St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-18
Post Prnndiar Derelopments.

The trouble was resumed at 3 O'Clock,
when the case Of the United States VS.. B. II.
Rugg was called by Commissioner Cardozo.
Benjamin H. Rugg, the accused, was first
arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
The first witness was Mr.. Hardacre, super
intcndent of mails of the postoffice depart
meut. Witness testified to familiarity with
the transmission Of the mails. He was shown
an envelope received here Nov. &c, and adj
dressed Stanley Waterloo, ESQ. Metropolitan
hotel St Paul. Witness then described the
process of changing an address; in this in
stance he had examined the records and had
not found any order for a change of ad-
dress on file as required by law;
the letter in question had been mailed at
Chicago Prosecuting Attorney Congdon
then offered the envelope in evidence.
Mr.. john Ford, clerk at the Metropolitan
hotel, was then sworn. Witness testified to
Mr.. Waterloo having boarded at the hotel:
he left the hotel about Nov. 90; his baggage
was removed about Dec. /; he had some
mail there at that time; viz: letter and
paper; they were given to the man who had
charge of the baggage; the gentleman had
given a check for Wateroos bill. Witness
then Unidentified Mr.. Rugg as the man who
had called for the baggage. Other letters
he testified, had come subsequently adj
dressed to Mr.. Waterloo; witness had sent
them to the Day office.
STANLEY WATERLOO.
Stanley Waterloo, editor of the Day. was
then sworn. Witness is the publisher of
a newspaper in st.Paul; he had first received
the letters, addressed to the Metropolitan
hotel, in st. Louis. He was here shown the
letters aud identified them as having been
mailed by him from st. Louis.
After mailing them at st. Louis had next
seen them at his Office in st. Paul; on exam
lining his private mail he found the letters
open; Mr.. Rugg had charge of the mail;
witness asked him why he had opened his
private letters, to which he made no reply;
had held conversation with
1t was on the succeeding Sunday;
witness told him it was the worst thing he
could do; that he should not pry into secret
matters, and that he must leave the office:
on that occasion Rugg took off his boots and
showed holes in his stockings in order to
prove that he had no money, and that he was
hard up; witness told him that he had pho
tographed the letters, that it was an unmanly
thing, and that he must get out
Cross examination-My business is the
publishing Of paper; DR.. DAVIDSON, of st.
Louis, is associated with me; Miss Bagby
also owns portion of the stock; / went to
st. Louis about four weeks ago: directed
Mr.. Rugg to open all letters but such as were
private or appeared to be private;
/ ordered all my private mail sent to the
Metropolitan; that is the mail that came
from my wife, two or three private friends,
and Miss Bagby; the letters were received
by Mr.. Rugg when he was there, and opened
them myself; Mr.. Rugg had charge of the
business Office; my private letters
included those from my wife and everything
outside Of the business
Mr.. Henry Nichols, a reporter for the Dan.
was sworn. Witness knew Mr. Rugg:
couldn't say what his duties were. Witness
was shown some letters and asked if he had
seen them; be identified three envelopes as
having been given TO him by Rugg, who
asked him to have them photographed; Rugg
had called on him and shown
him note; they discussed tie epistle;
afterwards Rugg asked him to recommend q