St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-25
they are here in the county jail and hi


'ould have used them as witnesses
f he had chosen. The county
attorney says that the fact that
here was a woman in the
'arriage on the night of the 9th OF
June is cOrroDorated by the testimony
Of Mr.. Simmons, and says how did lie
Young know that lady was with
Aldrich that night. will tell you how
ne came to say there was lady in the
carriage. He found out from the de-
tectives who have been looking up
the evidence in this case that this
girl was with Aldrich that evening
and so he put that into his evidence so
that he could be corroborated. Then,
again, they try to prove that Aldrich
was at an auction sale on the afternoon
afternoon that Aldrich said that De
his store, and in the presence of Black
wood and other witnesses opened the
valise and displayed the silk. Now there
are witnesses who say that Aldrich
went to this sale about o'clock that
afternoon, and one witness said that he
got through with the sale at about
o'clock. Was there not plenty of time,
both before or after this sale for De
Young to have brought this silk to the
store, just as Aldrich says he did.
Again, the county attorney says that
the fact that AldIich paid $500 for these
packages of silk without measuring it
looks suspicious. | don't think it does.
Do you? When you buy ton of coal do
you weight it? Do you, when you buy
a dollars worth of sugar weight it? [
think not. You take it for granted that
you are dealing With honest men. Had
Aldrich any reason to think that De
Young was not honest? think not.
Again the county attorney calls atten-
ton to the fact that Aldrich
York without opening the box. Was
there anything strange in that? Not at
all. If, on opening the box, there was
a shortage, why, he was the man who
would be compelled to stand it, and he
probably considered when he bought
the cigars that even if there was a
shortage that he bought them cheap
enough to stand it, for he said he only
bought goods when he could get them
very cheap.
He then wound up his address to the
jury by making beseeching appeal to
them to acquit Aldrich and save his
wife from being made worse than q
widow and his sweet little fve-year-old
child from being made worse than an
orphan. He said that it was time to
show the public that the time was past
when man like E. w. Aldrich could
have his liberty jeopardiZed by the tes
timOny of thief and highWayman
like De Young.
Judge Young before delivering his
charge TO the jury told them that they
were to pay no attention to the evidence
which referred to the admissions made
by Davidson, Blake and Lewis. the con-
victed burglars, and also all evidence in
regard to the larceny of the raZorS from
Brady's shop, and the purchase of the
same by Aldrieh, because all of this
evidence had been excluded from the
case. He then said:
THE CHARGE.
This is an action for having received
stolen property from thieves. and the
defendant is to be considered innocent
until he is proven guilty by the testi-
mony given by witnesses. Of course
this evidence is not supposed to prove
absolutely that the defendant is guilty,
but that it should be proved beyond
reasonable doubt. Of course this ey-
idence need not all be positive evil
dence, because sometimes the links in
the chain of evidence may prove that
the defendant is guilty beyond reason
able doubt, without positive evidence
that the defendant was seen commit
tipgtle offense with which he is charged.
He concluded his charge by reviewing
the testimony given the witnesses dur
ing the trial. Deputy Sheriff Eaton
was then SWORN and the jury retired.
They had only remained out little
over an hour when they returned with
verdict of acquittal. This verdict was
received with applause by the crowd
which has filled the court room ever
all re remained after the jury retired to
the jury room to agree on verdict.
Aldrich was overjoyed, and left the
court room in great glee.