Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-09


An Interesting Log Case or Trustee
ship, During Which Gov. Davis Grows
Personal-The Grand Jury Decide to In
dict Four PARTIES but Change the Pro-
eramme and Indict but Two.
The United States district court opened yes
terday at 10 A. M, Judge R. R. Nelson on the
bench. The grand jury was called and eigh-
teen answered to their names. Subsequently
the five absentees came in after the jury was
charged, and were excused from serving. Their
Punishment, as it were, from st. Paul being
the penalty for their lack of promptness.
The court named Mr.. VIM. Meighen, Forest.
vile, as foreman, and was accordingly sworn
in. The grand jury being sworn. the court de-
ivered the following
CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY:
The court stated that the members
had been selected from the citi-
zens of Minnesota to inquire into
and investigate all offenses against the United
States laws. That the district attorney has but
few cases to bring before them, and on this
fact the court congratulated the jury. Your
labors will be light for the arrests made dur
Ing the last six months have been singularly
lew. The court took pleasure in mentioning
Inc condition of affairs, and with greater pleas
any other State in the country-that is, of the
federal laws. The small number of arrests in
no way reflected upon the officers of
the court, or marshal's office. They
were energetic and efficient. The only infer
ence was that the citizens of Minnesota were
iaW-abiding people. The court stated that in
the cases coming up before the Jury the offend
ers were under bond or in jail That the cases
were few, and were for counterfeiting the cur
rency OF the country; violation of the internal
revenue laws; mail robbery in violation of the
posta! laws; smuggling, which consists in the
illegal and surreptitious introduction of goods
into this country upon which duties are
charged; and violation of the intercourse laws
made and provided to guard the inter
course between whites and Indians
The higher grade of these offenses demand
your careful investigation, and in all the cases
care should be exercised that justice may be
done to the government as we'll as to the ciri-
zen. The court, in abiding to the crime of
counterfeiting, said it demanded the careful
consideration OF the jury. 1t was grave of
fense, and one attended with cumulative
wrong to the whole community The estab-
llshed currency of the country was measure
OF value, and the person who passed counter
felt was guilty of continuous robbery, The
court then explained that sixteen members con-
stltuted a quorum for business, and that IN
indictment could only be found and returned
when twelve had agreed upon it.
The jury then retired into Sc ret session.
The court then took up the following cases:
Horton Barron vs. The Lum berman's Ma
tional Bank of Saltwater; jury trial Verdict
for $81.75 returned for plaintiff
AN INTERESTING CASE.
The case OF Q. d. O'Brien, assignee, etc., VS..
A. 3. Stlckney ct al, was next called. Ex-
Governor Davis appeared for the plaintiffs, and
Jude Flandrau had charge of the interests of
the defendants.
The bill OF complaint sets up proceedings in
bankruptcy against ttenberg, co-partnershlp
OF defendants; that Katenberg, on July ID.
1867, owned quantity OF pine logs and lum-
Gaslin d CARL. July IA, 1869, Gaslin, Carli l.
hattenberg contracted with defendants, ICON
tract set out in billy reciting that the ST. Croix
| boom company were OBTAINING GER
tain logs for boomage thereof; in con-
s SIDE On of the agreements, defend
ants were authorized to take pos
session of and sell and dispose of the logs in the
ordinary course Of business, and out of the pro-
ceeds pay i!
i. Their claim of $4,000 and interest from
July l, 1869, at 10 per cent.
z. All boomage and rafting bills against the
same
8. Balance to Kattenberg after deductino
and reasonable compensation for their time
and trouble attending to said business, In
| consideration of all which, defendants agree
to accept said trust and faithfully execute the
same
The answer admits contract, Disposition of
the logs Tor $ll. 946.07, Fellows & Co.'s claim,
boom and raft bill. necessary expenses Of the
trnst and sum paid Kattenberg, $50, 1868. l3. In
| addition to the claims scheduled in an an
pendlx to answer defendant claims 81 200 on
account of great labor in the execution of the
trust; legal questions; Stickney, a lawyer, gave
his professional bill, and thereby saved great
expense. Labor and services of the defend
ants, worth 81 200. Puts bankruptcy in issue.
| Admits 81. "a ready to be accounted for.
The suit has been pending for six or seven
years, and several of the principals have died
since its inception, and the merits of the case
nave partially died out of the memory of or
binary man."
The case was argued at great length and en-
gagged the court from 1880 o'clock until the
hour of adjournment at o'clock P. M. JUDGE
Flandran and Ex-Governor Davis made ex-
haustlve and eloquent arguments in behalf OF
| their clients.
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK.
The latter gentleman characterized A. B.
Stickneys conduct as trustee as dishonest. and
said were it some lesser man than A. B. Stick
ney he could be held for and proven guilty of
embezzlement He. the counsel, declared the
claim was an extortion, and the very itemized
account was filled with petty and
despicable evidences of population. He
charged that Stickney's claims
FOR service were outrageously high and fraud
ulent. Counsel instanced where certain logs had
been sent by Stickney to Fort Madison and
sold to party there, who afterwards defaulted,
part of these logs were those in trust amount.
ing to something over $500, but the great part
were Stickney's own property. Yet this honest
trustee had charged all expenses of the tran
saction to the trust. Counsel could not CON
denim such conduct too severely; it was crimi-
nal and dishonest in the extreme
The above somewhat enlivened the gloom of
the court room, and showed up a little interest
IN the proceedings. The case was submitted
and taken undrr advisement.
Inc court meets to-day at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
THE GRAND JURY.
After the charge the grand jury went into
secret session. There are eight cases presented
to them. OF these several are in Jail.
But of the jail cases indictments will
only be found against two. It was
the intention to return four true bills found
yesterday afternoon. But the matter was re.
considered, and the indictments will be re.
turned to court this morning.
A SON ROBS HIS F4THER.