St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-24
BIG GRIsT OF STRIKERS
PLEAD NOT Guilty 70 cHARCES or
CONSPIRACY.
ALSO OF INrERFERENcEs.


They Are Required by Judge Nell,
son to Give $1,000 Bail Each
for the Alleged Conspiracy.
and 500 Each for Interfering
= With the Mails-Win Be Tried
at Fergus Falls.
The court room of the United States
district court was filled yesterday MORN
ing with men charged with interfering
with the railroads during the strike and
their friends. Forty-six alleged offend
ers, indicted for conspiring to retard the
mails during the strike on the Great
Northern road and for individually in
terfering with mail trains stood in two
rows across the court room and plead
ed not guilty to the indictments
against them. These forty-six men
are from Barnesvllle, and In addition
being railway employees there were
other citizens of the town who are not
doing railroad service. There were
also several boys in their teens in the
gathering. Each had separate In
dictment against him, and one blanket
indictment included the names OF all
who were accused of conspiring to re-
tard the mails on the Great Northern
road. Some of the men seemed in a
serious mood, and others regarded the
charges lightly. Clerk Spencer read
the indictments and asked each man as
to being indicted under his true name.
M. R. Tyler. of this city. appeared in
place of w. w. Erwin for the men, in
company with Charles; s. Marden, of
Barnesyiile.
} Judge Nelson required each man to
give 1000 bail III the conspiracy case
and 500 each III the separate indict-
ments. Attorney Tyler suggested that
the amount was little high. He had
no doubt the men would appear for
trial, and only a n0mlnal bond was nee
essary. Judge Nelson stated that he
had named the minimum bond in such
cases. He would require larger bond
after an indictment than before, was
the explanation given when it was sug
gested that only $500 had been required
In the, conspiracy case before the exam
ming commissioner.
Mr.. Tyler then:suggested that he de-
sired the me sent to Fergus Fails for
he could make no objection to such
course, since the BJan bill had been
pass I'd by congress and signed by the
president before the indictments were
found. That law provides that offenSes
shall be tried in the portion OF the dis
trict in which the. offenses are alleged
to have been committed, or as in this
ease, where the conspiracy is alleged to
have occurred. Judge Nelson said that
the men would be tried at Fergus Falls,
being the nearest place to Barnesville,
where the Federal court should be held.
He also suggested that the congressman
from that district be asked to see that
funds should be provided for holding
the federal court at Fergus Falls in
September. In case funds are not pro-
vided the court would have authority
to take the men elsewhere for trial.
At the request of Mr.. Tyler the men
were gwen permission to 90 home and
give the bonds required before United
States Commissioner Corliss, who will
attend at Barnesville to-day and tonior-l
row for the purpose of taking the bonds.
The men left. last night for home I'M
charge of CbE Sheehan and corps of
deputy marshals, and IN case they cam
not give bond will be committed TO Jail
at Fergus Falls. twas evident that the
men would giyst no trouble to their
the required security for their appear
anee at Fergus Falls on the fourth
Tuesday in September.
Nine men from st. Cloud were eX-
peeted to be present yesterday to plead
to similar indictments, but only one ap-.
peared. The others will be on hand
today. They will also make application
for removal of the place of trial. The
question will be raised in their cases,
however. that they were Indicted before
the president signed the Boon bill. In
case that appears. it is questionable
whether removal will be granted.
The men arraigned yesterday and all
of whom pleaded not guilty, with a
reservation to withdraw that plea and
make other motions or pleas, are as
follows:
From Barnesville-J. T. Knowles. E.
n. Erickson. Samuel Fl. Dandy, Harry
Penhallow. John w. Brady. Andrew
Seabeag. Grant. Mason. William H.
AImes. Robert Nelson. Frank E. May
nard. Thomas F. Gibbs. Roman F. MAJ
eEetts. John a. Woodland James Griffin,
Albert F. Carser, Oliver E. Olson,
Charles Bauer Jr., Louis Mat
son, William j.. Seibert, Thomas
Scott, William Fender, Robert Cote
land. John Nelson, Thomas Pender.
William Sterling, Ole Nj. Johnson,
Charles Malhoux. Patrick Meier. Ed
ward Mcdonald, James Brislim. Harry
Clark. Matthias P. Philippe. William
Armstrong. George Mathewson, Charles
Smith. Joseph Nelson, Frederick Rath,
Charles Rath, Thomas Sullivan, Charles
S. Taiby.
From st. Cloud-William H. Brahan.
ST. Paul-Willam B. Best and Albert
| Kellett
There are about fifty other indicted
men who nave not yet been arrested
who are indicted for alleged interfering
with mails. Their eases will come up
when they have been apprehended.
1t developed yesterday that citizens
| who are not employees of any railroad