The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-06-13
a fine of 81 900, or both Section 1o2 of penal

nne OF Sl ,OUU, or Doth. Section lOz or penal
code says that coroner who muLiiates, de-
stroys, conceals, grasses or faIsifies any record
or paper pertaining to his 0 flee is guilty of
felony. In this case the record has been
mutiiatsd, erased und falsified. Squire L
o. Benjamin, who peremDtorily refused to
issue a warrant against Dr. Bowers as an ac-
ceesory to the murder of Taylor Comts, was
subjected to severe criticism by citizens to-
day. But few persons were aware of what
occurred until the arrival of the PIONEER
PRESS, and, when the story had been read,
Justice Benjamin was roasted for his
obsHnacy,
wHLFUL VIOLATION
or dense ignorance Of law. The general
opinion was that Gov Merriam was very
likely to suspend him Elder Gray and
Thomas Combs were so dsgusted at the ac-
ton of Justice Benjamin, and having no
confidence in the halt hearted promise that
he might receive the complaint to day, left for
ST. Paul They were also fastened to take
this ste by the desire to be present at the
meeting of the hospital trustees at the gov
ernors office, and announced the intention
of laying ell the facts of Justice Beniamin's
Illegal proceedings before Gov. Merriam.
Combs took with him the original complaint,
drawn by an attorney here, and which he
desired 10 make before Benjamin. The fact
that Bowers also left this morning for the
copitai, and the warrant, if issued would not
be served before his return was the only rea-
son for impel;ing Combs not to make another
attempt TO force Ben jamin to receive his
complaint He will now await the action Of
the grand jurv, and If they fail TO indict
Bowers as an accessory ne says he will swear
out the compialnJ against him, and cause his
arrest on that charge. In n recent interview
Gov. Merriam was represented as saying that
the attendants at hospitals are hired by the
board OF trustees and not by the superin-
rcndent In order tina: no Misrepresentation
may exist on this point, it may be well to
state that every attendant is hired by and
subject to the control of the superintendent,
and can be discharged by him at any time.
The superintendent is only limited in the
amount OF their salaries. Three insane per-
sons, two men and a woman. arrived from
ST. Paul to day, ana were placed in the hos
piaL Passengers on the train claim that
the deputies, who belong to Ramsey county,
treated the poor unfortunates in their charge
most cruelty while ON the road here. 1t is
stated that one of the insane men, who was
inclined 10 be somewhat violent, was set
upon by two deputies and smashed and
POUNDED IN A SHAMEFUL MANNER
after he had been llshed TO q seat with bell
rope. Ihe grand jury was in session again
Ril morning and afternoon. O. II. Date, the
father of John and head painter at the hos
DitaI, Was examined. He went over the
story told hin by his son early in April and
DEs
Bowers the sut ject Anna Rebbehe, a
girl about nineJeen years Old who was re-
garded as Beckman's sweetheart was
thought to know something about the trag-
edy iat he had told her, but she declared
she knew nothing w!'a5ever. What kind of
man was Beckman?" she was asked by re-
porter when she came out CT the jury room.
Il don't know much about hIm around
town." she said. %but he always treated me
we'll" DR.. Collins next went before the Jury
and was cloSeted with them fer some time
His statement did not differ materially from
what he gave to the trustees Monday night.
Coroner Mosse, with his huge record
book, VAS ushered into the tury's
presence Immediately after dinuer and got
q pretty thorough questioning, his book be-
ing closely eX; mined. When he came out of
the room DR.. Collins was waiting with four
patients, whom he had brought from the
hospital under Instructions Ct the Jury, and
they were questioned separately. Nick Dill,
Burhr ana young GullicksOn and Renner
composed the quartet. \ OK Dill is from
L. .msey county, where he committed mur-
der, for which he was sentenced TO Still
water, and subsequently transferred to the
Rochester hospital as insane He is short
stout man, with dark mustache. aud does
not appear deranged This is the patient
who was said Dy an ex-mmate named
HaZeltine to have brutailv treated Cyrus NJ
Perkins. a paralytic, causing his death.
Buehr is the PATENT who has been assisting
Date in painting, and who John
Date says was present at The time Combs
was killed by Peterson and Beckman. Buehr
is very much demented, but not violent
While awaiting admittance to the jury room
he sat with head bent and eyes cast on the
ground, and presented a decidedly idiotic
appearance. Little could be learned from
him bv the Jury, as he is not inclined to talk,
and has only occasional flashes of intelli-
genCe. Several more persons have been
subrmnaed to appear before the jury, and it
will be tomorrow evening u the earliest
before they will be ready to present any in
dement's Tie court room was crowded all
dav; Interest in the case continues to in
crease as each day brlugs fresh develop
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