The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18
Has No Means to Hire an Attorney,
but Says He Is Not
Afraid.
His Case Is Called and Continued
Until the Middle of Jan q.
uary. .y .
The Prisoner Insists That All He
Wants Is Fair
Show. h.. r..

IF your honor please, Will pe
compelled to defend myself. lntellu
having some depostions taken, ana
for this reason | ask that my case De
continued for at least three weeks.
This was the announcement MAGE
by J. J. Carlisle, alias j. j. DeDroils'
indicted for swindling Miss Clarlce
Heebner out of $3.50, when the hypno-.
tist, as debonair as ever appeared peo
fore Judge Simpson promptly al ~
o'clock this morning. Upon tile
strength of this statement the case
was continued over the term ana VIII
not be tried before the middle OF next
January. " =.
owing to my peculiar position IN
being. nv own attorney, I ask your
honor to allow me some privilege IN
seeing people out of the regular jail
routine,' asked the prisoner. -,
II have nothing to do with the
county JAIL replied the court. on
are in the custody of the sheriff and
no special privileges can be given any
prisoner by this court '''.. =.
Whereupon the young man politely
bowed and, turning from the bar OF
Justice walked with head erect and
shoulders thrown back rather defiant
ly thru the gaping crowd out OF the
courtroom and back to his now es-
tablished residence in the county jail.
He will be unable to furnish ball IN
anything like the amount required.
and will, therefore, be guest Oh
Jailor Clausen's until a trial has de-
Cided his fate. --''-
SAYS Indictment Is Abusive.
"There is no lawyer in this town
who would not declare this indictment
invalid exclaimed Carlisle this morn
ing as he spread out the true Dill
which charges him with grand larceny
in the second degree.
"Why, all a grand jury can do is tC
charge man with committing an, OF;
fense. There is no law that allows II
to apply to him such, eplthets az
'fakir, fraud scoundreP and others
contained in this bill. 1t simply makes
my blood boil" and. the prisoner nerN'
ously rolled a cigarette.
"Yes. I guess I will have to be my
own lawyer. I will attend to my oWr
case. but I'll show them just the
same. The idea that a man who has
always lived a. straight life can 'be
persecuted-yes persecuted--ln th1'
way is abominable, lam SGing to7ge
dispositions from prominent people II
the cities where / have lived, Ne"
York. Denver, Chicago and Other
cities They will show up the trutf
of this case.
O., "The case against me is a mere :pett,
criminal charge. One thatWoulds at
tract absolutely no attention but TO
one reason. What is that reason?
can tell you. It is because marr1e'
rich mans daughter. - -
Yes. sir. That's what a man get
for marrying a rich mans daughter
Hasn't a gentleman a right to choos
his own wife without 1T mil1tatln
against him? 1t seems not. Thi
case has been made into a sensation
and 7 have been made the butt Q
all kinds of accusations. 1t is horrlbl
unjust and when the public knows m
side of the story, they will have thel
eyes open. I will show them some
thing yet even If I am alone, poor
unable to hire d lawyer or secure tn
exorbitant bail demanded. I only as
for q square deal.'
Callers Must Register.
The prisoner objects strenuously
his present bed and board but he mus
needs put UP with them. Sheri
Dreger told him this morning that h
would do everything in his power t
help him but that favoritism was OF
of the question. He could have Wis
itors, but not too many of them an
they would have to leave their name
with the sheriff. In this way Sher
Dreger hopes to learn the identity c
the yelled lady who is "a friend,' a
important witness,' but who ha
steadily refused to give out her nam
to the authorities.
Mrs. Carlisle remains faithful to he
husband and has said that she woul
as long as he was in trouble an
needed her.