The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-07-25
YOUR UNCLE JAMES.
Turns Up as Prosecutor and Gets
Himself Into Trouble.

VeSta has become complaining
witness, prosecuting attorney and
committing magistrate, and the
probabilities are that he will become
the Populist candidate for county
attorney, representative and coro-
ner before the political battle COM
mences in real earnest this fall.
The metamorphoses into complain
ing witness and prosecuting attor-
ney occurred on Monday of last
week. It is alleged that one NJ. j.
Olson of Westline was having some
trouble with his wife This trouble
commenced some time ago over the
intended conveyance Of some real
estate Mrs. Olson did not agree
with her husband, and the latter,
according to the story, commenced
to abuse her. On Saturday or Sun
day Olson returned from Marshall,
it is alleged, intoxicated. While
in this condition be set upon his
wife and abused her horribly. She
drove into Vesta and notified county
Attorney Clague, by wire, that she
would meet him in Redwood Falls
on Monday. Shortly after this no.
LITIGATION was sent Your Uncle Jas.
Arnold met the lady and on her I'M
folding the family troubles to the
well-known politician. be proceeded
to take the law into his hands by
appearing before Justice D. F..
Sayles, making out a complaint
against Olson, and causing war
rant to be issued for the latter's ar
rest. This warrant was placed in
the hands of Constable John Dolli-
yer. Mr.. Dolliver brought Olson
before the court on Monday and
thereupon Your Uncle James Arm
old constituted himself as prosecut-
ing attorney in the case.
It appears that the warrant
charged Olson with wife beating,
and while Your Uncle James, in his
examination OF the witnesses, did
not confne himself entirely to the
charge and went over a whole lot OF
territory which was not exactly in
harmony with the peace and dignity
of the great State of Minnesota, he
succeeded in impressing upon the
mind of the justice that Olson should
be held to the grand jury and that
the justice had no right, and that
the district court had no right to
fix bail in the case. Olson, be said,
should be committed to the county
Jail for safe keeping.
Justice Sayles had no commit
ment papers. He inquired of the
prosecuting attorney (?) what was
to be done in such case. Your
Uncle James considered this a mole
hill, and Immediately wrote out or
dictated a commitment as follows:
Vesta, Mimi, July II, 1900.
To Jailer ofRed wood County, Red
wood, Minn-Dear Sir: Please
take charge of NJ. J. Olson, the man
in custody with John Deliver, our
marshal. He is held without bail
until next term of court.
D. F. SAYLEs,
Justice of Peace OF Village of Vesta.
Mr.. Dolliyer, with j. NJ. Katzen-
berger, brought Mr.. Olson to Red
wood Falls Tuesday afternoon.
They went directly to the county
Jail. On turning over Olson to
Tailor Byram the latter asked for
the commitment papers. The Arm
old production was turned over.
Mr. Byram looked at it and said he
didn t believe it was worth any
thing. He put Olson in the lower
corridor and said he would hold
MIN only until he saw County At
torney Clague. Mr.. Dolliver went
out and found Mr.. Clague. Mr..
Clague looked at the paper, and at
once ordered the release of Olson,
saying that the commitment was
worthless. Olson was released and
was taken back to Vesta in the same
carriage that be was brought to
Redwood Falls in.
The arrest and mock trial of o.
son, involving the summoning of a
number of witnesses. as well as the
bringing of him to Redwood Falls,
all involved an expense, which, if
ever paid, will have to be paid out