St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-21
ADDITIONAL MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
GONE OVER THE ROAD.


When John Murphy was being tried in
the district court yesterday for breaking
into the photograph gallery of w. III. ia
coby and stealing therefrOm numerous ar
ticles, he kept broad smile on the faces
of all present by his manner OF giving tes-
timony. He made himself judge, jury.
lawyer and all. His story was that while
walking along the street he was approached
by two men. who wanted him to carry two
pictures to certain point, for which he
was paid 81. He took the pictures, not
knowing they were stolen. he said, and was
very much surprised when he was arrested.
The jury, after being out short time, re-
turned verdict of guilty. When Murphy
was brought before the bar and asked
if he had anything to say why
sentence should not be passed upon
him he burst forth into torrent of elO-
quence, which the clerk was powerless to
check.
''Oi am poor workin' mon, your honor.
an in moi case there is a doubt. The grand
jury have not given me the benefit of this
doubt. an therefore ask you, as gentle
man, to look into the case. Oi niver stole
a thing in my life, an OF don't see why oi
should suffer for another mans wrong do
ing. Here l am fur away from my wife
and six children in New YOurk. Now,
don't be hard on me, your honor. l am a
poor man and was in the army of the United
States of America"
His appeal was useless, and Judge
LOchren sentenced him to three years and
six months at hard labor in the state prison
at Saltwater. AS Murphy was lead away
he gave the judge this parting shot: ''Oh,
yis; that's all roght. Here you go and give
me three years, and let horse thief Off
with seven months in Jail. That's fine
law"
THE sPANIARD swINDLER.
Frank Valdez, the Spaniard indicted for
SWindling Frank Peterson out of $50 at
three-card monte, sat in an easy position
back of his lawyer, and paid but little at
tention to the case. His black hair and
swarthy complexion made him a conspic-
uOus figure, and he attracted considerable
attention. After the testimony of Peter
son had been heard. Detective Joe Law
renee was called to the stand where Val
dez's attorney questioned him as though he
regarded Joe as the biggest ''cOn" man
alive Joe took the chatting good natur-
edly, however, and when motion to dis
miss the case was made by Valdez's lawyer
convict had been introduced he
had his revenge by seeing it
denied, and the lawyer called down in
short manner. Valdez's story was to the
effect that he had played the
game and lost his own money
at the same time Nelson had. He said
he did not know the men who were run
ming the three-card-monte game. and
played the ''innocent'' game in fine style.
He said that he did not know the man who
won the money and had never seen him
since or after. "a sucker" he did not
know the meaning of. and in looks was as
innocent as methodist minister. Prose-
cutting Attorney Davis and the witness
created any amount of fun by their shots
at each other, and more than once Valdez
got the laugh on Mr.. Davis, but it was
more often the other way. After an i'm
partial charge by the Judge, the case was
given to the jury few minutes before
o'clock.
After beinglout for nearly an hour the:jury
returned a verdict of guilty, and Judge
Lochren sentenced Valdez to two years and
six months in the state prison. The prisoner
took the matter in a cool manner. and further
than to shoot look Of most intense hatred at
the county, attorney, made no move.
MINOR CASES.
Frank Adams and James Gallagher, in
dicted for grand larceny, withdrew former
pleas of not guilty and pleaded guilty. They
were given two years each in Saltwater.
Huldrich Wagner pleaded not guilty to an
indictment for grand larceny, and his case
was set for Sept. 80, he being released on
$500 bail. To charge OF larceny, Ernest
Overfelt pleaded not guilty and will be tried
Sept. 27. The attorney for Lemuel N. Shep-
ard, indicted for disposing of mortgaged
property, filed demurrer to the indictment.
and a hearing was set for Saturday. Louis
Larson, indicted for stabbing John Abraham
son, changed his plea of not guilty to guilty
and was sent up for two Years. He said, in
Abrahamson, that he was under the impress
sion that lot Of iends were after him and
that he had to protect himself. The case of
James Craig, charged with assaulting Jerry
Riley with monkey wrench, was called and
continued until to-day.
In the probate court Della Cote and Laura
Hanson, ch ldren and heirs of Eliza Ambrose,
deceased, have filed protest against admit
ting the will to probate, on the ground that
she was incompetent and insane, and that
undue influence was used by certain persons
to whom the main portion of the property was
left.
Heury G.. Menage has begun an action
against George B. Kelsey and others to regain
possession of certain land in Calhoun Park,
now wrongfully held by the defendants.
The grand jnry came in at o'clock yester-
day afternoon and adjourned until the 2Sth'