The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15

AT three O'Clock Wednesday all
of the prisoners in the jail were ar
raigned.
VIM. Conway and John e. Layne
were indicted on the charge of muir
der in the first degree. They were
allowed until two O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon to plead, at their request.
Hughes Bros. appeared for them.
Timothy Sullivan was indicted on
the charge of grand larceny in the
second degree, committed at Lake
Crystal, July 9th, in stealing silver
watch from Chas. Redtield. Byron
Hughes was appointed his attorney
and he pleaded not guilty.
Thomas Griffin was Indicted for as
sault in the second degree on Larry
Griffin, Aug. 81. Byron Hughes was
appointed his attorney and he plead
ed not guilty.
Chas B. Trowbridge was indicted
for forgery in the second degree, in
forging Walter A. Johnson's name to
check for $3.50, July 18th. He
pleaded guilty. All the prisoners
were remanded back to jail,
The grand jury, having completed
it's labors, presented its final reports.
Judge Severance addressed the jury
saying that it had more than an ordi-
nary amount OF business to transact.
Some Of the cases had required great
deal of time, but the jury had con-
Quoted it's investigation patiently and
thoroughly. The jury had looked in
to the matters of gambling and keep
| ing saloons open Sundays, upon the
instruction of the court, because of
rumors circulated through the COM
munity by persons who were afraid
hat the law was being violated.
| There were no complaints that could
be sustained by evidence that the
jury could find. The public must rest
satisfied in this respect. The jury
has transacted it's business in reas-
enable time considering the amount
of business before it. 1t has performed
it's duty fairly and faithfully.
The reports submitted by the grand
jury were as follows:
| We the grand jury of the county of
Blue Earth, and state OF Minnesota,
beg leave to submit the following re-
port, to wit:
Acting upon the instructions given
by the Judge of this court to the grand
| Jury of the county of Blue Earth, at
the opening of the present term OF
court, and upon certain rumors that
there were certain gambling places in
the city of MankatO; also, as to the
rumOrS of the saloons in the city of
MankatO being open on Sundays, re-
spectfully report: That after making
a thorough investigation and subp8-
naing large number of witnesses be-
fore us. we do not find evidence sutfici-
ent to warrant us to find an indict-
ment against any person.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted.
Dated at Mankato, this 18th day of
December, A. D. 1898.
To the Hon. NJ, J. Severance, Judge Of
the District Court of the Sirth Judicial
District:
We, the Grand Jury of the County
of Blue Earth and State of Minnesota
beg leaye to submit the following re-
port, to wit: Esi
Having visited the Poor Farm OF
the County of Blue Earth, we find the
buildings and premises in frst-class
; condition under the efficient N anage
ment of w. P. Lewis, the present
overseer Of said Poor Farm, the house
clean and comfortab BILE and the inmates
in a comfortable condition. We founC
new steam boiler being put in fol
the purpose Of heating the entire
} house, which will be great conven
fence to all the inmates, who consist
of fourteen men and four women. We
find on the poor farm belonging tt
1 the County of Blue Earth the follow
2 ing items of personal property, towit
2 One mare years old; mare years
, old, 1 colt years old, colts years
old, colt year old. 7 cows, 5 calves
yearling heifers and one bull, q
hogs, p shotes, 100 chickens, 26O bus
: of beets, rs bu. onions, 25 blu. carrots
8 bu. turnips, II blu. tomatoes, ~
heads of cabbage, l blu. beans. 20 bu
of apples, SAC bu. of wheat, 1871 bu. o
Y oats, 2,04 bu. of corn, "a apple trees
2 500 current bushes, 5000 raspberr.
: bushes, 10 tame plum trees, 400
strawberry plants Number of acres il
) crop the. present year as follows: 2
l acres Of wheat, IA acres of oats,
/ acres of potatoes, 20 acres of corn, 3
) acres meadow, 80 acres of cleared pas
ture, balance of farm timber pasture
We also found a hog hosue complet
ed, dimensions 28x40; also new corr
crib 18x22.
Upon examination of the poor farm
of the County of Blue Earth as above