New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-06-06
DETECTIVE IN TOLLS OF LAW

DETECTIVE IN Tolls OF Law
Hailed Into Court on Charge OF Ex-
torting Money.
Thomas j. Coleman furnishes Ma.
terial For Papers.
Divorce Proceedings OF VIM. PEN
ellie Beginning Of Trouble.
A pretty country maiden, a detec-
tive, and a sunburned farmer, intrigue,
divorce proceedings and midnight
shadowing are the ingredients in the
case Of the State against Thomas j..
Coleman now being tried before Judge
Brown and a jury in the district court
says the Minneapolis Tribune.
The evidence which has so far been
adduced would make proper material
for a penny dreadful, but it's claimed
by the state to be the plain facts of a
case upon which it hopes to convict
Thomas j. Coleman of the crime of
extortion.
It's alleged that Coleman extorted
cash and note which together amour
ted to 500 from William Pencille, a
farmer living near Rochester, as a
condition Of suppressing evidence
which Coleman claimed to have re-
garding improper relations existing
between Pencille and one Louise Oh
kers.
Pencille finished his testimony yes
terday afternoon. The examination
by the state and the cross-ex examination
by Attorney Boardman brought out
the claim on the part of Pencille that
he had come up to Minneapolis in re-
spouse to letters sent by Louise Olkers,
and that he met her at the postofice in
Minneapolis.
Upon her suggestion, he says, they
went to a lodging house in order to
have an opportunity to discuss evil
dence in respect to divorce action
pending between Pencille and his wife,
which action had been instituted by
Mrs. Pencille.
While in room in the hotel, and
registered as husband and wife, wit
ness alleges Coleman and Mrs Cole
man came down and the former threat
ened him with Imprisonment and ex-
posure.
The witness says that the next day
he went to see Coleman on the request
of Louise Olkers, and an agreement
was entered into whereby Pencille was
promised immunity from exposure and
prosecution if he woulp pay over 5000.
| He says that he paid over this
amount, and was then told that Cole
man had been offered 81, 900 by the at
| torneys of Mrs. Pencille for the evil
dence which he had promised to sup
press for $500. This he contented was
not fair, says Mr.. Pencille, and he
further emphasized his argument by
saying 'that if the lawyer for Mrs.
Pencille knew Of the affair he would
go right up over the moon. =
Pencille then says he gave his note
for 500 more.
The witness admitted that he was 46
years old and that Louise Olkers was
but 10, and he stated that he had in
fact presented her with a ring while in
the city, and had also given her SIS.
Louise Olkers was the next witness.
She testified that Coleman had
brought her to Minneapolis and had
promised her 800 if shew would aid him
to fleece Pencille by bringing about a
compromising situation.
| She says that acting under. his ex.
plicit directions she wrote to Pencille
made an engagement to meet him, and
went to dinner with him, after which
she led him to a lodging house on the
pretense of talking over the divorce
proceedings, and that whilethere Cole
man, according to the understanding
arrived at previously, came to the
room and made a scene, threatening
q Pencille.
She says that acting on the order O
i Coleman she telephoned Pencille the
next day and told him that she hae
signed a confession.
She said that Coleman afterwards
gave her $50 as a part payment, ane
B that he told her this came from Pen
ellie.
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