Daily globe., 1878-03-05
ARTICLE I.


This article recites the Indictment of d. S. B.
Mollison, on the charge of composing and pub
fishing libel against Sherman Page, and his
appearance at the September term of court in
1873, Page presiding, when he plead not guilty
and duly announced his readiness for trial.
But Page, of his own volition, continued the
trial, requiring Mollison to give bail for his ap-
pearance and so continued the trial until this
time, although at the eight intervening terms
of court Mollison has duly applied for
trial. Pages pretcnse was that he was
unwilling to preside, but desired and intended
to procure another Judge to try that case. Yet
he has not procured such Judge. That this de-
lay was wrongful, malicious and with intent
thereby to injure Mollison, whose trial Is still
pending and whose recognizances are not re-
lingushed. ''By reason of which aforesaid
acts, on his part done and performed, he, the
said Sherman Page, became and was guilty of
corrupt conduct in his said Office. -
ARTICLE II.
This recitee that indictments we're found in
September, 1874, against Beisecker, Welch
and Beisecker resulting in judgment for de-
PENDANTS in August, 1875. That at the March
term of court in 1875, these defendants caused
subpunas to be issued for their witnesses,
which were served by Thomas Riley, then a
service (s43.Io,) was presented to the county
board in March, 1875. While the bill
was under consideration by the board Page
wrongfully asserted to the board that it would
be illegal to allow the bill by reason Of which
the board disallowed it.. Again in January,
1876 the same bill being before tbs board
Page in an angry. arbitrary and threatening
manner pretended to the board that the bill
was wholly illegal, although he was Informed
that Riley WOULD commence legal proceedings
for collecting his bill and that the suit would
probably come before him, Page. The bill
being again disallowed, Riley sued and recoy-
cred Judgment before justice. The county
board appealed and in February, 1877, the case
was tried before Page, who falsely, enormously
and with intent to injure and oppress Riley,
determined that the clerk issue of the sup
pmnas served by Riley was unauthorized by
law, and that in said March term
of 1875 he, the court, had directed
that none of their costs be paid
by the county Riley has thereby never re-
ceived his pay, although he was rightfully en-
titled to it. And no such order, as cited by
Page. was issued in the March term of 1875.
''By reason Of which aforesaid acts on his part
done and performed he, the said Sherman Page,
became and was guilty of corrupt conduct in
his said Office, and misdemeanor in his said
Office.
ARTICLE III.
This sets forth that W. T. Vaudeville, duly
deputised, attended as deputy sheriff upon
the January term, 1876 of Pages court, his
court. Page had not limited the number of
deputies. Upon Vaudeville applying for an
allowance for his services, Page, to insult
and humiliate Vaudeville, and mali
ciously, questioned him loudly. asking
what dirty work he had done that the sheriff
give direction for his payment. Mandevilie
several times afterwards applied to Page for an
order for his pay, but was refused and has not
been paid. And Page, afterward, to carry out
his purpose, filed an order naming one F. W.
Allen as being allowed to act as special deputy
acts on his part done and performed he, the
said Sherman Page, became and was guilty
of corrupt conduct in his said office, and OF
misdemeanors in his said Office
ARTICLE ".
This article recites that Deputy Sheriff David
Stimson collected a Judgment of $40 and re-
tanned as his fees $3.50, which was the lawful
sum to which he was entitled. That in open
court, in the presence of the grand jury and a
large number of persons, Judge Page COM
manded Stimson to pay over the fees which he
had retained to the clerk of the court. That
| this command was given maliciously, in loud
tone of voice and with intent to hu1niliate, in
iure and oppress said Stimson. That
to further needlessly insult and hum;liate
salu Ot1mpsOn, ne tfagel repremanued MIN IN
open court and accused him of retaining illegal
fees and threatened to severely punish him
therefor.
By which acts on the part OF him the said
Sherman Page, as such judge, became and was
| guilty of corrupt conduct in his said Office and
guilty of misdemeanor in his said Office
ARTICLE v.
This article charges that Judge Page sought
to insult and humilate George Baird, the sheriff
of Mower county, by writing him the follow
ing letters:
| STATE OF MINNESOTA.
| TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
To George Baird, Sheriff of Mower County:
You are hereby orderded and directed to disperee
| any noisy tumutuous riotous assmblage of per.
| sons numbering thirty more, or less number
any of them are armed, found any where within the
limits of your coynty and for such purpose you are
authorized to call to your aid any number of persons
and to arm with FIRE arms any number of men moi
exceeding twenty-five. Such armed force to bt
under your charge and who will obey your orders.
i In your proceedings you viii be guided by tn.
provisions of chapter SO, Of the general laws of th
/ State.
1 You especially directed to disperse in the man
ner above indicated any assemblage of persons whose
evident design and purpose is to violate and preven