The Irish standard., 1905-07-22
FROM THE CAPITAL.


chance of appealing his case before
the Supreme Court next October. An I
order staying the execution was is
sued by Chief Justice Start Tuesday
afternoon after he and Justices Brown
and Lewis heard arguments for a I
stay of execution. Arguments were
made by the defendants attorneys,
r. H. Clark and James Cormican, that
the jury which tried the case in the
District Court had access to the issues
of an evening paper, prejudicing the
jurors against the defendant. Other |
alleged errors committed during the
trial were advanced by the defend
ants attorneys. All the alleged err
rors were fully argued before the
three members of the Supreme Court, |
and the motion taken under advise
ment. Special Counsel Jelley of the
attorney generals Office appeared for
the state at the hearing, which was
held in the Supreme Court consulta-
tion room.
Four of the Peoples Ice company's
large ice houses on the Minnesota
river bottom, a short distance above
Fort Smelling, were almost totally de-
stroyed by the high water last Satur-
day, and $4,000 tons of ice sent spin
ming down towards New Orleans. The
ice did not get far, however, as it was
all melted before reaching ST. Paul
The company has six large ice houses
| on the river bottom, each of which
| contained from $500 to 1000 tons OF
| ice. The water in the Minnesota in
| the vicinity of the ice houses rose five
feet above it's normal level. The
| houses were thus situated in the midst
| of a strong current which made its
| way through the boards and under
mined the ice. When the huge COL
| umns gave way they broke the entire
fronts out of the buildings, and gave
| the river the appearance of an arctic
icef1oe. The loss to the buildings is es-
timated at $4,000, and if the ice has
to be replaced with shipments from
Duluth or some other point the total
loss will reach between $4,000 and
$4,000
Judge Brill of the Ramsey county
district court took things in his own
hands Monday and issued bench war
rants for the arrest Of 'Reddy" Griffin,
Moses Stearns and Isaac Cohen, three
alleged gamblers of Hotel Savoy fame.
Judge Finehout of the municipal court
had refused to issue warrants for the
arrest of these men, claiming that the
evidence was not strong enough to
convict. Frank Fabian, who declared
that he had lost money in the place
run by the defendants, appealed to the
| district court. The men we're arraign-
ed before Judge Finehout and were
released on 5000 bonds.
John Donahue, 1923 Case street, was
found in Lafayette Park Sunday morn
ing with broken collarbone. Dona-
hue said he attempted to board a
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struck and thrown by the locomotive
several feet. He was sent to the city
hospital. His injuries are not seri-
Gus.
| Martin Delaney died at his late resi-
dence, 297 E. Winifred street, on the
18th inst, aged 6S years. His funeral
occurred from st. Michaers church
last Monday morning.
Michael Fahey, aged 50 years, pass
ed away at Hamilton, this state, on
the 14th. Interment took place in ST.
Johns cemetery, Brownsville.
Charles Tierney died in this city city
last Sunday at the age of AZ years.
The funeral took place from the home
of Richard Langan, 992 Courtland
street, Tuesday morning. Services
were held at st. Patrick's church.
Lewis M. Elder, private in company
+, Twenty-eighth infantry, and John
A. Mcdonald, private in the artillery,
military prisoners, made an attempt
to escape from custody at Fort SHELL
ing late Tuesday afternoon, by chok.
ing their guard. The men were work
ing on an ash wagon, under charge of
Private Edward Downing. When near
the post bakery, a secluded place, the
men set upon Downing, choked him
into fnsensibility and, taking his rife
| ran towards the new rife range, south
| west of the fort on the Minnesota
river. Downing recovered and report
| ed the escape. Details were sent to
search for the men. Mcdonald was
found hiding in the woods in the river
bottom after an hours search. Elder
was captured two hours later. He
had the sentry's rife, but offered no
resistance. Mcdonald was tried re-
] Gently ty general court martial for de.
! sertion. Eder was held on similar
| charge. The sentry was not seriously
injured.
Forrestal & Co.. the only bidders for
the surfacing of the Point Douglas
road from Hastings avenue to the city
! limits, we're awarded the contract for
the work by the board of aldermen
| last Tuesday night. The bid of the