St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-23


Osborn looks just exactly like the
one ! si~ned. and believe that it Is like the
one ] signed. When signed this power of at
torney dd not intend to sign any instru-
ment that would convey away this land.
remember OF talking with j. b. Gilflan, and
asked him if Mr. Brown would act honorable
and pay up all he owed me, and Mr.. Gilhllan
said he knew Brown would. This power of
attorney run to Howell Young, young at
torney in Gilhlan's office. do not want ]. B.
Gitllan to act es my attorney, consider he
has dealt unfairly with me. At the time took
this claim l was ignorant of the presumption
law and hired out for this job as | would any
other and was ignorant of the fact that was
doing anything wrong, but after had worked
for , ear found out that had to do as they
told me or lose all my pay.
| am poor man and depend upon my work
for my living, and this claim is all that | have
and want it for myself, and If get title to it
do not intend that the John Martin Lumber
company or G. f. Brown or j. b. Gilfillan will
have it from me. CHARLES KEARNEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of March, 1885.
}. r. CAREY, Register.
CHARLES GAGNON.
Supplemental testimony in case of Charles
Gagnon. Presumption d. S.No. 1859, proof
for y of Sc a and a of sw4 of section
IA, township 90 north of range % west,
fourth prime meridian.
In answer TO questions by Webster Eaton,
special agent OF general land Office, Charles
Gagnon, being duly sworn, testifies as follows:
l am acquainted with John Martin, G. e.
Brown and j B. Gil6Ilan, of Minneapolis,
MINI. When first took up this claim had
an understanding with G. E. Brown that
was TO receive $50 per month and 500 bonus
W hen proved up and delivered title to the
land to him. / had this understanding about
Nov. 10, 1883. My brother Phillip was hired
in the same way in my presence. We went
up to township 60-23. G. E. Brown paid our
fare from Minneapolis. The John Martin
Lumber comp. ny furnished us provisions
There were nineteen men in this town and
one in 60-22. understand that they were all
hired by the same man Brown and in the
same manner as my brother and myself. 1t
was the general understanding amongst US.
The names of these twenty men are as fol-
flows; James Clark, George May, George w.
McCrea. Emery A. Winans, John Brushlin,
James E. Henley, Phillip Gagnon. Gaspard
Duisit, Pascal Levaque, John Lawrence,
Dumas DumarS, Peter Beigle, Gust Erickson.
Charles Kearney, Louis Bovar, Nels Meron,
Louis Meron, James Smart, Eugene G.
Osborn and myself.
Those men were all furnished provisions by
the John Martin Lumber company. 1 never
employed J. B. Gil1an as my attorney.
never advanced him any money, nor did
ever agree to pay him any money. l never
knew who was to conduct my case. l never
had retained any one to take care of my case.
At the request of j. B. Gilflllan I signed a
paper called by him power of attorney.
cannot read and | do not know that it WAS
the same as the rest of the men signed !;
my brother signed one at the same time.
do not know what was in it. | also signed a
mortgage some time before this on this land
for the sum of ST, 100. aud two promissory
notes, one for $500 and one for $500, at the
request of G. &. Brown, but l went to Mr..
Gilfillan before
SIGNED THE MORT GAGE,
and asked why was called upon to sign a
mortgage for 81, 1G0 when had only received
500, and he told me it was all right. Mr..
Brown told me that the amount was made
large so as to show the government that there
was no swindiing about the case. had only
received S175 in money since hired out with
them, and they owed me $50 before that
time. The power of attorney which l signed
was signed at the request Of ]. B. Gilfillan.
He told me it was simply power Of attorney
for him to take to Washington to show that
ne was authorized to appear for me as my
attorney in my case. All the money l ever
got from Brown he called a loan. I haye
never been paid anything for this land.
am ignorant of the law, cannot read nor
write, and at the time l went on this land
did not know that l was doing anything
wrong: do not intend conveying this land to
the John Martin Lumber company or any one
else; l have done my best to cancel
the arrangement entered into with
G. E. Brown. have employed an
attorney TO set aside the power of attorney
| gave to j. B. Gililan and l want the land
for myself. l have talked with ten or eleven
of these claimants in this township and they
all tell me that they have signed powers of
attorney the same as mine and consider that
they were swindled, and they all think that j.
B. Giltilan treated them badly and worked
against their interests and was trying to get
theirs as well as my land and beat us out of
ali our money. / do not recognize him as
nv attorney and do not want him. ]. B. Gill
fllan is lawyer and a member of congress
from Minneapolis, MINI. When l made
proof before l did SO under instructions of
George w. McCrea and G. E. Brown. They
told me to swear that the land was for my
self and that if l did not do that would lose
everything. am poor man and depend
upon my work for living and want this
claim because it is all have.
His
CHARLES K GAGNoN.
Witness: James A. Hogs.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this I'd
day of March, 1885. ]. r. CAREY, Register.
EUGENE G. OSBORN.
Supplemental testimony in case of Eugene
g. Osborn, DIS. No BIT, presumption proof
for g Il of ne Il of section %, and a of
NV d of section ~, town 60 of range %
W Of fourth prime meridian.
In answer to questions by Webster Eaton,
special agent of general land office, Eugene
g. Osborn, being duly sworn, testities as fol.
lows:
am acquainted with John Martin, c. E.
Brown and John B. Gil6llan, Of Minneapolis.
MINI. When | first took up this claim had
an understanding with Cyrus 8. Brown that
was to receive $50 per month and 500 bonus
when proved up and delivered title to the
land to him; this understanding was through
man by the name of Dave Reddlng, who was
in the employ OF C. E. Brown. James Smart
and myself were told by Dave Redding what
we would have to do, and he took US to G. E.
Brown, who asked US if we had had talk
with Re1ding. and we told him yes, and Brown
hired US, and then he paid my fare and the
fares of James Smart and Louis and
Nels Heven to Aitkin, Mimi. Brown
furnished us with provisions. From
Aitkin we went to township 60, range
% by team. There were ten men in this
town and over in township go, range e.
understand that there were all hired by this
man Brown. That was the general under
standing amongst us. The names of the
others are as follows; James Clark, George
Macy, George W. McCrea, Emery A. Winans,
John Brushlin, James E. Henley, Charles
Gagnon, Philip Gagnon, Gaspard Dinset Pas
cal Lavaque, John Lawrence, Dumas Duman,
Peter Bergle Gust Erickson, Charles Kear-
ney, Louis Borav, Nels Neven, Louis Moven
and James Smart and myself. These men
were all furnished provisions by the John
Martin Lumber company. 1 never employed
John B. Gilfllan as my attorney. l never
advanced him any money, nor did / ever
agree to pay him any money. / never knew
who was to conduct my case. / never had
retained any one to take care of my case.
At the request Of j. B. Glfllan l signed a
power of attorney. He told nae that this
power of attorney was simple
POWER OF ATTORNEY
that he desired to take to Washington with
him when he went there, so that he could
show the general land Office that he was my
attorney IN my case. l asked Mr.. Gilillan to
see the power of at orney several days after
signing it, and he did not show me the origi-
nal, but show ed me blank power of attor-
ney, and told me that mine was the same as
this one filed out.
Witness here showed a blank power of at
torney and says that this is the one that Mr..
Giltillan gave him. Power of attorney blank
marked lex. Al
The power of attorney that signed run to
Howell Young, a young lawyer who was
then with Mr.. Gil1llan at the time | signed
this power Of attorney. l did not understand
that SipDpd anv ipSrrrImapt that authOrizad