The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-11-13
EDWARD CtilMBERSKPS CASE ON
TRIAL TUESDAY.
He Is Charged With Sending Obscene
Letters Through the Mails to q
Jackson Young Lady--The Novem-
Der Term of the United States
Court Opens i'm the New Govern
ment Building, With Judge LOchren
Presiding.

The November term of the Unite
States district and circuit courts col
yened here at ten o'clock Tuesda
forenoon, with good attendance {
jurors, witnesses and attorneys. Tn
was the first time that the beautifr
new United States court room, abov
the postoffice, has been used, and a.
who were present were profuse i
their compliments of the splendi
apartments which Uncle Sam ha
provided for his court in this city.
This was Judge Lochren's first tern
of court in Mankato, and many OLE
friends were present to grasp his hand
The other court officers present were
Clerks Spencer and Hills, U. S. DIS
trictAttorney Stringer,A Assistant. Dis
trict Attorneys O'Riley and Dickey
Deputy U. S. Marshals Sheehan, Red
ding and RobeI, Stenographer Horn
and Crier Conway.
The following grand jurors answered
UO OuGIF uameS.
A. H. Bell, ST. Paul; Charles Nc
Laughlin, Anoka; II. j. Partridge,
Tracy: Andrew A. Nash, Butterfield;
Joseph Campbell, Sank Rapids; r. A.
Randall, Winona: n. G. Kingsbury,
West Duluth; Henry S. Hobson,
Worthington; William Burnett,
Smiths Mills; Seymour Jones, Kel-
Iogg; Frank hammers, Marine Harry
Prime, Stuartville;H f. Setter, Tracy,
J.R. Nelson, Canton; S. Williams,
Caledonia; II. NJ. Ball, Lone Tree
Lake; G. B. Knapp, Saltwater; A.. G.
Wilbur, Vernon Center; E. A. Lopez,
Madelia; Henry John, Kasson; D. Nc
Conochie, Pilot Mound.
Judge Lochren appointed Mr.. Ran
dali foreman and then instructed the
Jury ia it's duties.
The grand jury has several cases be-
fore it, including that of Joseph Sorg,
charged with counterfeiting, and Jack
Leonard, charged with making out
fraudulent pension vouchers. All
witnesses were directed to report at
room No. ], and the work of examin-
ing them was taken up at once.
The roll of the petit jury was called
and disclosed the following present:
W. Fl. Hopkins, Weaver; William
Forman, Wabasha; Samuel Burklee,
Baytown; George Constance, Mankato,
William McFadden, Luverne; Albert
J. hammers, Saltwater; Con Schenick,
Clontarf; O. M. Noble, ST. Paul; G..
Schwarble, LIE Ray: Frank Walker,
Forest Lake; Joshua Wigley, Lake
Crystal; George Crawshaw, Newport;
DE-. King, Bryon; Robert Ravens,
Wyoming; John Burns, Simpson; L. G..
Lundy, Lake City; Charles Nilsson, st.
Paul; Thomas Byrne, ST. Paul; Q. l..
Peterson, Worthington; Albert q
Dohm, St. Paul; Nv. E. Harris, Racine.
Henry Bergman, Gotha; James Bum,
Sank Rapids; L. f. Silkey, LIE Ray
Frank Roth, Mantorville; FIT Combs,
Oakdale; P. o. Johnson, Watertown;
Ed. A. Everts, Battle Lake; HI. P.
Bergman, Fergus Falls.
The calendar was called, as follows;
Jury cases.
Arthur j. Allen VS.. Chicago, ST,
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha road, a
personal injury case returned from
Sibley county. L. K. Suse attorney
for the defendant. No appearance.
Same VS.. same. Personal injury
case returned from LIE Sueur county.
Same attorney. No appearance.
Equity cases:-
f. f. Monterieff ct al. VS.. f. III. j.
Oetzman ct al, for foreclosure of a
mortgage A decree pro confeSso en-
tered April 22nd, 1896. S. E. Hostel.
ter attorney for plaintiff.
United States VS.. Chicago, Mil.
waukee & ST. Paul railway, an action
TO cancel grants certifying certain
lands to the railway. Continued and
10 be set for hearing at ST. Paul at
the convenience of the court.
None of the attorneys present had
any motions to make, and the trial OF
Edward Chimberski, nineteen year
old Jackson boy, was commenced. 81.
J. Knox, of Jackson, is his attorney,
and the prosecution is being conduct.
ed by District Attorney Stringer and
Assistant Dickey. The latter opened
the case, and explained that the
charge was sending of obscene letters
through the mail.
David Malone was the first witness
called and testified that he is farmer
and works for the railroad at Jackson.
On JAN 18th last he received letter
directed to his eighteen year old
daughter, Anna, and at her request he
opened and started TO read it, but his
wife soon stopped him. After he had
read it alone, he consulted with PreSi-
dent Sketch of the village council, as
hn