The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-15
TEN ARE INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
GOttSchaIk Must Answer Two
Charges of Murder i'm
First Degree


Two indictments, each charging
murder in the first degree against Ed
ward Gottschalk. were returned by the
grand jury when it reported to Judge
o. B. Lewis yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Together with the Gottschalk
indictments, which were for the killing
of Christian Schindeldecker and Jo-
seph Hartmann, the jury returned
eight other indictments and presented
a lengthy report to the court of the in
vestigations into county and city in
situations which it has conducted since
Jan. 1.
After presenting the final report
Foreman NJ. +. Kahn announced that
the jury had completed every matter
submitted to ii for investigation. Judge
Lewis thanked the members of the
jury for their services and dismissed
them from further responsibilities.
The indictments were as follows:
Edward Gottschalk. two indictments
for murder in the first degree.
Robert Mcpherson, attempted as
sault.
Ernest Bennett, grand larceny in the
first degree.
William Palmquist. burglary in the
third degree.
John Peterson, burglary in the third
degree.
Edward Magin, grand larceny in the
second degree.
John Roscoe. grand larceny in the
second degree.
Arthur Bardweil, grand larceny in
the second degree.
Mike Sauerwine, grand larceny in
the second degree.
No Bill Against Gordon
In the case of G. T. Salisci, charged
with assault in the second degree, no
bill was returned and Salisci was or
dered released from custody. Upon
motion of County Attorney Kane the
charges existing against Aldolphus
Gordon for larceny and Wilfred Balduc
for passing worthless checks were
nolled. there being no evidence TO pre-
sent against the men. They were also
ordered released from custody. Salisci
is an old man who shot and slightly
wounded a boy who had been teasing
him. Balduc passed a number of bad
checks, it is alleged, but he had en-
ployed the aged although rather clever
scheme of dating them ahead. Gordon
was sleeping car porter when he was
arrested charged with robbing a pas
senger on his car. The passenger in
question, the only witness for the
state, is in Seattle and has refused to
return TO st. Paul to prosecute the
case.
Interest in the criminal investiga-
tons of the grand jury naturally sur
rounded the Gottschalk case. The case
against Gottschalk, charging him with
the premeditated murder of Christian
Schindeldecker, was the first of the
two to be Investigated. 1t charges
that Gottschalk on Feb. Is, with pre-
meditation, malice aforethought and
intent to inflict the death of Christian
Schindeldecker, assaulted him with a
butchers cleaver or other sharp in
Strument.
For Hartmann's Murder
The other indictment, that charging
him with the murder of Joseph Hart
mann, reads substantially the same as
In the Schindeldecker Indictment save
that 1t is charged that the murder was
committed with some blunt instrument,
believed to be a bar of iron. The date
Tor the Hartmann murder is fixed as
the Monday following the Schindel-
decker murder. This part of the in
dictment is interesting, in that Gott-
schalk claims that he will be able to
prove by witnesses that he fished with
Hartmann at Pickerel lake on the fol-
lowing Wednesday.
Ernest Bennett. indicted upon a
charge of grand larceny in the first de-
gree, was employed by the St. Paul
furniture company. The indictment is
based upon charge that he embez-
Zled $500 of the companys funds. The
date for the alleged crime is fixed at
Dec. l. 1904.
William Palmquist and John Peter
son are Jointly charged in one in
dictment with robbing the julius Pc
tiers company hardware store of s6u
worth OF merchandise on the night of
March 10.
Edward Magin, charged with grand
larceny in the second degree. is said
TO have stolen a violin valued at SO
and revolver valued at 81 from the
room OF Charles T. Kelly
Hospital Burglar Suspect
John Roscoe. colored, is charged with
having stolen s. pair of trousers from
A Nj. Webster, a coat and vest valued
AT $40 from r. A. Bardwell and a suit
or clothing valued at $40 from John
Foley. The robberies were all commits
TED at ST. Joseph's hospital April l.
Roscoe Is said TO be a we'll known Chi
cago crook.
Arthur Bardwell and Mike Sauer-
wine, charged in one indictment with
grand larceny in the second degree. are
the men accused with the wholesale
robberies of White Bear cottages. The
SPECIFIC instance upon which the in
dlctment Is returned is the looting of
Mary Z. KOst's cottage Dec 10. 1904.
According TO the plans of County At
torney Kane. all of the indicted men
Will be arraigned before Judge Lewis
Monday morning at 10 o'clock to en-
ter their pleadings to the charges
brought by the grand jury 1t is ex-
pected that Gottschalk will be includ-
ed In this arraignment and that after
the ARA iOnmanfS tho Fri oil 0f
will be taken UP as rapidly as possible
There is no probability however. that
Gottschalk will be tried during this
term of court, as not enough time is
left If the counsel for the accused
man and for the state can agree it is
probable that it will be the first Grim
inal case taken up at the May term of