St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-04
COURT IS OPEN AGAIN.
THE kP2.L TENN BEGINS WITH
LARGE CALENDAR.
LIST OF THE INDICTMENTS.

ments-Fred Chamberlain and
Mrs. Vine Zublin Discharged
Holbrook's Diamonds safe -
Several Cases We're NOlled.
The April term of the district court
opened yesterday morning, with Judges
Russell, Pond and Hicks on the bench
TO set the cases. Judge Smith has not
returned from his vacation, and Judges
Jamison and Elliot are holding court in
Anoka. They expect to be through
with the calendar up there by April 8.
Judge Russell is to have charge of the
criminal cases this term; Judges Pond,
Smith and Jamison will look after the
jury cases, and Judges Hicks and Elliot
the court cases. The new calendar
contains three real estate tax cases, and
two forfeited tax cases continued from
the last term, So continued court cases,
personal property tax cases continued,
222 continued jury cases. SIS new appeal
cases, - new real estate tax Cases, 5l2
new civil cases. making 904 in ali, and
65 criminal cases.
AT g O'Clock Judge Russell instructed
the grand jury, and The body was sent
inal court room was crGwed with people
under indictment. Among those ar
raigned was Kristian Kortgaard, the
president OF the defunct State bank. He
was represented hy eX-COunty Attorney
Than. who agreed that May % was a
satisfactory time TO set the case OF his
client for trial. When this mattei had
been settled, Mr.. KOrtgaard was ar
raigned on number of new indict-
ments. The first charged him with
stealing $50, 800 March IL. the second
with falsely representing to John w.
ArctanGer that his bank was solvent,
and thereby inducing him to deposit
1000 for the purpose of stealing it. the
third with stealing l,462 June 5, the
fourth with taking $4,000 March "a, the
fifth $4,000 Jan. 8. the sixth 600
March 81, and seventh $4,000 April &.
The whole amount footed up sos. 962, and
comprises the sums borrowed by the
Kortgaard companies.
Mr.. Than stated to the court that he
thought it but fair to allow his client to
20 without further bonds, inasmuch as
he was already under 50. 900. Judge Rus
sell, however, concluded there should
be additional surety, and required
$4,000. This makes $4,000 in all. The
next cases Of Importance were those
against Fred Chamberlain and Mrs.
Vine dublin, the former charged with
assault in the first degree. and the
woman charged with robbery in the
first degree. These are the pair who
raised such a shpOl for Mr.. Holbrook, of
the Bank of Minneapolis. 1t will he
remembered that one case against
Chamberlain was tried last term, and he
was found not guilty by a jury. Under
these circumstances 1t was decided 10
nOlle the cases, and the couple walked
cut of the court room free. The public
will, therefore, miss hearing more of
the H0lbr0ok diamonds and wardrobe.
Among other cases nolled we're: John
Moshik and James Regain for burglary.
The men are serving terms in the peni-
Tertiary at the present time. Willie La
Forge, for receiving stolen property.
He is in the reformatory. Hannah
Walston or Hannah Land, for abortion,
a jury having disagreed in her case.
Robert L. Lang and Joseph b. Toll
were not present when their names
were called and their bonds were de-
clared forfeited. The Streeter cases and
those against Hiram X. Cole. bo.h CT
the Guaranty Loan. were continued
uutil way, the former until the 10th and
the latter until the 31st. The other
cases OIL the calendar were set.