St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-24

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the store that morning.
'Yes, Field was there"
"You are sure of it?''
"Did you bear anything said about a
cigar trade?''
mo, SIR"
''Do you remember when it was that
De Young brought the silk to the
store?"
Yes, sir.''
when was it?''
''The day before Aldrich wentto New
York"
"Well, he went East on the 18th III
July, so you must mean the 14th OF
July?"
Eyes, that was the time"
"YOu are sure OF it?'
EYES,"
WAS the silk in package9"
It was in black valise."
'You saw Aldrich give De Young the
| checks?"
Yes. SIR"
"What was done with the valiSe?"
cit was thrown under the counter"
| The checks were then shown him
that were given De Young in payment
| for the silk, and after looking at the
uutCs WHICH, WAS IIC hsilI VI y uiCs HO
| said he was wrong about tie date, 1t
must have been the 9th OF June.
ANOTHER FRIEND,
| Robert Blackwood, testified: 81 have
| known Aldrich since the 9Th day OF
| August, 1885. / was at his store on the
! 9th day of June and saw De Young
| come in with black Satchel containing
silks. He set the satchel upon the
| counter, and when it was opened L saw
that it contained silks. There were
some more silks lying ON the ledge back
of the counter.' Cross-eXamination
Il am warm FREUD of
| Aldrich's, and take a great
| interest in this lawsuit and am sorry
cannot do more for him. am partic-
ular friend of his. l have often called
at his place and talked to him about this
trial. l did not talk to him about the
dates because they are so firmly I'M
| pressed on my mind. De Young went
into the store just ahead of me. | saw
| De Young in Aldrich's place before, j.
w. Field was there at the time. After
| the silk had been taken out Of the
satchel De Young started out and
| Aldrich told him he had forgotten his
grip, and De Young said that he did not
want it. Aldrich then threw it under
the counter. | heard De Young say
| something about a check but did not see
Aldrich give him any.
| A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE
| Rev. III. M. Simmons testified: II am
! preacher; | have known Aldrich four
OF five years; | was at his home on the
| 2Gth of June; j saw him then from to
| o'clock; he took me home in his car
riage; he left ME at my house, on
| Twenty-fourth street and Nicollet ave-
of oh OLE hnt, {I,ns
| drove down Twenty-fourth street in a
direction from Mr.. Aldrich's house: a
| stranger drove tie horses; Mr.. Aldrich
and Miss Knight, his niece. were both
in the carriage"
| This testimony was in direct contra
| dictiOn to the testimony of Aldrich,
| who said that no one but Burnham was
! with him when he took Mr.. Simmons
home, and that they drove straight back
| to the house after taking him home. and
that he took him home about 10 O'Clock.
1t also corroborated De Young, who said
that Aldricil came after the silk that
| night with a carriage, and that lady
was with Aldrich and Burnham drove
the horses. He said they came to his
store about O'Clock.
Sadie Knight. Aldrich'S niece, gave
the same testimony as given by Rev.
| Simmons, and said that after leaving
him at the corner of Nicollet avenue
and Twenty-fourth street, they drove
| down TWenty-fOurth street to Second
avenue south. then down to Eleventh
| street, and then up Eleventh street to
her uncle's house at SO North Eleventh
| street. She said her uncle did not go
| out again that right.
Frank Burnham corroborated the last
| witness in regard to taking Mr.. Sim
mons home.
INSTRUMENTATION.
"YOu are jointly indicted with AID
rich. are you not?'' asked the county at
| torney.
mo, sir" answered the witness.
"Are you not indicted with Aldrich
| for receiving stolen gOOdS?'
"You intended to indict me with him,
but the indictment doesn't read that
way" answered the witness.
| Burnham then told about Aldrich
| south on the 10th and 18th of July. He
said Aldrich was there from O'clock
| to on the 10th and from s o'clock to 3
| on the 18th. He said he was still in Aid
| rich's employ.
Thomas Donaldson testified: ~
| know Aldrich. The first time 1 saw
him was on the 10th of last July at a
sale at pip Fourth avenue south. He
was there again next day in the fore
noon. | did not see him during the
afternoon. | bought the stock of gro
ceries in the store of j. w. Field.
Aldrich left about IL o'clock on the 18th
and did not come again that afternoon. %
Henry Todd was at the sale at 2112
| Fourth avenue south on the 10th of
July, and saw Aldrich there all day.
He was there again the next day until
3 o'clock in the afternoon. He came
there on the 18th at 10 o'clock i'll the
| forenoon,