St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-06
THE GRAND JURY.
It Is Indirectly Advised to Look
Into III. .. Peterson's Case.

Into ii. -. PeterSOn'S case.
The members of the April grand jury
were ready to begin the work of looking
the county over for evil-doers at IL
O'Clock yesterday morning. According
to one of the district court judges, the
jury is composed of men of sound sense
and ability. and will no doubt act
promptly and well OH all matters to be
considered. The following gentlemen
compose the jury: George l.. Hit,
Titus Mareck, j. E. Northup, r. G.
Heinrichs, James Best, f. ID. Noren-
berg, John M. Gleason. E. c. Taylor,
Henry Doerr. N. II. Gjertsen, j. IL.
Dorner, Nathan Schaak, John A. Git
man, q. j. Heinrich, August Ende, Max
Hirschfeldt, W. l.. Bassett and Albert
Harrington. o. c. Wyman, John Dona-
hue and Alfred Todenstrom were ex-
cused.
Judge Smiths charges to the jury
were brief and plain. He read the law
which defines the duties of grand iuries,
| then outlined that which might be
looked into with profit to society. Be-
cause of the many rumorS expressed
| through the press concerning the affairs
of certain county officials-yery likely
meaning II. o. Peterson in particular
made. Not only should the investigation
! include all of the present officials upon
| whom rumor had cast shadow, but it
| should touch all who have been county
officers in the past. 1t was the right of
| the jury, he stated, to see all public
records IN each county office, and to go
into any county building or office. If
the facts Warrant,h stated, indictments
| should be found where methods are not
proper.
The gambling houses and houses of
! i'll fame we're touched upon in the usual
way. He told Of the evils attending the
existence of these institutions, whether
| public or private, and stated that it was
necessary, because of these attending
| evils. to be thorough in all investiga-
lions of these institutions.
In regard to violations of the liquor
law he said the jury should be very
thorough in its investigations. If it
was found that some were selling with
out license, it was only justice to those
who sell under a license that they
should be brought to justice. The
liquor question is not altogether de-
pendant upon city ordinances he said.
If the statutes were being violated the
county should prosecute, no matter if
the city had prosecuted or shown dis
position to.
The jury went in session at o'clock.
AS there were not many important-look-
ing witnesses lounging about in the
vicinity of the criminal court door it is
probable that but little of Importance
was accomplished during the afternoon.
AS the gamblers have been doing little
or nothing of late there may be no occa-
sion for investigation in that quarter.
Keepers of houses of ill-fame and
"street walkers" will likely take their
periodical trips out of the city.
There were several who were bound
over from the municipal court to look
after. They are Joseph Novotua. Gust
Williams, Frank Fisher, Aaron Roch-
enstein, Carl Lundberg, Frank An
derson, John Olsen, Frank Gar
rity, Frank Miller, William Firth,
P. A. Durant, G. Warren, George
Coles, William German and James Mel
son, grand larceny; S. Johnson, en-
bezzlement; James Russell, Frank Web
ster, w. III. Averill, forgery; Simon
Goldstein. receiving stolen property
Matt DIETRICH, "buncoing;" EIlworth
Baker, John Knox. Thomas Wilson, as
sault; Engelhart Komers, selling liquor
without a license; K. K. Hollis, adul-
terry, and eX-Police Officer SANDY
Kennedy, robbery.