The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-02-01

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He said that Greene's reputation fol
truth and veracity around Redwood
Falls was very bad, and that he would
not believe him under oath. Senator
Peck carried a hot cross-examination
on this point, and Mr.. Houghmastel
receded only so far as to state that his
remark seemed to be the sentiment
around Redwood.
THIRD DAY.
New ULM, Jan. 27-The testimony in
the perjury case was all in about elev.
en- o'clock Friday morning, and At
torney Pierce commenced his sum
ming up for the prosecution.
At the opening of the court G. w
H. Heideman was called as an OK pert
witness, and stated that the signatures
on the receipt and marriage record
we're two different signatures, and he
thought the two signatures of H. E.
Greene were written in different ink
and at different times. Mrs. Hedge
son was recalled and stated that She
was talking to Mrs. Schneider while
in Madigan's office on April 5, and
when Madigan was talking with her
husband in another room. Helgeson
was recalled and said that he thought
the note was filled out in Redwood
he couldn't tell.
j. L. Byram was asked to produce
the proofs of indebtedness. Ramnes
proof, he said, was never filed, or nc
release of the same in his Office. He
said that the release had been filed,
but Madigan had taken the papers
from his Office, and on the return of
them on Aug. I'D, No. IA, the release
Of Peter Ramnes was missing. He new
er told Madigan of this. F. I. Gleason
confirmed the statement.
w. D. Martin, Andrew Birum, O.
L. Dornberg, G. F. Thompson, E. D.
French, Joseph Tyson and SO. Mason
were called to impeach HE. Greene's
testimony. They all swore that his
reputation for truth and veracity was
very bad, but under a hot cross-exam-
ination only one of them, Judge French,
mentioned names OF people who had
told him that he was bad one.
John B. Lauer was recalled and
swOre that he saw Ramnes raise his
hand in oath on receiving the money
on July II. Mr.. Madigan was asked
whether he returned all the papers he
received from Clerk Byram in the Hell
geson & Mogen case, and be emphat-
ically said yes. This closed the evil
dence.
Judge Webber stated to the attor-
neys that they would be in contempt,
if in summing up they went outside
of the evidence, after which Senator
Peck made several requests of Judge
Webber in charging the jury, and all
of them were granted. Mr.. Pierce
then commenced his summing up,con-
tinuing until three o'clock.
The summing up of the Madigan
perjury case by both attorneys was
considered as fine as has ever been
heard in this section of the State. Mr.
Pierce, naturally rubbed" into Mr.
Madigan very hard, and probably
gave him. as we'll as his witnesses
more than he had right to, but Sen
ator Peck came back on the plan laid
down by the golden rule, and therein
made a big hit. If Mr.. Pierce attempt
ed to impeach any of the testimony
for the defense by calling bad names,
and using severe phrases, the Senator
pointed out the weakness of the State
evidence. and the strength of his in a
manner that was eloquent and ap-
pealed to the heart. Mr.. Pierce at
tempted to get around the evidence Of
Mrs. Schneider and John Lauer by
saying they probably did not take any
notice of what was going on, or who
was in the office at the time, but Sen
ator Peck came back with such weight
that the jury must certainly have felt
that they could not impeach the testi-
mony of these two. Senator Peck made
a great hit when he told the jury that
if Ramnes had instructed Madigan
through Helgeson, to commence suit
then Madigan only swore to what was
true, in the attachment affidavit, and
later getting Judge Webber to instruct
the jury in precisely the same terms
Judge Webber's charge was in that
spirit of fairness that characterizes the
man, and as both attorneys say that
there could be no error in it, or excep
ton taken. At just about $50 O'Clock
the case and the records We Q given te
the jury: and they retired for deliber,
alton.
Immediately following the retiring
of the jury Attorney Pierce announced
that he had annulled the prosecution
of the indictment against Madigan
for forging Ramnes' name to the bond
and that the next case that would be
called was the one of bribery, wherein
the attorney is accused of receiving q
bride for dismissing the case of rape
against Andrew Peterson.
PIERCE GETS 1T.
The county commissioners held 6
special meeting yesterday and elected
S. L. Pierce, of St. Paul, as county at