Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-05

ottaO OI Tue gus.
No clue whatever could be found to trace
the rascels, as the whole thing had been kept
so well in the dark,
SANDY DUNNELL.
Hosc He Alto,rs His Land Officers to Rob |
Settlers OF Their Homes.
IWaseca Radical-Rep.l
One A. A. Brown, Norwegian politician,
who lives by doing dirty political work, was
appointed receiver of the New Ulm land
office, upon the recommendation of Mr..
Dunnell.
In August, 1874, Charles Gustafson sold
his claim of eighty acres, situate in the
town of Otisco, Waseca county, to Adolph
Wass for $500, and in order that there might
be no mistake about the matter, they both
vent to New Ulm together, Gustafson to re-
linquish his right, and Mass to file on the
land as homestead. Brown, being Scan
dinavian, they went to him to do their bust
ness. Brown made out their papers.
and Wass paid him q fee of $40.
Brown told him (W.) that it would not
be necessary for him to come to New Ulu
again, as he would forward the papers and
attend to matters. Brown forwarded Gus
tafson's ACCOMPLISHMENTS to Washington,
but never sent forward Wass' homestead
papers. While having the money of Wass
in his pocket, and pretending to befriend
him, he preceded to rob him. Shortly
after sending Gustafson's accomplishments
he (B), forwarded a soldiers additional
homestead entry in the name of one Goula
Oleson, and entered the land. Then, aftel
the patent was issued, A. A. Brown made
| out a deed in his own handwriting from
Gould Oleson and wife to Canute A. Oleson
| and wife, being signed by Brown (usin4
| their mark, the same being witnessed by
himself. During all these transactions
Brown, as receiver of the land Office and a
pretended friend of his countryman, held
the $40 which Wass had deposited for the
land. Wass was paid $500 in cash for the
claim, and all the time, from August, 1874,
till the summer of 1876, he had been max
ing improvements on the land, supposing ii
to be his own.
When Wass learned that he had been rob-
bed of his land by this land officer, he en-
ployed F. w. Wildt of Waseca, to lay tn.
facts before Mr.. Dunnell. Mr. Wildt did SO
both by forwarding the af6dayits of Wass
and Gustafson and by letter.
| Under date of August 2d, 1876, Wildt
wrote to Mr.. Dunnell stating the facts sub
stantially as set forth above, closing the
communication in the following words
''You will easily understand how the matter
is a fraud from ginning to end. and should
be set aside as void on that account. MIR. Brown
deserves to be ousted if ever man did. There
can be no safety in having man like him IL
the position he occupies. You can easil,
| imagine the indignation of everybody who il
cognizant of the facts. ever the transactions
Na,, hove Wv
tom
But Mr.. Dunnell, after having all these
facts laid before him, Gas he admits,) didn'
think as Mr.. Wildt did. Oh, no! b,
believed him "honest and capable" ane
he wrote, in reply to this letter, unde
date of September 1, 1876, as follows
81 hardly think Mr.. Wass has any reason t.
expect any result which will benefit him, 70
while there may have been bad faith, there ma.
not appear any violation of law. Land officer
have no right to have anything to do about
claim till it has been cancelled, and then tn
first applicant has right to enter it,
(Signed) NJ. II. DUNNELL.
t That was Mr.. Dunnell's opinion with a
/ the facts before him. Here was poor MAJ
t robbed of his home, his money, his all, b
. one of his own appointees, and yet he di
not demand his removal. These facts wer
|
gust, 1875, and still he kept Brown in hi
2 place for year afterwards. In fact
! made no effort whatever to have Brown re
2 moved.
! A whole year after Dunnell knew of thi
robbery the Radical first learned the fact
, of the case, and also of the fact that thi
same Brown had stolen the homes of Herr
and judd in about the same manner
inf Of tIaf oot l1Sb a
in the Radical, Brown was removed late i
1876, i'll spite of Mr.. Dunnel.
= Our objection to Mr.. Dunnell is that ht
knowing all the facts, permitted Brown
remain in office for over year afterwards
for personal and party reasons; and that, b
SO doing, he showed himself to be as mea
: a man as this A. A. Brown.
S And now we put the following question
A to Mr.. Dunhell, which he and his friends ca
o answer at their leisure:
= Were you not informed by affidavit an
= by the statemests of Mr.. Wildt written an
e verbally as early as August, 1875 that Brow
It had deliberately robbed Wass of his hone
IT stead in the manner detailed herein?
IS If you were did you not write to Wilt III
d der date of Sept. LIST, 1875, that II hard
!, think Mr.. Wass has any reason to expect ar
is result to the investigation which will bene1
. him?''
s If you received the statement of Was
L Gustafson and Waldt, at the same time, wi
IS did you not demand Browns removal?
If, with all these facts before you, you d
1t not ask for his removal, wherein are yc
e better than Brown?
g. We do not expect Mr.. Dunnell's pos
& masters or Mr.. DunneIl himself to answ
d these questions. They are too "digniiec
e for that! of course they are. Nor do X
l. expect the ma chine party men who hasel
% the capacity to do their own thinking Or We
er ing, to pay any attention to these facts; b
al the honest, intelligent, thinking men W
is take them into consideration and act accor
f ingly.