The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-07

Casper Ernst last night occupied a
cell in the Ramsey county jail, having
failed in his efforts to secure new
bondsmen following his surrender to
the sheriff Thursday night by his orig
inal bondsmen, who became alarmed
and declined to longer serve as surety
for the appearance of the fnancier in
court Nov. IL.
While Mr.. Ernst was rearreSted on
Thursday night he was not locked up
until shortly after noon yesterday, hav-
ing been guarded at his home, on Sum-
NIT avenue, Thursday night by Deputy
Sheriff Hardick. During the forenoon
yesterday Mr.. Ernst, accompanied by
deputy from the sheriff's office, made
an effort to secure new bondsmen, but
his efforts were futile, and his MONDAY
lunch was partaken of behind the bars
of the new county Jail.
Instead of being placed in cell
along with the ordinary run Of Jail
prisoners, Mr.. Ernst was assigned a
cell in the department of the jail re-
served for witnesses who are fOrcibly
detained, which is entirely separate
from the main portion of the Jail.
The prisoner was given Room No. ]
and allowed the freedom Of the corri-
dor which surrounds the cells reserved
for witnesses. When Clio e repre-
sentative called at the Jail at o'clock
last night for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether Mr.. Ernst had any
statement to make to the public, he had
retired for the night.
Has Nothing to Say.
Approaching the room in which Mr..
Ernst was confined the turnkey in
of =, I,o
talk to reporter.
what paper is he FROM inquired
Mr.. Ernst.
"The Globe" answered the at
tendant.
"Tell him I have nothing to say"
said Mr.. Ernst.
do you desire to make any state
ment to the public concerning your
affairs?" asked T e Globe repre-
sentative.
mo-" was the reply. ST think T h e
Globe said all there was to say this
morning"
Mr.. Ernst, who during the past few
years has cultivated a taste something
beyond that which is satisfied by the
bill of fare at the county Jail, has his
meals sent in to him, and he is served
with the best that can be purchased.
Unless Mr.. Ernst is successful in Sc
curing bondsmen he will be compelled
to remain at the county Jail until after
his preliminary hearing, which Is set
for Nov. -.
While the only charge against him
of court record is one which charges
him with forgery and the embezzle-
ment of 5000 belonging to Father John
B. Metzler, a Catholic priest of Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, the apparent magn1-
tude of Mr.. Ernsts transactions, which
are daily coming to light, leads to the
belief that he will have to face many
more charges before he is out of trou-
BILE.
Grand Jury Will Investigate.
The grand jury, which will convene
next Tuesday, will make a thorough In
7vestigation of the numerous charges
manner in which Mr.. Ernst, in his ca
pacity as banker and investment brok-
er, handled the funds of other people.
County Attorney Kane has already
taken up the matter and is busily en-
gagged in gathering evidence to be sub
mitted to the grand jury. 1t was 1nt1-
mated about the court house yesterday
that Mr.. Kane would not depend en-
tirely upon what could be learned of
Mr.. Ernst's methods Of doing business
from local people, but that he would
er's alleged victims outside the city.
This run1or appeared to be substan-
tiated by the departure of Mr.. Kane
last evening for the northern part of
the state.
The Ernst matter will be taken up
by the grand jury ahead of all other
matters, and it is probable that the
preliminary hearing of Ernst, set for
Nov. 12 will be delayed until after
report of some kind is made by the
grand jury.
AS related exclusively in The
Globe yesterday morning, recent de-
velopments in the Ernst affair lead to
the belief that the bankers alleged de-
falcations will amount to an enormous
sum, which is figured by some to be
in excess of 100000.
While it is rumored that he received
thousands of dollars for the purposes
of investment, it cannot be learned
where the money was invested.
Gives Conflicting Powers of Attorney.
The only new development in the
matter yesterday was filing made in
the office of the register of deeds Of a
power of attorney running from Casper
Ernst and his wife, Mary Ernst, to the
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
of Philadelphia, granting power to
the company, III the event OF any ue-
fault in the payment of interest on
mortgages, taxes, assessments or in
surance premiums, to collect the rents
from the Ernst building, Fifth and Wa
basha streets, and the Manner build
ing, located on Wabasha street, and
apply Them to such payments.
Before this power of attorney was
made out, which was June 10, 1903, the
Penn Mutual had mortgage on the
Ernst building for $4,000, and at that
time an additional mortgage for $685.
900 was recorded in favor of the COM
pany on both the Ernst and Manner
buildings.
The fling of this power of attorney
by the Penn Mutual yesterday is taken
as an indication that the insurance
company intends contesting the right
of Attorney J. D. O'Brien to collect
these rents and look after the financial
affairs of the properties. s.
Mr.. O'Brien, when seen last night.
said he had no knowledge of this prior
power of attorney running from the
Ernsts to the Penn Mutual, but it was
contended by him that the power thus
vested in the insurance company would
be of no avail for the reason that it
was not filed until after the more re-
cent power of attorney granted to Mr..