St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-09
He Says That Blaisdell Is the
Man Who Wrote the Dis
puted Signature,
And That He Saw 1t Done in
His Own Office on the
29th OF June.
A Witness Reeants Testimony
Which He Had Given for
the State.
Colon Will Tell About the
Confession on the Stand
To-Day.

All of yesterday forenoon was taken
OF Judge Shaw, in opposition to
the objection of the reception of
the testimony of j. w. Williams,
discount clerk of the Security
bank, to the effect that on Aug. 5 he
told Mr.. Blaisdell that there was 100000
of Collom'S paper out containing his in
dorsement, and that Mr.. Blaisdell said
he would pay it. The argument was
partially made on Thursday evening,
but at Judge Hooker's request it was
adjourned until Yesterday morning, so
that he might secure the presence of
Judge Young or Judge LOchren to hear
the argument with him, so i'll the
opening of court yesterday morning
Judge Young took a seat upon the
bench with Judge Hooker. Judge
Shaw'S are ument was an elaboration of
that which he made on Thursday even
ing, namely that this testimony should
come in to show that Mr.. BlalSdeli had,
by the statement which it is claimed he
made to MI. Williams, acknowledged the
genuineneSS of 100000 of the COLON
Blaisdell paper, thus showing that his
statement on the stand in the case that
llIlu ICNEA OCCEl Oll AAlOlC lIaO SlO,OOO
of COllOm'S paper was not true, because
it went to show that he had no certain
knowledge of his own signature,
and also because it tended
to show that Collom's confession,
if he made out that all of the Blaisdell
Endorsements were bogus, was not true.
Judge Shaw spoke with vigor, and pretty
thoroughly traverSed the testimony in
the case, asserting that he believed
from the bottom or his heart that COLON
is innocent and is the victim of an I'M
Just persecution.
He did not conclude his argument I'M
til o'clock. when the court adjourned.
In the afternoon Mr.. Brooks made
brief argument on the other side OF the
question, but it was quite evident from
Judge HOoker'S manner that he had
settled the matter in his own mind, so,
at the conclusion of his argument, when
Mr.. Wellington arose and inquired if the
court wanted to hear any farther remarks
upon the subject, Judge Hooker said he
did not. and at once sustained the OBJ
lection of the state.
The defense then made formal offer
of what it was intended should be
shown by the testimony of Mr.. Will.
Iams, which was objected to, sustained
and an exception taken.
Mr.. Wilson made the same offer in
other language with the same result.
While these offers were being made,
Mr.. JamisOn objected to their being
read in the hearing of the jury, and said
that they should be handed to the court.
This excited the ire of Judge Shaw,
who said: Il want it understood now
that neither the court nor the state
has any control over the matter
as to how or in what manner we shall
present our offers"
Judge Hooker said that the court
would decide that question when it
came up.
Judge Shaw then moved to strike out
of the case the copy of the list of the
Collom-Blaisdell notes which Mr.. Farm
ham testified that he made from one in
the possession of Mr.. COLON on the
night of the alleged confession.
Objection was made and the motion
was overruled.