whom the property
was sold description of the property; the
amount of the tax with the expense added to
it; time of redemption the party redeeming
amount paid on redemption; the names fpar-
ties to whom the county assigned certificates;
amount paid by ASST igneeS; there were columns
under all these heads; probably more, bat all
were not filled up.
The object of the Collection Book, was, as
| understand it, to tell at any time the amount
of money collected do not know whether
Heenan considered this book as belonging "a
the public records or not; do hot know what
time the book was purchased; there was no
other book made with the object Of making
collections in the office; there was no way of
noting them except upon the returns there
was no other book in which records of assign
ments were made, except on the original
Sheriff return prior to that year (lSoO
entries were made on the delinquent tax lists
made out by l.. NJ. Oliver, and handed over
by him.
This book (holding a small blue one) is a
E-t of the delinquent taxes including years
lS51-6-is the book turned over by l.. NJ.
Oliver to Heenan-should suppose it to be
made out in 1S56-the "red line" book con-
tains bonds sold for delinquent taxes prior to
1887 For ali years prior to 81 l think it
was made up from this (blue) book. For
the wear 1857, don't know where il was got
from. This Tax Collection Book :" contains
evervthin.- but the redemption certi.icatc-
think minutes of transfer Of certificate was
made in this red line " book; also, "a morcy
paid-minutes of sale were mad lists, II trans
ferred to this book and then compared by Mr..
Heenan and myself Don't think any were
compared after the first part Of July. Think
that the entries not checked iii the torepart
were entered Immediately upon fhe book of
collections and not compared.
There was no difficulty between Mr. Hec-
nan and myself when | left the office. |
wanted to leave and take my abstracts with
me, this he refused to allow. A lawsuit is
still pending between Mr.. IIeenan and myself.
He put an Injunction on my Abstract Books.
| first heard the charges against Mr. lleenan
before the Grand Jury | was a witness be-
fore them. heard reports Of his misdeeds,
however at the time of the Investigating Com
mittee researches. l was summoned as a
witness before the Grand Jury-did not go
OF my own accord.
Mr. Heard said that their next evidence
would be the book itself.
Mr. Siblcy asked why the counsel for Hec-
nan refused to produce this book, since they
admitted its existence.
Respondents counsel objected TO producing
the book called "TaX Sales Book because
they claim that it contains only a record OF
the original statements from 1851 to 1857, in
elusive, of delinquent tax, made out and de-
liyered by the Register to the County Treas
urer and because the origiad, is in evidence.
Second, because they claim that the book is
private one made by, or under the direction
of the Register for his own use, and not a
public record.
iir Ames said the testimony showed IL was
different, and unlike them. III it does cores
pond. why refuse its introduction-if not, why
60 ,hey claim it. We have established lis
public character, and his continued refusal tC
produce it is dark suspicion against him.
Mr.. Horne said, even should il be private
memorandum book, we could properly de-
mand its production, as this withholding OF
books recounting his transactions is enumera.
ted in the charges. The book is legal evil
dence, even if not public record
Mr. Hollinshead said, the public originals
from which those private memoranda had
been made up, were here.
Mr.. Amcs offered the following points:
1st That it is clearly established and prov
ed. without contradiction, that the book called
the book of Tax Sales" is public record
required to be kept in the Registers office
by the 62d section of p. 106 of the Revised
Statutes-that it is in the respondents pos
session, and that said book contains the only
record existing of the facts. therein entered
and should lie produced.
ID That due notice has been given in wri
ting to the Respondent to produce said bool
to be used in evidence on his hearing, and tha