The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-08
PLAN TO INDICl
ABSENT WITNESS
Grand Jurors Have a Way to Bring
Back Former Alderman
Sutherland.
Dates and Exact Figures Are Needed
to Make His Evidence
Effective.
Judge Pond Again CONSTITUTES the
Law in the Grand Jury
Room.

No indictments against aldermen
said to have been connected with
railway termination and vacation deals
"boodled" thru the last council can
be returned until certain facts,
figures and dates are secured to make
complete the story Of graft told the
inquisitors by former Alderman O., r.
Sutherland. $685.. .... ...-, esq.,. ...
Since Dr. sutherland's disappear
ance was announced in o u r.
n Il last week, the officers have been
searching for this informant of the
grand jury. All efforts have been In
vain, however, and it Is believed that
the ex-alderman has retired to MS
winter home on the Isle OF Pines, or
the coast of Cuba.
No subpoena has been or apparent
ly can be served upon him and there
is but one way In which he can be
brought within the jurisdiction of this
court If he desires to stay away. If
an indictment Is returned against DR..
Sutherland he can be extradited.
Once within this Jurisdiction he can
secure nolle, as the indictment would
own evidence. But he could then be
subpoenaed to reappear before the
grand jury and thus the oversight of
the inquisitors could be corrected and
they could probably bring other in
dictmentS. .... ...-.. e
This plan has been brought to the
attention Of the grand jury and it is
understood that it's adoption is urged
by potent factor in the situation.
Calling Other Witnesses. 49,.
In the meantime, every effort is be-
Ing made by the grand jury to secure
the desired information from other
sources. 1t Is believed that the other
aldermen and those supposed to have
been in the deals are Standing pat
and the outlook for aldermanic indict-
ments along this line is not bright.
Alderman John Ryan and former
Alderman Joseph KiichH were sub
poenaed this morning to appear before
the grand jury in this connection.
Aldermen Fred Powers was also on
the rack this morning and subpoena
was issued for Michael Breslauer,
d Ponds Star Chamber Talk.
The most exciting incident Of the
morning was Judge G. M. Ponds fail
ure to appear in his courtroom until
after Ii o'clock. Various reasons for
his absence were volunteered by the
lawyers and officials who tnapatiently
awaited the judges appearance, and
when 1t at last leaked out that His
honor was closeted in the grand Jury
room the interest and conjecture In
creased. ~ iE7 5sf.. 55sszf ~
About 10 O'Clock the Judge left
his chambers and went to the
SranQ jury rOOm,t. and II remained
&" there for fully an hour. Most OF that
time was spent in a vigorous talk to
the jury. The judge was very forcible.
His words could in part be heard in
the corridor near the jury room. ct
charge YOU It charge you
'I charge you--'' could be heard
again and again and the words were
accumulated with frequent thumpings
of his hand upon a table. u.-.-
A crowd collected outside wonder
Ing what was in progress. .-.-. :.
Other members of the bench are
becoming interested in the grand jury
and a conference between some of
them left the court machinery idle for
a large. part of the morning. This
added to the general air of mystery
which pervaded the county side of
the big building. 't
The published report that Judge
Ponds recent sensational charge to
the grand jury was made after con-
ference with other members Of the
bench, was denied emphatically by
several Of the judges. Some of the
minor points were mentioned to two
judges, but no formal or informal
conference was had.