St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
ADMITS HIS GUILT.
a Colored Forger Tracked From
Ontario to st. Paul and Arrested
Minor Legal Matters.

Ontario to st. Paul and Arrested
Minor Legal Matters.
George j. Charleston, cOlOred man,
was brought before United States Com
missioner Spencer yesterday charged
with forgery. He admitted the charge
and asked to have his case continued
over until to-day. Charleston is charged
with forging and negotiating a note Of
$3.50 at Chatham, Ontario. The crime
was committed September, 1875, and
since then the Canadian authorities
have been on the track of the negro
He was pursued into Iowa and was
then tracked to this city, where he was
captured Tuesday evening, near the
R0ndo street station, by Marshal Camp
bell assisted by Officer O'Connor.
Charleston. having admitted his guilt,
will probably be turned over to the
provincial authorities, who are here
awaiting results.
THE DEFENCE TAKES ITS INNING.
Trial of the case of Talmadge A.
Lambert against Washington NJ. Stees
ct al. is in progress before Judge
Simons. Nearly the whole of yester-
day was consumed by Attorneys Wilson
and Eller arguing law points. The
plaintiff vested his case in the forenoon.
THE defense called as witnesses Frank
Roberts, clerk of the Probate court. and
DIR. Dewey. Mr.. Roberts testified as to
the validity of the probate records, and
DR.. Dewey threw some light OH the
early history of the Lamberts. The
court room was crowded during the
day with members of the bar, who
seem to DO deeply interested i'll the case.
AN UNUSUALLY HEAVY CALENDAR.
the May term of court will open next
Tuesday. The calendar shows an un
usual griSt of cases, AS i'll all, OF which
293 are new eases and the balance old
cases. Two jurieS will do Service dur
ing May in order to expedite business
as much as possible. A few present
mentS of those who have sold liquor
without taking out the necessary 81. 600
license have been made to the grand
Jury. The criminal eases are mostly of
minor offenSeS. The court will proba-
bly, take vacation during the months
OF July and August.
LEGAL MISCELLANY.
After hearing the counsel for the re-
spective parties in the matter of the
reference to arbitration of the contro-
versy between Eural A. HOldridge and
Ida c. Stowell. Judge Brill has granted
the motion of Hofdridge to vacate the
award, upon the ground that the arbi-
traitors were not named in the agree
ment Of the parties.
John Schulze, as administrator of the
estate of +. MaschopD, deceased, has
brought suit against Maurice f. Prop
ping and James E. Markham to recover
possession of note for 81, 900 said to be
held by the defendants.
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus
has been filed in the case of the State OF
Minnesota eX rel. Lottie Harvey against
John Clark, chief of police. The plaintiff
claims to be unjustly imprisoned.
Leopold Sparger has assigned to
Julius Austrian. This assignment was
the result of a suit brought against the
defendant in the municipal court by
n. B. Bassett Il Co.
Enright 81 Kelly have sued Murphy &
Reber to recover S253.10 for goods sold
The defendants gave bonds, and the
attachment on their stock in trade was
released.
In the case of J. D.. Morris against
E. NJ. Mcdonald ct al. to recover on q
promissory note verdict of SS6S.32 was
rendered yesterday.
Annie w. Gregg has sued John W
Gregg and w. B. Griswold to recover
1,190 for money loaned and goods sold