The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-28
JURY STILL OUT.
G. A. Robinson's Case Is In
Its Hands.
The Evidence Completed This Morn
ing and the Case Submitted
Wednesday.

The jurv at 4 80 p. m, was still
out Wednesday.
d. G.. Robinson's cress- examins-
tion Tuesday afternoon lasted some
testimony in any material point. He
admitted that he was stopping at the
Hyser hotel in Minneapolis under an
assumed name at the time of his ar
yest, but said that he used an ass stunned
name because he had been stopping at
another hotel and did not want the
latter to know that he had changed
hotels. He testified that on Saturday,
June 14th, before he knew that q
warrant was out for his arrest, he had
written to Mrs. Randall saying that
he would come to Mankato the follow
ing Saturday and take up her note
This letter was later introduced in
evidence by the state and turned
out to have been dated Monday, June
10th, after be had learned about the
warrant 1t was postmarked June
nth, and was written on Hyser hotel
letter paper, while he did not register
there until Sunday.
The register of the hotel Hyser was
introduced in evidence and was not
elected to by the defense. 1t showed
that Robinson had registered at the
hotel Sunday, June 18th, as 81. B.
Smith, LIE Sueur. -
Robinson testified that he had not
gone to bed on Saturday night, June
18th, but had endesvored throughout
the night to find out whether there
was a warrant out for his arrest. He
had awakened A. Fl. Turrittin at
three o'clock Sunday morning and
asked him to Telephone to County At
torney Wilson and find cut whether a
warrant had been issued. He testified
that Deputy Sheriff Albert Gerlick
had told him over the telephone Sun
day afternoon that there was war.
rant out for his arrest.
E. E. Davis testified that Robinson
had sum of money early in May.
Deputy Sheriff Gerlach denied that
he had told Robinson that there was q
warrant out for him. Robinson had
told him that he was coming back tt
Manksto.
| Wednesday T. D. Hayes testified
to seeing Robinson at the Hyser hotel
This concluded the evidence Of tn
defense, and both sides rested at q
, q. m.
County Attorney Wilson spoke TO
an hour and twenty minutes, sum
ming the case up for the state, am
was followed by W. L. Comstock, VIII
made the concluding argument for tn
, defense. The court gave his charg
to the jury this afternoon.
In his charge to the jury, whic
was very fair and lasted twenty-fiv
r minutes, Judge Cray said that if Mr.
. Randall knew that the signature {
8 Mr.. Brewers name was made /
q Robinson without authority and 81
. was willing to accept the note, know
q ing all the facts, she was net defrau'
ed by the putting off Of the note upc
her and the defendant was not guilt
If the defendant intended to pay Il
note before it became due, that ia
< does not conclusively prove that
did not intend to defraud Mrs. Randt
is out of $500 by putting the note off
I'd her. The vital question is, did Re
8 inson intend to defraud Mrs. Rand'
c. at the time of the actual transact
2 by giving her forged note. This "
J., matter for the jury to decide
5 Robinson passed a. forged note up
q. Mrs. Randall, that act would not
5 cured by offering to pay the NJ
thereafter. The defendants condI
se at Minneapolis about-.the time of
nd arrest may be considered by the il
as bearing on the question Of his gu
or innocence.
: The jury retired at 100 p M.
Robinson was tried on the sece
Ist indictment, which charges him "
uttering and putting off upon M
Randall forged note, with intent
ar detraud her. The first indictm
nd charges the forgery of the signature
orc The suit of William Paxton, RESI-
inc VS.. George Land, respt.. was called
IN. trial, but Mr.. Paxton did not put
he an appearance and the case was
rod missed for want of prosecution on
tion of the defendant
The suit Of o. Odjsrd vs.. VIM.
ing and others will go to trial Fri
at 9 a. m. There are but six n
ary jury cases for trial besides this.
,wn one of these will probably be settle
the
The petit jury was excused unit
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