St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
STILL ANOTHER DELAY.
Tommy Kelly Turned Up in Court With
ont Any Attorney.
\ FEW DAYS RESPITE.
The Aldrieh Case Goes on Trial To-Day
1.-The DAWSON Gang Will ii
Testify.

The case of the state against eX77Li-
cense Inspector Thomas j. Kelly, VINO
is under Indictment for misapproprlat-
ing public funds, was set for trial yes
terday. Kelly was indicted over year
ago for this offense, but the case mas
been continued time after time until
the matter of setting the case Tor tfiai
and then continuing it has got to- De
considerable of chestnut with the
judges of the district court. When the
case was called for trial yesterday,
Kelly did not put in all appearance,
and Judge Young sent deputy sheriff
after him. Finally, after waiting a
couple Of hours, Kelly appeared, ana
stated that he was not ready for trlai;
as his attorney. James c: Worraii, had
refused to try the case. The court tnen
asked him when it was that WOrrail mad
told him that he would not try his case.
ut was several days ago." answered
Kelly.
We'll, you knew that the case was
set for trial to-day" said the court,
land it was your duty to have an attor-
ney and TO be prepared for trial. In
less you wish to get an attorney your.
self the court will appoint one for you.
Kelly said that he would rather get
his own attorney, and the court allowed
him to 90 after one. When he returned
he was accompanied by r. l.. Penny,
but when Penny found that it was the
courts intention to proceed Immediately
with the trial he refused to act. He
said that his reason for withdrawing
from the case was on account of his not
having had time to talk with
any of the witnesses, nor to
even examine the pleadings, and that
he did not think it would be fair to his
client to allow the case to go to trial
without having made some preparation
for it, and that the court knew that ne
had only just been engaged by Kelly TO
act as his attorney, and consequently he
would refuse to have anything to do
with it unless he could have it continued
for few days. He said that the court
had allowed the county attorney to con-
tinne the case great many tunes
without giving any reason for
doing so, and he thought now
when the defense had good reason
for asking to have it continued for
days it's request should be granted.
After some further discussion on this
matter, in which the county attorney
objected to continuance, the case was
finally continued over until next Mon
day, it being understood that Penny
would then have the case ready for
trial. Arrangements were then made
tor taking up the first thing this morn
ing the case Of the state against Ezra
w. Aldrich, who is under Indictment
for receiving stolen property. q. 1t
will be remembered that Aldrich
was charged with having received
property stolen by gang of burglars,
who were under the leadership Of one
Dawson, who is at present, with, two
members of the gang, serving term i'll
state prison. These three burglars will
be used as witnesses against AlGrich,
and the sheriff left last evening for
Saltwater with an order of the court,
asking to have them delivered into his
custody so they can be present at the
trial. The trial of Aldrich will,take
place before Judge Young in the new
court room,