St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-12
SPRUNG A SENSATION.
A 7RI0 or WELk-KyOWY PHYSICIANS
ARRAICGED
IN THE U. S. DISTRICT COURT

Borst Case Taken Up by Judge
Neison-Mrs. Hyslop Testifies
TO Having Received the OBJ
scene Letter-The Shuley Case.
A sensation was sprung in the United
States court yesterday, when q trio Of
well known physicians were arraigned
in connection with the alleged pension
fraud cases.
of Preston, against whom there are
three indictments. one for accepting
bride from John Berry. alias Gatfney,
for making false certificate OF exam
ination in connection with his applica-
ton for pension. The other indict-
ments are for presenting claims against
the government for the regulation fee
or g for making examinations of Ed
ward Thorson Jan. ], 1892, and of John
Berry. alias Gaffney. The examinations
are alleged to be false and fictitious.
Love pleaded not guilty and was held
in $1,000 bail to appear at the Winona
term of court in june.
His colleague on the same board, DR..
Henry Jones, was arraigned on three
indictments charging fraud, the specific
cases being the presentation of false
claims for examining Charles Kleckler
on July l. 1892: Joseph TAFT, Oct. j.
1892, and John Berry. alias Gatfney, was
instrumental in getting DR.. Love in
trouble. He denied his guilt, and was
held to the Winona term of court in
$1,000 bail. The third member of the
Preston board. DIR. j. A. Phillips. is too
i'll to be moved, and has not yet been
arrested.
DR.. w. l.. Hollistcr, who with Drs.
Gibson and Wheat composed the PEN
sion board at Austin. was brought into
court yesterday morning aud called
upon to answer eight indictments for
presenting claims tor alleged false eX-
aminations of pension applicants. Like
the others. he was released on $1,000
bail to appear at Winona next June.
The pension cases in which DIR. Hol
lister is alleged to have returned false
vouchers for fees are those of ". W.
Bontecou, Hudson 3. Sheldon. w. f.
Belden. W. Glover, James Durkee,
Augustus Miller, Peter A. Hinkle and
Augustus Weirsig.
George w. Hard, Enos Thompson and
Sheriff Henry Nupson. of Preston. at
tended the arraignment of DIR. Love and
DR.. Jones. The first three named gen.
tlemen became suretieS on the bonds of
tie Indicted men.
THE BORST CASE.
Judge Nelson presided over the regu-
lar term OF the court yesterday, and the
case of Wilson Borst, the attorney of
Fulda, who was indicted on the charge
of sending an obscene letter to Mrs.
Sadie Hyslop. was taken up. The letter
in question has been photographed and
enlarged to several times its natural
size, and will play an important part in
the trial. The writer. who signed him.
self simply IA Friend," cautions Mrs.
Hyslcp to be careful in her conduct,
and intimates that the people of the
village are commenting upon her rela-
tons with certain men.
A jury was secured without difficulty,
and the first witness was Mrs. HySlOp.
who testified that she had received the
letter in question. The next witness,
George B. Stiles. the postmaster of the
village, testified that he had seen Rob-
ert take the missive from the Hyslop
box, but did not know vino had mailed
it. He was very familiar with Borst's
handwriting and iden titled that of the
letter as in the same hand as BOrSt's.
Attorney Davis. who is defending the
prisoner, paid considerable attention to
the witness, and succeeded in eliclting
that there had been some difficulty be-
tween the men in times past.
The case Is likely to result in mum.
Der of sensational developments.
Joseph Jordan, OF the White Earth
reservation, was arrale yesterday
afternoon OH the charge of the larceny
of watch and olher jewelry from
Capt. B. p. Shuler, the Indian agent.
The property was stolen last April
during fire on the reservation.
Not long ago Jordan and his wife fell
out, and the husband, in true Indian
style, beat his spouse. She deserted
him. and in the course Of time told the
authorities that Jordan had i'll his pos
session the watch belonging to Capt.
Shuler. A diamond ring and other
articles were subsequently found, and
the Indian, who. by The way. hos some
white blood in him, was arrested.