St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-29
IN THE JURY's HANDS.
The Fate of HeiIpern n Matter of
Much Speculation.


The Heilpern case went to the jury
yesterday. Promptly at o'clock Judge
Pond occupied tine bench. All the
jurors, attorneys and large crowd Of
spectators were on hand. An eloquent
and telling speech to the jury was made
by Attorney Hart on behalf of the de-
tense. He carefully and thoroughly re-
viewed the testimony given during the
long trial. for as well as against his
client. In referring to the domestic re-
lations of Hielpern, he wished to know
why it was that his wife was not pres
ent with her children during the hus-
band and fathers misfortune?
And where do we find her?' he
shouted; ''we find her in close eonnec-
ton with the witness for the prosecu-
tlon, Zeidler, asking how she can OBJ
tain divorce from her husband. She
is not here to defend him or offer conso-
Iation in his hour of trial and misfort-
une. Woman, no matter how disgraced
the object of her misfortune becomes,
Will still cling to him, because he is the
object of her affection"
"Now, gentlemen of the jury, don't
want to say anything about a fellow
man and citizen unless there is cause
for it. But feel it my duty, when
say to you that the witness Frank
Grygla is the most arrant liar that ever
came upon witness stand. | don't
think Grygla has very much intellect,
but will say it so plain
ly that even he can Under
stand it, that Grygla is not
only liar out of court. but a per
jurer on the stand, and can prove it,
gentlemen, | can prove it,"
The compromising letters written by
Leo to his friends were next taken up
and plausibly explained by Capt. Hart.
The reason was that Leo did not want
to proclaim the exact reasons for
his going away. Referring again
to Grygla, Mr. Hart asked
why the defense did not
have him sent to Alaska or some other
far-off point OH business for the Car of
Russia, SO as to have him absent when
the trial came off.
You couldn't have doneit,' shouted
j. b. BasSett warmly from the audi
ence.
'Now, major, just let me talk now
you are to follow LATER and the laugh
was on the lumber king.
The address of Mr.. Hart occupied ex-
actly two hours, after which the iury
where charged by Judge Pond as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen of the jury, before taking
up the direct chargest against the de-
fendant. want to read the testimony
of the witness Memo. You NAV. in
considering this case, lay aside the tes-
timony of where the witness stated
Heilpern left Warsaw on account of
forgery, as not bearing on the case.
You must strip the case of all facts not
bearing on 1t and consider the charge
| of embezZling from the Columbia
Mill company in March 1890. The de-
fendent must have the benefit of any
reasonable doubt arising in your minds,
and the eloQuence of the state or
defense must not influence you. If
you can honestly and conscientiousIy.
and with the feeling of doing your duty.
and if you can make up your minds that
this defendent did take these moneys,
then gentlemen, you must bring in a
verdict of guilty. The crime of en-
beZZlement is serious one, for
darker and more heinous than
that of larceny. Such a crime becomes
more dark in the business world, since
the employers must have trusted clerks
and employees to handle their funds.
You can readily see what dark crime
embeZZling is when you see how it af-
| fectS the best interests and welfare of
| the business world"
Judge Pond followed his remarks
with lengthy but careful review of
the whole evidence as given by the wit
! nesses for the state. after which the
| jury retired.