The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-03-08
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1894.


Another affidavit from Juror Torrey
was that the jury concluded that it
was man who looked like Romnes
who signed the receipt, and that Mad
igan stole the money; also that Bailiff
Miller told the jury an hour before
concluding that if they did not agree
on a verdict inside of an hour they
would be held 48 hours.
An affidavit from John Carlyle, a
member of the grand jury which in
dicted Madigan, had it that he saw
Pickle drink intoxicating liquor every
evening. He was under it's influence,
sang, danced and skipped across the
floor. He saw him accept several gra-
tuitous drinks from Beard and others.
Thos. Mccormick heard the jurors
say that Grant was Romnes. Chas.
Gamble averred that he slept in the
same room with Pickle and Torrey.
and that Pickle was intoxicated every
evening. He had heard Torrey say
that he could not find an innocent
man guilty. VIM. Osher saw Pickle
with Beard intoxicated. Gamble also
swore that jurors left the court room
while defendant was excepting to the
charge.
VIM. Ham made affidavit that he
heard Beard say in Browns saloon in
this city, in conversation with George
Brown: "Let us give it to him and
give the rest of us chance to make a
dollar" These we're all the affidavits
from the defense, Senator Peck con-
Guiding the forenoon argument with
the remark that these affidavits from
20 men show the worst kind of mis-
conduct on the part of that jury.
In the afternoon the al6davits for
the State were read by Mr.. Pierce
The first was from Matt. Miller, the
bailiff in charge of the jury. He &C.
companied jurors to the clubhouse,
locking the door Of the room after
him. He kept persons from loa6ng
about the hall when he was not with
jurors. He saw no one there. Did
not tell them that if they did not agree
inside of an hour they would have to
remain out 4S hours.
Deputy Clerk of Court Blanchard
did not hear of recess by court after
the charge and did not see any juror
leaving the court room. John H.
Schopkahm averred that Gag speaks
and understands English as we'll as
persons generally do OF German birth.
VIM. Ham did not know whether
Beard and Brown were talking about
Madigan when Beard made the state
ment ''Let us give it to him, etc."
E. .. French, Geo. Houghmaster,
F. W. Philbrick. II. A. Baldwin, D. L.
Bigham,H. F. Buechner,J. l.. Byram,
E. A. Pease, Jos. Tyson, Jas. Arnold,
A. G. Burmeister, G. Fred Thompson,
H. N. Bell, A. H. Anderson, A. w.
Bager and OIL. Dornberg signed joint
af6davits to the fact that they did not
in any way attempt to influence the
jurors. Next came the affidavit of
Alonzo H. Pickle. in which he swears
there was no recess ordered after the
charge, and he does not know of any
juror leaving the court room or jury
box after the charge until they retired.
He did not discover that Joseph Gag
was unable to speak or understand
English, but was sure that Gag could
do both. He never drinks spirituous
liquors except for medicinal purposes
and that it was a long time between
his drinks while acting as a juror.
He was never under the influence of
liquor during the trial, and never saw
Juror Arnold Hillesheim under the in
tluence of it. He saw Beard at the
trial but had no conversation with
him, or Gleason, and never heard
either, except the latter on the witness
stand, say anything about the action.
He knew J. L. Byram and conversed
with him, but only on politics, silver
legislation, and mutual friend IN
heriting fortune. He heard Greene
say Madigan was all right, "and I eau
toned him to say nothing more on
that subject" After the jury had re-
tired he and several other jurors stat
ed that some unknown person had
personated Romnes for the purpose
of deceiving Mrs. Schneider, at Mad
igan's request. They did not say it
was Grant, who was not even thought
of, and not known to be in Jail. Greene
was the only man who treated him,
and he took a cigar On Jan. 2, he
stated to Rafferty, and Heimerdinger
there must be something crooked up
there or they would not bring the case
here"
John A. Torrey's affidavit for the
State was in effect that he was not
positive as to the time of the recess
mentioned in the affidavit given to
Madigan, and that the affidavit was
not the same as signed by him. He
never saw Pickle Or Hillesheim intox-
icated. Beard, Gleason or Byram did
not treat or talk about the case.