St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-01
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
A Young Forger Convicted -Drygoods
Lifters Sentenced.
The Cracker Bakers Acquitted-The Uncer-
tainties Of Law.

Herman Smith was tried by jury in the
district court yesterday for forging an
order for SIS and was promptly convicted. He
was asked several times to write the name of
the party forged and did tito correspond with
his attempt in the order in question SO ex-
actly as to leave no question of his guilt.
FIN. Burlison and M. McDermott, for
stealing satin from Smiths drygoods store,
on Seventh street, both plead guilty to the
larceny and took twin sentence of two
years in the penitentiary each, where they
will adopt striped goods for apparel.
In the case of Geo. Brown and Carl Fink
beiner, who were indicted by the grand jury
for assault with dangerous weapons upon
Henry Blom, on the sidewalk after the break
ing up of the bakers ball on west Seventh
street, on the evening of April ~. Gebhard
Woolrich, Esq, appeared for the accused,
and Brown being tried first was acquitted by
the jury without leaving their seats. This
action also acquitted Finkbeiner, whom
County Attorney Egan held to be the least
likely to be convicted on the indictment.
Blom, it will be remembered, was found, al
ter the ball, bleeding fearfully from wounds
inflicted with knife.
The last case taken up was that of Chas.
Schleif for bastardy, the prosecuting witness
being Margaret Fuchs. The case was orig
inally tried in Rose township where the par
ties are resident, before Justice Hoyt, who
bound over the prisoner to this court. w.
G. Goforth, Esq, appeared for the defendant
and moved the court for dismissal on the
ground that bastardy was civil case and
not criminal one, citing 81 Moine for
authority, ''that if any action for bastardy is
tried in a criminal court the trial will be
void.'' The motion was overuled by Judge
Brill on the ground that the district court OF
Ramsey ''had jurisdiction in both civil and
criminal actions" The impanneling of a
Jury was proceeded with, to three Of whom
the criminal oath was administered and to the
other nine the civil oath. Goforth at this
point objected to the three jurors who had
been sworn on the criminal oath, whereupon
the court excused them. Goforth then raised
the objection against their places being filled
on the ground jury had already been en-
paneled in the case and was overrruled. The
state placed its first witness on the stand,
when it was developed that the original COM
plant had been sworn out before notary
public instead of justice of the peace, the
statute making the swearing out of com
plant compulsory on a justice. Goforth OBJ
jected to any further testimony being taken
in the case on the ground the court had no
jurisdiction, which objection was sustained
by the court, the jury peremptorily dismissed,
and the court adjourned. Sehleif having re-
gained his freedom thus suddenly made
tracks for liberty, while the poor girl and her
parents Immediately took out new warrant
for his arrest, and seemed very much ag-
grieved at the curious turn the law had taken.
If the Lloyd Porter murder trial is taken
up the May term will probably close by We'd
nesday night, and if not the criminal trial
will come to a close to-day.