New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-06-02
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that Mr.. Erickson struck the first blow
He subjected Mr.. Vogel to a severe
cross examination but the witness held
his ground throughout and answered
promptly all questions that were put tc
him.
Attorney Pfaender Makes Plea.
Attorney Alfred w. Mueller had charge
of the case during the examination Of the
witnesses, but Major Albert Pfaendel
made the plea to the jury on behalf of Mr.
Vogel. Mr.. Pfaender characterized the
prosecution as an attempt on the part
of the Springfield Free Press to wash its
dirty linen in the public light at the
expense of the taxpayers of Brown county
and called attention to the factpthat the
whole trouble was traceable to Mr.
Vogel's attempt to defend the taxpayers
Of the county by insisting that the bills
of Mr.. Erickson be properly verified
He insisted that there was simply one
mans word against another's and what
ever confederation there was, was in
favor of the defendant.
Door Has Defective Lock.
1t had been shown that the door to the
corridor had been locked and is usually
locked, and that the other door had a
defective lock and that no key has been
used for the same for about two years
also that Mr.. Polkow himself had seen
the bunch of keys of Mr.. Vogel in the
door in Vogels private office and that
the same must have been there at the
time when Erickson claimed he had seen
Mr.. Vogel use them. Mr.. Pfaendel
made an eloquent appeal on behalf Of
Mr.. Vogel, in which the funny, as vel
as the serious side of the case was gone
into.
Defends Own Case.
Mr.. Erickson made an eloquent ap.
peal in his own behalf, again reciting the
entire story as he claimed it happened
to him, and saying to the jury that the
Louis G.. Vogel he encountered in the
auditors office on the morning in ques
ton was nothing but a raving maniac
He insisted that for the honor Of New
Ulm and Brown county the jury should
return verdict of guilty in this case. Il
was noticeable that Mr.. Erickson, after
he had concluded his address to the jury
did not even wait to hear the court charge
the jury, but left the courtroom i'm.
mediately.
Jury Out Only Is Minutes.
After being instructed by the court
the jury retired little before half past
four and about fifteen minutes after they
had retired it was announced that they
had agreed, and they were conducted
into the courtroom short time later and
brought in their verdict Of mot guilty
It is stated by those who claim to know
that the jury took but two ballots and
that on the first ballot they stood eleven
for acquital and one for conviction.
Court Adjourned.
Court was adjourned by Judge Olsen
Wednesday morning until Monday, June
Z. A number of jury and court cases will
then be tried before Judge Albert Johnson
of Red Wing. A special venire was
ordered to be drawn for this second ses-
sion of the present court term. There
are nine names on this list, as follows:
Chas. Bingham, Sleepy Eye; Geo. P.
Forster, Springfield; Jos. Soukup, Home;
F. H. Retzlaff, John }Theurer, Fred
Behnke and Alex. Ranweiler, New Ulm;
Martin Brodersen, Milford, and John
Lee, Lake Hanska.
The case Of Albert Bisher VS.. r. F.
Schultz and Emma Schultz was the last
one up for trial before Judge Olsen last
Wednesday. When this case was dis
missed there were no more Jury cases
before Judge Olsen, number OF jury
cases having been continued or settled.
H. N. Christensen Of the town Of
Stately transacted business in New Ulm
several days last week.
Sylvia Salfsberg, a student at DR..
Martin Luther College, spent the week
end with her parents at Wabasso.
Miss Anna Hansen Of Winona and
Mrs. Clarence Carlson of Aberdeen, S..
D.. are enjoying visit with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. P. Hansen, on North
Payne street.
The agricultural census being taken by.
the township assessors while making
their rounds this year will not be a big
success and will lack considerable authen-
ITCHY, owing to the fact that many
farmers were exceedingly busy in their
fields when the assessors called upon
them and, therefore, could not devote
the necessary time and thought to the.
information given the tax enumerators
upon the questions contained in the
agricultural census QUESTIONABLE. "
Consequently the data is impaired to the