St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-02
TERRIBLY ABUSED.
Echoes From the Famous
Bank Robbery in Shape Of
Letter
FROM PRISONER MEIGGS.
He Has a Kick Coming on the
Court and County At
torney.
FROM PRISONER MEIGGs.
WANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS
Legal Verbiage He Learned
in the Trial Still Sticks
to Him.


An echo from the famous robbery
of the Merchants National bank
comes in the shape of a letter from
"Old Man Meiggs," who acted as
the ''stall' on that occasion, and is
now serving an eight-year term a
Saltwater. Judging from the lega
Verbiage employed, those long SEES
sions in court are still fresh in the
old mans memory. He pleads with
the GLOBE court reporter for the
return of his personal property taken
from him when he was 'pinched'' in
Chicago, and which he claims was
never returned to him. Following is
the letter in the exact style in which
1t was written, except that the name
of the reporter is omitted:
SUNDAY, Feb. oath 1895
- Reporter for st. Paul GLOBE,
Newspaper Dear Sir, l take up my Pen
to Fulfil my Promise made to you last
Friday. Feb. 22nd. 1895. and to also
askes. from your newspaper. Some ad-
vice and information inregards to my
Personal Property. and money taken
from me. and now in The hands Of The
Crimial Court or. /. Should have Said
was in The hands of Said Court on
Dec list 1S93 When |. on Said day.
made Demand of Judge Kelly. for
my money. and Personal Property.
But my Demand was objected to by
The County Attorney Pierce Butler,
Who made The Statement to The
Court. in the Presents of The People
nf
Pierce Butler The County Attor 1ey.
wanted to use my mining Stock Mon
ey. Personal. Property. has Evidences
in The Miller. and Howard. Case but
from that day. up to this date [ have
had no official account. or satisfaction
given in answer To The Letters that
have been written by my wifes attor-
ney one Mr.. Pinto. who is acting in
This matter. for my wife and Family.
Who has full Power from me to so act.
Attorney Pinto has written two letters.
to Tht Honorable Judge Kelly Also
two Letters. to The County ATTORNEY.
Mr.. Pierce Butler, and. 1. j. J. Meiggs.
wrote one Letter on last Sunday to
Judge Kelly. making a Demand for
The return of my Personal Property
and money. but up to Date: Judge
Kelly. and Pierce Butler have refused
to recognize The Rights OF my wife
and myself in the matter Ny trunk
and some of my clothing arrived here
last July. but had been left for two or
three weeks in the hands of the Ex-
press Company. and when I was called
to the Deputys Office to receive them
on July 14th 1894 1 found my trunk I'M
locked and the following articles miss
ing-13 white shirts. night =. over =.
Pair socks. pair Eng Hoes. 10 Linen
handkerchief. l Panama Hat. / jap
anese Box filled with Cuffs, collars. l
opal shirt stud. Said opal stud was
returned by Pierce Butler short time
back. Gold headed Cane engraved j.
j. NJ. A. Present from my wife /. 4
Button cut away coat & vest. l new
Double breasted Coat & vest bought
from my FREUD Ed C. Eubancks Slaes-
man for Woolf, n. e. cor Madison &
Halsted SITS Chicago. one silk umbreal-
la1 Pocket Nnife. My Gold watch &
Gold chain obtained from me by Henry
Johns Lawyer by Fraudulently usening
the Name of a Honorable Member of
your City alderman. Who's letter 1
have in which he denuis ever given
Henry Johns the right to use. The said
letter and Henry Johns letter to me in
which Johns Claims he had the right
to so use this Gentlemen name you can
have when you come here for my state
ment in the John Hoy case. Now sirs,
If you will kindly advise me how l can
Proceed in the recovery of my money
$776.30 in Green backs. shares in the
sauvernade Mining stock. Face value
$1,000. bought from NJ. T. o cleary and
taken from me by Pierce Butler and
given to the Court reporter. Keeping
also my clothing.
Respectfully Yours, J. J. MEIGGS."
Yes, the Gordon is the newest thinS
In hats. Seeing is believing. Believe!