St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-27
George R. Buchan Arraigned
on a Charge of Murder in
the First Degree.
He Will Have a Formal Exam
ination in the Municipal
Court on Saturday.
The Inquest on the Body Of
Joseph F. Anderson Is
Commenced.
Mrs. Anderson Is Wanted as
a Witness. but the Officers
Fail to Find Her.

George r. Buchan, the man who shot
and killed Joseph F. Anderson, was
formally arraigned in the municipal
court yesterday on the charge of muir
der. The charge OF assault in the first
degree was, upon motion of the at
torney for the state, dismissed, but be-
fore Buchan could leave the court room
Court Officer John Schwab turned to
him and said in quiet tone, "Wait a
moment" Mr.. Schwab is the man who
took Buchan to prison, and who feels
sure that the plea of self defense will be
fully established, but there was an lily
concealed significance in his order to
wait. Clerk Smith, taking document
from his desk, arose and called,
:sGeorge r. Buchan." 1t was the first
time that Col. Smith had been called
upon to read complaint charging a
man with Willful and deliberate murder.
and his voice Quivered some as he called
the name. The attorney for Buchan,
however, relieved him of the duty of
formally arraigning Buchan, and taking
the document from the clerks hands,
perused it carefully. In this he was as
sisted by his client, who, looking over
the lawyers shoulder, exhibited the
only interest he has manifested in any
of the proceedings since he has been in
custody.
"May it please the court" said the at
torney, 1--WE waive the formal reading
of the complaint, and plead not guilty
to the Charge
The complaint, which is sworn to by
Detective James Howard, is as follows:
James Howard being duly sworn, makes
complaint, and says that on the 23d day OF
April, A D. 1890, at the city of Mime
apolis, in said county of Hennepin end state
Of Minnesota. George r. Buchan, then and
there being, did willtully. unlawtu1ly Mrons-
fully feloniously, and intentionally. without
authority of law, and with premeditated
and deliberate design to effect the death of a
human being, to wit: one Joseph F. Ander-
son. kin the said Joseph f. Anderson by then
and there diScharglng at against, and upon
the body of the said Joseph f; Anderson, the
body of him, the said Joseph F. Anderson, q
pistol, commonly known and called q re-
volver, said revolver being then and there
loaded with gunpowder and leaden bullet,
then and thereby infiicting upon the body of
him, the said Joseph F. Anderson, a wound,
from which said wound the said Joseph F.
Anderson died at said city of Minneapolis, in
said county of Hennepin, on the 10Th day OF
April, A. D. 1890
The complaint is sworn to before II.
j. AltnoW, clerk of the municipal court.
Attorney Davenport. who represent
ed Buchan, demanded an Immediate eX-
animation. but Assistant County AttOr-
ney Briggs said: "M1. Jamison desires
to take charge of the examination per
sonalIy, and as the coroner's inquest
which is now in session will probably
last until Tuesday, we will ask for a
continuance until after the inquest is
concluded"
Mr.. Davenport stated that he would
be engaged in other cases in st.
Cloud at that time and suggested that
the case be set for Nav 3. AS this date
suited both parties the judge fixed the
examination for Saturday next.