Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-05
BLODGET,r'S BOTHER.
A Number Of witnesses in His Defense
Testimony Decidedly In His Favor, and
Bad for He sing and His Defamers.

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Bad for He sing and His Defamers.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-The defense in the Blodgett
investigation called Con. Lcske. who testified
he never heard of conference between HesinQ
and Blodgett, as testified by the former, or OF
any payment by Hesing to Florsheim and
others. and believed Hesing had in good faith
turned over everything to his creditors and
that an execution couldn't realize anything.
Washington Hesing and others testified as to
II value Of the stock of the Stats Zeitung in
1874 and as to the disposition made of it. The
drift of the evidence was that the stock had nc
market value on account Of its being q close
corporation and it was difficult to get bids for
it ct any figure.
mir. Piet.ch. secretary of the Stats zeitung
company testified the Indebtedness of the com.
pany in 1874 was $l03, 900.
Adolph Kretzenger testified that in 1875
Hesing took oath the stock was not worth
over seventy-6ve cents on the dollar.
VIM. B. Bradford corroborated Kretzenger.
l.. u. Bond testified 81. Raster recently told
him the stock was we'll disposed of for twenty
five cents on the dollar.
VIM. q. King testified he believed Judge
Blodgett was disinclined to appoint Vock as
signee on account of Hesing's solicitation that
he be appointed.
The Importance of this evidence is that it
contradicts Hesings testimony last week
when he said he was ignorant of the contents
of the affidavit referred to, and that said aff-
davit was false.
Berthold Lowenthal, stakeholder in the Ger.
mania Insurance company, testified he never
heard until the trial that Heting made private
terms with Judge Blodgett to get off easy.
Leonard SWEET, attorney for the first batch,
denounced as false Hesing's statement that he
had suggested to Hesiug to cqueal on Ward.
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names to Hesing. Never talked with him
more than few moments at time.
B. F. Aver, counsel for the government in
the whisky cases, testified: Never knew of a
proposition by government counsel that Hesine
squeal. Hesing had told government counsel
that he knew nothing derogatory to Farwell,
but had proposed to inform on certain parties
and was exceedingly anxious to plead guilty on
certain points. Counsel were unwilling to
show Hesing mercy. believing him the author
of the conspiracy against the government.
Lewis BJutelle, assistant United States at
torney in 1875, corroborated This testimony.
". D. Kerfoot testified that he heard Hesing,
while in Jail. swear revenge on Biodgett for
sentencing him so severely.
John F. Stafford and J. NJ. Valentine testi-
fed similarly. The former heard Hesing say
that il he had been armed he would have shot
Judg e Blodgett on the berch.
Joe Glover, former district attorney, denied
Hesing's testimony that he advised Hesing to
squeal on Ward. Witness, at the intercession
of Hesing. interceded with Blodgett to spare
him. The judge asked if witness thought such
man ought to be spared.
+. 81. Winstin denied in general and particu-
Lar all Hesing's testimony SO far as related to
him. The $500 was paid him as retainer.
Before Hesing' arrest, advised Heslng to get a
trial before more lenient judge than Blodgctt
Witness was particularly warm and emphatic
in contradicting Hesing.