St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-30

McGraw stole the knife from him.. Martin
cried. and said he would tell witness all about
it if he would not. give him away. Witness
told Martin he would give away his own
brother II he committed as cold-blooded
murder as that. Martin said: "Frank. they
can't convict me on that knife anyhow, be-
cause there are so many kinds made alike"
witness was shown the knife and said: II
called that Martins knife before and call it
Martins knife now"
On cross-examination witness said he did
not know he had borrowed Martins knife,
but was familiar with it. The knife might
have belonged TO Martin and 1t might have
been somebody's else knife that Martin had.
He was sure it was Martin and not somebody
else who had the knife. Witness came down
to st. Paul in company with several other
gentlemen. After being refused an inter-
view with Martin witness talked wit Chief
Clark. Then went away, but positively was
not pumped by any policeman before next
morning. Next morning Chief Clark told
witness that he had learned he (witneSs) was
an American citizen and all right, and the
chief wanted witness to see Martin and get
everything possible out OF him. Witness did
not care to see Martin, but Chief Clark
wanted him to do it,
IN THE CROSS-EXAMINATION
counsel for defense continually asked witness
if he did not drop in somewhere meanwhile
and get drink until County Attorney Egan
said it was not fair to the witness. Witne IS
testified that he had told Martin that Chief
Clark wanted him (witness) to pump Martin.
Then Martin asked witness if he would give
him away, and witness said he would. Wit
ness had never told anybody the details of
conversation between him and Martin.
Denied the statements in an alleged interview
with him in the Pioneer Press. Witness de-
MED telling Mr.. Maris that he would not come
to ST. Paul to testify unless Mr.. Egan put up
$500, but had told Mr.. Maris tuat he (witness)
had stopped over when in ST. Paul before.
Had never told Mr.. Maris that he would like
to right the wrong done. When asked if he
had ever told Mr.. Lehman that there was
more money in teStffying in the case than in
staying at home witness said that was lie.
The witness kept saving he wanted to explain
that mo such d-n thing ever happened, and
the combined efforts of counsel for both
sides and the court could hardly keep
him from talking. AT length the
court threatened, if the witness did not an
swer the questions properly, to exercise the
full power of the court. The witness replied
SIT makes me hostile to have such Cd d--n
questions fired at me- The witness knew G.
A. Miller and George H. Dickey, but denied
having Il conversation with, them about the
case on returning to Valley City from ST.
Paul. Admitted having told some one that
had he been asked before seeing the knife he
could not have told whether the knife had a
UldCh VI q WultO NcNoT ILL
to carry another knife. Witness named sew
eral parties from whom he had borrowed
knives.
Mr.. Ryan concluded the cross-eXamina-
ton, and it being o'clock, the court
ordered the sheriff to have the room VEN
tilated before morning, again cautioned the
jury against conversing with anyone, and
ordered an adjournment until 10 o'clock
this morning. No sooner was the witness
off the stand than he approached Mr..
Miller, with whom he had denied the con-
versation, and began arguing the matter,
but was taken away by Judge Egan.