The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-17
Sjodin's Brother-in-La Law Testifies {,
Receiving the Notes.

Yesterday afternoon the case of the United
States VS.. Olof Sjodin was called up In the
United States district court, Judge Haniord on
the bench. A jury secured with very little
difficulty. The other preliminary formalites
occupied some little time, but in half an hour
the fairly under way.
The accused was by no means Indifferent to
the proceedings. He constantly conferred with
his attorney, J. T. Ronald, and he listened with
eager interest to every word of testimony that
came from the lips of the witnesses. The ac-
cused is a good-looking man. His eyes are
black, his features -egular and his general ap-
pearanee is that of a man moro than ordinarily
intelligent.
The first person put on the stand for the
prosecution was Charles Mckenna, of Ana
cortes. He swore that he was a merchant, and
that 0of Albertson, alias Sjodin, had come
into his place and had requested him to address
certain letters to Sweden to one Albert Siodin,
and that he had done so. He was sure on the
point of the name of the person TO whom the
letters were addressed, as well their destin-
alton.
Josephine Trolson, postmistress at Anaeortes,
testified that she had registered letters from
0lof Albcrtson, alias Siodin, from Anacortes to
Albert Siodin, in Stockholm. Sweden. and iden-
titled an enyelop having come from her
Office.
John Teger was the next witness TO be heard.
He is one of the witnesses brought over by
Stockholm, and, as he could not speak word
OF English. Hugo Slettengren was sworn In as
interpreter. John Teiger swore that, while no
was IA hrother-in-law of Sjodin, he knew little
of him: that the accused had come
away from his native land about
seven years ago. Ho said that Albert
Sjodin, who lived with him, was in prison, aud
had authorized him (Teiger) in writing to 60 TO
the postotiiee at Stockholm and get his mail.
He had gotten the letter addressed TO Albert
sjodin which contained the ten l,oo0-kroner
Swedish notes, and had opened the same and
put the notes in Albert Siodin's safe
He positively identified three OF the notes
offered as evidence in court, and thought that
the other seven were the same as he had taken
out OF the letter addressed to Albert Sjodin. He
had put this letter in the safe, and some officers
had come and looking In the safe, had secured
the notes About at this point court adi ourned
until today
was very slow and difficult work TO get the
evidence of the witness. The scene and meth
DDS were new TO him, and he appeared nervous
and frightened.
The attorneys, too, wrangled considerably.
The attorney for tho defense raised perfect
hailstorm of objection at almost every stage OF
the case. At one time Judge Hanford asserted
his own rights in the matter OF commenting on
testimony in answer 10 an objection by Lawyer
Ronald that the Judge had in effect told the Jury
TO regard favorably the testimony OF q certain
witness.
The hearing will be resumed this morning at
10 O'clock
As 0lof Sjodin was told that he could go, he
was heard to ridicule the theory OF his having
two names He said that his fathers name was
Albert and that he had perfect hight TO go By
tie name Of Albertson.