Willmar tribune., 1909-03-24
NEWS OF minnesota.
Mankato Murder Defendant Free.

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Mankato Murder Defendant Free.
Mankato.-The trial of Ambrose
Ref on the charge of murder IN the
first degree in connection with the
death Of an infant child alleged to
have been born to Mrs. Emma Tim
norman March 20 last came to sud-
den end this afternoon when the court
directed verdict for the defendant.
The state rested Saturday and the
defense moved to dismiss the case on
the ground that there was no evi-
dence that crime had been COM
mitted by any one. This motion vaS
today overruled by the court. The
defense put in no testimony but rested
and then moved for a directed verdict
on the ground that the evidence was
not suficient to justify the submission
of the case to the jury. Judge Pau,
in granting the motion, said that,
while there had been evidence pro-
duced tending to prove the birth and
death Of child and that Rieff was its
father, there seemed to be absolutely
no evidence tending to show that it
had come to it's death by violence, un-
less it was evidence tending to show
that Rieff had tried to conceal the
fact of the birth and death from the
public, but this could be explained by
his own fear of arrest on other and
less serious charges.
Pennington Is New 500 Head.
Minneapolis-At meeting of the
directors of the Minneapolis, st. Paul
& Saut Ste. Marie railway company,
Edmund Pennington, vice president
and general manager of the company,
was elected president to fill the va
cancy made by the late Thomas Low
ry. The Office of vice president and
ganeral manager remains vacant for
the present. Horace Lowry, superin-
tendent of the Minneapolis division of
the Twin City Rapid Transit company,
was elected director of the company
to succeed his father
An additional stock issue of "a per
cent or $6,048,000 was authorized to
meet the financial needs of the COM
pany. This makes the total capitali-
zation about $30,OOO,0O0. The lease
of the railroad and property of the
Wisconsin Central railroad to the 500
line for period of 80 years was rati-
fed by the directors at the meeting.
Rochester Has New Mayor.
Rochester.-In one of the most in
teresting municipal elections ever
held in this city Mayor julius ]. Rel
Republican candidate, J. c. Thomp-
son. by majority of ninety-nine
votes. w. H. Hendricks was also de-
feated for reelection as city treas
urer by Thomas Hall. In the Third
ward the present alderman, c. NJ.
Johnson, and the Democratic candi-
date, William Lenz, each polled 1G3
votes, and these two men will cast
lots to determine the winner. The
mayoralty contest furnished the great
est speculation, the candidates being
neighbOrs, added to which is the fact
that Reiter was the candidate of the
temperance element two years ago,
while this year Thompson was the
representative of that element.
New Y. N. c. A. at Sauk Center.
Sauk Center.-Sauk Center has a
well organized and equipped Young
Mems Christian association with a
membership of about seventy-five. The
organization was formed within the
past month. The board of directors
consists of DR.. H. F. Hennemann, P.
B. Hanson. H. F. Alden, A. M. Welles,
A. F. Strebel, F. E. Quist and G. l..
Cooper. The officers are: President,
DR.. H. F. Hennemann; vice president,
P. B. Hanson; secretary, F. E. Quist:
treasurer, A. F. Strebel. Additional
apparatus was ordered this week, and
when received the gymnasium will
have an ample outfit. There is a BIZ
BILE study class of twenty-five men,
horc