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


Allen and Fox's Larceny Disposed of.
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 a murderous
assault, was taken up.
ALLEN ASSAULT.
County Attorney Rogers appeared for the
State, and Aliens interests were 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 a verdict finding Allen guilty
of "a simple assault only.
| Mr.. Heard made motion for new trial,
after which the prisoner was returned to
Jail.
DAMON AND PYTHIAs.
In determining the question of Lawrence
Fox's guilt or innocence, the court and jury
had a case of friendship to contemplate
equalling the self-sacrifcing 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
mitted. They were arrested in company,
and that Squires showed up the stolen prop
erty and implicated Fox in the transaction.
The defense in; reduced 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
same; left Fox sitting on the steps drunk
That he had then skipped off alone and done
the little job all by himself. He then hid
the boots in a barn, one pair on one side ane
three pairs on the other side of the barn.
and had then gone back to Fox. All thit
business was done expeditiously in ffteer
minutes.
The cross examination mixed Squires il
his friendly determination to sacrifice him
self.
Fox followed in evidence for himself
8 which became confused on cross-examina
/ ton.
. Then the prosecution introduced Johr
Peters to show that both Fox and Squire
. lied when they claimed that they had been t.
t his boarding house to get nights lodging
Q or that either one had ever boarded there
t as Fox claimed he had.
r Thomas Nolan also made both of 'em on
= liars in their claim that they had had boot
y mended by him, or had bartered with hir
u for new pair during the morning of tn
q day of the theft
It Capt. Clark clinched the business of prov
ing both unmitigated liars by relating all o
Squires' admissions to him, when he
Squires, squealed on Fox. Squire
% had further confessed that Fox was 'ss
1t mad'' with him for ''squealing," that
10 (squires) was going to take all the blame Q
~ himself and clear Fox.
:. With this testimony for starter, NJ
- Rogers presented the case for the State, ar
Mr.. J. J. Egan tried to clear it up for the d
ID PENDANT. The jury got hold of the matt
g. about o'clock, and few minutes Their
N after returned verdict finding Mr.. La,
- renee Fox just as guilty as his frier
u Squires had declared himself guilty.
" The twain went back to Jail to await IL
OF pleasure of the court in fixing up peril
or for each over in Saltwater or the county ia