The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-10
RILED JUDGE KELLY
LAWYER sARDERSON, OF MINNIE
APOLIs, QUESTIONED THE vER-
ACITY OF THE COURT
AND ALL OF ITS OFFICERS

The Attorney Was Repeatedly Told
That What He Said Was Not True,
but on Top of 1t All He Asked to
He Sworn, and Under Oath Re-
peated the Statements Which He
Had Previously Made.
"A. G. Sarderson. Minneapolis law
yer, caused a sensation in Judge Kelly's
court room yesterday by doubling the
veracity Of the court. the records and
of the county attorney, during the trial
of Herman Goss for alleged suborna-
ton Of perjury. The wires were down
between the lawyer and the court dur
Ing q large part of the afternoon and
at several times the chances appeared
more than even that the Minneapolis
man would be assessed for contempt.
Lawyer Sarderson Is defending Her
man Goss, who is charged with having
suborned perjury in procuring straw
bail for Albert Chase l3yrnes, the big
amist who Is now serving a sentence
at Saltwater. The forenoon was spent
In securing jury.
After the noon recess Mr.. Sarderson
held a whispered conversation with the
court, and the jury was In consequence
directed to retire temporarily. Then
the Minneapolis man moved for a dis
mlsSal of the case on the ground that
on Jan. II the court granted a contin-
uance in the case without the presence
of the defendant in court and thereby
lost jurisdiction of the case. Then Mr..
Sarderson made a statement to the
court in which he told how he had been
called over to st. Paul on Jan. 81, and
had then explained that he was unable
to proceed to trial because one of his
witnesses was i'll. The continuance had
been granted on this showing.
Several times Judge Kelly remarked
that the record showed that the case
had simply been passed, and on one of
these occasions Sarderson said:
II would ask the court if there is any
dispute as to my statement Of fact. Mr..
Bigelow was present at the time to con-
tinue the case over the term. The court
said That will be continued
That is not true. sir" said Judge
Kelly.
THE court clerk made the entry"
persisted Mr.. Sarderson.
THAT is not true, sir" declared the
court. II told you that I would not
| make any order in the absence of the
defendant, but l assured you that you
would not be pressed for trial at that
time. After the matter was brought
to the attention Of the court in the reg
uidI way dIiO WAS pdSSeU. Inc court
does not fancy this kind of practice
II have stated what I believe to be
the truth" rejoined the attorney heat
edly.
II say, sir. that you have not stated
the truth, and I state it solemnly un-
der the sanctity of my position on this
bench"
Then Mr.. sarderson asked to be
sworn, and under oath repeated his
previous statements. Goss was placed
on the stand and swore that he was
| not in court on Jan. q. Deputy Clerk
Joseph King swore that the court had
said passed" as on the minutes, and
his testimony was backed by County
Attorney Bigelow.
This is the first time anything like
| this has occurred in the fourteen years
| l have been on the BENCH" declared
| Judge Kelly solemnly. .Mr. Sarderson
you are contradicted by the deputy
clerk, Mr. King. the county attorney
the records of the court and the MEM
ory of the court. The motion is de-
nied"'
This settled the affair and the trial
was resumed