St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-02
He Ably Defends Himself,
While De Young Gets in
a Roast.
Yesterdays News Gatherings
From All Over the Flour
City.
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A Scare in Court--Minor
News.

the DEFENDANT, ana LARRY DE Young,
the eccentric secondhand dealer, whose
testimony is damaging. Aldrich's de-
Tense is simply that his purchase of the
stolen goods was business transaction,
but its weakness lies in the fact that he
bought the goods, paid the price and
asked no questions. He did not even
examine the goods. While this does not
entirely prove that he knew they were
stolen. it is against him. Aldrich is
coll and interested. De Young is cool
and circumstantial. The state of the
confederation of De Young by the de-
tectives and by circumstances must be
left to the court. The case was resumed
yesterday morning with Aldrich on
the stand, undergoing the pangs
of cross-examination. He de-
MED everything that could
in any way injure him. He admitted
his practice of buying from second hand
dealers, and did SO because he could buy
at the cheap prices his business de-
manded. These dealers found the bar
gains and he made all out of them pos
sible. The most of the testimony taken
was an the shape of specific denialS of
the statements of De Young and the de-
tectiveS. He most emphatically denied
knowing any of the burglariOus trio or
with having spoken to them, though he
had been, at indefinite times, in De
Young's store.
Didn't you meet Davidson in De
Young's store and tell him that you had
seen J. K. Mansfield, money loaner
over Chesnut's boot and shoe store, sell
a gold quarter second watch for $500,
and that he had a lot of jewelry and
diamonds which you would like to ham
die, and that Davidson ought to move on
him, but to waltz" asked Attorney Jam
iSon.
II never did. Every word of it is
false" replied Aldrich.
''You know Mansfield, don't you?"
81 am not sure that do.''
''Were you ever in his Officer"
81 may have been, but do not think 1
ever was"
In regard to the matter of taking
goods to his house Aldrich said he did
so to keep them for special sales. The
silk handkerchiefs he had bought
partly from De Young, some, from Wa
SEGA and others at "blind" sheriff's
while ignorant of their contents. He
took De YOung's word, he said, for the
quantity of silk he bought from him.
didn't his wanting to sell you these
silks so cheaply excite your suSpicion?"
mo. He said he was hard up, and |
paid him every dollar there was in
Them"
''Didn't you know that this class of
silk will sell for S1.35 per yard. when
you only paid De Young $500 for the
lot?''
'.Yes; but there was a quantity of
cheap silk in the lot which reduced the
value"
Didn't you ask him where he got the
silks?"
Il never ask questions of merchants
when they bring me goods to SELL"
"NOw, these cigars; why did you ship
them?"
Because l had more than wanted"
"What was the name of the firm to
whom you shipped the cigars?"
81 am not sure what the name of the
firm was"
Didn't you give the name of fcti-
tious firm?"
81 don't think did"
"Didn't you know that there was no
such firm in New York city?''
Il didn't suppose that it was neces-
sary to ship the cigars to any particular
place, because l was going there my
self"
.'Who put up that boX?"
81 don't know who put up the box. 1
saw it after it was packed. 1t was billed
to E. w. Aldrich & Co., New York"
''Did you change the word dry goods
on the box to merchandise in the
depot?''
depot"
What was the address of the firm to
whom you shipped the goods?"
sit was on Broadway, l do not know
the number"
What did you give Harry De Young
money for?"
"To pay for the CIGARS"
"To whom did you sell the cigars in
New York;"
ITO William Topic. 1 sold him Il, ZOO
cigars"
''Now, as matter of fact. you didn't
have any definite arrangements made
for the disposal of those cigars when
you left Minneapolis, did you?"
mo, did not"
"Why didn't you make an effort to
sell them here?"
II didn't have time"
why did you go East at this timer"
''To rest"
"Who notified you of the trouble
here?"
81. w. Field"
''Did you know at this time that De
Young had 'squealed?'"
''No, did not"
"Didn't you state at one time that
Burnham looked so much like you that
if he had been up to any pranks it might
be easily laid to you?'
II never did"
"Didn't you know that Luther Rand's
house had been burglariZed, and the
goods found in your poSsesson?''
81 did not know it until yesterday"
The razors stolen from Brady's shop
were produced, and Aldrich said he
bought them from DeYoung and took
them home to keep them from rusting.
He did not examine them, and did not
know they had Brady's name on them.
Though he read the daily papers he did
not see an account of the Brady rob-
berry. In this line of denial Aldrich
continued until everything had been
j. w. Field, the friend of Aldrich,
testified in his defense with evident
warmth, but really brought out nothing
of Importance. He said he saw De
Young in Aldrich's store in July. De
Young had some cigars for sale, and
Aldrich asked Field if he wanted to buy
them, the offer being declined. He was
also at Aldrich'S when the trunks were
opened. Field said they were not in
partnership but had had deals together.
Aldrich had never stored goods in
Fields cellar.
Mr.. Robinson asked leading ques-
ton to which Mr.. Jamison objected, and
in the course of their dispute the latter
said tauntingly, ooh, yes, you can ask
witness for anything you want him to
swear to-"
"You need not make such insinua-
TONS" was the retort. Nobody has
suggested that Mr.. Field was thief;
we don't have that kind of witnesses"
II suppose" observed Mr.. Field, in a
threatening manner, ''that a lawyer is
at liberty to insult a man here on the
,r:tnacc stand If ha ruonfc fA h,,t cunl,