New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-01-11
That is, they are here in Jail for Safe Keep
ing.
The Renville Sheriff Broug ght Them Hith.
er Friday evening.
It was the Napoleons of Finance Retreat
ing from Fairfax.
A Partial List of Tho sc Who Lost Money
by the Failure.
Under Habeas Corpus Proceedings Judge
Webber Gave them Hearing yesterday.

Latest developments in regard to the
defunct bank of Fairfax do not serve to
unravel the mysteries surrounding it;
they do not Tighten the clouds which hang
ominously over many of the transactions
which Messrs. Beard and Gray engaged
in just before their assignments; nor do
the latest facts serve to increase the list
Of assets. To the contrary, mystery in
crea@es, clouds arc heavier and liabilities
grow as time draws on.
Last Friday was the day set for the
trial of the two officials and the village
of Fairfax presented scene of anima-
ton perhaps unequalled in the history
of the town. Hundreds of farmers had
come in from all directions to learn what
was to be done with the two men whose
names for the past two weeks have been
almost constantly on every tongue. Mic
ollet, Brown and Renville counties were
we'll represented in that throng which
crowded, to almost suffocation, the large
justice courtroom, and which pushed,
jostled and clbowed its way to catch a
glimpse of two men who now stand in
by no means an enviable light. Had
Messrs. Beard and Gray done a praise
worthy act to call out s,ich a gathering,
the -lustre of their names would not have
been dimmed for many months to come.
Had that crowd been gathered there last
Friday afternoon to give honor, then the
brightest page of history yet-to-be would
prove a priceless heritage to the posterity
of those two men.
But such was not the case. The men
were there to answer to nine different
charges. Only three of these were read,
however, and upon the advice of their
attorney they waived examination. Two
of the charges were preferred by Geo. NJ.
Brand & Bro, and their bail on these
two was fixed at $1,000 a piece. The
other charge was brought against them
by the Milford Elevator Co., but this
was beyond the jurisdiction of the justice
and the prisoners were remanded to the
Judge of the District court. The prisoner,
have as their attorneys Judge Baldwin of
Redwood Falls and Mr.. Mum of St. Paul.
The state is represented by Attorney
General Childs, County Attorney Miller
of Beaver Falls, M.Madigan Of Redwood
Falls. and Attorney Mcclellan of Glen
cOe.
At 5 o'clock Friday afternoon clio g
carriage stopped in front of the Wetter
House and J. A. Beard and F. A. GREY
were seen to enter. Sheriff Wichmann
followed and with him the prisoners at
torneys. Before them lay twenty two
miles of drifted road before they coulC
see New Ulm's lights, the snow beating
in their faces at every turn, thus making
it a most disagreeable journey. Behini
them the lights of Fairfax shone family
until the bottom road through Wes
Newton was reached; then darkness KEEP
them company. 1t was the Napoleon:
of Finance retreating from Fairfax.
Friday night the banker prisoner!
reached New Ulm and were placed fo
safe keeping in our moral cooler. Habea
corpus proceedings were instituted ant
yesterday morning they were brough
before Judge Webber.
Their attorneys argued habeas corpus
proceedings, asking why they should lii
in jail. In reply to the question as *
how they liked the Jail in New Ulm. F
A. Gray said ''the sheriff uses us all righ
it is as comfortable there as he can make
it for us and we have no complaint tc
make" Both men are of good physique
and naturally healthy yet each showed
plainly the appearance of having passec
several nights of sleeplessness since thei1
commitment to the Jail here. There il
an absence of the spirit and bravade
which characterised their appearance al
the trial III Fairfax and it is evident they
have worried some over their coal. Es
pecially is this careworn appearance no
ticeable in Boards appearance for hi.
cheeks have lost every trace of col
or and are pallid. Gray is the exact op
posite and his face is flushed with excite
ment. They have lost much of their in
difference and are in much more peni
tent of mind