St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-17
IT IS WARDEN STORDOCK.
No One Appeared to Prosecute the
Prison Official
HIS SUSPENSION is OFF.
a Statement From County Attorney
~ Egan on Which the Indictment
Was N0llied.
IF Is Warden Stordoc,, AGAIN

1t Is Warden Stordock again.
y The prosecuting attorney of Wash
omgton county failed to appear in the
district court yesterday morning, and
the StOrdOck- McNeale cases were dis
missed, at his request, for want of suf-
fcient evidence to warrant continuing
such cases. The news Of the abandon
ment of the cases reached the state
house in short order, and right after
dinner the governor issued a letter re-
vOking his former suspension of the
warden and restoring him to his position
as before.
~ Upon the opening of the court County
Attorney Egan said: "This case has
been removed to the county of Ramsey,
Second judicial district, for trial on an
application for change of venue made
in Washington county, First jul
dicial district, and is now in this
court pursuant to an order
made for such change of venue
county. The case was duly set last
last Tuesday, Jan. 10, for trial Jan. 16,
1883. at 10 a. IN. The county attorney
of Washington county was duly mott
fed. The county attorney and his rep
resentative, }. n. Castle, have informed
the county attorney of Ramsey county
that the cases would not be brought on
for trial, and that he should ask leave
of the court to dismiss said cases. The
county attorney of Ramsey county has
no knowledge of the facts of the case
nor the names of the witnesses, and no
person representing Washington county
is here, Jan. 16, 1888, at 10 a. M, Oh the
OPENING OF TIE COURT,
fp 70 fhn 70 Sct
in, nor is there any person or witness
in attendance upon the court to make
any suggestion with reference thereto.
Here is letter from j. N. Castle, who
represents tbs state of Minnesota, and
the county attorney of Washington
county in these matters, and, pursuant
thereto, leave is asked or the court to
dismiss the cases OF The State of Mime
sofa VS.. Ii. G. StordOck and Sarah Nc
Neale, on the ground and for the reason
that the state has no evidence pufficient
to go before jury and ask, or be al
lowed, conviction of the defendants,
or either of them.
1.-THE letter is as follows: y. ]. Egan,
County Attorney, st. Paul, MIMI
Dear Sir: Will you have the goodness to
StOrdOck and McNeale, and Oblige.
Yours respectfully, J. N. CASTLE,
Acting County Attorney"
The indictments were thereupOn
nOlled by the court in both cases.
The governors letter to the warden is
as follows:
ST.. PAUL, Mimi. Jan. 16, 1sss.-Hon.
Ii. G. Stordock, Warden, ETC., etc.
Dear Sir: The order issued by me Nov.
II, 1887, suspending you from the Office
of warden of the state prison pending
your trial on an Indictment found
against you by the grand jury of Wash
afInulled, for the reason that the trial
Oh said Indictment has been abandoned
by the prosecution for the lack of ev
'dence, and the Indictment dismissed on
the motion of the attorney for the pros
eeutiOn. You are therefore restored O
your said Office of warden and to all tn e
duties and rights thereof. Respectfully
yours, A. r. MCGILL, Governor.
~ A WORD FROM MIR. MARSH.
To the Editor of the Globe.
.eI l see it mentioned in the st. Paul
! Press of yesterday that the cases against
Warden StOrdock- are to be dismissed,
an interview here at Saltwater that he
should proceed against your paper for
having published certain matters in
reference to himself, which were writ
ten by me. Also that Mary NVaishair
had retracted what she had said in ref
erence to Warden Stordock in CONVEX
sation with Judge Butts, one of the
prison inspectors.
do not know but what it may be true
that the indictments against Mr.. StOr-
dock may be dismissed. l never have
had control in any way or manner of the
criminal proceedings. l have no voice
or vote as to whether they should be
dismissed or continued. If the indict-
ments are dismissed shall try to make
it very plain why Mr.. Castle, prosecut-
ing attorney, was compelled to dismiss
the indictments.
AS to the other part of the story, that
Mary WaiShair had retracted what she
had said, in a conversation with Mr..
Butts, that is not true.
There is civil case pending in the
district court of Washington county,
in which eX-Warden Reed is plaintiff
and Warden Stordock is defendant.
This case will come on for trial at the
next term of the district court of Wash
i. gton county. 1t will then
BE VERY EASY TO ASCERTAIN
as to whether Mary Waishair has
changed her testimony. Mr.. Stordock
KNOWS that she has not changed her
testimony. and he feels so certain of
the success of Mr.. Reed in the case land
the success of Mr.. Reed depends
upon the truth of the statements
which I have made in your
paper that he (Warden StOrdOck)
said to Freeman L. McKuSick, an officer
of the municipal court of the city of
Saltwater. that tor the purpose of avoid
ing the payment of and Judgment which
ex-Warden Reed might obtain against
him in the case now pending, he pro-
posed to make an assignment of all his
property for the benefit of his creditors.
Mr.. McKuSick can be found at any time
in the city of Saltwater, and is ready
and willing to verify the statement
which | make.
If Mr.. Stordock did not believe that l
could obtain judgment against him in
this action, which is based upon the
procuring and circulation of a false
affidavit against ex-Warden Reed, then
he is behaving like lunatic, in either
making an assignment or threatening
to make one to avoid such Judgment.
Very respectfully,
FAYETTE MARSH.
Bible Society.
The Ramsey County Bible society held
its annual meeting at the rooms of the
Y. M. g. \. yesterday forenoon and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Rev. H. G. Mabie; vice president,
George III. Hazard; secretary, IL. Knox
Taylor; treasurer, d. D. Merrill. Rev.
E. r. Irmscher, city missionary, made
his report, as also the retiring officers.
These reports show the society to be in
flourishing condition.
- n Carniva al Notes.
BY The st. Anthony Hill Toboggan club
will meet Wednesday evening at 1880 at
1873 Western avenue.