The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07
TAKE UP BANK CASES
MAY GRAND JURY SWORN EN- AND
INSTRUCTED BY JUDGE
LEWIS.
COURT SPEAKS OF FAILURES.
INsTRUCTs THE JURORS TO MAKE
CAREFUL INVESTIGATION INTO
AFFAIRS.
REFERENCE TO SUNDAY CLOSING.
Attention Called to the Report That
the State Liquor Law Is Being
Violated.
REFERENCE TO SUNDAY CLOSING.

Inc MAY ST'duQ jury appedIeu UClOi Z
Judge Lewis in Court Room No. 1, at
10 a. m. yesterday. After the members
had been duly sworn, Judge Lewis de-
livered his charge and the grand jury
at once retired to Court Room No. and
began the special task on hand-the in
Vestigation of the bank cases. The
grand jury remained in session from
1890 a. m. until 1890 p. M, adjourned
for lunch and reconvened at 2:30, re-
manned in session until 4:30, when an
adjournment was taken until 2:15 p. m.
today. The four hours were practically
all devoted to Investigating the affairs
of the Minnesota Savings bank.
Only 81 Of the % jurors drawn put in
an appearance, as Charles ]. Schott
and j. Johnson Rogers could not be
found. Of the 81, two were excused,
Eugene Villaume, because he has not
taken out his second citizenship papers,
and Archibald Doolittle on account OF
illness. The 10 jurors sworn in are:
A. J. Bell, George S. Heron. Nicholas
Hardy, Cyrus H. Kellogg, John F. Krieger,
Sande., H. T. Quinlan, Sears E. Brace, Will
liam H. Burns Charles Henry Clark, Charles
Dougan, Amos S. English, Arthur W.
GuCtrtQSe, john lL1QQQulSL, William II. MGr-
RAM and John Mccullough and Matthew J.
Dooley.
The bank cases being the special OBJ
ject Of the grand jury's attention,
Judge Lewis dwelt chiefly upon this
subject in his charge, which was
couched in forcible and unambiguous
language. In relation to the banks
Judge Lewis said:
1t is common knowledge that during the
f1rxy 80 -,
this city have suspended payment and passed
into the hands of receivers and assignees en-
failing upon depositors widespread and heavy
losses.
Schedules of assets and liabilities of these
institutions disclose conditions which few had
reason to suspect. These failures, affecting
as they do numerous and varied interests,
have brought upon the management of some
Of these institutions harsh and severe criti-
cism, even to the extent Of criminal accusa-
tions
And I charge you, gentlemen of the grand
jury that public welfare and the safety Of our
institutions demand that you fearlessly and
without favor or discrimination inquire into
the conditions existing and methods obtain
ing in these several banks at the time of their
suspension, and determine by careful scrutiny
and searching inquiry if the respective officers
of these banks are blameless under the law.
And in the event that complaints or evidence
against these institutions are not presented
to you or for any reason, are withheld from
your consideration, theeourt nstructs you that
by virtue of the authority vested in you
as grand Jurors you may direct the county al
torney to issue subpoenas and compel the at
tendance Of witnesses and the production or
evidence to aid in your investigation
And having examined witnesses and con-
sidered all the evidence in deliberate and
impartial manner, your duty will direct you
to conclusion which will protect the 1nno-
cent and permit no person to go unpublished
through fear or favor. saf.
Relative to the frequent violations Of
the laws regulating the sale of liquors
Judge Lewis said:
1t is a common report that the state laws
regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors
are OPENLY violated especially in matters per-
tanning to Sunday closing and the sale Of
liquors to minors, and 1t is your duty to IN
qure into all infractons Of liquor laws as
well as others Of which you may have no.
tice.
Judge Lewis pointed out the i'm
portance Of a strict observance Of the
law fcrbidding the sale of liquor to
minors, inasmuch as the young were
often debauched by the use of intoxi-
cants. In conclusion the court eau
stioned the members of the grand jury
to strictly observe their oath not to re-
veal or in amy way disclose what
transpires in the jury room.
That the affairs Of the Minnesota
Savings bark were undergoing investi-
cation yesterday was quite apparent
after taking look at some Of the wit
nesses in the vicinity of the grand jury
room T. D. Sheehan, one Of the re-
ceivers, and Ed Heinlein, the cashier of
the Minnesota Savings bank, were
noticed and later in the afternoon Re-
ceiver Frank A. Seymour, of the Bank
of Minnesota was sent for by County
Attorney Anderson, though the grand
jury had adjourned before Mr.. Sey-
mour reached the court house. Two
gentlemen from Rochester, Mimi, were
also in waiting.
During the session of the present
grand jury the witnesses, instead of
being permitted to sit out in the cor
ridor where they can be the observed of
all observers and be questioned by re-
porters, are conducted to a private
room at the end of the hall, adjoining
the grand jury room.