The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-05
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ECHO OF PETTIGREW'S SIREN
UOUs CAMPAIGN IN 1900. "
Judgment Awarded in Circuit Court
Against Leading Members of the
Democratic State Committee Who
Signed Notes in Payment of Cam
paign Fund Shortage.
Special to The. Journal.

Special to The Journal
Sioux Falls. s. D., Dec. 5-The strenuous
campaign Of 1900 in South Dakota, when former
Senator R. F. Pettigrew made the fight of his
political life, but met his Waterloo, is recalled
by verdict of jury in the state circuit court
in this city, awarding the plaintiff judgment for
81 $50 in the case Of the Central Banking Trust
company VS.. John Pusey and others.
After the campaign of 1900, In which Mr..
Pettigrew was the fusion candidate for re-elec-
ton to the United States senate, Ex-Governor
Andrew z. Lee, the candidate Of the same organl-
cation for congress, and eX-NIayOr B. Fl. Lien
Of this city, the fusion nominee for governor,
the committee of which John Pussy OF Miller
was chairman, overdrew it's account to the .ex-
tent OF $1,000 To secure the bank a note was
given; This was signed by R. F. Pettigrew, IT.
II. Ayers, John A. Bowler, S. V. Ross, John
Pussy. B. II. Lien and others.
The judgment just awarded by the jury stands
against all of the signcrs of the note except ex-
Senator Pettigrew, who secured his release from
further liability by the payment of $1,000 Of the
So, 500 called for by the original note.
Blamed for Shooting White.
'The said Robert White came to his death by
a shot fred from revolver had and held by F.
Hogan. Il guard of the said state penitentiary
That the said Frank Hogan acted under. a
deputy warden of the penitentiary. We, the
jury. also find that the shooting and killing of
Robert White in the manner and by the means
aforesaid should and could have been avoided
The above is the material part of the verdict
returned by u coroner's jury which was sum
moned to Investigate the death of Robert White,
prisoner In the penltentlary, VINO uleQ from q
pistol wound which was inflicted while he was
making a murderous assault on Deputy Warden
Cooley.
1t is also recommended by the coroner's jury
that the grand jury Investigate into this mat
| ter forthw it'll" Deputy Warden Cooley has the
reputation Of being one OF the best and most
conscientious men ever connected with the state
pententlary in official capacity. and there
is not the slightest grounds for believing thai
the grand jury will return an Indictment against
him. x a..
Most Desperate Of Prisoners.
| E. T. Cook, street commissioner of Sioux Falls
was formerly guard at the penitentiary, ant
has a vivid recollection of White. He said: 81
was over White that I lost my position as guar(
every man who had anything to do with him.
refused to take him out in my squad unless
provided with extra precautions. These were
not forthcoming, and was let out. think thu
I was right. told them that White was thu
most desperate in the institution. In fact
he was simply demon. He did not care fo
anything. While I was connected with the in
stitution he made more trouble than all thu
other prisoners put together The end has beel
as I expected. had always thought that Whit
would kill some one or be killed himself
| White, owing to his extremely ugly disposition
which led him on frequent occasions to create
reign Of terror among the other inmates Of tn
prison, well among the guards, would prob
ably have met his fate long before he did had b
been inmate Of other prisons. He was entire
ly untamabe. No other prisoner in the inst
tuition caused much trouble as he.
He had been notified repeatedly that til
guards would take no chances with him. and tina
If he attempted any further assaults he woul
be shot. =. .."
Whites death was in part the result of an &C
tcident. He was shot in the thigh for the pur
kpose of woundng him., but, as might. not happe
I;again in thousand cases where men are sho
rim the heshy part of the leg, the bullet glance
The friends of Deputy Warden Cooley ar
confident that he will be fully exonerated.