Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-01
The Riley Examination Postponed.

Late trains on The S. NJ. Railroad Mon
day made late some five hours the pris-
ouer Riley, and Page prosecuting attor-
:ney), reporters, and others who came with
the party to witness. the proceedings, at
Dexter, IN this county. The hour set for
the examination was one P. NJ, but 1t
was nearly six O'Clock before The train
arrived, and case called up by Justice
Gaskill. There were probably twenty
five persons present from Auslin, and Il
hundred from ether portions of the coun-
ty. There were reporters preseht for
the TRANSCRIPT, the ST. Paul Pioneer
Press and Globe and Minneapolis Tribune
After the case was called, Sherman
Page gave notice of his appearance for
the state, and Lafayette French and G.
NJ. Cameron stated that they appeared for
the prisoner.
Page stated thst the importance of the
case and the facts that will be disclosed
in the examination, require statement
on his part before making motion which
would follow. He was compelled against
his wishes, i'll behalf of public justice, to
appear here. He was laboring under the
greatest physical disability-had just
risen from sick bed, and was not able
to be here. Not this alone, but an adj
journed term of court convenes at Austin
the next morsing which he is compelled
to attend if health will admit. No other
attorney is acquainted with the facts IN
the case-lhe county attorney has not in
terested himself in the case whatever, nor
has any public official of the county. If
this examination should be held now it
would .hwart the ends of public justice.
II have no desire for delay. The motion
is not made for that purpose"
Lafayette French, on behalf of the
prisoner, said he had no special objec-
ton to urge against an adjournment, was
willing to give the prosecution all reason
able and necessary time, bu, he would
ask that the prisoner be committed TO the
jail of Mower county. Page most seri.
ously objected to the commiltai of the
prisoner to the Mower county Jail. lie
was sent 10 Freeborn county for most
grave and serious reasons-reasons which
affect the standing Of officials IN this
county. He preferred not to state them.
Justice Gaskill desired to hear his
reasons.
It is only necessary for US to say here
that Page proceeded TO upraid and de-
fame the sheriff of this county as only
Page can do. He lied, and lied, and then
lied again-slandering the people of
Austin, and the otticials,-and yet Won
ders why these people have 80 little or no
sympathy with him in his multiplicity
OF trials. He raved like mad man. II
this prisoner was put into the hands OF
the sheriff of Mower county, he
will escape, and this will enc the drama.
He accused the sheriff and his deputies
of being parties TO conspiracy to get
possession of the prisoner at all hazards
mcSSISc VISuSu Auu |n1ACAOu NACuy
replied, French stating that he made the
motion in good faith, and II he could be
satisfied that the jail was unsafe or the
officers untrustworthy, he would with
draw the motion. The sheriff was pres.
ent, and he asked that he be Intercepted
az to the charges made. Mower county
had ss good q jail and as efficient set of
officers as any county in Southern Min
nesota.
Cameron asked that the court should
show. by his acts, his confidence in the
honesty and fidelity of the oficiuls OF
this county, as it Is his duty to do, unless
proof is before him to the contrary.
Very much more was said, which we
have no. time mol. inclination to publish.
We give this brief outline Of proceedings
in the mi!dest form. &C.
Justice Gaskill re: committed the pris-
oner to the Freeborn county Jail, and re-
fused bail for his appearance. All which
closed AT P. NJ, and the examination
stands adjourned until next Monday, at
Dexter, at the hour Of p. N.
We can recommend the New York Oh.