The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-14
saltwater News

The jury in the case of the State VS..
John M. Roberts, of Minneapolis. after
being out from o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon until 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing, decided that the young man was gull
ty of conSpiring to provide means WHEREBY
Edward Leland, convict, could get out
of the prison, where he is serving ten
years for robbery. The jury toyed with
the case necessarily, and had hard time
to agree upon a verdict. Attorney Lane,
representing Roberts, stated when the
verdict was read, that he would imme-
diately apply for a new trial. and in case
a new trial is denied will take the case
to the supreme court. County Attorney
Nethaway will move for sentence at 2
o'clock this afternoon, but Roberts at
torney will endeavor to prevent the SEN
fencing of his client until after the mo-
ton for new trial is determined Rob-
erts is Still out on bail, and returned to
mis- home in Minneapolis after the YER
dict had been read.
The local court of the Independent Or
der of Foresters, at meeting held We'd
nesday night, elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: H. H. Gillen,
chief ranger; Nicholas Bake, vice chief
ranger; Oscar GarbuSh, recording Secre-
tary; Levi Proctor, financial secretary;
p. H. Christensen, treasurer; N. A. Nell
SON. orator; G. F. Edwards, superintend-
ent juvenile courts; Carl Bremen, organ
ist; b. Pospeshensli. S. W; c. G. Diet
Law, J. B.; B. ]. Mosier and Abe Rohr-
back trustees; delegates to high court
N. A. Nelson, Martin Murray, D. H. Doe
and Nick Bake.
Washington county, who was sent to
the insane asylum at Rochester couple
of weeks ago, died there on Tuesday. The
funeral will be held in New Scandal to-
morrow.
A letter was received Thursday stating
that the remains of Myron /. McKusick
who died at Phoenix, Ariz., last Friday,
would arrive here in the evening.
"a i,olf tots ifct 6rt0
q convict at the prison, charged with
bribing a public official was dismissed
by Judge Williston on motion of County
Attorney Nethaway, who stated that he
didn't believe the state could make out
a case without the presence of Ada Hub
bell. the main witness, who mas disap-
peared.
Catherine E. FIeischauer has arrived at
the prison from St. Peter to serve five
years and six months for keeping a house
of i'll fame. The Fleischauer woman was
released from prison In 1898 after COM
pleting a term for a similar offense.
John Burns, trainer for j. S. O'Brien,
of Saltwater, returned yesterday from
Memphis, Tenn. where Mr.. O'Brien's sta
Racing closed in New York about ten
days ago, and the horses will be shipped
direct from that city to Memphis.
John M. Roberts, the eX-prison guard.
convicted of conspiracy, has not yet been
sentenced, all proceedings being stayed
until the oath inst.
The remains of Myron I. McKuSick,
whose death occurred last week at
Phoenix, Ariz., reached Saltwater last
night, and the funeral will be held from
Ascension Episcopal church at 2:30 this
afternoon.
Loggers in this city are sending large
number of teams to their camps and are
ready to begin hauling logs. hammers
Bros. sent three car loads of horses to
their Eau Claire lakes camps yesterday.
and James McGrath and Donovan &
Stack are also getting ready to ship
horses to their camps. 1t is expected
hauling will be in full swing by Monday
OF Tuesday Of next week
The Bons AnliS bowling club team in
the contest for the Molander & McCuish
silver cup, seems to be doomed to con-
tinuous defeat The team has played
twelve tournament games and was de-
feated in every game. In the games
played Thursday night the Nemos won
three from the Bons Amis and the Cres-
cents won three from the Kegei Spiel
eTS.
The case of the Saltwater Water COM
pany against H. c. Farmer and Horace
Voligny is still on in the district court,
in view of the number OF witnesses sum-
moned by each side. Supt. Harrison was
on the stand nearly all of yesterday
forenoon and Engineer Clarke was also
called upon to testify.
a. II. jerks, a We'll known resident of
Saltwater, is i'll at the Hudson SANTA
lium with heart and stomach trouble.
4 number of Saltwater people will go
to New Scandal today to attend the
funeral of Ole Dahlbom, whose death
occurred at Rochester on Tuesday.