St. Paul daily globe., 1894-10-08
BRIB|NG A JUROR.
Arrest of George NJ. Burbank
on q Sensational
Charge.
A STREET RAILWAY CASE.
Juror Ginsberg Subscpibes to
an Affidavit Which Gre
ates Trouble.
A STREET RAILWAY CASE.
PRINTERS PASS RESOLUTIONS
Roasting Mrs. T. B. Walker
and Extolling S. M. Owen
News of a Sunday.

| A somewhat sensational arrest was
made yesterday afternoon when George
| Nj. Burbank was placed i'll durance on
the charge of jury bribing. He was
| locked up at the South side police sta
| ton. Nj. GinSberg, who was one OF
| jury whose deliberations were found
necessary in the Gjertsen damage case
| against the Minneapolis Street Railway
company, is the complaining witness for
the state. He tells his story in an atfi-
dayit which reads as follows:
The Affidavit.
M0ritZ Ginsperg, being duly sworn by
MT, deposeS as follows:
Saturday evening. Oct. 6, 1894, about
quarter after Z, ii man came and
Knocked at my door. at my house, 1905
Fourth street south, while was sitting
at home reading book in the kitchen
there came knock on my back door.
II said Come in,' and young fellow
whom l did not know came i'll. He
said Is your name Mr.. Ginsberg?
81 answered Yes. SIR
Just that moment my wife came in
from the other house. lie then said:
Mr.. Ginsberg. will you take little
walk with me?' l answered No. and
told him that if he wanted to see me to
come into the other room. He went in
with me. l closed the door and we sat
down in the dining room of my house.
He asked ne if l was OH the jury. l
told him that l was. He said: What
do you think about this street railway
case"
Il said. L don't know
"Then he says. L have got bet with
the other lawyer of 500 that the street
railway company will win the case
Il told him, L don't know
'He then asked me what my business
was. l said, L am peddling vegetables
and apples.'
He said: Will it be all right if l
| give you half of that 500 if you can do
something for us?' l told him no, l
would not do it; that l was gong fairly
and squarei. He said: L guess that
money will do you all right. Money IS
| pretty hard to get this time. l will give
you S25 tomorrow, and after the case l
| give you the rest of it, l told him
that l wouldn't do it. l then asked:
| please. who sent you up to my house"
He said: 1 cannot tell you that; l cam
not mention his name.' | said: How
| QoknOW me; what is your name, please"
he did not answer that. but said:
1--we are four eyes Ill the roOm.'
"Then l asked: Did the man send
you here by the name of Gartenlaube, or
| some police officer, or some court
officer?' He said: Yes, know Garten-
laube; his name is Max; he goes with
me up to the university Then he put
his hand in his pocket and says: DO
you want $5 now" 1 said: please
| don't want any money! Then he said:
i guess you are prejudiced against the
railway company
II told him: Il don't know Then
he took his hat and said: i will be here
tomorrow Then he went out in the
kitchen and said at the door:
He Was Persistent.
"'Will you be home tomorrow all
day? said Yes He asked me if
would be home in the afternoon. said
Yes He said, We'll, l will be here
tomorrow afternoon bade him good
night twice to get rid of him. l was
quite excited. He went right out Of the
door and answered me goodnight as he
went out in the alley. was quite ex-
cited, and did not know what 10 think
of this. After while l went over to
Mr.. Ehrlichman. who is a friend of
and told him everything, and asked
him if he thought l could get
into any trouble about the man,
and asking me such things about
The case. He asked me what case it
was l was sitting on. told him it was
Rev. Gjertsen's case. He told me had
better go with him to Mr.. Gjertsen and
tell him all about it. l did so. We went
up there and told him what had hap
pened. and Mr.. Gjertsen then asked
both of us to 20 with him to Mr..
| Arctander and tell him about the mat
ter to find out what had best be done.
| We did go. l then told Mr.. Arctander
at about midnight all that l have stated
here. And at his request l have here
slowly repeated while he was writing it
down the whole matter for the purpose
| of having the matter laid before the
courts. My wife saw the mau also.
I'M. GINSBEEG."
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7th day of October, 1894.
j. w. ARCTANDER.
! Following the making OF the affidavit
plan Cf capture was devised, and it
was arranged by w. Ehrlichman, court
officer, that G. l.. Palmer and neigh
Dor by the name of lsaacson should go
to the house of Ginsberg and wait and
watch for the return Of Burbank. They
! arrived at the house at o'clock yester-
day morning and were secreled in the
parlor adjacent to the dining room. 1t
was arranged that Burbank should be
allowed to enter and the signal should
be given to the two men in the other
room when Ginsberg made the remark
80, didn't expect you back"
When the money was paid over an
additional signal was to Ee conveyed to
the men of the fact by means of a
sneeze. Holes were bored in the door
= hn eit ;,,%~
parlor and through these the two men
were to watch proceedings.
1t was about II O'Clock yesterday
morning when Burbank came around
the corner into the alley leading up tO
the back door. The men in hiding
held their breath in expectancy and he
entered.
20! didn't expect you back" spoke
up Ginsberg in loud voice.
''Oh, yes, l come back all right" was
the reply, and Burbank began to feel il
his pocket for the money. Then he
handed the roll of crisp bills over tc
Ginsberg, and the latter sneezed in q
hairy manner. The door was burst open
I'm trice, and Palmer and Isaacsor
jumped into the room. Burbank's
arms were piniGned By Palmer, and
the two Immediately marched off with
their prisoner to the South side poles
station. where the charge of attempted
bribery was registered against him
The money received by Ginsberg was
marked by the men who Captured him.
Palmer and Isaacson, SO that i: can be
identified when the case comes to trial
and then it was given over to the kee D
ing of the South side police officers, who
in turn put their mark upon it te
identify it.
Burbank,s Side of the Case.
Burbank registered at the South side
police station as George M. Burbank,
insurance adjuster, with an office at 325