St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-08
THE Pete BARRETT CASE.
A States Witness Makes Something of
a Sensation.
"HANG, GUILTY OR NOT
A Speech Attributed to MIR. Jamison-'
A Little Testimony as to the
Number of Shots.

After court assembled Yesterday
morning an adjournment was taken to
Henry Barrett's house, 740 Third street
north. The judge, jury, Peter Barrett
and the counsel assembled in the room
where Minnie Barrett, wife of Henry
Barrett, was lying in bed, sick. The
testimony as recorded at the former
trial, when Mrs. Barrett was on the
witness stand, was read to her,
and she was asked if it was
correct; she nodded her head that 1t was.
and the court again adjourned, to meet
at the court house, where they arrived
about 1O:30 O'Clock.
Policeman COskran was put on the
stand and testified in regard to the
search at Rice lake for the pieces of the
cash box. His testimony was but rep
etitiOn OF what was testified on the
former trial.
Mis-. Cora Foster, who said she was
the wife of Elmer Foster, the base ball
player, was called and testified to hear
ing shot at about midnight on the
night of July Is, followed by cry of
murder repeated three times, after
which another shot was fired. She said
she was living at this time with her sis
ter, Mrs. Arthur Mills, whose husband
worked in saloon, and, after hearing
the shots she got up and went down
stairs. Rev. 5. V. S. Fisher, then
took the stand. and testified to hearing
two shots and screams i'll the di
rCctiOn of the cemetery. He also said
he heard the bells on the mules. Mrs.
Ada Mills cOrrObOrated the testimony of
her sister, Mrs. Foster, in regard to
hearing the shots and screams. Mrs.
Fisher was called, and her testi-
mony was but repetition of her huS-
bands. After this witness concluded
her testimony, court adjourned for the
noon intermiSSiOn. The first witness
called during the afternoon session was
Arthur w. Mills. He said he heard a
shot and screams, after which he went
out on the porch, when he heard an
other Shot He then ran down to Cedar
avenue. block away, where he saw a
street car passing along with man
standing OH the rear platform partially
dressed; as the car passed him the man
jumped off and ran ahead to catch the
mules. He walked along until he came
to the Hastings IL Dakota tracks, and
then went home. On the crOsS-eXami-
nation he said there was not living
person in sight, except the man on the
car. Mrs. Emma Stone was then
two shots and screams from
the direction of the cemetery. She was
followed by Mrs. Maggie Mcleod, who
said on the Goth of July she was living
at Mr.. BunnelFs, at the corner OF
Twenty-firSt avenue and Lake street.
She said about midnight she heard two
shots and screams. The head of her bed
was close to the window fronting on
| nE Ch no r1 ~ hot
tinctly, but did not hear any one
pass the house on Lake street.
She said she was so badly scared that
she did not sleep again that night. She
said she went to Mason City, To-, Dec.
3, and remained there until subp9naed
as witness on this trial. Before going
to Iowa Mr.. Jameson and detective
came to see her. Mr.. Erwin then asked
her if Mrs. Hewitt was her sister. She
answered that she had two sisters, Mrs.
Hewitt and LOttie Welch. Mr.. Erwin
then said:
Ibid not MI Jameson say to you at
the house, when asking what You knew
about the Barretts. that the Barrett
boys would be hung, guilty or not
guilty?"
mo, SIR" she answered.
Mr.. Erwin then stated to the court
that he wished TO have Lottie Welch re-
called, as he wished IL ask her ques-
ton, he having confused the
present witness with her sister,
Lottie Welch. The state wished to cali
Policeman Silverthorn first. which was
granted, and the officer took the stand.
He testified to being at the corner of
Twenty-eighth street and Fort avenue
on the night of the Goth of July, and
hearing two shots and scream:
ne said he was talking to another
officer named Miner at the time,
and did not pay much attention to the
was from the turn table when he heard
the shots, he said about four blocks.
Mr.. Erwin then showed him on the map
that he must have been at least 100 rods
distant, with number of houses and
trees between him and the turn table.
LOttie Welch then took the stand. and
Mr.. Erwin asked her the following
question:
Did Mr.. Jamison say to you at your
mothers house that the Barrett boys
would hang, guilty or not guilty?'
"YeS, sir"
Mr.. Davis then severely cross-exam-
ined the witness about this mat
ter. She said that a detective and
the deputy sheriff, was with Mr..
JamiSOn. and she was sure one of them
said it, and she thought Mr.. Jamison
was the one, for she did not think the
other two men had come in the house
yet. She said her mother was in the
room at the time, and that they talked
about it after Mr.. Jamison went away.