The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-04-23

hldhC oOLlC answer.
The court remarked that tn
prosecution could 60 far enough t,
base an action for prejury, and it wa
needless to further than that.
MI. Stringer asked a number of fur
Their questions, with the same result
as before. This was a disappointment
to the state, as Richie was believed
to be a star witness.
On cross examination witness sale
that he thought that he was visited
in Jail once. He disclaimed any know
ledge Of the mouIds.
Geo. Seamen was sworn and said
that he lives at Madison Lake and is
thirty-one years of age. Have known
Sorg for twelve or fifteen years. Am
a stationary engineer. Lived close tC
Sorg in 1893. We talked of a Morris.
town man making counterfeit money.
Sorg said: eff l had one more tool, |
would have a complete set" Didn't
know then what he had reference to,
and didn't pay much attention to it
at the time. On cross examination,
witness said that there was no con-
versation about d%ehorning cattle.
Don't think that Sorg was in the de-
horning business then.
Geo. w. Allyn, of Madison Lake, a
merchant and former constable, was
sworn. Have known Sorg since 1892.
Mrs. Sorg gave me these moulds, at
her fathers house, north of Water
vile. 1 was constable then. Took
the moulds to st. Paul and turned
them over to Capt. Walsh, of the
secret service. These are the same
moulds.
On cross examination, Mr.. Allyn
said that he did not testify at the
previous trial that Geo. Richie gave
the moulds to him. 1 did not hire
Richie to put the moulds in Sorg's
house. Did not pay Ritchie about
$75 or any sum for doing so. 1 paid
him witness fees, but don't remember
how much. 1t was between $40 and
$50, L think. Did not give him a BIZ
cycle, or go to Waterville and buy a
bicycle there or give a note for bicy-
Gle. His witness fees were a little
less than his mileage. L knew that
he intended to go to Missouri, a
month or two before the last Novem-
Der term of U. S. court. He talked
of going on a bicycle. Never gave a
note at the bank in Waterville. 1
notified the government officials
after l learned that he had gone.
Did not tell Ritchie to go south. He
told me that Mr. Sorg and Mr.. Hughes |
had threatened him if he testified on
the stand, and I told him that he had
better go away and get out of their
way. l did not'give him a revolver
shoot Joseph Sorg with or for any
other purpose. Advised him to get a
revolver to protect himself if he was
being threatened. Did mot threaten
Richie with criminal prosecution if
he did not testify against Sorg.
On redirect, witness said that Ritch-
came to him with a letter from his
saying that his mother was
very low. He wanted money to 90
He came again and said that
could get a bicycle from Mr.. Camp
n Waterville if he had security and
wrote a note guaranteeing the
when Richie got his pay
rom the railroad. Richie said that
dr. Hughes had threatened him five
II six times, and that Sorg had sent
word that if he eve met
lin he would fix him. etc. Never paid
Sitchie a cent more than he was en-
tiled to. l furnished the informa-
ion as to Ritchie's whereabouts, up
n which he was subpoened here.
Capt. w. P. Walsh, of the U. S.
ecret service, identified the moulds
S received from Geo. W. Allyn Dec.
1894, in his office in st. Paul. Was
resent at the trial in the state court
t which Ritchie testified. The
lould is like one used for counterfeit
1g. {
The mould was offered in evidence.
The sensational feature of the trial
Joseph Sorg, on the charge of un- '
awfully having in his possession i
loulds for counterfeiting silver dol J
IFS, occurred yesterday afternoon, I
hen the governments principal wit l
ess suffered a lapse of memory. 1t :
as on Geo. Ritchie's testimony, 4
wen against Sorg during the latter's 4
5000 libel suit against Geo. W. l
.llyn a year ago in the district court, =
nat Sorg was arrested and the libel q
lit brought to an end. 1t IS gener- b
ly understood that Attorney Byron a
.ughes has in his inside coat pocket h
affidavit purporting to be signed by
itchie in which the latter denies the :