The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-17

| fifteen years he had been editor Of
the New Ulm News.
Mr.. Green came to Minnesota In
1856 and settled at ST. Anthony.
Later he moved TO lie Sueur. where
he was editor OF the lie Sueur Sen
tinel. During practically all of the
Zine OF his residence I'm the state
he was engaged in newspaper work,
with the exception OF the past four
years. when he has lived in st. Paul.
\ Resides the daughter, two sons,
Nv. w. Green Of lie Sueur, and J.
N. Green OF Minneapolis, survive.
The body will be taken to ST. Peter
Wednesday. where funeral services
will be held.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Election OF vestrymen and other
routine business took up the atten.
ton of members Of the st. Johns
Episcopal parish last night. About
fifty members attended the meeting
which was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. l.. Oleson of Pleasant
street.
The vestrymen are: r. f. Brown,
senior warden, b. F. Pay, junior
warden: C. L. Oleson, r. L. Soaring,
J. c. Wise, J. M. Mcconnell, r. A.
Fisher, l.. L. Wood, DIR. c. II. Ner-
bovig, A. G.. Lewis and j. A. johnson.
w. b. Davies, who has for many
years been vestryman, and who has
in the recent years been senior war
den, resigned his office, and r. f.
Brown was advanced from junior
warden to senior warden. b. F.
Pay was taken from the vestry to
be made junior warden. The only
new member of the vestry is L. l..
/ Wood.
r. l.. Soaring reported that services
under the direction of the following
people would be given during the
remainder Of April and May April
10, Elmer Z. Lofstrom, an Instructor
at Seabury; April 26. DR.. F. F..
Kramer. warden of Seabury; May 1
and May 8, DIR. G.. A. Poole of Sea-
bury; May Is, 22 and %. DIR. Kramer.
The financial condition Of the
church was reported to be very salts
factory. No action was taken re-
garding a new rector for the church.
Following the business meeting re-
freshments were served.
II was decided at the gathering
that the congregation from Mankato
would take an automobile trip to
Faribault some Sunday, probably in
June, and attend church there. There
are about enough automobiles In the
CONGREGATION to carry all Of the men,
bers of the parish, and the day will
be looked forward to by everyone.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Fairmont, April 14.-Judge Quinn
has just signed the settled case in
the matter OF the appeal to the SUI
preme Court of Chris virgens, SEN
fenced to lie in the penitentiary for
the murder of John Steen. This
makes final disposition OF the case
| in its relation 10 the lower court and
the supreme court is expected to act
soon. The appeal is based solely up
on technicalities and the plaintiff is
represented by Albert r. Allen. The
contentious upon which the appeal
are made are, in effect, as follows:
| On the morning after the homicide
tracks made by rubber boots were
found leading from the Steen hog
house across some plowed ground; al
the time of the arrest virgens had on
a pair OF rubber boots which, It is
claimed, correspond with the tracks
found near the hoghouse. When the
defendant was taken to jail he SET
these boots in the corner OF his room
| where they remained for several
weeks, when the sheriff removed them
10 an adjoining room where they re
NAMED until they were taken and
offered In evidence at the trial. The
| defendant claims that these boots
were taken from him by force, and
when offered in evidence amounted In
effect to compelling him to furnish
evidence against himself and in VIC
lation OF his constitutional rights, and
for this reason he<has not had a fail
trial and is entitled to new trial.
/ The Further Contentious.
II is further contended on behalf
OF Mrs. virgens: that under the laws
Of the state, his wife cannot be ex
amined as a witness without his con
sent, and that IL was error for Mr.
Dean. the county attorney, to com
ment before the jury upon the faci
that his wife did not appear as a wit
ness In behalf of the defendant. and
for this reason he IS entitled to Q
i new trial: while upon the other hand
i Mr.. Dean contends that the defendant
saw Mt TO go upon the stand In his
own behalf and testified that during
the night OF the homicide he was Al
home and in bed with his wife during
1.-THE whole night. and that the fac
that the defendant objected to allow
4 ing his wife to be examined as {
witness and questioned as to whether
the defendant was at home during
that night, raised strong presufnp
j tion against the defendant and thai
he had D right 10 comment upon hel
/ failure to appear as witness. she
i being the only living witness whit