The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-07
AMES' CASE MAY
!. GO OYER AGAIN
THE ATTORNEYS SAID TO HAVE
AGREED no CONTINUANCE.
Former Mayor May Not Be Tried Until
His Campaign for Nomination for
Congress Is Over-Status of the
Other Cases Born of the Municipal
Embroglio. ~

Former Mayor A. A. sAmes, twice
tried and once convicted of receiving
a bride, the defendant in ten cases now
standing ON the criminal calendar of
the district court, and a candidate for
the September term Of court. :
DR.. rAmes first conviction was set
aside by the. supreme court. He was
tried again last term on a new indict-
.ment, A disagreement resulted and, on
account of the defendants illness, his
case was continued over the term. That
the case will not come. to trial this
term is the information given out by
one of the lawyers for the defense at
Ames last trial. It is understood that
an agreement has been made between
the attorneys. The plan will undoubt-
edly be, when all the cases on the term
calendar are set by Judge A. M. Har-
rison next Monday, to SCI, the case late
Later motion will probably be made
for a continuance over the term.
County Attorney F. H. Boardman,
when asked as to his intention con-
corning the disposition of the Ames
case, could not say what would be done:
this term s criminal calendar, said:
E''Ihe disposition of the Ames case is
up to the county attorneys office. 1
will be here, ready to try that case or
any other that is moved by the state.
| IF the county attorney is not in posi-
tion to try DR.. Ames this term, that is
his affair and I have nothing to do
with it." ~. -. .s-
+ Outside Of the Ames possibilities, the
September calendar gives promise Of
! being an interesting one. There are
I several problems with which the coun-
ty attorney will have to grapple, many
Of them being echoes Of the municipal
use-cleaning initiated by the Clark
grand jury.
Nolle for Hill, Maybe.
/ Among these are two cases against
former Police Captain Charles R. Hill.
These have been passed from one term
to another, and are still on the calendar.
The defendant is living on his Wiscon-
sin farm, and reports in court whenever
summoned. The evidence, however, is
ably never be bolstered up enough to
: warrant trial and a nolle may be en-
tered.
=, Six cases still stand against Irwin A.
Gardner It is generally known that
owing to the; testimony, given by. Gard
cases will be nQlled They are simply
held ever his head now to compel him
! to appear and testify when wanted.
When the Ames' cases are disposed of
Gardner will probably be a free man.
johnson and Brown.
w Fl. johnson, former superintendent
OF. the POOR department., is another twice
-G,ctmonts. Johnson s first trial on the
charge of misappropriating public
funds, resulted in "a conviction. A new
tl9l was granted by Judge Elliott. A
second trial on an Indictment charging
i the Justification of public records ended
Tin in aequittal; The two new lndlct'
] ments are based on. new evidence. !!
I Charles H. Brown, bookkeeper for the
poor department under Johnson, testi
. fed against johnson and at that time
.incriminated himself. There are five
indictments now standing against him
J.J. Carlisle's Case.
One other old case stands on the cal
! endar, that against j. j. Carlisle, alias
J.. j. Debrolls, alias Henry Silberberg
toriety thru his swindling operations
!, EHecbner> out Of 5000. He forfeited {
T. $4,000 bond. - His case will probably b.
4 stricken from the calendar. -.
There are a few other continued
are now sfftyfve persons in jail await
ing action Of the grand jury and seven
teeen out on bail. This makes tota
of l21 cases on the criminal calendar
one ct the heaviest for years.
For the September term in the dis
, trict court, the calendar contains 10
, cases in all-712 personal property ta
! ! cighty-fve new default divorce; twer
ty:five Continued court, LOG new court
E thirty-fve continued jury and l34 ney
E jury cases.