St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-03
The VEIL LIFTED AT LAST.
A Cankerworm to Commercial Security
Exposed in ALI It's Hideousness.
AGAINST THE CROOKED GANG
Astute State Officials, Not Pinkerton,
Unearthed the Foul Con-
spiraey.

AS reported in yesterdays GLOBE,
Charles G. johnson is the last man
placed under arrest in connection with
the real estate swindle. The arrest was
made by Sheriff Bean and not by Pink
erton detectives, as an evening paper
has been wont tossay. The Pinkerten
men have had absolutely nothing what
ever to do with the conspiracy cases, and
Judge Egan, Mr.. Mum and other prose-
cutOrs denounce the repeated state
ments that "Pinkerton detectives"
have done so and so, when, in fact,
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and the prose-
cutting attorneys themselves have run
the gang down and made the arrests.
The credit belongs to the county officers
and to them alone.
STENSGAARD.
Stensgaard's hearing was resume
Yesterday morning before Judge Burr.
Clerk LeisandeT, of the registers office,
and Clerk Dana, of the sheriff's office,
were sworn and testified to their iden-
LITIGATION of the writing inthe deed and
the arrest of Stensgaard, and seizure
made in his Office. When Stensgaard
was placed upon the stand, he seemed
decidedly nervous, and frequently
tangled his story. He claimed that he
met the pretended Uihlein in Draper's
office on the afternoon the trade was
made. He stated that Mr.. Uihlein was
a small, diminutive man. The real MI.
Uihlein is very large man. Stems
gard says he met Uihleln upon note
which he received from Draper. telling
him, Uihlein would be in his office at :
p. IN. He went to Draper'S and the deal
was closed on June 81, about as stated
nI-h
the loan of 81 ,5OO through Messrs. Will
lis IL Nelson, who examined and passed
upon the deed. as did the title insur-
ance company. Stensgaard's story OF
the trade and the stock he gave in
exchange tor the property was
the same as published Oh several former
dates. The deed was drawn by f. l..
Draper. the prisoner, witnessed by him
and his father, l.. III. Draper, and ac-
knowledged by f. l.. Draper as notary.
The note for So, 900, which Stensgaard
claims he gave the pretended Uihlein.
was introduced in evidence. The sig
nature was torn off. This note was not
Endorsed by the pretender, however,
and there is nothing to show but that 1t
was made to deceive the authorities In
case the deal was detected. The states
evidence was all in at noon, ana the de-
tense, conducted by Mr.. Willis, opened
i'm an elaborate speech to the court. A
lot of papers were introduced, which
the prisoner accounted for in some
what ambiguous way. 1t seems that
the conspirators went into their work
expecting to be run down sooner or
later. and had fortified themselves in
every conceivable way. Some OF the
arrangements are elaborate, indeed.
The croSs-eXamination commences this
morning.
THICK AND FAST.
The civil suits against members OF
the crooked gang are being filed thick
and fast by their victims. Nels 2. Lar
son and Julius L. KarlSOD sue Joseph
B, Tall and Anna Particle to recover
decree of the court adjudging the action
alleged to be null and void IN the erect
and fraudulently designed and executed.
Plaintiffs complain that on the Sth DAY
of June, 1889, they sold lot %, block 3,
of Stone & Morton's addition to j. b.
Tall for the sum of $500, upon the
agreement that said Tall should pay S25
in cash, assume mortgage OF 81 400 to
the Dayton'S Bluff Building association;
also mortgage of S75 to Stone d Nor
ton, and for the balance OF said purchase
price should execute and deliver
to plaintiffs mortgage on the said
property of 81 1000 to secure the pay
ment of two promissory notes due on the
Sth of August and Sth of October re-
spectively. The plaintiffs are unable to
read or understand the English lam
guage, and accepted mortgage drawn
up by Tall, which they presumed was
correct and valid. When they present
ed it for filing, however, they were in
formed that the instrument was worth
less and could not be recorded. They
went back to Tall and demanded a
properly drawn and executed mortgage,
which he refused to give them until the
Goth of June, whe he gave them cor
rect and valid mortgage of said prop
erty. 1t now transpires that in
the meantime, while Tail was
putting plaintiffs off with many excuses,
he entered into conspiracy whereby
he made mortgage of $1,000 to Anna
! Particle, which mortgage he recorded
prior to the filing of the valid mortgage
which he gave to the plaintiff on the
! 2OUh of June. He thus hoped to beat,
cheat and defraud the plaintiffs by max
| ing the pretended mortgage to Anna
| Particle, a co-conspiratOr, superior
lien upon the property. The plaintiffs
| ask the court to annul the entire pro-
ceeding.
STILL ANOTHER.
August Uihlein, of Milwaukee. mas
brought civil suit against Louis L.
Stensgaard. his wife and W. w. Jen-
nings, to set aside the mortgage which
Stensgaard gave to Mr.. Jennings,
through the firm of Willis 81 Nelson.
Plaintiff recites under what circum-
stances his property was unlawfully
and wrongfully incumbered, and asks
| +lo oourt 10 declare the same tO he mill
and void and placed upon and against
the premises through forgery and
fraud.