The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-06
TRY AMES APRIL n
That Date Is Set for Hearing Of
Cases Against the Former
Mayor.
Indictment Charging Acceptance Of
Bribe From q Fake Auction
Store Comes First.

Former Mayor A. A. Ames will probably
come to trial before Judge c. B. Elliott,
on the charge Of accepting bribe, three
weeks from to-day, April u. Ihat' AT
least, Is the date for which all OF the
Ames cases were set at the calling of the
calendar this morning. The case to be
tried first Is not yet announced, further
than the assurance given by First AS
sistant County Attorney c. S. Jelly that
the indictment to be moved will be one
of the three charging the acceptance OF u
bribe from a fake auction store
| The former executive was In court this
morning some time before Judge Elliott
appeared He seemed in good health.
| Frederick w. Ames was also in court,
also Irwin A. Gardner, Joseph Cohen, Fred
Malone, George A.. Harvey and Charles
II. Brown. .s-. ..-... Is .- ...
The ten Ames indictments were set for
trial on the same day and, in connection
herewith. Henry S. Mead. moved that
i the $4,000 bail bonds be reinstated or the
liability upon them as regards the. de-
fendant be cancelled, as. has already been
done as regards the surety. Judge Ell
lott referred the matter to Judge Pond
who made the order releasing the sure
ties.
Fred Ames' Cases.
The cases against F. W. Anes were al
continued; over the term on account 0
the appeal now pending in the suprem
= court. The Gardner cases were set TO
1 April 27, but it is not belieYed they vii
l be tried. All indictments against Josep
. Cohen were set down for trial on Apr
/ 81. as were those against George A. Har
y vey. Fred Malone's case was set 70
- April %. Mr.. Mead gave notice that tEr
win & Mead no longer appeared as Gard
!. ner's counsel. EEt
e Other cases up to the number of eighty
r six were set on dates between April
:, and April %, and the calendar gives in
e dicatfo Of some interesting trials out
= side of the municipal cases. =.
IT Nolles were entered upon motion of TT
d county attorney in the following case!
n State against jacques, two indictment
charging forgery in the second degree
. state against Harold B. St. Clair, no
H. serving a term in Saltwater for grar
III larceny in the second degree; state again
ld Edwin Bond, in the penitentiary for erin
N inal opera tion; state against John Leol
Is ard, in the workhouse for larceny; sta
T. against Vaulney c. Zierath, in the pc
IS itentiary for grand larceny in the Sc
On ond degree ''@
ID Many jail Cases.
s. The April grand jury was called
ge Judge Elliott this morning, but as or
ed fourteen members were on hand they we
4e- excused until p. m. this afternoon whe
: :, with a special yenire of ten, they we
sworn. There are a large number
49, Jail cases waiting for the jurys inves
~ cation and it is predicted that there v
90 be some interesting indictments. T
be nlehiueis WIN lePol Leu .iiie iliui llils we
tet Eo"aro " bacKus' JOHN z. Aine n,
he franklin benher' fatrlch .. Dleen. oa
,ol, uel '. motifs. Jr.. Ea"ard r. u. BECK
To- William H. Williams, J. w. Chris
70 James Gray, Frederick B. Slocum, G.
.ial Gordon, w. P. Devereaux, Edward I
So man and Ernest F. Smith.
lay Charles Wilkins was made foreman
So the grand jury.