The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-21
FairmontTribunai HasHad
Its Hands Full
BOOZE IS THE CAUSE
Number of indictments Re-
turned BY The Martin
= County Grand jury !

son, known as teaLnerS, anu ludu
Kelly, both of Fairmont, were charg-
ed in indictments returned by the
grand jury with responsibility for
causing the death of Edward Schen or
Welcome, whom coroner's jury de-
clared last May died from drinking
moonShine whiSkey. The indictments
charge manslaughter.
Gibson and Kelly on arraignment
today entered pleas OF not guilty.
Judge Meighen fixed bail at Sl,0OO IN
each case. This the defendants pro-
cured, their bondsmen being Jess IT,
tus and George Larson.
Gibson and Kelly also were 1ndict-
ed in charge of selling liquor, for
which they were arrested immediate
ly after Scheff's death and held TO the
grand jury by the justice court On
this charge they have been at liberty
al $500 bond.
Many Were Arraisned.
Other arrangements following lndlct-
ments returned are as follows:
Knute Borg, accused OF fraudulentiy
presenting a claim to a public soffi-
cial. Borg has been in Jail for some
months and it has been learned that
he has a Stacker record during the
war. Both F. z. Dougherty and L.. j.
Seifert, when asked by the court 10
defend Borg, who is without means
Judge Meighen appointed John w.
Lowell to defend the accused, VINO
will enter his plea tomorrow.
George w. Wheelock, having liquor
in his possession for sale and trans
portation. Offense alleged to have
ship. Pleaded not guilty. Defendant
is in Jail, F. E. Dougherty, attorney.
George w. Wheelock. A second in
dictment accuses Wheelock of sell
ing liquor to Arnold Henrichs of Jay
township. Defendant will plead at
S:45 a. m. Saturday.
T. o. Axtell, accused of selling D.
w. Merritt one half pint of intoxicat.
ing liquor September 80. Nr. Axtell
appeared without counsel and plead
ed not guilty. His bail was fixed at
$500 and Immediately furnished: Mr..
Axteil, who lives at Madelia, is or
dered to appear for trial next Wed
nesday.
Wilbur Moore. This defendant, a
young Nashville farmer, is accused OF
grand larceny in the second degree. 1t
Is alleged that he stole variety OF
articles from neighbors. He pleaded
not guilty Moore has been at liberty
on bail since his arrest last spring.
He was also accused of petit larceny
in justice court, found guilty and
fined $50. He appealed and this case
will also be retired at the present
term. Moore is to again report to the
court next Wednesday. Mr.. Dougher-
ty is counsel for Moore.
Stevens Accused of Felony.
Peter Stevens. Stevens is the man
who is accused of taking Hanno Bur-
mas car last week. There are two in
dictments against him, one charging
grand larceny, the other taking and
driving an automobile without the
consent Of the owner, an offense de-
r1l@ H. 1a-
ture. Stevens was arraigned on the
first charge only and pleaded not
guilty. He is in Jail.
Carl L. Voosen. Voosef is indicted
for selling one fourth OF a pint or
liquor to Albert L. Ward, Jr., August
IL. He was held after examination
In justice court and is at liberty on
bail. He is ordered to appear for
trial Tuesday morning.
Wilbert Brown. Brown was ar
rested and held in justice court this
week, accused of carnal knowledge of
a female child of the age of fifteen
years. He is in Jail without counsel
plea Of not guilty.
Leo Teders and Harry Metz, indict-
ed earlier in the week, have previous,
ly pleaded not guilty and are ordered
to be on hand for trial Monday.
Only One Admits Guilt.
Only one person indicted pleaded
guilty. He is George Palmer Of Min
neapolis, who has paid a fine of $3.50
and Is serving thirty days in Jail for
selling liquor at the fair.
There are seven criminal cases
continued from the last term, making
total Of twenty three cases to be
disposed of at this term, leaving out
grand Jury is reported to have found
the accused not yet being in custody.
No indictments were returned
against M. r. Murphy, held in the
Law auto theft case. and A. v.
Adams, who was thought to be, con-
nected with the Wheelock case.
What Defense Will Do
That the defense measures to be
employed In the cases Of M. j. Glib
son and Thad Kelly will precipitate 2
long and bitterly contested suit be-
came evident today. At the instance
of Allan, Seifert G. Allen, attorneys
for the defense, Judge Meishen
signed an order requiring County
Attorney Cooper Ito show cause why
should not be quashed.
The order was based upon the
representation Of Gibson that at his
preliminary examination before Just
ice Arthur M. Nelson he was requir-
ed to testify against himself.
While no similar acLlOn was taker
in Kelly's case, the two prosecutions
are Identical and the outcome will
be Of equal effect on both defend
ants.
AS a result of these developments
the defendants, scheduled to plead
today. will wait until the motion tc
Quash is decided.
Mckinley Radcliffe Murphy, the
tramp waiter" who was accused Of
completely in the theft of j. d. Laws
automobile, was released from the
county Jail Friday after the grand
jury failed to return and indictment
against him.
Even so, the young man, after 81
days Imprisonment, discovered thai
keeping questionable company in q
strange town sometimes gets one II
bad.
Murphy, a war veteran. gained
several pounds during Incarceration
and the sores on his hands, resulting
from German poison gas, were prac-
ticaliy healed.
They turn guy loose with no money
to get meal or a bed, and there Is
M work in sight !" SADLY reflected