Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-05-22

son Indian school, was continued before
United States Commissioner E. s. Allen
Saturday until l O'Clock p. M, when he
was discharged and released from custody.
There were four separate and distinct
complaints or informations laid against
Mr.. Gerowe by the complaining witness,
John 7. Lindeleaf OF Ingersoll, Mclean
county. Mr.. Lindeleaf was the instructor
in the art OF s~hoemaking at the Stevenson
school, until about March first 1891. when
he was discharged by the defendant from
the service. The first complaint was
for paying to one a. H. Simpson, teacher
at the agency, fifty dollars as salary for
the month Of June, 1890, Mr.. Simpson hav-
ing left the fort on the 81 day of June.
Mr.. Gerowe obtained a leave of absence
for Mr.. Simpson, which made the disburse-
ment OF the money lawful. The fact that
a leave OF absence was granted was not
known to the complaining witness, hence
the charge OF embeZzlement.
The second charge was for embpzz.ing
a barrel Of syrup. This property was not
on the returns or receipts and Mr.. Ge-
rowe was not responsible for the same as
far as the government was concerned. The
evidence disclosed the fact that he issued
the same to the indian children without
making any return or report to the interior
department. The complaining witness
attempted TO show that the syrup was con-
verified to the use OF the defendant. On
this point there was an entire failure of
proof. The charge stated the embpZZle-
ment occurred july go, 1890. In re-
nh1l n fhA lnIh kN,h1 IL.
you wait until this time to make complaint
against Mr.. Gerowe," the complaining wit
ness said: 1T would not have been safe
to do il before. | would have had my head
cut OFF. | had no desire to injure MIR. Ge-
rowe until he injured me. When he UNI
dertook to- lnJure me-. | intended to returll
the compliments These two complaints
We're dismissed for failure on the rart of
the United States to make Il case. The
third complaint was for embtzzlinp. steal.
ing and nurlolning, on July 3, 1890, one
steer, fifty pounds OF suger. 400 pounds OF
flour, twenty-five pounds Of coffee, etc
The complaining witness and his wit
nessrs did not produce any evidence in
Inns case. ana the same was dismissed
The facts in this case. rs stated by tho
friends OF Mr.: Gerowe, were, that on the
Fourth of July, 1890, the Superintendent,
Of the school Invited the parents of the pu
pills to celebrate the day at the fort and
gave them Their dinner There We're 15(
guest present. The provisions consumpC
by the visitors on that occasion consti
tuted the property charged in this
third complaint to have been embpzzled
The fourth complaint charged the defend
ant with embeZzlement, but the allegations
therein do not appear more criminal il
! character than the first three.
MIR. Gerowe came from New York state
and of good family. He is a clergyman by
profession, but of late years has devoted
his attention to teaching and seems tt
have borne a good reputation until the
tuted. There being no case found agains,
him by his prosecutors, his character re
mains unblemished and public opinion is
that Mr. GerOwe has been a victim of mali
cious or frivolous prosecution. Mr.. Phil
brick. his attorney, naturally feels elateC
at the result.