The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-30
AFTER AMES'
BONDsMEN
Court Instructs the County Attorney
to Delay Collection on Bonds
No Longer.
Also to Spare No Effort to Bring the
Missing Mayor Back to
Minneapolis.
The County Attorney Offers Expla-
The County Attorney Offers Expla-
nations, but the Court Says
They Are Unnecessary.

BY order Of the district court every pos
sible effort will be made to bring Former
Mayor A. A. Ames within its jurisdic-
ton, and suits to collect on his bonds will
be commenced Immediately.
Judge Harrison stated in the most
straightforward fashion the position of
the entire bench upon the bringing OF DR..
Ames back to Minneapolis and also COM
mented on the delay upon the part OF the
county attorneys office in beginning the
prosecution Of the cases against the Ames
and the Norbeck bondsmen.
Court Demands Action.
1T has come to my ears that there is
a general impression abroad that the
judges of this court do not wish these
cases tried and do not want Mr. Ames
back, said the court, in bringing up the
subject. Now, I wish to announce to
you, Mr.. Boardman, that it is the opin-
ion of this court, and every member of
it, that every effort should be made to
procure the return of this defendant"
The county attorney said he had never
had any other idea, and the court con-
tinued: 1.-THE question is whether every
effort Is being made to procure DR.. Arnes'
rearrest. 1t is the desire of the court
that this matter be pushed as rapidly as
you are able to push it. To that end it
seems to me right and proper that suits
should be commenced Immediately to col
lect on the Amesebonds.'
Mr.. Boardman said such suits could
be commenced at any time, but he OBJ
Jected to explaining the case in open court.
The judge stated that no explanation was
cases should be commenced at once.
1--WE could, of course, commence the
proceedings" insisted the county at
torney, "but the state has regarded these
bondsmen as good and If the man is to be
produced we could save the labor and
expense of the SUITS
II don't believe the question Of the labor
of commencing the suits should be consid-
ered,'' replied the judge. when bonds
are once forfeited, they ought to be col
lected and it ought to be understood by
men who sign bonds that if the bonds
signed are forfeited the bondsmen will
have to pay: - -.-.-' 'r-,.'.> ~
The Ames bondsmen against whom suit
will be commenced are Thomas Lowry and
! William T. BouteN for S5,O00; and Fred
Schiek and w. H. Johnson for $4,000.
| y, ~ THE Norbeck Bond
| Judge Harrison stated that he had
| ordered proceedings to he begun on the
| NorbeclS bond of $500, but that as yet
nothing had been done. He said that al
] though the bondsment had paid 81 600 re-
ward for the capture Of the escaped man
and stood willing to pay the extra ex.,
penses incurred by the county in rear
resting their man, no adjustment of the
i matter or release of the bondsmen could
| be made under the statute until suit for
| the collection Of the bonds had been COM
menced, when it would lie within the
| power of the court to adjust the matter.
! The county attorney commended that the
court had the right to adjust the matter
prior to the bringing Of a suit.
If you can convince me, Mr.. Boardman,
that the court has such power" said the
1 judge, then shall be very glad to act,
but as I construe the statute it does not
contemplate such disposition Of the
matter E -,
A few days will be taken to look up
| authorities.
The cases against Frederick W. Ames
| viii be continued over the term.