St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-15

had a list of the victimized saloon-keep-
ers, which he had made out from
memory in the. county Jail. The list
which he used to carry when on duty,
and about which he wrote Chief Brack-
EFT, was left in the pocketof his uniform
coat. lie hadn't seen it seen it since the
22d of July, on which day, he declared
positively, as we'll as on the previous
day, he was in the treaSurer's office. On
that day he made his last deposit. All
of these amounts were placed in ell
velopes, on which the name of the
owner was written. Most Of the depos
its were in currency, not checks; he
could not remember just which ones.
A portion of the money or deposit was
in gold and silver coin, probably over
500. He scould not remember the
dates on which the several $500 amounts
were paid except that Saloonkeepers
Olson and Flaherty paid on the 21st,
he thought, the money being immedi-
ately deposited. The witness was sub
jected to close examination on the list
to him, which he had prepared, whether
they had given him checks or currency,
and the denominations of the bills.
There was one $500 bill in the whole
amount, $1,000 of currency, and he
thought the whole could be got into
that box, although good judges say that
would be impossible.
Now" continued Mr.. Nye, twill you
swear that you left that tin box locked
the last time you used it?"
mo, I won't. l supposed 1t was
locked, as l always turned the key in
the lock before leaving"
The Court-Did you ever find the box
unlocked?
Ray-No, never did.
"Will you swear positively" asked
Nye. "that Modisette, Crosby and Sor-
enson were all in the Office when you
visited it on the 22d?'
II will. They were all there"
"Did ] understand you to say that
Mr.. Sorenson has handed you that box?"
Eyes, he has handed me the paper
box. | don't remember about the tin
box"
Ibid you ever see Sorenson go to the
vault and get the boX?''
mo, don't remember that l ever
noticed any one going to the vault for
the box. Sometimes it was lying on the
counter beside Mr.. Crosby"
Don't you know it was always the
custom in the treasurer's Office to keep
that box in the vault?''
II so understood it,"
"Mr. Ray, you say you carried the
key to that box in your vest pocket.
Where did you leave that vest?"
"In my house."
"Was that vest ever removed to your
knowledge?"
mo. 1t is there yet for all l know
"Why, then, did you write to Chief
Pro oty hot hoH ic1o nd q 10
if you knew that you had left it in your
veSt?'
"Well. didn't just remember at that
time where l had left it," the witness
muttered, confusedly.
He was then rigidly questioned as to
what money he had when he went
away.
he drew $500 from the bank, collected
something over 500 at the court house
and attempted to negotiate several
loans, especially on his house and goods.
He wanted the latter amounts, he now
says, for the purpose of going into the
drug business with one Mathis. He
had some $500 for trip expenses. He
was also questioned as to the railroad
tickets. He had never been accustomed
to buying tickets for his children,
nevertheless he went to the 500 office
out ever inQuirlng about the rates of
fare for children. Afterward he
rode to Montreal on one of
the tickets, and his wife on
the other, and no fare was paid for the
children at all. Ray was then ques-
toned concerning the illness OF his
wife, which, ne alleges, induced him to
go with her to Montreal. According to
his own evidence he took things easy,
and passed one night and one day on
the train without ever knowing that his
wife was not well, although they Occu-
pied the same berth. He never called a
physician to attend her, either on the
train or in Montreal. Ray was cOntinu-
ally talking about getting off at Mon
treal because his wife was sick.
why do you speak of getting off at
Montreal when your ticket read only
that far?' inquired Nye. "You didn't
expect to buy ticket on the train for
the rest of the journey, did you?'
This seemed to nOnpluS the witness.
He replied that he didn't in reluctant
sort of way. More questioning from
Nye, and the judge brought out the
facts that Ray never inquired about
when he could get train back to Min
neapolis throughout the whole journey
to Montreal, and that he had changed
his Montreal boarding place three
times, and that he and his wife were
going about sightseeing in Montreal,
even If his wife was sick. Then the
prosecuting attorney returned to that
| list of SalOOnkeepers.
Haven't you testified, Mr.. Ray, that
you left that list in the coat pocket OF
| your uniform"
Eyes, l have"
"Then why did you write to the chief
saying that you had left the list in your
| desk?"
That question seemed to catch him
mapping again, and, as in the case of
the key. he replied that he "didn't
| Just remember at the time" Mr.. Nye
then attempted to elicit some definite
information as to where Mrs. Ray in
tended going when compelled to stop
| at Montreal, but succeeded not very
we'll. Ray still repeated the vague
statements that she intended going to
Boston, New York and other points in
! the East, although she had no friends
in any of those places. AS to the con-
dition in which his house was left, he
swore that nothing was disturbed ex-
cept that the bedding was left so
practically ended Rays testimony, and
| r. F. Cafarelli, the Central avenue sa-
loonkeeper, was called. He swore that
he had given check for $500 to Ray on
July 81, and that he had seen that check
deposited in the tin box in the treasur-
er's office. The books of the bank show
that the check was certified on the 2lst.
The hearing was then continued until
10 o'clock this morning. when about
three more witnesses will be called
by the defense, one of whom will swear
to seeing Ray in the treasurer's Office
on the 22d talking with Crosby.
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