St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-23
THERE Will BE TROUBLE.
PrOhibitionlsts and Proprietors of
Blind Pigs Clash In Grant

PrOhibitionlsts and Proprietors of
Blind Pigs Clash In Grant
County.
Special to the Globe.
MLBANK, Dak., Aug. 22.-The
Grant county upon the license
question was fired to-day by the
arrest of six persons-William Shaw,
W. G. French, Joseph Gfroerer, James
Martin and George Skillman, of this
city, and Mathers, of Rivillo-for run
ming 'blind pigs" Martin and Skill
man are clerks in the Bradford house,
the proprietor of which was pulled
few weeks ago upon a
similar charge, but the case
was dismissed. The wholesale arrests
made early this morning created lively
excitement, which tonight had inten-
sified to such a degree as to betoken
reached. The complaints were made
by detective named E. F. Johnson, of
Minneapolis. who was hired by local
Prohibitionists. johnson has been here
three weeks, and by playing the ''hail
fellow we'll met act'' ingratiated him
self to an extent that will doubtless
prove interesting if he should
ever show up in the COM
munity again. The complaints
were made before A. L. Abbott
justice of the peace in Twin Brooks
village, eight miles west, who is rank
prohibitionist, and issued the warrants.
A large number of witnesses were also
subp9naed. Soon after the warrants
were served the parties interested, to-
gether with large number of citizens,
started for Twin Brooks. T. M. PascO,
who is the city justice of Milbank. APP
peared for the defendants. Justice
Abbott refused to notify the district at
torney, but appointed r. B. Hassell,
lawyer from Redfield, whom the Pro-
hibitiOniSt had employed to conduct the
prosecution. AS each defendant was
arraigned he pleaded not guilty, and
waived examination, and was bound
over to the district court i'll $3.50 bonds.
AS soon as all six cases had been dis
posed of the parties were rearreSted
upon second set of complaints and
were bound over in $500 bonds. A third
set of complaints was made and when
court adjourned at o'clock two of the
parties had been held in 5000 bonds.
Motions were made by the attorney for
the defendants in each case for security
for costs from the prosecuting witness
and as regularly Overfuled. To. cap the
climax George A. Wood, who was very
active in behalf of the prosecution, asked
to have the witnesses held in bonds
for appearance at court. Among the
witnesses were several who have
heavy business and property interests,
but Wood swore that he did not believe
their interests were sufficient to keep
them here till court met. The statement
produced great excitement and for time
it looked as though open hOStilitieS
would commence. The justice then adj
journed court until tomorrow. The
detective, johnson. did not dare to re-
turn to Milbank to night, and he will
probably conclude that his health will be
improved by Immediately skipping the
country. G. A. and G. l.. Wood, who
have made themselves very conspicuous
in the prosecution, are the objects of the
bitterest denunciations by the parties
arrested and their friends, and it will
not be surprising if retaliatOry proceed
ings ensue. The community is rapidly
ranging upon sides and very bitter
fight is bound to result.