St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-08

Nv hat was SalQ?
''You told me that you would take upon
yourself the responsibility that | would not
be raided, but that l must be closed on the
1st of the month"
''When was our last interview"
''On Saturday evening you and Capt.
Chase called and asked me if ever paid
you any money directly or indirectly during
some administration, or something that l
bould not understand. | did not suppose
that was to be brought into public ex-
animation"
Aid. Sly-Mr. Carleton says that for
the last half-hour there has been no testi-
mony relative to the case. Mr.. Stevens is
gong into the details of the witness house
keeping.
Stevens-''I propose very quick to show
the animus of the thing. | do not wish to
occupy unnecessarily the time of the COM
mission.
In reply to further questioning the wit
ness said:
''You called. as I supposed kindly. and
told me that the sheriff was after me. |
said that had not the money to pay my
fine and you said, BE careful, the sheriff
don't know you and he will probably not
find YOU"
Mr. Stevens referred to row in Lille
Goodrich's house on Saturday night. Aid
Pratt moved 1.-The thanks of the commits
sion be extended to this lady for the valua-
BILE information she had impaired and for
the patience she had displayed in answer
ing questions" The vote was unanimous.
SHE SAW HIM TAKE THE MONEY.
Lou Pierce, who had been an inmate in
Miss Watson's house. next testified. She
had seen Miss Watson pay Ed Stevens
money, but she did not know how much
nor did she know when it was, but she
thought it was within two months. 1t was
paper money. Witness was only in the
room an instant. She had no particular
conversation respecting the occurrence.
S. A. Kirkham, the terror to roomers
and tramps." was sworn and testified:
Have been on the police force since a
year ago last May and sergeant since last
May"
Twill your testimony implicate any po-
liceman not here?"
1t may implicate Sergt Hill and Chief
West"
do you know of any money taken by a
police officer?"
Il know of $50 taken from bail put UP
by man named Daily. and $40 ard S75 at
other times. l arrested two women and a
man. The man put up $50 to Capt. Chase
in the lookup. They were arrested for oc-
cupying rooms for the purpose of prostitu.
ton. There were several officers present.
The mans name was Daily. The money
was understood to have been put up for ap-
pearance next day. l asked the clerk of
the court the other day if it had been turned
in and he said it never had nor did the man
appear. He forfeited the bail. Donal.ue,
the attorney, came to see if would not let
the man go and give him up his money, and
| said no.
CAPT. CHASE HAD RECEIVED THE MONEY.
Capt. Chase was present. but l do not
remember what he said Subsequently he
said that he paid a part of it to Donahue.
The S25 transaction was in the same month.
1t was taken from man arrested in the
Alden block. l think it was about the 21st
day of August l arrested him. There were
a number of officers present. They were
Tom Kelly, Woolsey. Twohy and others.
The SIS transaction occurred on the Goth of
August. A man from Duluth and two wo-
men were arrested. He put up SIS for APP
pearance He sent certain parties to get
the money. think Tom Kelly went after
Sherman the druggist. and got the money.
He paid S25 for each prisoner. 1t was I'M
derstood that the money would be divided
into three parts. Capt. Chase said he
would take SIS, S25 and Truworgy s25.
| refused. He theu offered to make
an even division of the money
with me; went to Judge Mahoney and
told him. He told me that if Capt Chase
offered me the money to take it and turn il
over to the court and tell who had the bal
ance, and he would stand by me though the