St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-01

currency, and he wore a ring with the
name "Cappa'' engraved on it. Cappa
was the name of his sweetheart, for lie
was engaged to he married to Miss
Capitola Dodge the coming June.
Amid the excited and horrifed
throng that gathered around the man
was Clifton Holden, Dodge'S cousin.
whose conduct excited comment. Blood
was noticed on his coat sleeve and CT
his shoes, and he was placed under 4
rest. When arrested Holden stated
that on the morning of Nov. %, 1889. he
called on his cousin Frank to bid biz.
goodbye, as he had decided to go 70
Redwood Falls, where be intended Uak-
ing the Chicago & Northwestern train
for his home near Rochester, as he could
not find desirable location in any Of
the towns i'll the vicinity, as he had
hoped he might. Frank told him he
could not leave Redwood until the next
morning, and said If Holden would pay
half of
The Livery Bill
he would drive him to Redwood that
evening, as he had some business to at
SO, at about o'clock, they started from
Morton for this place, ana when within
block OF the Exchange hotel Frank
spied man walking nown Second
street and exclaimed: There is a man
want to see." He alighted. directing
Holden to proceed to the hotel, and he
walked down the street with the man
who was a stranger to Holden. The
buggy they had driven in from Morton
was found to have clotS of blood OH il.
and the robe had blood on it also. When
Holden learned of these discoveries
he saw his story would not hold together
so he made a sworn statement which he
hoped would be better sustained by the
evidence. He swore that, when within
about two miles of this place, Dodge
had borrowed his revolver, saying he
wished to shoot the dog that was follow
ing them, and then placed the revolver
to his head and killed himself. Fearing
that he would be accused of murder,
Holden brought his cousin to town and
left him where found. When last seen
alive Dodge was sitting on the right
hand side Of the buggy and was driving.
Dodge, being right handed, could not
have shot himself in the
Back of the Head
on the left hand side, as this was the
side on which Holden sat. The case
was tried at the May term of court In
in 1889. Assistant States Attorney
Childs and County Attorney Madigaa
conducted the prosecution, and C. 9.
Wilson, of Rochester, and Judge Bald
win. of this place, the defense. The
defense followed Holden's story ard
attempted to prove that Dodge had been
seen alive after the hour Holden had
retired at the hotel. The case was given
to the jury at p. m. May 81, the
usual closing addresses being omit
ted by mutual agreement. Tie
next morning at II o'clock the Jury
brought in a verdict of guilty of
murder in the frs degree" An appeal
was made for new trial. Judge Web
Der postponed it and called a special
term of court at New Ulm, July 6, 1889,
heard the arguments and refused to
grant a new trial. The case was car
ried to the state supreme court and the
tanned. On Feb. 10. 1890, Holden was
brought up from New Ulm and was
sentenced to be hanged ON a day to he
designated by the governor after three
months had elapsed. When sentenced
Holden talked for half an hour, assert
ing his Innocence and roasting the Of
GERS of the court and the witnesses OF
the defense. Gov. Merriam was asked to
commute the death sentence to life i'm
prisonment. To create doubt in the
mind of the governor as to Holden's
guilt, special kilograms were sent to all
the daily papers, claiming that Frank
Dodge's mother had received letter
signed "Alias Dodge" The writer con-
fessed to be the murderer of Dodge and
exonerated Holden. Mrs. Dodge de-
MED receiving the sensational letter.
Gov. Merriam heard the arguments OF
the attorneys for the state and the de-
fense. and, after consulting with Judge
Webber,
Refused to Commute
the sentence. June 27, 1890, was fixed
as the day of execution. A sensation
was caused when Holden's attorneys
appealed for writ of habeas corpus,
claiming that Holden was unlawfuliy
restrained from liberty, as the law un-
der which he was tried was tex post
facto." A hearing was to have been
heard June "a. but it was postponed un-
til July 5. and the execution was stayed.
The case was heard in the United States