St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15

tween himself, Smith and Kicker, which
differed in some points from the account
of the same occurrence detailed by
Smith yesterday. Arctander then took
Clementson in hand and went after him
hard. After questions relative to his
testimony before the grand jury and the
receipt given by Kicker to Mrs. Glenn
entson, both of which Clementson de-
MED. Arctander inquired:
Were you in condition Oct. 1 to
know what you were dOiDg?"
'Oh, please don't mention that
again." pleaded the witness.
Judge Hicks here interfered and sail
that such condition must be proven
before the witness could be badgered
with such questions and Arctander re-
tortpd:
1--WE will prove that for three hours
that afternoon the witness was dead
drunk"
Clementson denied that he had
offered to withdraw proceedings against
Kicker before the grand jury if Kicker
would dismiss the suiG against him and,
after some further unimpOrtant testi-
mOny, the noon recess was taken.
At the afternoon session August
Lindquist was called. He is shoe
salesman and was working for Clement
son at the time the trouble arose with
Kicker. He swore to the sale to Alex
ander having been fraudulently en-
tered on the book.
''How many pairs of shoes did Olan-
der buy?" asked Nye.
"TwO pairs-one worth $3.50 and one
worth 81. On account of two pairs being
bought together, he received discount
OF 80 cents"
"What entry did Kicker make on the
book?'
HE made one of the 81 sale.n
"HOw much money went into the
drawer?"
"Only 81. This was the first sale in
the morning and | had examined the
drawer just before and just after the
sale"
Cross-eXamInation failed to materially
affect his testimony.
Here the state rested, and Arctander
Immediately began to tear open the
prosecutions witness in his opening
address. He spoke for about one and
one-half hours, and made frequent and
effective reference to the young wife,
whose life happiness the Clementsons
were trying to blast, and the bright
prospects of young Kicker about to be
blighted. could not this foul conspiracy
he thWarted, ETC., ad lib? He accused
both Smith and Clementson of
being liars in that they could not agree
on circumstances which had occurred.
He promised tn prove that the books
had been tempered with by Clementson
or the people in his employ, the object
being to injure Kicker, and closed by
declaring that if Kicker is guilty. Smith
and ClementSOn are equally guilty with
him for compromising a felony, but that
if Kicker is innocent, as he intends to
prove, Smith and Clementson are guilty
of Matching a conspiracy designed to in
jure him. Then began the taking of
testimony relative TO Ricker's character.
j. b. Hudson. the NicOllet avenue
jeweler, was the first witness called for
the defense. Mr.. Hudson said he had
known Mr.. Kicker for three years or
thereabouts. He had never known any
thing against Mr.. Ricker's character,
nor had he ever heard his honesty I'M
pugned. The prosecution waived slosS-
examination. ana r. A. Keller took the
stand.
Mr.. Keller was questioned relative to
Ricker's reputation and he swore that
it was of the best. he having had ample
opportunity, during an acquaintance of
over four years, to find out good deal
about Kicker.
Charles Cotton. cashier of the Peo-
pies bank, followed with testimony
similar TO that given by the former wit
neSSpS.
j. B. McCrystal. formerly in the mer-
chant tailoring business. said that he
had known Kicker about three years.
had business with him and never had
occasion to think him otherwise than
straight. Some time in October Kicker
came down to McCrystal's store and
asked him up to ClementSon'S store to
look at the books. explaining that he
was in trouble. At Clementson's store
jackson, whose purchases from Kicker
had been cited as evidence of theft, was
also present, but McCrystal did not
hear the conversation between him and
Kicker. McCrystal said that he, with
Kicker, examined the books through a
magnifying glass, and that certain en-
tries seemed to have been tempered
with.
B. j. Mcintyre, the attorney, testifie ed
that up to the time of this trouble he
had never heard anything derogatory
to Rlcker's character. Court then adj
journed until o'clock this morning.