St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-19
BACK IN THE BASTILE.
Bassett Surrendered by His
Bondsmen---The Trial Proceeds.

The case of Eugene A. Bassett, the
whilom detective, who IS under indict-
ment for stealing a span of horses from
Thomas Gavon, was on trial yesterday
before Judge Lochren. During the
forenoon Bassetts bondsmen-J James E.
Strader and j. A. McCloskey-b became
frightened. and delivered him into the
custody of the sheriff, and, as Bassett
was unable TO obtain new bonds
men. he was remanded to the
county Jail during the noon
intermission. The testimony of
George Clark, who formerly belonged to
Bassett'S detective agency, and who
was found near Faribault, MIMI, with
Gavon's team in his custody was that
Bassett made an arrangement with him
to run the team off and dispose of it.
He was then TO keep a part of the pro
ceedS and 10 send the balance to BaS-
sett. In consequence of this arrange
ment Bassett hired the team of Gavon
on the 23d of October and
Clark and his wife loaded up
what little luggage they possessed
and started for st. Paul, BasSett follow
ing after with a single rig. After arriv-
ing i'm st. Paul he drove down into the
railroad yard in South st. Paul and
waited for BaSsett. who soon came up
with him and gave him instructions as
to what road he was to take to get out
of St Paul. He then described his trip
to Faribault, where be was arrested.
He was corroborated in regard to his
trip, and as to Bassett following HIM to
st. Paul, by his wife, who appears TO
be little more than child. She
also told how BasSett had the day be-
fore tried to keep her from testifying in
the case by telling her if she went on
the witness stand and testified the same
as she did in the municipal court, he
would send her to states prison for
perjury.
Joseph Hoy testified that on the Esd
of October, while working for Ronnon
Il Anderson, he took horse and buggy
and drove it to Bassett's office. He tied
the horse and went up stairs into the
office. when man named Stevens
told him not to say anything
to Clarke about who ordered the
single rig for he and Bassett intended
to follow him with it. There was a
double rig standing in front of the Of
flee at the time, and before he left he
saw Clarke take the double rig and
drive off and BaSsett and Stevens take
the single rig and follow him. The
next witness was Stevens. VINO related
how he and Bassett followed Clarke
to st. Paul and finally after
Clarke mad driven down in the railroad
yard in st. Paul. Bassett then drove
up 10 him and they got out and had
quite conversation, after which Clarke
drove of and BaSsett came back and
got into the buggy and drove up to the
police headquarters BasSett told them
at police headquarters that a man he
was after had got away from him at
the railroad yard. A policeman
came out and went with him
back to the railroad where
he inquired if any horses had been
shipped that night. After finding that
no horses had been shipped. Bassett
wrote out description of the horses
and of Clarke and left it with the police,
after which they drove to Minneapolis.
This closed the states case, and several
st. Paul policemen were called on the
part of the defense who told about Bas-
sett coming to headquarters and telling
them about losing man whom he had
been shadowing near the railroad yard.
The trial will be resumed this morning.