St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-07
Church AmuSements" the
Subject of a Caustic Discus
sion by the Ministers.
The Story of a Willy Fellow
Who Tried to Work a
Drug Store.
A Minneapolis Mission Society
Supports a Church at Pisa
Local Matters.
THE BARRETT TRIAL.


The Only New Testimony-The Girl
Who Could Not Remember the
Lake Incident.
The trial of Peter Barrett yesterday
was but a repetition of what the same
witnesses testified to in the trial of his
brother, Timothy, with the exception of
Policeman Krumweide, who this time
remembered finding a man named
julius c. Heyer OH the car with the
dead body of TOllefSon. This man
Heyer is evidently the man whom
Horton, the mail carrier, saw getting on
the car near the Hastings II Dakota
fra As just after the shots were fired.
k.umweide admitted talking with this
man Heyer for several minutes while
the dead body of TOllefSOn was lying on
the platform of the car. His other teSti-
mony was the same as in the other
trial. Fred Foster, the Cedar avenue
grocer, who in driving home that night
of the murder, passed the car driven by
TOllefSon and saw the Instructions on
the track and three men near the cem-
etery, was the next witness. There
was nothing new in his testimony. Mrs.
Sarah Lennon was then called. 1t will
be remembered that she was the wit
ness who testified in the last
trial to being at Henry Barrett's
house at the time the three boys
started up town, but who was contra
dicted in this statement by every wit
ness who has testified i'll regard to this
matter. Three of these were for the
state, viz: Henry Barrett, LOttie WEIGH
and Minnie Barrett, and for the defense
Peter and Timothy Barrett. But in
spite of this fact she went on the stand
yesterday and testified the same as she
did in the last trial. She was the last
witness before the noon adjournment.
When court assembled in the afternoon
a conference was held between the
counsel and the court to settle OH time
for the hearing of the argument upon
motion for new trial in the case Of
Timothy Barrett. The time will be
agreed on hereafter.
ID. NJ. Sharpe, superintendent of the
street car line, was then called and teS-
titled in regard to the size and constuc-
ton of the cars in use on the Cedar ave-
hue line, and also in regard to the size
anu construction of the turntable, at
the corner of Lake street and Cedar
avenue, at the time of the TOllefson
murder.
Allie Won Valkenburgh, aged ten
years, ana his brother Charlie, aged
fourteen years, testified as to finding a
billiard cue in the yard at their place of
residence on Cedar avenue, near TWen-
ty-eighth street, about Aug. 1.
At this point the county attorney
asked ii he could be allowed to read the
testimony Of Minnie Barrett, the wife
of Reddy Barrett, who, he SAID, was ill
and confined to her bed. The court
held that such evidence would not be
admissible, and said that if she was not
able to appear in cOu1t he supposed the
jury would have to be taken to
her place of residence to hear
her testimony. After some discussion
between the counsel it was decided to
go TO where she was when court opened
to-day. James Howard was then called,
and testified in regard to tearing up the
floor at 2S30 Fort avenue. and finding
some street car checks under the floor.
He said there were cobwebS fastened
10 the car checks, and running up to the
same as at the last trial.
James Hankinson testified to the same
facts as Howard. He differed a little
from his former testimony in regard to
the place where the last check was
found. He said it was optional with
the police commission as to whether they
could receive rewards. The commission
generally allowed them to take them.
Robert Jamison'S testimony was but
lCpCIlliOll VI hIldl IIC ltStllIcu 10 III Tie
former trial.
George Chamberlain was called. but
his testimony was not allowed to be in
troduced, Mr.. Erwin making the Obiec-
ton that the testimony was in regard to
different OfTenSe from the one for
which the defendant was on trial.
q. V. TruaX, chief of police of North
field, was called, and testified in regard
TO the arrest of Timothy Barrett at
Mortified, the same as in the last trial.
Mrs. Smith then testified to seeing
the boys go down Fort avenue on the
2Sth Of July, one Of them carrying
package under his arm, and Mrs. Cash
man, who testified to seeing the three
boys at Henry'S house while she was
talking to Officer fletcher. Miss c. Lar
son was then called; she did no testify
in the last trial, being sick at that
time. 1t will be remembered that
Hedry Barrett testified to hiring boat
from her the day he threw the pieces of
the tin box in the lake, but she failed
to remember this circumstance, or to
remember Of ever seeing either Henry
or Timothy at the lake.
Court then adjourned till a. m. to-
day.