The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-04-11
Two con CTI0Ns.
The Adjourned Term Of the District
Court IS Dealing Out Justice
to Criminals .
Veal and Stanley Were Found Guilty
Of Assault but the Burglar
S .s4s Was Acquitted.

.sa5 ss Was Acquitted.
The adjourned term of the district
court .t,.' opened yesterday morning at 9
O'Clock clock and by 10 O'Clock the case Of
i H-arry Ray, charged with burglariz-
ing the Office Of the Princeton Roller,
NEIL company waswell under way.
Contrary to all expectations little time
was was consumed in securing a jury, y
When the case Of Ray and McGinnis
was wa zreacheda new attorney putin an
appearance, e. F. thompson, Of Min
neapolis. It-HWas stated to the court
that he had not been hired by the de-
fendants, but had been sent to look
after their interests by friends. The
1 court saw no good reason why the
county should pay an attorney for de-
tending them when another attorney
had been employed, and consequently
Informed Mr.. Germany that the county
was no longer responsible for, his fees,
bat bat that for appearing in the case and
conducting the pleadings, etc, he
would allow him $685.. This did not
suit Mr.. Germany who informed the
court that he considered he was en-
titled to more. The court announced
that the amount was ample and then
after. consultation with the defen-
dants, who by the way are we'll sup
piled with money, Germany announced
that he would continue to appear. -.
The first witnesses examined were
Julian Zimmerman and Joseph Craig,
propr;etors of the mill, M. G. Sausser
and Judge c. A. Dickey, before whom
the preliminary examination was held.
Mr.. zimm erman told of taking the
the bulk Of the money from the safe on
the evening of Nov. II, leaving only
Ee0 cents, all in pennies. He told of one
penny which was among those left
which was bent and marked in pecu-
|liar way which had attracted his at
ttention because it was impossible for
|shEimto stack up the pile. and which
vas aaerWard found to be among those
(which Ray and McGinnis had given
Mrs. Nyeuhuis in payment for a lunch.
He further told of the discovery OF the
woodwork of the safe and part of the
contents in box car =
The testimony of Mr.. Craig dealt
principally with the condition of the
safe when he arrived at the Office Sun
day morning and in some ways was
corroborative- of the evidence of his
partner: =.
Mr.: Sausser testified TO. the visit of
Ray and McGinnis to his store on the
day in question and of their peculiar
actions which led him to set one of his
clerks to watch the pair. They seemed
to be particularly interested in his
safe. .s>-
Mr.. Dickey was called to place the
testimony given at the preliminary ex-
animation in evidence and also the
peculiarly marked penny which has
since been in his possession. There
were few squabbles over the admis-
sion OF this evidence and when the
court adjourned at noon Mr.. Dickey
was still on the stand.
In the afternoon Mrs. Nyenhuis was
called and positively identified the par
ties who were at her residence and
paid her the pennies for food. The
attorneys for the defense attempted to
prove that she could not identify the
penny, but she quickly selected it from
a half dozen similarly disfgured and
thus strengthened the States case.
Frank Blair was called and identified
Ray as one OF the two men who made
inquiries of him concerning the road
to Milaca on Sunday. The attempts of
the defense to tangle him on cross ex-
animation proved unavailing.
Mr.. Zimmerman was recalled and
positively identified the penny as the
one he had noticed among those he
left in his safe on the night>of the
burglary. -, s.. Ell IT,, D.
The State then rested and Mr.. Cor
many opened for the defense.
The first witness called was Mrs.
Olson who testified tina: she got break
fast for Ray and McGinnis while they
were on their way to Princeton for
which Ray paid her 80 cents, twenty
pennies and two nicke1s. She also
testified that he had several more pen
mics in his pocket. 1872
I Mrs.Ray was next called and told of
the departure Of her husband and ex-
Eplained how he happened to have 50
many pennies around his clothes. She
always saved the pennies she received
in change and kept them il a cup.
When Harry left hetook all the small
change in the house, about $3.50,
among them being fifty or. sixty pen-