The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-05-10
SEVENTEEN INDICTMENTS
The Grand Jury Finds an Aston
ishing Number of Offenses
Committed.
Judge Mebber Decides on Holding a
Special Term of Court for
Criminal Cases.
The Jail Question Brought Up---
Judge Mebber the Recipient
of a Compliment.

luS CAo Ndy I0Tlu VI Cue ulSCTlcC COuTI
came to an unexpected and sudden
end, with the understanding that a
special term would be held in this
city commencing July oath next. Two
distinguishing features mark the brief
record. One for the unparalleled
number of indictments returned by
the grand jury, SO far as Redwood
county is concerned, and another for
the rather touching conclusion, in
which Judge Webber is placed anoth-
er notch higher on the ladder of fame.
The reason for the sudden termina-
ton was that there was no more civil
cases to be tried, and in not one of
theseventeen indictments returned, was
there a defendant who was willing to
at once proceed with his case.
Twelve indictments were made pub
lie in court. The other five were
suppressed for the reason that the
parties indicted were not under arrest.
One of them was against Michael NJ.
Madigan, ex-county attorney, now Ian
gushing between the prison walls at
Saltwater. It is for forgery, alleging
that he was implicated with Grant
and Duf6eld in the forging of the Ellis
deed. by which the alleged trio is al
legged to have attempted to work the
Citizens Bank,of this city.out of about
1,2O0. Just what evidence was be-
fore the grand jury on this subject is
unknown, yet it is quite certain, that
the indictment is mainly based on the
evidence OF Dufield himself, which is
SAID to have been very strong; and
confirmed by the deposition of Duff
field made some time since. The Of
ficers of the bank also gave some i'm
portant evidence.
1t is not likely that Madigan will
be brought from the prison here to
stand trial. If, perchance, he should
obtain new trial, it is probable that
the indictment on which he was con-
victed, would be quashed, and trial
commenced on this later indictment.
Grant and Dul6eld are also indict-
ed on the same grounds,and when the
former was arraigned in court he plead
not guilty. Dufield, who is out on
bonds, did not show up, but his bond
is what is known as continuous one,
and County Attorney Pierce secured
the right to let it run to the special
term of court. Grant is also indicted
for grand larceny, for having been a
party towheat stealing from the gran
ary of one of the Smiths residing
south of the city. A third indictment
against him accuses him of malicious
mischief and with having sown wild
mustard on Judge Bowers farm in
Delhi township. He plead not guilty
to all of these indictment, and his bail
was fixed at $1,7OO in all three cases,
in default of which he was committed
to the Brown county Jail.
NJ. w. Thurber was indicted for as
sault in the second degree. The spe
cific nature of his crime was the carv-
ing of young Huhnerkoch with knife.
while the latter, together with his fa-
ther and brother, were attempting to
arrest Thurber and James johnson on
the alleged charge of stealing wheat
from the latter's brother, Marion John
son, one night last winter. His bail
was fixed at $500, in default of which
he was committed 10 the Brown coun-
ty Jail. It is rumored that one of the
indictments not made public is against