Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-05
FARIRAULT.
SINFUL SAGE,

One more unfortunate sufferer from dull
time and low wages, and one who until We'd
nesday night had the respect and confidence of
all who knew him. has yielded to temptation
and robbed his employer. When it was re-
ported ON the streets early yesterday morning
that L. M. Sage, head engineer at Turner'S
mill, had been arrested while eating his break
fast at the Arlington House, for stealing wheat,
people were disposed to believe it was a "selr'
and paid little attention to it, but nevertheless
the report had some foundation and Sage was
arrested and3brought before Justice Byrnes for
hearing. The facts revealed at the trial show
that Sage bud at different times taken wheat
from the mill and engaged tho services of one
Madison, a drayman. to haul the wheat to the
return from the elevator with the
checks, give them to Sage and he
(Sage) would collect them. The plan pursued
was as follows: When Sage could get load he
would notify Mattson the day previous to call
at the mill at o'clock the next morning sharp
and take it, as above stated, to the elevator.
Sage worked this we'll, knowing as he did, that
neither MIR. Turner or his son never came to the
mill before $3.50, thus giving him one hour
and q half to load, drive to the elevator, and
return with the checks. We give our readers
the testimony Of Mattson in full, which shows
now the business was carried on:
MATTsoN's TESTIMONY.
Know witness; have worked for him at diff
ferent times; worked for him on the third Of
this month"; hauled load Of wheat in tho
morning about T o'clock; hauled it to the ele-
vator; got it from Turner'S mill got the
wheat from Mr.. Sage; didn't see anybody
around t the mill; Sage told me that there was
SOME wheat coming in from the country, and
vator; don't remember his 81 sayi sas a n.y.
thing else; l hauled about twenty
one or twenty-five bushels; the wheat
was IN sacks when took it, don't know whose
sacks they were; have hauled before for same
man. believe hauled load for him the day
before yesterday. There was 81 bushels and 40
pounds on that Lad. Sage raid me himself;
he always did. got check at elevator and
gave it to him. He asked me to como this
morning at O'Clock, but he met me beyond
Lyons livery stable and told me not to come.
In conversation between Mr.. Turner and a
GLOBE reporter yesterday, Mr.. Turned stated:
why, he is the last man on earth would sus-
pect of doing anything wrong. know of no
man had more confidence in than in Sage. If
l had been going away, and wished to leave q
thousand dollars behind, Sage would be the
man should have trusted" Rep.-How did
you como to suspect Sage? Turner-Sam
Dunhsm told me last night he thought some
thing was wrong, but 1 laughed at him.
Rep.-What do you think caused him to do it?
turner believe he was hard up for money.
Rep.-What wages were you paying him? Tur-
ner-$l.6O per day when not running and $2.O0
when running. Mr.. Tuiner being called away,
cur interview ceased III
Mr.. Sage moved to Faribault about year
since from the East, in company with his little
son, and Immediately commenced working for
W. L. Turner. Mr.. Sage has had great deal
OF trouble with past family affairs, and this
with the low wages paid deaving but fifty
cents week after his own and his sons board
was paid) undoubtedly was the cauae of his
rash act. Many of our citizens believe he is
rot sound In his upper story, or else he would
mover do such thing. It certainly looks that
way. Bail was fixed at $500 to appear before
the grand Jury, which meets next month.