Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-08-28
Pooling With the u. S. Mail.
IErom DILL,

S. Allen, Alexander Helmsworth, yester-
day, charged with unlawfully sending
matter through the United States mail.
The warrant was sworn out by @. l..
| Wayland, United States mail inspector,
| and it charged the defendant with send
ing three postal cards through the mail
from Mandan, on which was written
criminal matter. The postal cards were
addressed to Charles M. Cushman, Du-
luth, MINI. The first witness was An
drew 3. Thorberg, postmaster at Man
dan. He stated that on March ~, 1891,
the defendant and a lady entered the
postof6ce at about the same time. Pre-
vious to their entering he had taken
all the mail from the drop box into
which the letters fall when posted and
that the box was empty at the time the
lady and defendant entered. Later, he
testified, his assistant took from the
box the postal card on which the COM
plant was made and one letter. He did
not know whether the defendant or the
lady posted the card. He sent the card
to the authorities at Washington to-
gether with two more of the same ad-
dress and signature. On the 31st of May
last Mr.. Wayland, the inspector, called
on him in Mandan and asked him to &C
company him to the home of the defend
ant. There Mr.. Wayland showed the
defendant the postal cards in question
and asked him why he wrote them. The
defendant said he wanted to advertise
the --. Mr.. Wayland asked him
if he did not know he vas violating the
law and he said he did not care.
Inspector Wayland was the next wit
ness put on the stand and his evidence
merely corroborated the testimony of Mr..
Thorberg. He said the case was sub
mitted to the United States district at
torney and on his instructions he was
acting.
James Campbell of Mandan was in
court as Helmsworth's attorney. He
tried very hard to rattle the witness by
Introducing objections to nearly all ques-
tions. The evidence was finally all in
and the United States rested their
case.
Mr.. Helmsworth was then put on
the stand and testified in his own be-
half. He said he never mailed the post
al cards. He said he admitted what was
on the cards was true and that he and
Mr.. Cushman had had trouble wei some
land neal Mandan. He also testified
that Mr.. Wayland never showed him the
letter he had testified he did.
The only signatures to the postal cards
was "a. H." The hand writing CORES
ponded very closely with the writing of
a letter introduced by Mr.. Wayland.
Commissioner Allen said there was
some question in regard to the drawing
of the complaint, but he would assume
it was good and he would bind the de-
PENDANT over to the district court and fix
the bail at 5000.
Thu Prohibitionists at Jamestown.
From the jamestown Alert the follow
ing information regarding the prohibi-
ton conference, Friday, was gained:
Hon. Samuel Dickie of New York was
introduced to the meeting and made a
short address, stating that they were
there for business rather than the deliv-
cry of long speeches. He wanted to state
some facts, however, regarding the pro-
gress of the movement and to offer some
words of encouragement to those pres
emit. Never, he said, had there existed
in the United States so much activity
and so many adherents to the prohibi-
ton cause. He suggested that it was
time theENorth Dakota prohibitionists
completed their organization by appoint
ing a state committee, or rather fill out
the present membership, and that the
present chairman be continued IN office.
Also that t Twas the duty of the commit
tee when appointed to call a state con-
vention to..decide upon a plan of politi-
cal action as to state matters and this
convention be called not later than
March next. It was understood that
they we're to act for prohibition first,
last and all the time, and to support the
nominees of the national convention.
Letters were received from outsiders as.
surfing the conference of their loyalty to
the cause, and hoping that it's success in
the state will be permanent.
1t was then moved that a state central
committee, one from each judicial dis.
trict, be appointed, and.the following
names were selected after "a long dis
cussion of the individuals in regard tc
their fealty to prohibition over and
above other political parties. The names
are: aeaE
LIST Dist.-H. H. Mott, Grafton.
End " "A. J. Carver, Leeds.
Bird Walter Muir, Hunter.