Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-10
I.'BEGe|AR 3 PAYS fine.
Boldness Of Aims Solicitor Leads
Him Into Trouble at Olson
::: Farm Home.

A professional beggsr, supposed to
b Z native of Russia, and whom for
tho want of q better name We will call
".BagRarisky," came to grief last
Wednesday on the Olson farm near
Raymond and 20 q result of too much
boldness he was arrested on the
charge of vagrency and sentenced to
psy : tine of go and costs, all to.
gether aggrega ating the sum of $47 so.
The man didn't eeem to know his own
name, but as he appeared to be . Rus
sian, we don't wonder at it. As .
rule the Russians have names that
would put IA ordinary man out Of
breath long before he would get to the
final syllable. The Raymond News
gives the following particulars of the
affair;
"A rather tough appearing specimen
OF humanity was the cause OF consid-
erAble excitement at the farm home of
Olson Bros, about four miles south
east OF RavmoLd last Wednesday
forenoon. He was foreigner and as
near as could be ascertatned native
OF Russia. He has but little acquain-
tance with the English language, and
in facs didn't seem to be able to make
motions in any language, and is
roaming about from place to place So
Letting aims, through the aid of .
card asking the public to contribute
money to the bearer rs he had wife
and six children depending on him and
that his arm was broken and he was
unable to work. The card was signed
by doctor. He went to the farm
house of Olson Bros, prowling around
until the men folks had gone into the
hay field, and approached Mrs. Fred
Olson with his card, who gave him if-
teen cents, all the small change she
had In the house. Alter receiving the
money he demanded something to eat,
even following Mrs. Olson to the cup.
board and about the house. These
actions frightened Mrs. Olson and her
sister, Miss Hardy, who were home
oil alone, and they ran out of the
house to the hay field about q mile
away to notify the men of their unex
pected and not In the least pleasant
appearing morning caller. Upon ar
rival at the house their guest was
comfortably seated Gt the table as
cool as clam enjoying all the COM
forts of home and partakipg OF his
morning meal. Upon being asked as
to his business there he made no re-
Spouse and when Mr. Olson requested
him To- make his departure he paid no
.x&ste1tion to him whatever, 90 Mr.. Oh
son took him by force and threw him
out and then held him until Mrs. F.
Olson notified Constable Rosmon, who
went out, brought the man into town
and place him in Jail. Upon search
Ing him he found six different wallets
strapped to different parts of his body
and containing inIthe neighborhood
of 9l00, money he had evidently
begged thru the country. County At.
torney Johnson was at once notified,
who came out from Willmsr on the
afternoon train, and complaint was
made out by Ernest Olson before
Judge Abrahamson and q warrant Is
sued for the mans arrest on the
charge OF vagrancy. Upon being
brought into court 1t was impossible
to ascertain from him what his name
was, where he came from or any thing
else, and while it was the general
opinion that he could understand and
talk English, still he would do moth
ing but groan and pretend to be in
awful pain and agony, when the fact
tho sympathy racket. The county st-
torney, under the c1rcnmstances, en-
tered plea OF not guilty for the pris-
oner and called for . jury trial. A
jury was drawn and as the prisoner
was entitled to have someone appear
for him the court appointed o. J
Bjerke, there being no attorney pres.
ent. The case went to trial immedi-
ately after supper. Ernest Olson,
VIM. Gilman and r. Nd. Tuckey were
called as witnesses by the state and
each testified that the man had been
soliciting aims. Atty. johnson then
made his plea to the jury, followed
by Mr.. Bjerke, who cited his side OF
the case. His plea WAS of such Asym.
pathetic and heartrending nature that
there were but few dry eyes In the
courtroom, and it should have touched
the heart of any man, but the jury
gave him the marble heart and after
3 brief deliberation brought In q ver-
dict of guilty. The Judge imposed q
fine of go and costs, amounting In all
to S47.5O, which was paid the next day
and the fellow went out of town on an
other panhandling expedition. He is
q professional beggar and the dose
he received here may have tendency
to check his boldness but will never
stop him from begging. He had .
rather bad looking arm which had
been caused from .. burn, and AZ
bottle of carbolic acid had been found
on his person, 1t is presumed that he
had kept the wound fresh with the acid
In order to create sympathy. This
shows that he is no novice in the busi-