Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-13

Hedd6rly, VINO occupies Inc sdne oluico,
telling him to get two other gentlemen
and post himself and them in the private
Office close to the door so they could. hear
any conversation between Gordon and
| Lovejoy. This was done. Gordon and
| Lo7ejoy went into the main Office room
and took seats near the door between the
two listeners. Lovejoy told Gordon that
he had consulted a lawyer and he could
safely refuse to testify, or testify to any
| thing Gordon wanted him to. Gordon
said:
well, Lovejoy, business is business
am we'll aware that all you want is money,
now give me your lowest figures"
Loveioy said that $4,000 was his low
est figures-that VIM. N. Marshall, w. w.
Spauldipg, and Woodbridge, (of Duluth
had promised him large sum if he would
| implicate Mitchell and testify to enough
to convict him, and that they had already
paid him some, bull that he would as SO on
have Gordon's money as theirs-if he
could get more.
Gordon said: Lovejoy this is pretty
hard business-you know that both Mitch
ell aid myself are entirely innocent and
that you ere the man to blame for all the
trouble-you ought not in any case
to testify falsely against Mitchell
whatevea spite you have against me-
Lovejoy laughed and said he proposed
to make some money out of it anyway
that Mitchell had influential friends who
would help him out. Then Gordan
said: Well, Lovejoy, it is pretty
hard, but business is business. If l pay
or secure you $4,000 will you swear to
whatever want you to swear to and stick
to it. Lovejoy said he would. He said
Marshall would be pretty mad, for he had
already paid him some Of the money he
had promised him. Gordon then said he
wouldn't trust LovejoY and some honora-
was over. Lovejoy named prominent
business man of Minneapolis and
Gordon said he was satisfied
with him and told Lovejoy to see him and
tail with him the next morning. After
further conversation in which LovejoY ad
mitted that Gordon and Mitchell were both
innocent, and that on Marshalrs, Spauld-
ing's and Woodbridge's part twas a put up
job to beat Mitchell out of his COM
mission as receiver of the Duluth land Of
flee, and or Lovejoy's part to get money,
and after further conversation on. another
subject Gordon and Lovejoy left the Office.
The concealed gentlemen followed them
closely and into a restaurant, where Cor
don introduced one of the gentlemen who
had never before met Loveioy, and they
drank together Gordon end the
gentleman.
F;The men who overheard this converse
ton are w. w. Brazie, clerk District court
Of Wright county, DR.. A. 81. Hedderly and
Frank Z. Gordon.
The statement above is given in Mr..
Gordons own language, and is what might
be termed a "true story"
In thu general conversation Mr.. Cor
don said Marshairs drive was at Mitchell,
and as he was beaten at that game, he,
Gordon, was thoroughly satisfied.
The Ne.ct AEore-A Legal St'tInbJi:eGbEocA;.
Mr.. Gordon was asked what the next
step would be, and in reply he drew de-
cision from his pocket of Judge Sawyer of
the .. S. cireuit court for the district Of
California, and read the following extract:
SIT does not appear that the United States has
been pecuniaryly injured by the alleged fraud;
no injury or damage is alleged or in any way
shown The land was for sale to any duly
authorized pre-amptor at 81 rs per acre. De-
fendant piid the full amount of the purchase
money and it went into the United States treas
ury. The government got all it would have OBJ
tanned from any other party, etc. There is no
possible, pecuniary injury to complainant etc.'
United States District Attorney Searle
proposed to me tonight tnat by consent
tais question of law involved in the pres
emit case be certified up to the United
States circuit court and determined there
before the triat of the issue of fact in the
case, as the case if tried before jury will
be long, tedious and expensive one, and
tasrs is serious doubt whether the bottom
would not be knocked out of the case, even
if conviction was had. IF this decision
OF Judge Sawyer is held good the case can
not be sustained whatever the facts may
be.
Gordon further said that he was anxious
for an early public trial, and says that on
the trial facts will be developed that will
put the bald-headed charger in his true
colors before the public.
81 shall let Mr.. Searle know tomorrow"
he said, "whether I will consent to adopt
the course proposed. think Mr.. Searles'
proposition is reasonable, but shall take
great pleasure in having sYqare whack
III open court at the meek and IowIy re-
former. 1 want to show him up in his
true colors."
Mr.. Gordon was in excellent spirits,
and seemed as full of fight as ever.