St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-10
BEFORE JUDGE HICKs.
The ShOtwell Case Dismissed
Two Sent to the ReformatarY.


Two Sent to the Reformatary.
There was a goOd-siZed list on the
criminal docket in the district court
yesterday morning when the bailiff
raped for order. Judge Hicks seemed
to be in no lenient mood as his actions
throughout evinced. j. Frank COLON,
Or,iered to appear, was there on time,
but his case was not considered. There
are SIX indictments against him which
will take up tomorrow. 1t is plainly
to be seen that the county attorney
rather calculates upon cOnvicting Col
lom at this term of court. The new
indictments against the alleged colos-
sal fOrger are expected to cover so much
ground that conviction will be compare
lively easy. But reliable predictions
cannot be made. No man ever lived
who could foretell the action of the
petit jury and nothing more will be
known of Frank Collom's fate until
the verdict has been rendered.
This was the first matter disposed of,
after which came the ShOtwell matter.
There we're two indictments against
Mr.. ShOtwell. one of which was for OBJ
tanning money on a fraudulent check.
There has been good deal of talk over
y
continued over from every term on one
plea and another, but is at last settled.
County Attorney JamiSon said that the
case against ShOtwell was not strong
enough to make conviction at all prob
able. Moreover, the witnesses for the
prosecution were unwilling to pursue
the matter further, not believing that
Shotwell was guilty of intent to de-
fraud. Under these circumstances MIR.
Jamison thought that he would not be
justified in pursuing the case further,
and it was dismissed. The next case on
the list was an indictment against G. B.
Maben. publisher of the Free Lance. for
an alleged libel upon A. ID. Smith. Ma
ben's attorney was too i'll to appear and
the case was set for Jan. "a. Neither
an indictment of Maben through Chief
Bracket nor of Chief Bracket through
Maben has yet been reported. Charles
Bolan, charged with grand larceny in
the second degree, was next called.
His attorney wished to enter
plea of guilty of petty larceny.
but this Judge Hicks would not allow.
The nttorney attempted to argue the
matter, but the judge was both peremp-
tory and caustic. He promised, how
ever, to consider the case, and let it rest
until to-day.
w llildIu cCOuy pIOdtiOu IlOL Suilby "
a charge of assault. His bail was fixed
at s40O, and his case was set for Thurs
day.
Edward MegeIl and Edwin Mensell
were arraigned on charge Of grand
larceny in the second degree. Both en-
tered pleas of not guilty. Bail was
fixed at $500 in each case, and they were
ordered to be ready for trial on Thurs
day. Lew Cannon, cOlOred. then ap-
peared before the bar for trial. He had
pleaded not guilty on Friday when ar
raigned for grand larceny, but changed
it to guilty, and was sent to the reform
atory at ST. Cloud. The case of Harry
Benham, INDICTED for robbing Harvey
Rowe at the point of revolver, was
then called. Benham looked like any
thing but a road agent when in court,
but the evidence was convincing. He
was not put upon the stand at all, and
his attorney, Hutchins. of st. Paul. did
not make very strenuous defense.