New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-02

nave Oeen cOllege graduate IN the OLD
country, but is not authorized to prac-
tice here. He seems to be one of the
most inhuman types of man.
When brought down Monday noon,
the woman carried in her arms the re-
naming child, which, Marshal Greene
says, was also nearly starved to death
when he arrested the couple and took
them to Sleepy Eye.
Maria Wellner, the girl who stole
$157 from Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew J,
Eckstein, besides some very valuable
papers, has confessed. At first she per
sisted in her refusal to admit anything,
but when taken to jail, confessed that
she stole the money and gave it to
Franz Vogel, her lover. She says too
that Vogel induced her to perform the
theft. Vogel, however, denies this and
says he has not spoken to the girl for
several weeks. During the five days
that he was in jail he kept his mouth
closed, and, if he knew ever so much,
did not give anyone the benefit of it.
The money, by the way, is still missing.
Monday afternoon the case
was to have come up before Justice
Baasen for hearing. The court room
IN the jail building was filled with ladies
and men folks and great interest was
taken in the progress of the proceedings
which mean so much for both the man
and girl. The prisoners were brought
into the loom, but as the county attor-
ney was absent an adjournment was
asked for. G, R. Dayis of St. Peter ao-
peared for Vogel and asked that, if
there was to, be an adjournment, his
client be allowed to give bond. This
was granted in the sum of $500, and,
Davis, consenting, the hearing was post
poned to next Monday at 1 O clock. The
girl has no attorney and it is understood
that she will plead guilty. When
returned to the jail she wept profusely
and could not be induced to enter the
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The charge against both is grand
larceny in the second degree, and if the
evidence is sufficient they will be bound
over to the next term of the district
court.
In writing up the police force of St.
Paul, the Dispatch of Saturday has the
following narrative regarding mem.
Der who was at one time resident of
New Ulm: civilian B. Muller was
born in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Germany, Aug. 10, 1858. There he re-
mained until he had attained his 18th
year, when he left school and was ap-
prenticed on board a merchantmen.
cruising through the East and North
seas. He traversed these waters for a
year, then shipped on board the barque
Paul Friedrich Pogge, under Capt. An
derson. He stayed with Capt Anderson
for three years, during which time he
crossed the Atlantic several times,
touching at Valparaiso. Buenos Ayres,
Montevideo and other points in the
Chilian waters. During the last year
under Capt. Anderson he was promot-
ed to the position of able seaman. He
was at this time in his 18th year. He
then went into the service of another
merchantmen, the Louisa Meyer, COM
mapded BY Capt. Linderman. He staid
with him about one an one-half years,
cruising on the Atlantic and in the Med
iterranean sea. While on this brig one
day, near the Straits of Glib altar, ter
rible storm occurred, lasting from Sept.
% to 25th, during which his vessel was
disabled. The crew sighted another
wreck short distance away. Miller
with four others, manned the long boat
and rescued five mariners. This was in
1876. Miller afterwards entered service
on the board of Lessing, of Hamburg.
American steamer line, plying between
Hamburg, Havre, Liverpool and New
York, commanded by Capt. Voss, with
crew of ia men. On board this stea-
mer he took the position of quarter
master. This was in 1877. He staid
with this line until 1878. He left his
seafaring life when he was 20 years old.
at the request of his mother, who had
lost one son in the waters of the mighty
deep. He landed in New York in Jan
uary, 1878. He came direct from there
to New Ulm, where he remained until
1879, and finally located in St. Paul
early during that year.
The wheat acreage of Minnesota last
year was 3,079,7S7, yielding 4o,298,142
bushels. This year the acreage is SS59983
and the estimated average being twenty