St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-18
IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS.
Large Number Of Cases Receive
Some Attention


The district and federal courts yes
terday disposed of more criminal bust
ness than has been put through in one
day in st. Paul in good while, though
none of the cases were of any conse-
quence, except to the accused.
Judge Willis and a jury are trying
James Jackson, indicted for stealing a
couple of overcoats from Marcus Len
dan. Jackson was sent to the work
house few days after the property was
stolen, and thirty days later, just as
soon as he gained his liberty, he had
the coats in question pawned. Judge
Willis thought this was too long a
period to have mere possession consti-
tute prima facie case against the de-
PENDANT, and seemed on the point Of
granting motion to discharge him,
when Assistant County Attorney Don
nelly succeeded in convincing his honor
that the period was not too long under
the circumstances. Jackson is a young
man of color, who has succeeded in
keeping himself in hot water most of
the time the past year or SO. The
crime for which he is now on trial was
committed in July last.
Edward Preston, son of the former
garbage contractor, was allowed to
plead guilty to entering building with
intent to commit larceny. Preston had
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breaking the front window, and was
indicted for burglary. The court eX-
pressed regret at his fall from what
he had formerly been, and Preston
promised to do better in the future.
He was let off with a sentence Of three
months in the wor1house.
ALA WyrZykowski pleaded not guilty
to the Indictment of grand larceny in
the second degree for the theft of some
md
heifers from Albert B. Carpenter, and
was released on bonds. He is indicted
jointly with Stephen Turner, who plead
ed not guilty a few days ago.
On motion of the county attorney
nclle prosecute was entered in the case
of Charles Weldon, and also that Of
John K. Mutchler Weldon was indict-
ed for burglary in the second degree
for breaking into the house Of Clifton S.
Cclledge in December, but Mrs. Col
ledge was in doubts as to his identity,
though she at first thought he was the
man. Mutchler was indicted for steal
ing a couple of sewing machines, but
the county attorney told the court that
he was satisfied a mistake had been
made.
Of the five indictments that were
withheld from the public the day be-
fore, two were made public yesterday.
One of these is against Henry Thiel,
proprietor of the fremont house, on
the corner Of Robert and Eighth streets.
1t charges him with keeping a disor-
derby house for the purpose of bring
ing together men and women of bad re-
pute The other indictment is against
Ernest Walther, proprietor of the Rich
elieu hotel, OH Robert street, between
Sixth and Seventh. The charge
against him is the same. Both gave
$500 bonds each for their appearance,
Anton Miesen and Albert ]. Schweitzer
signing Thiefs bond, and Miesen and
Mrs. Helen Robert Walther's.
August Telke, accused of serious
crime with his fourteen-year-old daugh-
ter, pleaded not guilty to both 1nd1ct-
ments, and his bond was fixed at $1,000
The court fixed the date of the trial at
Feb. 10.
Charles Wegen, charged with passing
a forged check for SIS on Joseph Levy,
pleaded not guilty, and had an attor-
ney appointed to defend him. The at
tCrney could not understand Wegen's
pronunciation of his name, and Judge
Willis directed him to let Wegen write
1t for him. Assistant County Attorney
Donnelly was not slow to take advan-
tage of this means of securing Wegen's
signature, carefully copying it after
the latter had written it.
John Dillon, charged with grand lar
ceny, had an attorney appointed TO de-
fend him, and waived arraignment for
a few days.
In the United States court w. F.
Walsh. a saltwater letter carrier,
pleaded guilty to the charge Of detain-
ing letter, and was ordered to pay a
fine of $3.50 or stand committed until
he did so. J. L. Fisk pleaded guilty to a
charge of passing coins not authorized
by the United States government and
was sentenced to spend thirty days in
Jail. John Smith pleaded guilty to forg,,
ing signature to a money order and
was sentenced to thirteen months in
the penitentiary. Gustave Olsen, b. j.
Winkel and Frank Miller pleaded gull
ty to selling liquor without govern
ment license, and were sentenced to
pay a fine of 500 each or stand COM
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