St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-05
II WAS VERY MYSTERIOUS,
The ACTION or THE GRIND JUR1
At ADJOURNMENT.
BATCH OF TRUE BILLS.

Nearly All OF Which Are Thought
to Relate to the Guaranty Loan
CrooAedneSs - Case of Nine.
Lassaugue Before the Jury
Speculation as to the Outcome
of the Case.
1t was whispered at the court house
yesterday morning that Bank Examiner
hehyon's appearance before the grand
Jury was not i'll refeSence TO the muddle
OF the Northwestern Guaranty Loan
company, but that he had appeared to
tell what he knew about the affairs of
| the Farmers u Merchants bank, COIL
| corning which Judge Jamison Tuesday
made his ruling. Some believed the re-
port, while others discredited it in toto.
During the mornings session S. j.
| Austin and wife were called into the
mysterious room where the destineS of
! so many are being weighed. 1t
was understood that their pres
ence i'll the star chamber was
| In reference 10 peculiar actions OF
Madame LaSSaugue in reference to their
lISIu ny HSl uUueG tease, WHICH
has already been fully exploited by the
| public press. AS the hour OF noon wore
on there seemed little probability of the
grand jury being ready to report until
| late in the afternoon. and that lack of
unanlmlty among the members of that
body as to the Guaranty Loan matters,
already intimated by the GLOBE, seemed
to be the probable cause of delay.
referring again to the Nine. Emily E.
LasSaugue case, attic forenoon ses-
| sion her case was aired by the county
attorney. Mr.. Austin, whose hOuseNshe
! occupied. claims that articles valued at
SlOO are now missing from the place.
Some spirited and sassy" correspond
ence has taken place between the Aus
tins and Mime. LaSsaugue. 1t was
rumored at O'clock yesterday after
noon that she had been indicted, though
upon what show of truth such assertion
was made at the time is not known.
The fact that yesterday afternoon
would close the session of the grand
! jury caused interest to be much in
! creased, as all were on the qni vive
and burning with anxiety to know what
the laborS of that body would bring
forth. All the afternoon people walked
to and fro, past the glass-sidtd room,
where the secret deliberations were in
progress. One wag, placing his hand
upon the glass, noticed that
1t was warm, and casually re-
marked that the jury must be having
red-hot session. There was more or
less gOod-natured bantering as TO the
probable results of the grand jury's
conferences.
At O'Clock the doors of the grand
jury room opened, and one by one the
twelve good men and true" filed out,
4 end
Ing some syllable should escape regard
ing their secret council, and, butloning
| up their coats, hurried away. A package
OF indictments-Hine in all, it is
nderStood-teStfied as TO their
Industry. Of this number, il
was whispered, all but two or
! three related to persons connected with
the Northwestern Guaranty Loan COM
pany. The clerk seized the ominous-
looking bundle and fastened away with
1t, not giving the reporters a peep even
at the coveted papers. Of course. the
matter was largely surmise, but one
gentleman intimated that before the sun
should rise this morning there was
every probability that number of
Guarantee Loan people would become
the enforced guests of the sheriff of
Hennepin county.
on TIE ANXIOUS SEAT
Although GLOBE reporter kept Wig
liant watch OH the court house and
county Jail up to late hour last night,
nothing Of an unusual nature occurred
There was nothing to lead to the con-
cluslOn that tny active measures were
being taken on the indictments which
popular opinion suppOSeS were re-
turned against the officers of the
Northwestern GuaGanty Loan company.
As the hours passed ON the conviction
continued to grow that such indictments
had been returned. The darkness of
the shcriff's office and the report that
he would not return until late. and the
air of expectancy which fingered about
the Jail tended To confirm the belief that
he was out after game"
1t was learned that Hon. Loren
Fletcher and {. a. Petit paid W. S.
! SJreeter visit in the county Jail DUR
ing the afternoon.
/ AT the county Jail il was learned
that the grand jury bunch of in
dictments included one against Tlllie
Downs, the culored girl, charged with
! grand larceny in the second degree.
Another indictment was found against
John Hennessey for attempted robbery
! iii the first degree. Bench warrants
! were issued for both the above parties.
/ 1ney have both been in the comfy Jail
since they were held 10 the grand jury
Oh their preliminary examination.