Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-08-05

S, 1885.
the Intercolonial express near Quebec on the
9th. He was discovered by Pinkerton
detective named Kehoe who was employed
to find him, and though not formally placed
under arres seems to have concluded to end
his troubles and shot himself on the train.
The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
has suspended A. B. Taylor and A. B.
Moak, two prominent commission men,
from the privileges of the chamber. They
are accused of selling grain at one price
and reporting lower figure to their Gus
toners, pocketing the difference.
During rain and wind storm Saturday
evening at Mitchell, D. T., the north wall
of Koch's new opera block fell in, crashing
through three floors. The damage is esti-
mated at $2,5O0, including $500 worth of
plate glass;
Il. E. Hayden, agent of the St. Paul and
Omaha road at Saltwater has been arrest
ed for embezzling s., 500 of the company is
money. He denies the charge and claims it
is the result of mixing several different ac-
counts.
The Northern Pacific express company
has adopted the money order system of the
United States express company, and has
extended it's use over the entire line.
William, Quinn has been appointed post
master at Wilno, Lincoln county, Minneso-
ia, vice Mrs. Salone Kyle, removed, and
Martin A. Mazany at Westerly Mills,
Wright county, vice Fred A. Klapp, re-
moved.
In the Rolette, D. T., county seat contest
heard by Judge Francis at Bismarck, the
court to day decided in favor of St. John
as the county seat, against Dunseith, the
present location.
The Marquis de Mores has decided to
close his system of refrigerator meat
houses along the Northern Pacific as the
Chicago market takes all he can supply.
Frank Largum, nine year old son of
conductor Largum, at Austin, Minn., has
been attacked with hydrophobia, the result
of a bite received from dog last winter.
The hardware store of G. c. Greenwood
& Co., of Duluth was partially burned on
the 3lst of July. The loss ranges from $751;
600 to $4,000.
r. Barden, grain operator at Duluth as
failed with liabilities of about $500.
RIEL CONVICTED AND TO HANG SEP
TENDER IS.
REGINA, N. W. T., July 31.-In the Riel
trial this morning, Capt George Young,
Gen. Middleton and Rev. G. B. Pitblado
were examined in rebuttal by the crown.
They detailed conversations held with the
prisoner after his capture, and testified that
they believed him sane. In his converse
tions Riel had said he hoped to effect treaty
with the government to secure advantages
for the half breeds. He would capture the
police and officials and then open negoti-
ations with the government. This failing,
he would try to hold Middleton at Batoche
until negotiations were opened. Capt.
Dean s.and Corporal Piggott deposed as to
Riers conduct while in custody. Both re-
garded him as sane This concluded the
evidence and Fitzpatrick addressed the jury
Oh behalf of the prisoner. His speech had
a good effect with the jury. He described
the disadvantageous position in which the
haf-breeds were placed by the conduct of
the gOvernmel 1T, and the manner in which
Riel had been driven into the rebellion.
He also made a strong case in favor of in
sanity. His appeal on behalf of the sup
posedly insane prisoner was very affecting.
After lunch Riel was granted an opportun-
ity to address the jury, which he did in a
long, rambling speech. At various points
he broke off in his speech to pray to God
and the Virgin Mary.
In conclusion Riel read from a paper
written in pencil as follows:
Your Honors and the Jury: My reputation,
my liberty, my life, are at your disposal. .
So confident am of your sense OF duty
have not the slightest doubt as to your
verdict. The calmness of my mind con-
from you does not come from any
presumption on my part. I simply hope
for q conscientious verdict, and that after
having heard what have to say, you will
acquit me: ! do respect you, although you,
six does not not preSe1t @ you you from being e just St
and conscientious, and does not prevent
you from having my confidence. l am
taking the circumstances of my trial as
they are, and l wish to call your
house Of commons and senate and the
ministry of the dominion, which make
laws for this land, are not representative
whatever of the people of the Northwest.
Second, that the Northwest council,
generated by the federal fs government,
Of persons selected for that council make
it only show, and they are not a
| representative government which rules
Canada and the Northwest. But from
signs shown in court yesterday you are
compelled to admit that if they are not
sense alone leads to sane conclusions. By
the trial, witnesses on botR
sides have made it certain to you
that petition after petition has been sent to
the federal government, but so irresponsible
is that government to the Northwest, that in
the course Of several years, besides doing
nothing to satisfy the people of the North
west, it has not answered or given a sign
of response. The fact would indicate ab-
solute lack of responsibility and insanity
complicated with paralysis: Laughter
ernment and it's little one, the Northwest
council, have made up their mind to an.
swer my petition by surrounding me slyly,
and attempting to jump at me and my
people in Saskatchewan. Happily when
have fired and wounded them. Bear it in
mind that is what is called my crime Of
high treason. They led me to it, but my
act was in the name of Jesus Christ, the
only one who can help me: If they are try
ing to tear me to pieces, if you believe the
plea Of insanity Of the defense that an
not responsible for my acts, acquit me
since have been quarreling with the in
sane acts of the government. If you be
lieve in the crown which contends that
am responsible, acqnit me. You are per
fectly justifab1e to declare that having my
reason and sound mind have acted re-
sponsibly and in sound mind, while tn.
government, my aggressor, has acted mad
", and if there be high treason it must b,
on their side, not mine.
Much excitement was caused by the ad