Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-22
COURT CADENCES.

Criminal business was begun in earnest |
yesterday in the district court, Judge Wilkin
presiding. At the opening of court the case
of John Allen, charged with murderous
assault, was taken up.
ALLEN S ASSAULT.
County Attorney Rogers appeared for the
State, and Aliens interests we're committed
to the care of Mr.. I. V. D. Heard. A jury
was impaneled without difficulty, Thomas
Manning of the panel being excused and j.
K. Hillyard, colored, being challenged for
bias. The case then went to trial. George
Morton, his wife, Ed Brady, Easton Bur
gett and Capt. John Clark were examined as
witnesses for the prosecution. These wit
nesses related in detail an account of the
murderous row which occurred on the 18th
inst, and which was duly summarized in
the GLOBE at that time.
The defence introduced Ed Wright and
defendant. Their testimony went to show
that Burgett began the row, first assaulted
Wright and that Allen acted promptly to
protect Wright from murderous violence.
Both counsel presented their case accord
ing to their views, and the case was given to
the jury. After being out for an hour the
jury returned verdict finding Allen guilty
Oh "a simple aSSaulL Ouly.
Mr.. Heard made motion for a new trial,
after which the prisoner was returned to
Jail.
DAMON AND PYTH1As.
In determining the question of Lawrence
Fox's guilt or innocence, the court and jury
had case of friendship to contemplate
equalling the self-sacrihcing condition of
mind related of those old mythical persons,
Damon and Pythias.
Lawrence Fox was brought to trial for
stealing three or four pairs of boots from
Thomas Nolan's shop, on Wabashaw street.
Fox and one Charles A. Squires were jointly
indicted for the commission of the crime.
Squires pleaded guilty and Fox not guilty
to the charge several days ago.
| The prosecution introduced evidence to
show that Fox and Squires were together all
day the date on which the crime was COM
lnitted. They were arrested in company,
and that Squires showed up the stolen prop
erty and implicated Fox in the transaction.
The defense Introduced Squires as a wit
ness. And as witness, Squires did some
very strong swearing for Fox. He declared
he'd done the business alone. He'd taken
Fox to his boarding house, where the two
had engaged beds previously, paying for the
| StAloS 1CkV LIZA S1ltAuA OA tuO SLOPS III uAh.
That he had then skipped off alone and done
the boots in q barn, one pair on one side and
three pairs on the other side of the barn,
and had then gone back to Fox. All this
business was done expeditiously in fifteen
minutes.
| The CROSS examination mixed Squires in
his friendly determination to sacrifice him
self.
Fox followed in evidence for himself
J which became confused on cross examina-
ton.
Then the prosecution introduced John
Peters to show that both Fox and Squires
lied when they claimed that they had been tc
his boarding house to get a nights lodging
> or that either one had ever boarded there
t as Fox claimed he had.
Thomas Nolan also made both of 'em ou
liars in their claim that they had had boots
: mended by him, or had bartered with hin
for a new pair during the morning Of tn
! day Of the theft.
t Capt. Clark cinched the business of prov
ing both unmitigated liars by relating all of
Squires' admissions to him, when he
Squires, squealed on Fox. Squire
had further confessed that Fox was "st
It n,ad'' with him for ''squealing," that b
9 (Squires) was going to take all the blame OF
y himself and clear Fox.
= With this testimony for starter, M,
~ Rogers presented the case for the State, an
Mr.. J. j. Egan tried to clear it up for the de
d PENDANT The jury got hold Of the matte
j. about o'clock, and few minutes there
n after returned verdict finding MIR. Law
renee Fox just as guilty as his frien
Squires had declared himself guilty.
y The twain went back to Jail to await tn
1t pleasure of the court in fixing up perio
n for each over in Saltwater or the county iai