The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-17
IN UNCLE SANS CLUTCHES.
Three Suspects Held on Charges of
Train Robbery.

E. F. Geary, George Vernon and James
Ward, the three men tried in the municipal
court yesterday on the charge of vagrarcy,
were dismissed, but were Immediately rear
rested on a United States warrant charging
them with highway robbery.
The warrant was sworn out at the in
stance of Assistant Unitel States District At
torney George O'Reilly, who thinks he has
sufficient evidence against the men to show
that they were implicated in the hold-up of
the Northern Pacific mail train near Glyn-
don Sept 26. United States Marshal R. T.
O'Connor and one of his deputies, Col. T.
]. Sheehan, were on hand at the trial yes
terday afternoon, and as soon as Judge Holt
dismissed the cases the arrests followed.
The prisoners We're handcuffed and taken
Immediately TO the federal building, where
they were arraigned before United States
Commissioner Bowen They pleaded not
guilty to the charge. They asked that the
and the request was granted. Bail fixed
at $1,000, in default of which the prisoners
were locked up in the county Jail
j. n. Barnes appeared for the accused
men. He will have a number of witnesses
subpoenaed from Fargo, jamestown and 9TH
er points where the prisoners have worked
and have acquaintances.
James Ward is from Peoria, Ill, he says.
He was arrested soon after the robbery on
suspicion of being one who, if not actually
implicated at least knew something about
it. No evidence could be brought against
him and he was discharged.
There is one other Illinois man in the trio
George Vernon says his home is in Elgn
but that he has not been there for some
time. He claims to have been working in
the harvest fields of the Northwest ever
since the harvest season commenced and
that he on his way home when arrested
on the charge of vagrancy. He asserts his
Innocence of any knowledge in the train rob-
berry.
E. F. Geary does not tell where his home
is. When asked he said he preferred not to
say anything about it. Geary too has been
working with a threshing outfit, he says, and
will bring witnesses from North Dakota towns
to testify to his character.
1t was shown at the trial in the municipal
court yesterday afternoon that all of the men
had money on their persons when arrested
on the charge of vagrancy. They claim it
was nothing more nor less than a trumped up
scheme to hold them while the United States
authorities could take the proper steps to
get them in their grip. All of the accused
strenuously deny any knowledge of the sung
shot, revolver and knife which officers Fox
and Fleming, who made the arrest on the
vagrancy charge, think they saw Ward and
Geary hide under the sidewalk.
The prosecution think they have some
strong witnesses in John Helion, the section
boss, who is said to be ready to swear that
Ward is one of the men implicated in the
hold-up Conductor P. Corcoran and Brake
man E. L. Hall.
A telegram was received here yesterday
from Theodore Morstad, of Clitheral Mimi,
stating that James Ward, alias James Coch-
rane, alias James Abbott, with his two pals
E. G. Geary and George Veron, are thought
to be wanted at that place for blowing a safe
The sheriff of the county will be here Monday,
1t is expected, to try and identify the trio