St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
NEARING The END.
The Evidence in the BPackett-
Maben Libel Case Sub
mitted.
Speeches of the Attorneys for
the Defense and Pros
ecution.
Judge Emery Warns the Jury
Not to Discuss the EV-
idence,
And Says He VIII Deliver His
Charge Tomorrow
Morning.

There was a determination on the part
of the counsel on both sides in the
Bracket Maben libel case to reach q
verdict yesterday if possible. and al
though that end was not attained, all
the evidence was submitted. and the
lawyers for both the state and the de-
tense presented their sides of The story
to the Jury. To accomplish this it was
necessary TO pr0lOng the session of the
court until after 6 o'clock last evening
and Judge Emery. by the con
sent OF both sides, allowed the
Jury to go home, and reserved
his charge until tomorrow. When
the court adjourned Friday evening C.
5. Maben. the defendant, was on the
stand. and he was being crcss-eXamined
by County Attorney JamisOn. 1t was
understood thae the examination was to
be continued at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning. Promptly at tnat time the
jury was in its seats and the court was
ready to proceed, but the witness was
absent. After waiting while a court Of
ticpT vas dispatched 10 bring Mr.. Maben
into court, but in about twenty minutsS
Mr.. Naben walked into the room alone,
and after receiving reprimand from
the Judge, explained that his hardness
was due to no want of respect TO the
court, butte the irregularity in the run
ming Of the street ears.
MABEN'S CROSS-EXA ANIMATION.
County Attorney JainisOn continued
the cT0ss-eXamiuaiion of Mr.. Maben.
In answer TO the attorneys questions
Mr.. Maben said that he based his belief
that the statements made in the Free
Lance about Chief Bracket were true
more upon the aifidavits which had beer
furnished him by Mr.. Johnson, thar
upon any personal investigations he iIad
made OF what had heen told him. he
admitted that when he had an inter
view with Police Commissioner Giert
sen III JOhnSon'S office, that he was left
under the impression that the com
missioner desired the publication of The
aflidaVitS. lie. however, denied that
Mr.. Gjertsen had informed him thai
the whole matter had been investigated
by the police commission and that
Mr.. Gjertsen had told him that he (Gjert
sem had moved that Mr. Bracket be ex.
Onerated. Mr.. Maben said that he had
read something about the commission
generating Chief Bracket in the news.
papers, but when he had been Informed
that Mayor Babb had asserted that
Bracket should never be investigated
while he was mayor. he was forced Il
the conclusion that If anything lookins
toward an investigation had been made
il was intended simply as whitewash
Furthermore, he had also been Informed
that when the supposed investigation
had been made number of important
witnesses had not been examined. Not
ably among these was the father of the
Wansch girl. All the statements he haC
read in the newspapers led him 10 believ,
that it was Star-chamber investigation
intended to keep the true facts from thu
public. Mr.. johnson had informed hin
that there never had been an investiga
ton made, and he wanted the affidavit!
published. He said he had made in
quiTies about MT. Johnson. and he wa
satisfied from his investigation hat Mr.
johnson was a reputable andr p)ISiblt
citizen.
During one OF the interview. il
JObnsOn's Office, Nh. Maben SAID II,
thought A. A. Fuller was present. AM
be was of the opinion that Mr.. Futile
was present when the affidavits Wer,
examined. He admitted that when b.
examined the Wansch, Arthur ant
Lepla atfidavits he knew that the people
who had made them bore unSavOr'
regulations in the community. He haC
examined the affidavits made by MeSSrs
Hail & krumWeide, and he haC
placed more reliance upon then
than he did those which had been mad
by the women because he mad been in
formed that they we're police officer
and of good regulations. He had ais
been informed that Detective Hall hat
been reduced to the ranks but he hat
never seen Hall until the grand iur
had met. He had examined the All
davitS carefully and saw no evidence O
falsehoOd in the affidayits. He ha,
been Informed that the Wanscl
affidavit had been drawn up in GjertseP'
law office and he had been told tina
Lars VI. Rand had drawn up the AFT
davit.
You said in your direct examination
that you published the affidavits for tn
public good. Now, wasn't your obiec
10 raise Ned and sell newspapers"
mo sir. it vas not"
''MT. Johnson told me there was
ring running things in Minneapolis. an
offered me the affidaYits for publication
To show up the way things were done.
WHAT JOHNSON SAYS.
AJfAahANL Il OOilHNOit Was CIllEu dI
-syaS shown a sheet of the copy ne ma
furnished for publication in the Ere
Lance. He testified that he had writ
ten the comments on the Wansch aft
davit and recognized the manuscript a
part of his work. He explained tina
the word limp" printed in the CON
ments, was typographical error, an,
had been written inns, meaning thos
In power. In answer to the question
of counsel as to what made him tax
such an Interest in having the affidavit
published, he said: Last fall | took
very active interest I'm the election of tn
present administration. l also too
an active interest in the appoint
ment of Commissioners Guile anC
Glertsen. had heard of the scandalou
stories which were around town and
felt that interest that every good citize
should feel in having them investigated
furnished Mr.. Maben with the affida
Wits and requested him to publish theI
after had told him that had been il
formed that Mayor Babb had said tina
Bracket should not be investigate
While ne ws5 mayor. | told Mr.. Mabe
OF the rule which prohibited the dis
charge of a prisoner without an order q
one OF the Judges, and of the entire
which had been made upon the hooks .
the central station. received the aft
dayits through various channels, tina
Is. not all from the same parties. and
never told Mr.. MabeG where they cam
from.
KRU1fwEIDE's TALE OF WOE.
There was buz of expectancy q
Sergeant Henry Krumweide TOOK In
stand He readily recognized th
afidavit he had made In regard to til
Lepia house. He testified tina
ne had pulled" the house o