The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-01
TRIAL OF SWANSTROM
DEPUTY COUNTY TREASURER FAC
ING THE CHARGE OF
LARCENY
ORDER OF MrNNEHAHA CASE

Jury Has Been Selected, and DR..
samuel g. Ginner, Former PreaI-
dent of the Order, Begins His
Testimony-Gives tho Hiatory of
the Organization - Defendants
interests Wen Looked After,
the trial OF Deputy County Treasurer
andrew r Swanstrom on an Indictment
charging him with tho larceny OF SssS, 80
from the funds OF the Order OF Minneha-
ha' on Jan l, 1898, while acting IA SUI
prems secretary OF the order was bagun
yesterday afternoon before mdse Lewis
IN district court, County Attorney Rige-
low and Assistant County Attorney Zon-
man appeared for tho state and the de-
PENDANT was represented by w, IL, Mo-
Donald, John II, Ives and 4, j, Meper-
mott
Most or the afternoon was spent IN se-
curing a iNFy and thipty-seven wera CALI
ed before twelve were finally found ae-
eeRtaele 70 both sides, The Jurors seleet-
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lsS the time the hast juror was drawn
the SoOtt rONM WAS NAS<ed With tNtAvaasu
ed spectators, The defendant, Who eAt
amehg hts eoONseG Appeared care VNarN
ANA worried,
Or Samuel q, 1tnneN former supreme
president ot the OINter ot MiANeAaAA, and
WAC Is now serving a tw04SeAlNs seNteNea
az saltwater Tor lArceNy while aottNs IN
that capacity, was the hgSt wltNNSS SaO.
ed hN the state, Then County AttApneN
BiSelew introduced IN evidence the artia
oles OF Incorporation OF the oGNler of Min
nehaha, after a lengthy objection on tho
part OF Attorney Mcdonald,
Dr. GiNner testified that ha waa su.
prenle president OF the order and that tho
order began d0tag business IN 1897, IN
htS capacity as president he had am offcA
IN TIC chamber OF commerce and had kent
set OF books, Together with Sho defend.
ant no had run the affairs OF the order IN
1897 and 1925
Here the state offered In evidence
amended articles OF Incorporation OF the
Order OF Mlnnehaha, which were after
wards withdrawn The witness sald no
Knew nothing about the changed articles.
Ihen the county attorney produced a rec
ord book that Or, Ginner lndentined as
containing the minutes OF a moeting of
the board of directors held ON May l.
1877, which was offered in evidence as
showing when Swanstrom was elected To
,Fthe office OF supreme secretary, The Wit
ness testified that he had been contin-
ued as president through November al
though most OF tho officers were chanwed
\ at that time, Swanstrom had continued
! as secretary and treasurer during. 1897 and
I lS9S. The record OF policy holders also
showed the holders Of policies In the Min
nehaha Mutual Life association as, we'll
as In the Order Of Minnehaha.
The new certificates gave the society
six months lee way" said the witness.
Then the book was produced and iden-
titled and Dr. Ginner testified that Il
contained the names of all policy holders
OF new certificates, the entries being in
red ink and under the 1898 charter.
I'VE made an assessment every two
months, continued the witness, All the
calls were numbered consecutively They
had tried issuing small policies but II was
not success before l was elected In May,
1887. The call for January, 1885, was No
10. and the policy book shows the pay
ments made on calls, During 1895 Swan
strom and myself received the assess
ments. although sometimes Miss Moore
did. We gave postal card receipts which
were marked with u rubber stamp In my
possession and that of Swanstrom. Gran
Vile Fales was a member In 1898 and the
Order of Mfnnehaha made its first state
ment to the insurance commissioner in
1891"
DIR. Ginner was still on the stand when
court adjourned until a. m. today.