The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-19
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN E. SCHMAHl,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1896.
MORE INDICTMENTS.
Grand Jury Took a Fall out OF
LambertOn Liquor Dealers.

The grand jury of Redwood county
for the November term concluded it's
labors last Thursday by bringing in
five indictments, one document of
praise, and a report that no counts had
been found against two parties under
bail to appear before the grand jury
at this term of court.
The five indictments we're suppress
ed, until bench warrants could bring
the indicted parties before judge Web
Der in order to enter pleas to the same.
But by some mysterious process, al
ways found around the channels where
men are sworn to secrecy, it was learn
ed, even before the grand jury report
ed, that the indictments were against
several saloon keepers, and that they
charged the latter with not only SELL
ing liquor on Sunday but also with
selling liquor to minors. The fact
that few kids from Lamberton were
around town on notices served upon
them at the instigation of the grand
jury, gave rumor to the report that the
Lamberton liquor men had been in
dicted.
Of the parties discharged from GUS
tody on the ground that no bills had
been found against them, one was l..
H. Turner. Turner was held on the
charge of assault, although the coun-
ty attorney, after investigating the
matter, concluded that the grand jury
would never indict him. It will be
remembered that in September last he
shot and seriously wounded Mic. We'll
ter. The shooting occurred over in
JohnsonviIle township. The trouble
leading up to the shooting was a
domestic one. 1t was alleged that
Welter had been abusing his wife, a
sister of Mrs. Turner, shamefully
that Mrs. Welter left him, taking a
certain amount Of her household furn-
iture to Turner's residence, 50 or more
rods away from Welter's home. I'm
mediately after she moved the same,
she, with Mrs. Turner, went to Wal
nut Grove. About 10 or II o'clock OF
the night following the day in ques-
ton Welter returned home with a
threshing crew. He found his wife
missing, and this, as we'll as finding
some of the household furniture gone
convinced him that she had left him
for good. He at once started for the
Turner residence thinking that she
was there. He was followed by one
or two of his: crew. While enroute he
uttered number of oaths and threats
one of the latter being to the effect
that he would. push Turner's house
over. Turner, who was alone, expect
ed trouble. He was listening to all
that Welter had said, and prepared
himself accordingly, getting down an
old carbine rifle and loading it we'll
Welter came up to the house, made
several calls and threats, and not re.
ceiving any satisfactory replies, pro.
ceeded to kick in the door He sue.
ceeded in kicking out one panel
Through this Turner placed the car.
bine and fired. The shot took effect
and Welter was seriously wounded
man. Turner retired to his neighbours
j. W. Marvin, inquired what course
he should pursue, and as a result o.
the interview, went to Lamberton anc
gave himself up to the officers of thu
law. He was then bound over t.
await the action of the grand jury.
The other case in which the granc
jury returned no bill was the on,
against Charles Bonner. This cast
arose out of shooting that occurred
over on the south side on August 18th
The trouble occurred over the carine
or ownership of a number of calves
Shots we're exchanged but no damag'
was done. The grand jury concluded
that no conviction could be secured
on the evidence.
By way of a farewell the grand iur,
reported that it had investigated tn,
county Jail and that Sheriff Mead wa
keeping things in apple pie order
from the standpoint of neatness ant
dispatch. The prisoners were ais
we'll cared for. The jury recommend
ed that the commissioners at once con
meet the Jail with the city sewe
system and that they purchase a fey
iron bed steads for use in the cells
These recommendation were ordere,
5 to be placed on file and copy O
a Thorn cont RI fbo ann