St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-12
THE M'QUADE TRIAL.
A Servant Girl identifies the Doodle
Aldermen Who Visited McLaugh-
as

/ n servant GsFE kueDIEfIeS fhe Doodle
Aldermen Who Visited McLaugh-
Iin's.
| New YORK, Dec. lin the McQuade
| trial this morning the reading of dOcumen-
tary evidence was continued. 1t was after
noon before Mr.. Nicoll concluded the read
ing of the documentary evidence relating to
the franchise Clerk Toomey patiently sat
| in the witness chair during the reading. At
the close witness was cross examined by
Mr.. NewcOnbe. He said that at the special
meeting of Aug. 80, 1854, at 9 a. m., after
the meeting opened some one told him
THE DOORS WERE LOCKED.
Some one on the outside had pushed on the
door. Witness thought MalOney directed
some one to open the door after this. The
witness testified that in all the years of his
holding the position of recording clerk of
the board there had never been as early a
meeting as the one of Aug. 80, 1884. The
prosecution started to send in McQuade's
evidence before the senate committee. The
defense objected on the ground that no
man should be compelled to give evidence
that would criminate himself, nor could his
evidence given in case be used against
him in another case in which he was de-
fendant. Mr.. Nicoll withdrew the testi-
mOny for the present. The recorder had
grave doubts on the question himself and
reserved decision.
KATY wETZ, A SERVANT,
testified that in 1884. she was in service in
the house adjoining that of Aid. Nc
Laughlin. in which the alleged combine"
of Doodle aldermen was found. She testi-
fed that in the month of June she was
called to the door BY ring of the bell. On
the steps were five men who inquired for
McLaughlln's house. They went into Nc
Laughlin'S house. A week later three men
made the same inquiry. Later in the
evening several more called. She saw
them come out of McLaughlin's later in the
evening. Witness was asked to look at the
audience and see if she recognized any one
as one of the callers. The little German
girl. after glancing around slowly. finally
pointed with her fingers, saying: Yes, sir,
that gentleman is one of them" Every eve
was centered upon old John O'NeiI. lis
there any one else in the room whom YOU
recognize as one of the men you saw?"
There was another gaze about the
room, and then the finger pointed at the
prisoner. That gentleman" she said.
McQuade arose. with his hand on his bosom,
and pointed to himself. Yes" Look
again; can you see any one else?" The wit
ness half arose again. In half moment
her eye rested and her face frightened.
THERE is ONE"
she said; "that gentleman" This time a
big man near the rail rose, but the witness
was not positive. and all efforts to make
her say different were futile Another
effort was made. and she pointed to Aid
Cleary. When he stood up she said he was
. tha cl, EMIL
identified. Then Mr.. Nicoll brought ont
the fact that he had called upon the witness
and she had identified in a group of photo
graphs Dempsey. Cleary, O'NeiIl Fullgraff.
Reilly and McQuade; also that yesterday in
the courtroom she had identified FulIgraff.
Duffy apd McQuade as visitors whom she
had seen at McLaughlin's. On cross-ey-
animation witness said she identified Cleary
by his picture III newspaper. Cleary
stood at the foot OF the steps when she
opened the door. Two weeks later she saw
him go into McLaughlin's. Mr. Newcombe
tried his usual misleading tactics upon her,
but the witness was too sharp to be caught.
When the recess for lunch was taken it was
stipulated that no one should be allowed TO
talk to the girl but her mistress. After
recess
THE INSTRUMENTATION
Of the witness was resumed. She had
never seen O'Neil and Cleary at any other
time than at McLaughlin;s. On the first
day she appeared in court she came with
MesSrs. Robinson and Purdy. of the district
attorneys Office. They did not point out
any one to her. She had never seen any of
the men who called at McLaughlin's. or
their pictures, until yesterday. She had
seen men going into McL2ughlIn's mouse
several times during the months of May and
June, 1884. Several members of the
''Schnorer club" testified that Fullgraff ap-
peared before the club in October. 1884.
and among other things said: May God
strike me dead and may l never see nv
family again if l ever got cne cent for nv
action in the board of aldermen" A num-
Der of other persons were put on
thet stand and testified that Fullgraff
had protest ed his innocence. Among them
was a newspaper reporter who said he had
picked out Fullgraff as the most likely man
of the gang to confess, and detailed at length
the attempts which he had made to con-
vince Fullgraff that the best thing he could
do was to make clean breast of it. but
without success. After the reading of some
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