The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-24
PRISONERS SENTENCED
United States Grand Jury Gets Through
and Court Adjourns.
Frank !. Cole of Fairmont Gets Off
With Fine of $10O.
kTeHgeI and Sumner Pay Fines CT $25
Each for Their 0ffense.
Belle Piaine Bar Tender Charged With
Removing Unused Stamps.
From Wednesdays Daily.


The United States court adjourned
this forenoon, the business of the term
having been concluded. The term was
undoubtedly shortened by the fact that
there were limited hotel accommoda-
lions in the city.
The grand jury brought in four in
dictments this forenoon and was dis
charged
John Wahlen, the aged Albert LeaiEnan
who opened some letters which he found
at Chenille in order to get the stamps,
was arraigned and pleaded guilty. He
was sentenced to pay fine of $25 or to
be confined in the Blue Earth county
Jail for thirty days. He has been in
Jail since his arrest last winter. He
will probably serve his sentence
A. Il. Lossow spoke impressively on
behalfrof Wahlen
Adolph Krengel of st. Paul and AL
bert Sumner of Mapleton were indicted
ON the charge of sending obscene matter
through the mails, and were fined SIS
each, which they paid.
1t appears that one of these young
men Was waiting on Sirs. VIM. Baeder's
servant girl and his visits were Sc
lengthy that finally she was obliged to.
tell him tllat he need not call again. This.
angered he young man, and his temper
was not improved when he received
valentine that was not highly compli
mentaIy. He jumped to the conclusion
that Mrs. Baeder had sent it to him,
and he mailed it to- her, together with
vile note. The valentine had in fact
been sent Ey the servant girl to her
lover as joke, so when it was received
by Mrs. Baeder both recognized it and
knew who it came from, although the
Rste was unsigned.
r Waiter Hoax was arraigned on an
Indictment charging him with removing
nncancelled internal revenue stamps from
beer barrels. He pleaded not guilty, and
was released ON 500 bond, to appear at
the November term of court to stand
trial He is a bar tender of Belle PLANE,
and it is claimed he took off two stamps.
He was subpoened as witness against
another party who was charged with the
same offense, and ON his arrival ia the
city this morning was arrested. He
denies the charge, and says that
he has no knowledge OF who took the
stamps off.
Frank j. Cole of Fairmont was indict-
ed on the charge of forging the name of
Frank Cole to a postel money order for
$25, that was not intended for him. He
entered plea of guilty, and Attorney
f. E. Putnam of Blue Earth made an
extended plea for the leniency of the
court. He read a number of letters from
prominent business men of Fairmont and
elsewhere, speaking highly of Coles rec
ord. 1t was stated that Coles mother
is an invalid, and that his father has
lost his home on mortgage. He had
aided in the support of his mother.
United States District Attorney Al
j. Smith of Minneapolis said that Coles
family were highly respected people, and
that his act falls with greater weight
fhap, Than ha Iofondo,,f HI
asked for clemency for the sake of the
parents.
Judge Lochren said that one of the
inevitable results of offenses of any kind
is that it brings hardship on the parents
and other people aside from the defend
ants. This young man had borne good
but it was apparent that he
had attempted to do what was wrong.
People ought to consider that it is alto
gether better to be strictly honest. The
court then sentenced Cole to pay fine
of 500, which he did.
No Indictment was returned against
w. d. German of st. Peul, who is charg
ed with having Confederate bills in his
to represent treasury notes
with the intent to use them to defraud.
German was one of three men arrested
at st. Peter for obtaining money from
a passenger on an Omaha train last fall.