St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.
The Jury in the Hollis Case Out-The
Neatly Robbery.

The criminal court was engaged all day
yesterday in the trial of A. L. Hollis for keep
ing house of ill-fame on Cedar street, for
which he was arrested last September and has
since been confined in the county jail. The
counsel in the case were County Attorney
Egan for the state and j. w. Willis for the
defense. Quite number of the police were
on the stand and the attempt on the part of
the state was to show that the house was as
above and notorious resort, while the de-
Tense tried to prove that, though there were
bad inmates in the "rooms for rent Hollis
was not participant with them
or winked at their nefarious business.
The jury retired at about 5p. IN. and came
in again at o'clock for instructions, show
Ing signs of being irrevocably ''hung' in
coming to verdict. They severally asked
the advice of the judge, and all were prompt
ly answered but one, who wanted to get up
comparison in the case on the location of
''soap factory The judge instructed them
plainly that a person could rent room to
such characters, knowing them to be such,
and still not be guilty; in order to be found
guilty it must be proved that it was with his
knowledge and consent, he being man of
ordinary intellect or common sense, that his
mate purposes. There was con-
siderable sparring between the counsel
and when the jury again retired
several of them openly announced that they
could not come to a verdict. Judge Wilkin
kept the court in session until nearly 10 p.
M, waiting for their decision, when they
sent him word that it would be useless for
him to remain, and they were then given in
to the charge of Deputy Sheriff Strong until
such time as the court may see fit to call for
them.
The last case called in the court on Satur-
day was that of Robert Kruger, indicted as a
participant of the convicted Thomas Con-
nelly in the robbery of jeremiah Nealy in the
old Market house shed, but the counsel for
the defense not being able to be found, and
the court finally dismissed the jurors in
waiting and not employed, to their infinite
relief and the criminal trials for the term
came to an end by this case being continued
until the next term.
The court was, however, adjourned to 10
a. m. Monday morning when the prisoners
who have not been convicted this term and
who have not received sentence will have the
same passed upon them.
The Corn Train for the Flood Sufferers
CINCINNATI, March 22.-The train of thirty
one cars of corn, sent by Sedgewick county,
Kansas, to the river flood sufferers, arrived
at o'clock this afternoon. 1t was accom-
panied by committee consisting of Mayor
VIM. Griffenstein, Wichita, Col. j. W. Welt,
farmer, and Capt. w. T, White, editor of the
Wichita Beacon, also by T. J. Shelton, Wichi
ia Times, and Prof. Henry Worral, who had
charge of the decoration of the train. A
committee of the chamber of commerce,
Hon. Michael Ryan, Capt. J. B. Wilson and
Col. Sidney Maxwell, met the party at Storr's
station and escorted them to the city. The
train is on exhibition and is visited by many
people. The corn will be formally trans
ferred on Monday and sold on Tuesday at
auction at the chamber of commerce.
The Conspiracy Case.
TORONTO, March 22.-It is understood the
Ontario government will move for the APP
pointment of royal commission to continue
his investigation into the bribery conspiracy,
with full powers to compel the giving of tes-