St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-19
CAPT. HARVEY ON THE RACK
Reporters Admitted to the Investigatic::;
Yesterday.
DAvIDSON-BLAKE EVIDENCE
Harvey's Position to Be Finally Deter
mined at Mondays Commission
Meeting.

the view the public was taking OF ;thelr
movements evidently had its effect in
their actions, as when they assembled
to begin the long-delayed examination
of Capt. r. r. Harvey at 2 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, newspaper re-
portefs were admitted to the
room, where none but Z star
chamber sessions were held before. The
first thing on the programme was the
reading of the forty-seven pages of
typewriter copy of the. evidence taken
at the time of the arrestof the Davidson
and Blake gang, when newspapers con-
nected Capt. Harvey with being, per-
haps, implicated with the robberies
committed by that famous band.
The evidence as read was that of Capt.
Harvey himself, Detectives Doyle and
Howard, Chief Inspector Hanklnson,
Supt. Helm, Sergt. Leonard and Harry
De Young.
Capt. Harvey's testimony. though
quite voluminous,, didn't amount tovery
much. His principal assertions were
that he had been at work ON the case
trying to trace the goods stolen
from various places. and spot
the gang that had been doing the work.
He explained the fact of his leaving the
bolt of silk at his house by saying that
there was at that time
so MUCH JEALOUSY
between the detective and regular
police department that he didn't dare
report his progress with the case OF the
recovery of the silk for fear it
would become known to the detect
ives and they would leak
for the sake of preventing an officer of
the regular force from gaining the glory
of such a catch. He was asked why he
didn't make the arrest at the time he re-
ceived the silk and said it was because
he thought he could make clean sweep
of the gang by waiting while longer.
and would get evidence that would con-
Wet Aldrich of completely in the theft.
INSPECTORS Doyle and Howard told the
same story they gave in the trial OF the
burglars, the principal point being the
admission of Davidson that Harvey was
zone of them" Supt. Helm and Chief
Inspector Hankinson testified their want
of belief in the story that Jealousy eX-
listed between the departments. j. W..
Lawrence, who was robbed by the gang,
deposed that he thought Harvey's con-
duct queer. Harry de Young, the ia
nous renee, gave his Old-time story, aid
evidently desired to shield Harvey, who
had been kind to him. His theory was
that Harvey had made all the deals III
theinterest Of justice.
Capt. Harvey was recalled and, Com
missioner Baker asked him why he did
not arrest the two men who met him at
Sixth avenue north and gave him the
silk. Harvey said he had not carried
the case far enough at the time,.' as he
wanted to recover the Lawrence goods
which the band of robbers bold was
to bring to his house the next night, and
he also wanted to capture the entire
gang. He also insisted that the reason
he didn't report his case was on ac-
count of the jealousy in the department,
and stated that he would prove that the
men who had testified that there was
no jealousy had been known previously
to say that there was. VI.
Fred A. George, inspectors clerk, tes-
tilted in person that he went IN De
Young's place some days before the
arrest of the burglars and the recovery
of the goods and had met Harvey there.
The next day Harvey said to him: IF
you hadn't come in there when YOU did
yesterday could have got some yalua-
BILE tips concerning some stolen prop
erty [ am hunting" That same day
Harvey told him that he expected to
recover the Lawrence property and
other goods in few days, and that he
had been working OH the case for
some time. He did not say that he had
already recovered the silks.
Commissioner Mike Hoy wanted to
present as evidence an affidavit made
bv Davidson since his incarceration at
Saltwater. and the board went into ex-
ecutiye session to hear County Attorney
JamisOn on the question OF admitting
the document. He didn't think it would
be according to Hoyle, and the matter
was dropped.
On motion of Commissioner Hoy the
testimony of De Young, as given in the
district court, was read. 1t took long
time to read it, but nothing of lmpOr-
lance was brought out.
The board then adjourned until Mon
day, when Capt. Harvey'S position will
be finally determined at the regular
weekly meeting.
The status of the case seems to be
this: Capt. Harvey is charged with
standing in with gang OF burglars and
giving them tips on the movements of
the police, receiving part OF the swag
in return. Some stolen goods are
proved to be in his possession, he
did not report to his superior
officers, and there are several queer little
deals with the gang which make it look
rather bad for the captain. The accused
claims his standing in with the gang"
was feigned on his part and was only
intended as trap to place them where
he could make case against them. His
story IS largely corrObOrated by the teS
timOnv of Harry de Young, who acted as
a go-between. Davidson, on the other
hand, gives, IN an affidavit made since
he was sent to Saltwater, evidence
which is very damaging and apparently
incompatible with the captains story.
THE DAVIDSON AFFIDAVIT.
The affidavit which was not admitted
as testimony is in the possession of
Capt. Mike Hoy and reads as follows:
S. p. Davidson being duly sworn, de-
poses and says that he is the Identical
IS. p. Davidson who, was convicted of
larceny in the first degree and SEN
fenced to serve the term of five years in
the Minnesota state prison Oh Sept. "a,
1883, and is now confined in said prison
serving out said sentence.
Affiant says that he became acquaint-
ed with Capt. Harvey, of the central
station, captain of police in the city
of Minneapolis, Mimi. and i'm the
month of October, 1887, that Harvey
was introduced to affiant by Harry DE
Young, pawnbroker of said city of Min
neapoIis, that the object of said intro
duction was for the purpose of organ
lied thieving, that the process of re-
ceiving and disposiug of, stolen goods
was as follows: Said De Young was
receiver of stolen goods and in
this canacitv received and dismissed
of stolen goods to great extent, that
when gooos were brought to DeyYoung
to be sold OF disposed of, being stolen
goods, Capt. Harvey would notify said
De Young if any suspicion had been
arorsad arainst nartieS Stealinr, such