The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-24
DON TRAINtROBBERY WAS DIS
CHARGED IYESTERDAY.
NO CASE MADE AGAINST HIM,
IN THE OPINION OF THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY AND COMMISSION
Err SPENCER.
WAS PLAUSIBLE,
And He Told Where He Was From
Sept. 20 Until After the
HOld-Up.

The preliminary examination Of Har-
ny Lanterman, charged with completely
in the hold-up Of the Northern Pacific
train near Glyndon. Mimi, in Septem-
Der last, was conducted before United
States Commissioner Spencer yester-
day. The evidence brought out at the
examination as to Lanterman's connec-
ton with the hold-up was so slight
that the United States District Attor-
ney Stringer, after hearing the several
witnesses and Lanterman's story, stat
ed to Commissioner Spencer that 1T
did not appear there was sufficient evil
dence to hold the defendant and NOV
ed his discharge. Commissioner Spencer
agreed with the district attorney and
Lanterman was told he was at liberty.
Anthony Stevens, employed at farm
near Glyndon, testified that he was in
that town Saturday, Sept. %, on the
night Of which date the robbery oc-
CURED. He first heard of the hold-up
the following morning and was invited
to join the posse and search for the
robbers. He told of the presence of two
strangers in the city a day or so before
and day or SO after the hold-up. Both
of the men had made remarks which
led him to believe they knew something
about the affair. He did not know Ian
terman and had never seen him before.
Dennis Mccarthy, q farmer, living
near Glyndon, was with Stevens at a
saloon the afternoon and evening on
which the hold-up occurred. He did
not recognize Lanterman as one of the
men who had been talking with Ste
vens and had never seen the defendant
until last Friday.
George Wedgwood, a hackman from
Fargo, testified that about Sept. 20, as
near as he could fix the date, he had
driven Lanterman and a man who
went by the name Of Whitley" from &
saloon in Moorhead to Fargo. Both
men left the hack and went into
house near Martins hotel. They were
gone about five minutes and then drove
back to the place they started from.
On leaving the hack "Whitey" carried
small package done up in brown pa
per. "Whitey'' carried the package be-
tween two buildings and came back in
a few moments. He returned and told
witness that he had no money then but
would be back Saturday and have
more money than could be hauled in his
hack. Whitley talked with three men
who were passing at the time, but
witness did not know who they were.
He never saw Whitley after that
night. He had frequently seen Lanter-
man and whitley together previous
to the time mentioned, but had seen
neither Lanterman, Whitley" or the
three men with whom "Whitey" talk
ed after Sept. 20. Witness denied that
he had ever stated that he was to have
hauled parties to the scene Of the
Northern Pacific hold-up or that such
a proposition had been made to him.
Lanterman, asked if he desired to
question Wedgwood, inquired if the
witness was sure that he had been in
the hack with Whitley on the night
testified to. Wedgwood said Lanterman
had, to which defendant said he had
never been in the hack or any other
hack until he was arrested a week ago.
Gabriel Barnes. police officer at
Fargo, testified that he had seen Lam
terman and stranger together in
Fargo the night preceding the hoid-up.
AfterWard he saw "Whitey' and Lam
terman together Whitley" was a
gambler and was known by no other
name. Witness said he had talked
with Wedgwood Sept. %, and Wedg-
wood had told him he could have been
III with the affair, but he didn't want
anything to do with it.
Lanterman questioned Barnes to
know If he was sure Of the date, Sept.
"a, when he saw him with Whitley in
Fargo. Witness said he was sure.
Lanterman said he could prove that he
was in Minneapolis that night.
George WedgwOod recalled, denied
that he had told Barnes that he, wit
ness could have been in with the hold
up Barnes, he said, used to talk of
nothing else but the robbery, and in
order not to be bothered by him he
might have answered yes or no to
questions put to him by the pliceman
withut paying attention to what he
was talking about.
Ernest L. Hall, brakeman on the
train which was held up, gave a de-
tailed account of the affair and stated
that the United States mail was de-
layed about two hours. Particular
stress was laid on this point, the
formal charge against Lanterman be-
ing that he had delayed and interfered
with the transmission of the mail.
Witness found bundle containing
thirteen sticks Of dynamite on the blind
end of the mail car after the train had
been brought to Moorhead. There were
two and possibly three men concerned
in the hold-up. All the description he
could give was that one Of the two men
that he saw was taller than the other.
One Of the robbers answered to the
name of Jack
This finished the evidence for the
government and Lanterman, who is a
bright young fellow about twenty-one
years Of age, said he didn't care
whether he testified or not. He could
tell where he was from Sept. 20 to the
day Of his arrest, and prove that he
was in Minneapolis the day before, the
day Of and the day following the rob-
berry. Lanterman told in detail of his
trip to Washington, D. c., and various
Eastern cities and his return to Fargo
last Friday. He gave the names of
parties with whom he stopped In Min
neapolis the might Of the hold-up and
told his story with such an air Of truth
fulness and detail that he convinced
both the district attorney and the COM
missioner that he had no connection
with the robbery.