St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-05
MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS
Ed 4. Stevens Fined $4,000
and Enumeration Baaudet
$1,000.
Thad S. Diekey and the In
dieted Enumarators Set
Free.
Stevens ASSERTS That He Has
Organized a Disgrace
Trust.
Vermont's Centennial--Dan-
ME Needham'S Benefit
General News.

When the United States circuit court
convened yesterday morning in the
Minneapolis federal building Judge
Shras remarked as soon as he was well
settled in his chair: The cases OF
Stevens and Beaudet, continued for
sentence from yesterday afternoon to
this hour this morning, will be disposed
of now. Stevens having pleaded guilty
10 the fourth cOGnt in the indictment,
will pay a fine of $1,000. Beaudet. like
wise entering plea Of guilty, will pay Il
fine OF $1,000. The fines were paid at once
and Special Attorney Baxter entered
nOlle in all the other cases against
Stevens TT al. which meant forty indIct-
ments against Stevens, Dickey and
cieVelrenumeratorS: Ben AarOnS, Louis
j. Strum, William Pulford. Oil Plum
mer, K. ;. Pearse, Jr., II. w. Lewis, A.
\. Irecat, ). +. Crandell, b. q. Mont
gomery, c. II. Knapp, T. +. " Beaudet.
Stevens and Dickey were included as
coBSpiratorS in each of the indictments
against the enumeratOrs. There were
from two to four indictments against
each OF the enumeratOrS and each in
dictment averaged four counts. The
settlement was OF course arranged in
advance and was that
ThIrIy-Nine Of Ihe Forty
indictments. and three counts of the re-
naming indictments should be dis
missed by the government. lie wing one
coant OF one indictment against Ste
VenS. Dickey and Beaudet. The charge
against DicEey was dismissed, and a
plea Of guilty TO a technical violation of
the census law was entered by Stevens
and Dickey. Thus ends a prosecution
for which, it Is estimated, the govern
ment has spent 5000 IN preparing.
Special Attorney Baxter has been draw
ing $50 day and MOTEL expenses. which
has aggregated 5000, exclusive
amounted to $4,000 more. De-
tective Mason has been getting
s. a day and expenses, while Special
Agent Sanford had force that has been
engaged i'll preparing data for use in
the trial. Added on top of this the eX-
DenSe Of the recount, and the amount
of money that has been expended in
making the citizens canvass, and in de
Tending the enumeratOrS. and it can be
conjectured that the affair has been
rather expensive. 1t is needless 10 say
that the people of Minneapolis are glad
10 have the matter drop OUT Of sight
ubiit pdllSllCc WIS lOllS ago worn out,
and the WInd-up will afford relief, even
II 1t IS not OF an entirely satisfactory
nature.
Stevens EftIIe 'sCOrneF.,1
OF course. this closing chapter would
not be complete without fms from the
redOubtable Ed. \. Stevens, and he
prOnOunces benedictiOn IN a three
COLUMN review Of his case besprinkled
with Biblical quotations. III which he
resents the idea that th compromise
was proposed by him. He rather re-
CARDS himself as a lamb sacrificed for
The good OF all parties, and saws:
The terms agreed upon were not made in
my interest. have never been at all wor-
red rs To the outcome. but have regarded the
multiplicity OF Indictments as Il confession of
government weakness: probably much of the
dIly-dallying which | have mentioned was
attributable 10 my confidence in this respect
Said terms we're made IN the interest Of Il
few enumeTatOrs who meant no wrong
yet allowed one VINO was not sworn officer
TO do their guessing, ard therefore were
technically guilty Of not guessing under the
direction of the supervisor | beng Access
sorry 20 said guessing before and after the
TACT. because ! was an everyday citizen in
stead Of q sworn officer And he said unto
east me forth unto the sea; SO shall
the sea be calm unto you, for |
know That for my sake this great tempest lin
teapot IS upon YOU < :: SO they took
mp Jonah and cast him forth into The sea and
the sea ceased from her raging" If this be
"cOnSpiracy make the most of it. but do not
talk about saving Minneapolis from whole
sale disgrace there isn't disgrace enough
10 20 round and propose 10 corner the mar
kct and organize trust