The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-26
Began His Shady Financial
Deals Years Back.
Some New Transactions Have
Come to Light Today.
IT'S Said His Books Are Like
a Chinese Puzzle.
From Mondays Daily.


Very little more information has
come to light regarding Judge Ogle's
affairs than was known Saturday. His
alleged crooked work seems to have
commenced five years ago, to judge
from one piece of evidence that has
come to light.
Two sets of notes and mortgages
have turned up and appear to be iden-
teal, but one of watch is considered
to be forgery. Each note and mort
gage purports to have been signed by
George w. Bunce of this city. The
mortgages cover piece of property in
West Mankato owned by MIR. Bunee, and
each is for $500. They run to Nellie
G. Gilbert, of Hennepin, real or fic-
titious parsonage, who, according to the
records on file at the court house, gave
to Mr.. Ogle in 1898 power of attor-
ney to sell, assign and satisfy mort
cages. This has never been revoked, so
far as the records show. In May, 1900,
one of these mortgages was assigned to
Thomas o. Jones, and one month later
the other was assigned to the First Ma
tional bank. When the trouble came up
Saturday there was rush to get the
assignments ON file, but the bank got
its filed first. Now both claim to have
the real mortgages. The papers are
made out in Mr.. Ogle's usual hand
writing, except the signatures. A law
suit is likely to result to establish
which is the true mortgage.
Thomas and Evan Hughes, the attor-
neys for Mr.. Jones, have discovered that
the following notes held by their client
are forged: William Schwanenberg,
500; w. A. Snyder, $3.50; Jesse Shop
ard, $275; A. Lindholm, $lS5; George
Simmons, $l6O. Besides these there is
note for 5000, purporting to have been
given by Cynthia C. Davis, who died
some two years ago. Parties Tho
claim to have known her signature say
that the signature on the note is forg-
cry. 1t seems rather strange that Mr..
Jones did not present this claim against
Mrs. Davis estate, but perhaps was
misled by statements made to him
about it. The above mentioned par
ties some years ago borrowed small
sums from Mr.. Ogle, but paid him. Hav-
ing thus had their signatures, Mr.. Ogle
would be able to initiate them.
George d. Eygabroad, who took Mr..
Ogle's books and papers to Winnebago
City with him Saturday, returned to the
city this afternoon, for the purpose of
assisting in untangling the affairs of
his brother-in-l law. 1t is limited that
there is a possibility of a settlement be-
ing affected with Mr. Ogle's creditors,
and it may be that this is the reason
that no steps have been taken toward
securing Mr.. Ogle's return.
County Attorney Wilson was aps
preached this forenoon in regard to is
suing warrant, but the matter was
held open until this afternoon, in view
of any possible compromise, perhaps.
The mortgage for $500 given by Mr..
and Mrs. Ogle last February to Mr..
Jones on their homestead is valid, Mrs.
Ogle having acknowledged her sigma.
ture, as it is understood. 1t is re-
ported that Mrs Ogle signed the mort
gage in blank and that it was filed out
by ner husband.
Mr.. Eygabroad, when seen this after
noon, said that there was very little to
say about the matter. He had looked
over the books and papers, but was not
able from them to make much of a
statement, as they do not show much.
The only amount that they show that
Mr.. Ogle owed was between $500 and
500, to Mrs. French, mother of Mrs. J.
w. Andrews. He also owed $500 to
Mrs. Peter Clair.
Mr.. Eygabroad said that tine only
thing that he knew about the amount
that Mr.. Ogle was short was what he
had heard from others. He had found
no papers of any value and nothing to
indicate that there is any property Of
any value anywhere, except few old
notes and these were of little value.
During the past two years Mrs. Ogle
has let Mr.. Ogle have $4,000 to loan
out for ner, and during the past six
or eight years she has let him have
more than $4,000 of her own money.
The interest on this, added to her hus-