St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-14
SEVERAL POINTS SCORED
BY the Defense in the Barrett Murder
Trial.
THEY CORROBORATE PETER.
Several New Witnesses ON the
Stand---Yesterday's Testi-
m0ny.

rebuttal. Yesterdays proceedings were
interesting, from the fact that several
new witnesses had been secured for the
defense, and they cOrrobOrated Peters
story of the separation from Henry, and
the fact that Peter and Tim went home
together. These witnesses, according
TO their own story, were intimidated by
the police, and only appeared because
the wife of one of them was moved by
sense of justice and determined to
testify. Mr.. Davis crOss-eXamination
brought out this point.
George Coleman was the first witness
called by the defense yesterday. He is
the husband OF Mary Coleman, the de-
PENDANTS sister. He testified that he
remembered the night of the Big Boston
fire. He went to bed early that night.
Tim and Peter came home about II
o'clock, and Tim slept with him. When
he got up IN the morning he left Tim in
bed sleeping. He did not see Peter,
but knew he was there at the house that
night.
John Barrett, the defendants father,
was then called. He testified to having
Il COIilCltHCc Will IIcllIy odIIcll dt lllc
Gore house on the Sth of January, when
Henry said that Tim and Peter had
been intimate with his wife and her
sister. and that he would be revenged
on them. He also explained how the
mother had fOreclOSed mortgage on
HenryfS saloon and put Tim and Peter
in charge of it. He said Peter would
be seventeen years old next month.
DR.. Heffiin was then called, but did
not appear. and Edward A. Stevens
was put on the stand to testify in regard
to whether people could pass down
Washington avenue on the opposite
side from the fire. He said great
many did pass on that side, although
ropes were stretched to prevent them.
George Robinson was placed on the
stand after court convened for the after
noon session. He testified as follows:
was in William Petman's saloon. on
Washington avenue and Fourteenth
avenue south, on the night of the 26th
of July. L heard an alarm of fire and,
III company with Petman, went to it.
After watching the fire about three
quarters of an hour we started back.
We stopped into a saloon Oh Washing
ton avenue, between Seventh and
Eighth avenues south, and found Tim
and Peter Barrett there; Henry was not
with them. Peter was sober, but Tim
was drunk and wanted to go back up
town. Peter wanted him to go home,
and after some time succeeded in
getting him on car.
William Petman was then called and
his testimony was but repetition of
what was testified to by Robinson: he
was in such position that he saw Peter
Barrett in the saloon that night He
said that he was talking about what he
knew about the BarrettS few days ago
and an officer told him, if he knew any
thing about them he had better keep it
to himself or he would get into trouble.
Mrs. Mary Petman was then called.
She said: My husband told what he
has just testified to, and | told him he
ought to tell the BarrettS' lawyers about
it. He said it would only make trouble
for him to be mixed up in the case and
Robinson came to me and tried to get
me to promise not to tell of it. | told
them that it would be wicked to let the
boys be tried for murder when they
knew they were innocent, and that if
they would not tell l would, and | did"
The county attorney tried to confuse
this witness on the crOSS-eXaminatiOn.
but made signal failure of it. -
Ed \ Stevens was then recalled and
explained the routes of the Riverside
avenue car line, Cedar avenue line and
the Bloomington avenue line. He said
there was no material difference in the
distance between the glass works and
the termini of the Riverside avenue and
Cedar avenue car lines.
c. \. Smith testified: II live at 1880
Fort avenue, near Lake street. | nave
lived there ten years. have, known
Henry Barrett six years. His reputation
for trf,th and &c Iol
would not believe him under oath.
Henry Barrett kept a bad place; there
was fighting and shooting going on
there nearly all the time as long as he
was there"
Z. a. Peters was called, but did not
answer. Mr.. Erwin then stated that
the defense would rest, but asked to
be allowed to put Peters on tomorrow.
which request was granted. E. P.Bow-
ditch was then called by the state in
rebuttal. He testified: ''On the 26th
of July last lived at 1885 Cedar ave-
nue.. am not acquainted with julius
{. Heyn, but | heard man at the turn
table on the night of the murder saw
that he was behind the house when one
shot was fired and that he ran toward
the car, and when within twenty-five
feet of the car the last shot was fired.
did not hear him say any more, for |
went home then. He was not talking
to me. but to the crowd at
the turntable that night, and he
was talking to all of them
There was only one man present
whom | knew. and that was Mr.. Fassett.
| did not hear Mr.. Heyn say anything
more than just about the Shots,aS | went
home then, l heard Mr.. Heyn say that
he was behind his house, when he
heard shot and that he ran toward
the car. and when within twenty-five
feet of the car, the last shot was fired.
and inferred that only two shots were
fired from what he said.'
Mrs. s. A. Desper testified; II live
at 1911 Franklin avenue; l heard Mr..
Heyn say that two shots were fired Just
as the patrol wagon or the corOner'S
wagon drove up: we only had a very
little talk, for when the wagon drove
up he went toward it. Hr. Heyn told
me he was in the yard when one shot
was fired, and that he then ran toward
the car, when another shot was fired,
and lie saw two men running from the
front end of the carr s~
Adam Desper's testimony was as fol-
lows: 81 saw Julius G.. Heyn on the
he heard two shots fired" No cross
examination.
S. 7. LittletOn testified: 81 am an
optician: live at 1925 Eighteenth ave-
nue. south; l talked with Heyn on Frank
lin avenue oil the 2Sth Of July, while
riding on street car. He said two
shots were fred
On the sS-eXamination of this wit
ness he was asked if he had read the
account OF the inquest i'll the papers.
He said lie had.
Did you not notice a discrepancy
between what yon say Heyn told YOU
about the number of shots fired and the
number he testified to at the inquest?''
No. sir"
Mr.. Erwin then read from the papers
containing notice Of the inquest, that