The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-13
ST|NE WITNESSES
FAIL TO APPEAR
Grand Jury Could Not Hear
Evidence Because Brokers
Are Absent

William I. Slime, who, it is alleged,
embezzled $4,000 worth of Southern Pa
cific bonds from the estate of his en-
ployer, the late General Manager
Scott, of the Omaha road, did not have
his case brought before the Ramsey
county grand jury before its adjourn
ment for the criminal calendar yester-
day, the refusal of witnesses from
Pittsburg and New York to appear be-
fore the st. Paul body being given as
the reason for Stine's escape.
James Murphy, the tailor, who adj
mitted that while acting as Shines
agent he sold the bonds to parties iii
New York and Pittsburg, was in ST.
Paul, and, according to County Attor-
ney Kane, willing to appear before the
grand jury. But the essential wit
nesses in the case, the brokers to
whom the bonds were sold, refused to
leave their businesses at the present
time for the long journey to Minnesota,
and as the county attorney lacked the
power to compel them to appear no ac-
ton could be taken.
Two Dozen indictments
No less than twenty-four indictments
were returned, and in but one case did
the jury fail to find a true bill against
an accused person. William Palm
Quist, held for larceny, was the for
tupate one who escapes without a trial.
James Bowe, who in a fit of passion
killed his partner, James Phillips, was
indicted for manslaughter in the first
degree. 1t was shown that Bowe did
not in any way plan the deed, and in
fact did not strike at first to commit
murder, SO that the first degree muir
der charge against him fell fiat. BoWe
is now in the county Jail and his trial
will be the feature of the term.
Two indictments in the second de-
gree for larceny were returned against
George -Fredericks. He is specifically
charged with entering the residence of
Olaf Holmes, July 80, and stealing sill
verware and clothing, and again, on
the next day, of entering the house of
Bernard Ryan, and taking clothing and
a watch.
Minor Charges
r. E. Ballard will have to. face two
charges of forgery, having passed, it
is alleged, bogus check on Hubert
Krenz, drawn on the National German
American bank. and purporting to have
been signed by BazilIe & Partridge,
for $780, and again of uttering a
check on the American National bank
for $1,000. bearing the signature of L..
A. Myer & Co. Both of these offenses
occurred in June last.
The other indictments returned in
Guided James Riley and L. B. Lynch,
charged with holding up A. C. Lane.
and indicted one charge of assault in
the first degree; Carl Lumann, with
burglary in the third degree; Stephen
O'Connell, with forgery in the second
degree, being charged with passing a
worthless check on the National Ger
man American bank; L. E. Ewing, with
larceny in the second degree, a horse
and buggy belonging to J. G. Shea and
]. H. Allen being the subjects of
Ewing's troubles; Thomas Curt, with
forgery in the second degree; Oscar
Benson, assault in the second degree,
George Smith being the complainant;
Ole Johnson, forgery in the second de-
gree, three counts; John Ward and
Ed McClain, with grand larceny in the
second degree, charged with holding up
David Boak and relieving him of $42;
Herbert Olson. indicted for forgery in
the second degree under two counts;
Charles Crawford and G. r. Raphael,
alias R. G. Morgan, with swindling
Joseph Manning out of $500 by three
card monte; Michael Harkins and Dan
lei Richardson, grand larceny in the
second degree.