The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-25
DEMURRER WAS DUPHEL
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Freedom in Germany Ridiculed. :"
The indictment charges on the first
count that these articles were in
tended to ridicule the government OF
the United States, on the second count
that they were intended to ridicule
the army of the United States and
on the third count that they were in
tended to ridicule the navy of the
United States.
Counts four and five of the indict-
ment were brought for an article
published in the paper on July 6, 1917
in which it is alleged that the defen-
dant feloniously md wilfully hind
cred the recruiting service of the
United States and that the defendant
attempted to cause INSTRUMENTATION in
the military and naval forces of the
United States.
The sixth and seventh counts of
the indictment were for an article
published on August 3, 1917, and il
was alleged that this was intended
to cause INSTRUMENTATION in the army
and navy. The last two counts were
for an article published on August
10, 1917, which it was claimed OBJ
structed the operation of the con-
scription law.
After hearing the demurrer OF At
torney C.. C. Joslyn, Judge Booth set
aside all the claims except that of
duplicity and multiplicity of counts
in the indictment
United States District Attorney AL
fred Jacques argued that the indict-
ment all related to the same general
offense.
Judge Booth adjourned court until
two o'clock this afternoon, at which
time he was prepared to act on the
demurrer.
stefnhauser Was Arraianed.
Shortly after four o'clock yester-
day afternoon the federal grand jury
returned a partial report, bringing
in an indictment on eight counts
against Albert Steinhauser under abe
provisions of the espionage act
Steinhauser, together with his at
torney, c. c. Joslyn of st. Paul, were
IN the court room at the time the
Indictment was returned and the de-
PENDENT at once was arraigned be-
fore Judge Booth and asked if they
were ready to stand trial.
Attorney Joslyn replied that he
was not familiar with the case and
would like to inspect the indictment
before he stated whether or not thew
would stand trial. Upon the sugges
ton OF the court he entered a plea of
not guilty for Mr.. Steinhauser with
the privilege Of changing it this
morning at ten o'clock if he so de-
sired. In the meantime he was to be
furnished with a copy of the indict
ment and prepare for the case. Mr.
Joslyn stated that the defense might
wish to call witnesses from out of the
state. Attorney Joslyn is the same
lawyers who defended Paul Dehnel
IN his recent trial for sedition in St
Paul. .... .,.... - ..I
Albert Steinhauer was arrested
last July in New Ulm and when be-
fore a federal court commissioner in
st. Paul was bound over to the federal
grand jury for articles which had ap
peared in his publication, The New
Ulm Post. In the warrant issued for
Steinhauser's Arrest the counts on
which he is alleged to have violated
the law are set forth. The defendant
Is alleged to have published, wilfully
and Intentionally, in The New Uln
Post weekly publication, under the
head of General News Items of In
terest at Home and Abroad quotations
from German papers, including The
Lokalanzeiger The Vossische Zeitung
The Wesser Zeitung and The Cologne
Gazette.
Among the quotations taken from
these papers, as set forth in the
warrant, were: TN no country on
earth is there such despotism and
as many regulations as in America. >
This was written by Victor Gilman
in The Lokalanzeiger.
The Wesser Zeitung was quoted in
Stelnhauser's paper as saying, Amer
lea has been in the war over a year
and yet we have no proof of hel
patriotism" The paper goes on to
comment on the small number of ships
this country put out and the few
plans from here that have appeared
On the western front
At another place this paper wa.
quoted as having said: where
then are the American heroes? Now
seriously, they have stayed on the
other side of the ocean and have
used up their war like spirit on un
armed Germans" Through all tn,
quotations used sentiment of thi.
nature is expressed These article:
were alleged to have been printed
in Steinhauser's paper on July s
1918.