St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-07

udllsom, nave seen you time and again
peeping through the key-holes; Mrs. fan
ner said the women had shown her written
recommendations from you signed Ed A.
Stevens and the girls also said so.
Aid. Sly-Have you known of Mr..
Stevens occupying room with a girl in the
hotel?
Yes, sir; he stayed with girl known as
MISS Jenny. | did not see it, but it was
common report in the house | don't
know how long she was allowed in the
house afterwards"
MI Stevens-Who did you hear that
from?
u decline to answer. The witness will be
here to testify herself and then il will be
in evidence. previously had heard moth
ing derogatory to the character of the girl.n
Joseph Lee sworn: Have known Mr..
Stevens about two years; last spring paid
MIN S50; went to him and asked permis-
sion to rent small brick house to women
and he refused it; afterwards he came and
looked over the house and asked. What
Will you give me to get tenant for this
house?" L said, ''I'll give S25"; he said
that wouldn't do; he asked if l wouldn't
! give months rent-that would be S65: I
SAID, no, that was too much; he replied
and started to go out; then said. ..FlI
give 500; he said, ''All right, I'll send a
tenant, and went away; Carrie Moore
came down and rented the house and
GAVE HIM THE $50.
The women were allowed to remain only
TWO months; had paid over $500 to fix it
! up Iof The purpose; | called on Mayor
! ClarK Wnlle he was acting mayor and he
SAID ne saw no reason why it should not be-
rented, but did not give me permission: I
gave Stevens the $50 for getting ME ten
ant: 1t was understood it was to be rented
for house OF ill-fame; Charles Hopkins
wanted T. -: the house, but Stevens
W0I!d il Lid Il TO him.
GeUrg, lie PROPRIETOR of tbe
hotel, Wa ..u:.i. lie deposed as fol-
lows, after .l.,,A. .hat It. Chase and
Detective QH Maj. .,i!1uiG jc present to
listen to his test Iii ny: Add ,5.y called the
TWO officers: Have i,epta European hotel
for from sixteen to eighteen months. [
have about foTty-one rooms for parties.
Have had from thirteen to fourteen ladies
who were boarders. Have known Edward
Stevens almost from the time [ opened the
house; have never paid him any money my
self; never had any conversation to that end;
l promised to make him a present; it wss
some time after the holidays. The CONVEX.
satlon was brief; it occurred in my office;
my wife was there. 1t was in regard to in
formation sent to the chief of police and
mayor to investigate my house. I received
a olackmall letter in regard to some mans
son seen coming to my house. 1t made
reference to the fact that it had been re-
ferred to the mayor and chief. My wife
did the business with Mr.. Stevens; he made
the remark that there had been reports to
MI. Plllsbury regarding my house, and he
said he (Stevens) could fix it all right He
promised to fix it. My wife paid him SIS at
a time, amounting to $50. I told him [
| ChOO1G that ha chnnl6 ha do
| showed him an umbrella stand and asked
him his number, saying should send it to
him for his kindness; he did not say that he
would or would not accept it,
Here witness testified to Mr.. Duffy's
statements as testified to by Mrs. Tanner.
Mr.. Duffy had advised him to square him
self with
THE POLICE FORCE.
''My wife asked Mr.. Stes ems when he
called what he wanted money? and he
said other parties would call to attend to
attend to that. l went to Mr.. Qunlan's
house and saw him. He said: MI. Stevens
told me to call upon you about certain
matter, and we had better go and see the
captain We drove to police headquarters.
Mr.. Quinlan said; You had best stay on
the outside. and I'll take the money ia to
the Capt. Chase Qunlan went in and
soon after Capt. Chase and MI. Quinlan
came out, and the captain said: This
don't co. nothing less than cold hundred
will be the only sum- He handed me the
money in an envelope and insisted upon
my counting it. and l found that the SAC
was all there He said he was man OF
few words, and said l would call again
the next evening. | went to the house and
wrote out check, which have got in nv
pocket Showing check to commission),
| op1 brnuuht In Canf M,
Quinlan was there and said: L couldn't
possibly get to the bank, because l had
been to the lake. l asked them to accept
a check. Capt. Chase looked to Quinlan
and said: l don't think | can accept this
check. 1t is the money we want Invent
around the next night and met Capt. Chase
and Detective Quinlan. They walked me
into the private Office and
CAPT. CHASE ACCEPTED THE MONEY.
81 counted it out open. and Capt. Chase
counted the money and said it was all right
He then put it into his vest pocket and said
1 guess this is about ALL and he furthe
said he should see that should not be
bothered. A statement was afterwards
made in the GLOBE that had paid money
enough for police protection. l had not
said anything of the kind to a GLOBE re-
porter. [ called upon Capt. Chase and
Stevens at police headquarters. and Capt.
Chase walked me into his private Office. !
said had not made the statement as pub
lished 1 said: L do not want to be
pulled. said if you squeeze mH will
hoIer.' Ed Stevens made threats and ]
went to Joe Murchs and sent note to Capt.
| Chase, and he came and said he had only
five minutes to talk to me. and said
only had one minute to talk l referred to
Ed Stevens threats. and said if he at
| tempted to execute them | should squeal.
The morey paid | took from the Bank of
Minneapolis; / drew S120. The money
was in my wifes name. The cashier took
the bank book and gave me the money,
keeping the book; signed the check; my
wife did not sign the check; the S120 was
all the money had in the bank"
Cross examined by Nj. Stevens-When
asked by you whether had ever paid any
money to you for police protection in re-
ferring to the article in the GLOBE said
| should refuse to answer in front of Detec
tive Gleason; [ said it was not fit place to
make any statements. Afterwards when
| you threatened to send me to Saltwater
for keeping a house of i'll fame l said. II
will go if you can send me;' I had con-
versation with Mr. Tanner and said if
was to be squeezed l would squeal; Mr..
Tanner told me that it was not Ed Stevens
who was after me. but 1t was Capt Chase;
did not tell him that any money had ever
been paid to any one; l consider that the
500 paid
WAS BLACKMAILING SCHEME;
paid it through your (Stevens) threats; you
even to the night before you issued the order
said that the ''od man. had heard bad re-
ports about my house, but you could fix it;
| YOU said that whatever YOU said to the