The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-23

replid mo-" and supp0sing they were sails.
fed, rode on. They followed me and askea
me if had any greenbacks, to which Irepned
"no" Any hard money, they asked. SAID
mol had none Of any kind.
They then told me that they would shoot me
if did not give up my money or pocket book:
One of them pointed bis carbine ct me. 1said
"Boys have no money-there Is no use 70
shoot me-" still kept pushing on towards
home, when one OF them again pointed ms
carbine at me and ordered me to give up my
pocket book, saying 1t was last call, and he
would shoot me If ! refused. I then handed
out my pocket book, ia which there were some
bills and small change. wanted to give them
the change, but they said they must have all
then handed them the pocket book and rode
There were some greenbacks and some Min,
nesota money in it. / think from six to nine
dollars in all. This all occurred In Reserve
Township.
recognize these two prisoners as the men
who robbed me. They both demanded my
money. Paul received the pocket book. Hep
burn was the one who pointed his carbine at
me and threatened to shoot.
Cross Questioned 1t was about IL or IL
o'clock. The robbery took place between
Hatch's and the Fort Road. I went home Gi-
rectly and thence to the Reserve House. Isaw
these two boys there with several others, and
to shoot me.
swear positively that these are the men
VINO robbed me. 1 am certain that these are
the men; l do not know the color of the
1 aOrses they rode. do not recollect their
The prosecution here rested.
The defence called John Brown, Cthe soldier
committed for the highway robbery of Chas.
Hoag) He testified:
know these defendants. l was in company
with them last Wednesday, the day we land.
ed. / went up with them as far as the Re-
serve House that day. 1 do not know whether
went In with them or not. I went into so
many that day. They did not go off of the
Fort Road to my knowledge. They were
riding along with me all the time Paul
rode yellow mare. Hepburn rode o roam
horse.
Cross Questioaed-We drank at almost every
saloon we came to. We got pretty high.
Lieut.. Cullum testified that there were two
other men in the regiment, who resembled
these defendants very closely.
Mr.. Heard in arguing the case dwelt mainly
on the fact that the identity of the defendants
had not been proved. He read from works to
show that identity is most difficult matter
to prove, because witnesses are so easily mis-.
taken. ..a
Mr.. Howe, in closing, urged that the identity
of the prisoners had been proved by the most
direct testimony-ther faces-which Kerst says
he watched closely.
The Justice committed the defendants to
Jail, without bail, to await trial
THE ASSAULT ON sHEREN.
The City Us Paul and John Brown, for assault
on Henry Sheren with intent to do great bodi-
ly harm, was then called. and the evidence of
Mr.. Shereu and Capt. Morton, who was pres
ent, taken.
The defendants were committed in default of
$3.50 bail, to await trial
The trial of Wilson and Gardner, for the raid
on Eaton's House, will come off tomorrow.
JUSTICE TO THE REGIMENT
In an interval between the cases, Col. Rob-
ertson stated to the Court that some of the
officers and men of the Regiment appeared to
labor under the impression that the community
entertained the idea that the whole Regiment
were responsible for the acts which had been
committed By some of their number. He
wished to state that such an impression was
mistaken one and that the community only
attributed the acts to few of their number,
and he himself wished to bear witness to the
fact that the Regiment condemned the acts, and
to the great courtesy and strenuous co-opera-
tion extended to himself and Sheriff Grace by
Col. Carnahan and the other officers, in the de-
lection and apprehension of the guilty parties.
He stated thus much in justice to brave regi-
ment, who have fully done their duty in this
war.
The County Attorney stated that he fully
conceded in all that had been said by Colonel
Robertson.
The City Justice, Mr.. McElrath. also said the
remarks made by Col. Robertson were correct,
and that it appeared that all the acts had been
committed by very few men, for which the
Regiment were not responsible.
The Investigations by Sheriff Robertson
show that only seven men were engaged in all
these crimes, six of whom have been arrested,
the other having skedaddled. Is it, therefore.
fair to faint 700 men for the bad acts of z?