St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-15
jHREE IN IHE EUIlS.
The City Clerk and Two Al
dermen Arraigned as Al
legged Boodlers.
Haney Too Sick to Appear, But
May 1 Set for the Others
Trials.
Authentic Report That Judge
Bailey Will Be Judge Of
Probate.
Mrs. Roller Indites Her Secret
Love Thoughts in Short
Hand.

r. MCGOWAN, Fred Brueshaber and
Charles L. Haney, the two first being
members of the city council, and the
latter city clerk of Minneapolis, have
been indicted for agreeing to receive
bride and for being mixed up in bribery.
The two aldermen have been arraigned,
and the city clerk will be in few days.
Judge Smith yesterday signed three
bench warrants and turned them over
to Sheriff Eye, who in turn confided
them to the protection of the inside
coat pocket of Deputy George johnson.
johnson started for his chariot, but was
called back by the sheriff, who re-
marked that arrests would be unneces-
Sary. as there was no danger of the men
lie aving town. Notifications that they
were wanted at the court house at p.
M. would be sufficient. The deputy
was also told not to disturb Haney,
should he be too sick to appear.
With these instructions lingering in
his ear. Depaty Johnson gave the word
to his fiery steed, and the pair mean
dered cityward. A call at R. l.. Penny's
Office failed to find either the attorney
or his client, MCGOWAN. The deputy
left word there as to the object of his
mission, and logged on to the city hall.
Haney was not at his office, and his
clerk reported him as being quite sick,
so no visit was made to the house.
Brueshaber was neither at the city hall
nor in his office in Temple Court. A
visit to Brueshaber'S brothers saloon
was likewise void of result, but the
alderman's father, who CHANGED to be
there, promised that his son would
surely be at the court house in the aft
ernoon. About noon the deputy sheriff
concluded to call at Haney's house, and
officially notify him of his Indictment,
which he did forthwith.
The Arrangement.
There was quite little knot of attor-
neyS in the criminal court room when 2
O'Clock came around. They were there
to see the officials of the city of Mime
apolis arraigned on indictments charg-
ing them with having violated the laws
of the state and, by inference, with
breaking the oath of Office which they
had taken. Judge Smith looked as calm
as usual. Robert Jamison and Frank
Nye. prosecuting attorneys, looked
quiet and contented in their seats near
the counsel table. Clerk Dougherty's
head fairly cleaned with expectancy
and excitement over the unusual event.
Aid. MCGOWAN sat just inside the rail,
accompanied by his father. He GER
tainly looked more uncOncerned than
the old gentleman did. Brueshaber,
with suspicion of ''rattles" showing in
his countenance, was there too, as was
r. l.. Penny, counsel for the accused
aldermen.
.John Il. MCGOWAN" called the
clerk.
MCGOWAN stepped briskly to the bar.
us that your true nameF' was the
ut u.s." came the response.
Then with an expression of uneasi-
ness and slight smile alternating on
his face, MCGOWAN stood while the fol-
owing Indictment was read:
The State of Minnesota against John T.
MCGOWAN Indictment John T. MCGOWAN
is accused dy the grand jury of the county of
Hennepin, in the state of Minnesota, by this
Indictment, of agreeing to take brlbe. CON-
mitted as follows:
On the I'd day of January, A. d. 1890, at
the city of Minneapolis, then and now a
municipal corporation created and existing
under and by virtue of the laws of the State
of Minnesota and situated in said county OF
Hennepin, the said John r. MCGOWAN being
then and there an alderman of said city of
Minneapolis, duly elected, qualified and act
ing as such, and being then and there, by
virtue of the said Office as alderman, mem
Der of the city council of the said city of
Minneapolis, and then and there executing the
functions of public Office, to wit: OF his
said Office as said alderman and said member
of said city council. did willfully, unlaw-
fully. wrongfully, corruptly feloniously.
and said member of said city council, agree
with one Arthur j. Elliott to receive from
said Arthur j. Elliott as bride large sum
of money, to wit: two hundred dollars, of
the value of 5000. upon an agree
ment and understanding then and there en-
tered into by and between said Arthur j. Eli
OFT and said John T. MCGOWAN, by which said
agreement and understanding it was mUtu-
ally agreed and understood by and between
said Arthur j. Elliott and the said John T.
MCGOWAN that said Art hur j. Elliott would
pay and deliver TO the said John L. Meow
an the said sum of $500. and that as con-
sideration for said 500, and the said prom
Use and agreement of the said Arthur j. FL
lott to the same, the action of him, the said
John T. MCGOWAN, as said alderman and
as said member of said city council, would be
Influenced thereby; and that he, the said
John T. McGOWan, as said alderman and
said member of said city council, would
thereafter and at all times work and vote for
and support a certain matter and official pro-
ceeding then and there pending before the
said city council, to wit: the vacation by
the said city council of a portion of Water
street in the said city of Minneapolis; and
alderman and said member of said city coun-
Gil, Ii ould vote for and in favor of, IN the
said city council, the vacation Of that certain
portion of said Water street, in said city of
Minneapolis, situated between Ninth and
Tenth avenues northeast and lying south
westerly of the center line of said Water
street, and lying Immediately in front of
and abutting upon lots l, 2, 3, 4 and 3, in
block 80 of Bottineau's addition to St.
sad sSo aGe0rdns a to in the The plat of
of the register of deeds in and
for said county of Hennepin, the said Water
street and all thereof being then and there a
public street in and of the said city of Min
neapolis, and the said Water street. and ali
thereof, being then and there under the SUI
pervision, control, care and authority of the
| said city council, and the said city council
then and there having full power and author
| ity in the premises, and to vacate said Water
| street. and all or any portion thereof, by the
council; and he, the said John T. MCGOWAN.
| as said alderman and said member of the
said city council, being entitled to voice in
said matter and official proceedings, and be-
| ing entitled to vote in said city council upon
said matter and proceeding-contrary to the
| statute in such case made and provided and
| against the peace and dignity of the state of
| Minnesota.
Dated at minneapolis, III Sal0 dennepln
county, this 18th day of April, 800.
Names of witnesses examined before the
| grand jury: Arthur j. Elliott Charles E.
| Fox, William B. Woodward, Emerson Cole,
| Joseph Ingenhutt John Fl. Parry, Thad s.
| Varnum, Edward Nj. johnson, John F. Cald-
| erWood. d. NJ GILMORE,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
"Do you plead guilty OF not guilty to
! the charge contained in this indict-
| ment?" asked the clerk.
mot guilty, "came the response" and
| MCGOWAN took his seat.
Brueshaber was called to the bar next,
and identieally the same proceedings
were gone through with him, with the
exception that he is alleged to have
agreed to receive 500. instead of $500.
He. too. pleaded not guilty. Some dis
cussion as to when to set the cases for
trial followed. MCGOWAN expressed a
Willingness 20 be tried tomorrow, but
! his attorney was not i'm such hurry.