The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-27
lNDICTED!.!
BY the Grand Jury OF Hennepin County,
Mr.. Louis Seam0n, a Claim
Agent.
Of the Minneapolis Street Railway
Company for Alleged AT
tempted Bribery

There was quietly filed before the Grim
inal court this afternoon-Judge Elliott
presiding-a small paper emanating
from the secret chamber where sits the
Grand Inquest for the county of Henne-
pin The paper contaiend an arraign-
ment of one Louis Seamon, an Assistant
Claim Agent of the Minneapolis Street
Railway company, charging him with
''the attempted bribery of enc Martin
Ginsberg a witness for the plaintiff in
the case of Michael T. Leonard VS.. the
Minneapolis Street Railway company"
tried before the district court in Sep
TENDER last.
The indictment bears date Nov. goth
and charges that said Seamon did will
fully, unlawfuhy, wron gully, knowingly,
feloniously and cOrruptly offer and prom
Use the said Martin Ginsberg bride, to-
wit: the sum of $500 unon, the under
standing and agreement that the testi-
mony of the said Martin GinSberg should
thereby be Influenced. That is to say
that the said Louis Seamon did, on the
23rd day OF September, 1895, wrongfully,
feloriously and cOrruptly agree TO pay
said Ginsbers the sum of $500, provided
he, the said Martin Ginsberg, would upon
brought by one Michael T. Leonard
against the Minneapolis Street Railroad
company testify to the following false
statement. to-wit:
THAT Michael T, Leonard the plain
tiff in said civil action had paid him,
the said Ginsberg, the sum Of $1,000 for
testifying in favor of said Leonard in
said civil action-when in truth and facts
were that the said Michael T. Leonard
had not paid said Ginsberg any sum of
money whatever"
Seamon on being arraigned entered
plea of mot guilty" through his attorney,
Mr. Albert n. Hall, and was placed under
81 900 bond which was promptly fur
nshed by Mr.. c. G. Goodrish, vice pres
ident and Mr.. w. ]. Held, superintend-
ent of the Minneapolis Street Railway
company.
d 1t has been understood, in general
way, for a good while, that the above
named Louis Seamon, who has been In
the employment of the Street Railway
Company in it's Claim Department for
several years, has not always used that
discretion which becomes a lover of JUS
tice and the distribution of equal rights
among mankind. In fact it has come to
be understood that all the dirty work"
which is required to be done by de-
PENDANT in damage suits, has fallen to tho
dot and discretion of the aforesaid Seamon
in cases brought againtt the Street Rail-
way company.
While it is entirely right and proper
khat every individual and corporation
should TTave the fullest and clearest expo
E,tion of the facts involved in any suit at
law, whether it relate to the settlement
debts, or the adjudication of personal in
juries sustained upon a railroad, the
working up of false testimony" or fix
dng jurors is wholly contrary to the
spirit and genius of trial by jury in this
country, and should be condemned and
crowned down whenever found.
Of course the merits and dement's OF
the indictments filed, will be fully ex-
posed in court when trial shall take place
But It becomes the duty of the County At
torney to see to it that this case be thor-
pughly investigated in order that many
rumors'' may be run to cover, il they be
not true, or upon the other hand that Mr..
Louis Seamon be properly punished if the
Indictment proves to be true.