The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-04-28
DOINGS IN DISTRICT COURT
The Grand Jury Investigating
Charges Against Persons
Under Arrest.
Expected That the Trial of Gustav
Metaq for Murder Will Com
menCe Tomorrow.

calendar and number of important
criminal cases. All of the officers of
the court, and all of the grand jurors,
with one exception, and that Mr.. Fred
erickson, who was excused, were pres
ent. The grand jury roll was called,
and County Attorney Clague quizzed
each juror as to being an American
citizen. He only found one, Louis w.
Larson of Gales township, who was
declared Ineligible to serve as juror.
Mr.. Larson came to this country with
his parents, and his father took out
his first paper shortly after Mr.. Larson
became 21 years old. The Judge held
that Mr.. Larson would have to take
out his papers before he became a
citizen.
After Mr.. Clague's scanning of the
naturalization ability of the jurors
Judge Webber delivered the usual
charge. 1t pointed out the duty of
the jury, it's powers, etc., and made no
allusion to any official acts of county
officers, etc.
w. H. Lance was appointed fore
man of the grand jury and upon its
retirement that body elected James A.
Larson of Johnsonville as clerk.
Immediately after the charging of
the grand jury the preliminary call of
the calendar was taken up, and it alb
sorbed the remainder of the forenoon.
The afternoon was taken up in listen
ing to motions of attorneys. And
among the number present from the
outside was George w. Somerville of
Sleepy Eye, B. H. Schreiber of St.
Paul, Carman N. Smith of Minneap-
oils, A. L. Mohler of Lamberton, and
others.
Of the civil cases set for trial the
most important is the case of Kate
GeraIdson against the stockholders of
the insolvent Citizens Bank, an action
to enforce the stockholders liability
act. Several motions to amend an
swers and complaints have been made
in connection with the case.
After the Judge finished the charge
to the grand jury that body retired to
it's room, elected clerk. and then ad-
journed until after dinner. The first
case taken under consideration at the
afternoon session was that of w. j
Ruddy, until recently town clerk OF
Waterbury, charged with the larceny
of the buggy of Mrs. F. L. Carpenter
of this city in May of 1897. All of the
witnesses were present and the jury
put in most of the afternoon consid-
ering the case.
The second case considered was
that of the State against Fred. Bager
and Lester Rollins, charged with as.
sault on Hal Wing, the Chinese laun-
dryman of this city, on a Sunday
night several weeks ago. 1t is under
stood that indictments have been re-
turned in both cases.
County Attorney Clague stated to a
GAZETTE reporter on Tuesday that BE-
would not move the criminal calendar
until after the grand jury had ad-
journed, but that it would be moved
Immediately after the ending of the
civil trial after the adjournment OF
that large body.
He stated that the case of the State
VS.. Metag, charged with murder in
the first degree, in connection with the
shooting of Fred. Kuehn in Sherman
township in August of last year, would
be the first case called.
The greatest trouble in this case
will be the securing of jury and Mr.
Clague anticipates the selecting of
three or four extra venire of talisman,
before twelve satisfactory men are
found by both parties. There are not
many witnesses in the case, and the
State will probably conclude it's evi-
dence inside of three days. Just
what defense the attorneys for Metag
will set up is question, but from
Metag's statements to the newspaper
men and others, it will be self-defense.
The case of the State Us. R. D.
White, charged with selling liquor to
O minor will come IN for tr;ol nroh