The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31
GRAND JURY RETURNS A BILL
AGAINST BANK OF MINNIE
sofas CASHIER.
FALSE ENTRY IS ALLEGED.
ACCUSED OF CHARGING A CHICAGO
BANK WITH 100000 IN
DEFICIENCIES.
MIR. DAWSON FURNISHES BAIL.
Samuel Brandt, Juryman, Had to BE
Carried Into Room for Quorum
When Indictment Was Found.

William Dawson Jr., cashier OF the
Bank of Minnesota, was indicted yes
terday afternoon by the grand jury.
The indictment alleges:
That William Dawson Jr. on the 18th day
OF September, 1885, did wrongfully, unlawfully,
willfully, knowingly and feloniously cause to
be made and make a false statement of
fact and false entry in the books of the Bank
OF Minnesota by then and there making and
entering statement upon said books of said
Bank of Minnesota, charging the Fort Dear
born National Bank Of Chicago, III, with
the sum Of 500 900, as being and becom-
ing then and there due and payable from said
Fort Dearborn National bank to the said
Bank of Minnesota, whereby and by the
making of said statement and false entries,
as aforesaid, in and upon the books of the
said Bank OF Minnesota, it was then and
there made to appear that the Fort Dearborn
National bank then and there became indebt-
ed to the Bank of Minnesota in the sum of
100000. when, in truth and in fact, the said
Fort Dearborn National bank did not become
then and there indebted to the Bank of Mime
sofa, nor was any indebtedness at all Great
ed by the making of said statement or entry
in the sum of 100000, or in any sum what
soever
The foregoing Indictment was return
ed before Judge Kelly at 2:30 p. m. Two
hours later William Dawson Jr. was
in Judge Kelly'S court, accompanied by
his counsel, c. D. OBrien, and his
bondsmen Theodore A. Schulze and w.
A. Hardenbergh.
Upon the formal arraignment of Mr..
Dawson, Mr.. OBrien announced to the
court that Mr.. Dawson, claiming the
privilege allowed by statute, would not
plead to the indictment until Thursday
at 10 a. m. At the request of counsel
the court then fixed Mr.. Dawson's bail
at So 500. ThereupOn Messrs. Schulze
and Hardenbergh offered themselves
as bondsmen, after satisfying the court
as to +1eir qualifications. The court
lsv,rrI hot
who at once executed the bond.
The warrant for Mr.. Dawson's ar
rest had not been made out when the
gentleman himself appeared in court
Having heard than an Indictment had
been found he did not wait for the
sheriff to formally notify him Of what
had happened.
Mr.. Dawson was seen by a reporter
for the G 0 e last evening and asked
if he would make statement on the
case.
ION the advice of C. D. O'Brien, my
attorney" replied Mr.. Dawson, Il do
not care to say anything about it at
this time.''
The grand jury returned one more
indictment, which was not made pub
lie. 1t is surmised that the indicted
party is one Nonnemacher, the man
who, Patrolman Hagen says, assault
ed him and struck him on the head
with a pickaXe.
After handing in the indictments the
grand jury adjourned for two weeks,
much to the surprise Of every one. 1t
developed, however, that the adjourn
ment was taken in view of the i'm
possibility of securing quorum for the
ensuing ten or twelve days. There was
only bare quOrum-16 members-Dres-
ent yesterday, and one of them, Sam
uel F-dndt, was so i'll that he had to
be carried to the grand jury room. The
absent grand jurors are all out Of
town, but some of them are expected
to return within a fortnight, where
upon the session will be resumed