The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-15
GRAND JURY DRAG NET.
Two Wronged Girls Tell the Jury the
Names Of the Fathers Of Their Babies
and How Il Happened-Tsn Sa-
loonkeepers Draw Prizes from
the Jury Room in the
Form Of Indictments.

The September, 1894, grand jury fol
Lake county was discharged by Judge
Jones at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
after a four days session. The business
OF the grand jnry TO which the public ID
entitled vas the finding OF ten indict,
ments which were presented TO the
court in due form, and the dismissal OF
Guy G. Wilson, held for the removal OF
mortgaged property from the state.
Wilson, it seems, was indebted to the
First National bank oe this city in q
considerable sum Of money, the bank
holding D chattel mortgage on q white
broncho pony named bob" and several
other horses, all OF which died except
Bob. Guy rode Bob of into Minnesota
TO find work and was captured ut Red
wood Falls, MIMI, by Sheriff Fox, tray
ching under the name Of Geo. West. Bob
il still rusticating la Minnesota and Guy
viii be taken 10 Moody county 20 answer
for some misdeed committed in that
county.
Christ Soderburg was indicted for go.
duction, the complaining witness and
victim OF Christ's perfdy being Annie
G. Anderson, . pretty Norwegian girl
aged 30 years. Soderburg q formerly
employed as q timer in this city and
went t Ramona last June t. work at
his trade. At Ramona he became ac-
anainted with Annie and under promise
of marriage succeeded In sppropriating
her virtue TO his lust. Annie 10 the
mother OF q boy baby and Christ was
last heard OF in Milwaukee.
Another bad, even worse, case is that
OF Il. J. Barton, indicted, charged with
adultery with Christie harrington. Bar
ton 10 a married man residing with has
family northwest OF the city several
miles and his victim, d single woman.
aged "a, was formerly employed as Al
domestic in his family. During the alb
sence OF Barton's wife from home several
days and nights last June, Barton en-
tered Christie's room and succeeded IN
accomplishing bis lustful desires, a state
or things that was afterwar6 continued.
Christie is now the mother OF a baby
daughter OF whom she claims Barton to
be the father. Christie is q rather I'M
fortunate young woman with q badly
crippled right arm and In her misfortune
canmands the sympathy Of d good many
people. Barton ID d well-to-do farmer,
and will undoubtedly receive the full
punishment Of the court, az he richly
deserves.
But the bomb that started people to
talking and guessing was whensit was
discovered that the grand jury had
made q clean sweep OF the whisky bust
and indicted.every saloon keeper III
the county. This became apparent
when Sheriff Fox and his deputies
out and commenced Banging
their game. Nothing OF this kind was
looked for by SAINT or sinner. It possess
&C all the elements Of d free circus, and
everybody began to absorb their share
OF the sensation. The saloon men were
dumbfounded. They did not think that
was that sort OF d jury. The saloon
had all along fiattsred themselves
that that grand jury was TALL right. and
they felt perfectly aecure. Besides, the
four saloons Of Madison have been pay
Ing monthly fines to the city for the
privilege Of keeping and maintaining
dieorderly houses, and this blinded
them to the fact that there was q higher
authority than the city council. The
saloons have been running wide open H.
Madison FOR months, and the keepers
have BEEN waxing wealthy from the
traffic, ]. w. Hurley, the leader, having
fitted up bis place in metropolitan styls.i
10 secret aboat the business wide