St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-06

papers, and at times, while the examina-
ton is in full swing, it is no unusual
thing to see every committeeman lost to
view behind the pages of morning
daily.
Fulton and Cross.
Chief Deputy Fulton, of Duluth, was
recalled and testified at length in re-
gard to the feeling existing between
Mr.. Cross and him. The misunder-
standing about certain car which
Cross had graded No. hard, and which
witness had instructed Cross not to
grade as high. was referred to. and wit
ness said Cross had graded this car in
spite of explicit instructions. Mr.. Full
ton positively denied that he had sent
Cross to West Superior because of any
desire to get rid of him.
1t was his custom to change inspect
OrS between Duluth and West Superior
frequently.
Mr.. Erwin crosS-examined the wit
ness at great length. Mr.. Fulton said
he had done everything he could for
Cross, and he had never spoken harsh
word to Cross except on the occasion
referred to, when Cross disobeyed his
orders. On that occasion he told Cross
he had done wrong, and in the course of
the conversation said he would never
ask Cross to reinspect another lot of
grain. Afterwards, when Cross was
about to be brought before the commits
sioners, witness had come to st. Paul
and interceded for him. Gross was al
lowed to hold his position at this time,
and had promised to do better. He de-
| MED discriminating against Barnes q
Thompson because they favored Cross
for chief inspector. He presented STA
tistics to show that on demands for re-
inspection for Barnes & Thompson that
firm had Jared fully as well as any other
firm. Cross had been treated the same
as other inspectors. They were
changed around so as to familiariZe
themselves with the different elevators.
He had given instructions to give the
benefit of the doubt to the owner of the
grain when inspecting line wheat, and
Cross statement to the contrary was alb
Solutely false. The railroad companies
sometimes run cars out before the in
SpectOrS had a chance to get at them.
He had made no complaint, however, to
the company or his superior officers. In
the case of the reinspection by Cross
when the latter raised a grade contrary
to orders witness did not get any sam
pie.
Chief Grain Inspector Clausen once
again filled the. stand at the after
noon session and questioned as to the
origin of the Minnesota inspection law.
The law was almost a model of the
Illinois law with the additional require
ment of weighing the grain. The rule
different from the Illinois law. The
practical working of the Illinois and
Minnesota laws are the same.
The Lie Direct.
A. D. Thompson, of the firm of A. D.
Thompson q Co., of Duluth, was called
to the witness stand and Intercepted
by Assistant Attorney General ChildS.
He testified that he had been in the
grain business for many years. The
question was asked: ''DO you handle
considerable grain?" He replied that
he did.
How much has been handled by you since
Mr.. Fulton was appointed chief deputy at
Duluth?'
He was appointed about two years ago
l should say about Il, 100000 bushels
During that time did you have reason to
| believe that Mr.. Fulton refused you justice,
as alleged by Inspector Cross in his testi-
| mony?'
No, sir believe we have ALWAYS had fair
| treatment at Mr.. Fulton's hands"
You are a broker o, commission mer-
| chant?"
Have you ever had occasion to call rein
| spectionsy'
Yes, SIR
when you have called reinspections on
grain shipped to you by farmers and country
| shippers, have you, in your opinion, been
| fairly treated?'
| p"There have been occasions when my judg-
ment differed from that of the inspector, but
it was a matter of individual opinion. On
| the whole, believe the results to have been
| Intentionally fair and just
do you think that Mr. Fulton dscrim-
mated against you, as alleged by Inspector
| CROSSE"
| 81 do not"
Now, Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Cross testified
| that it was usually the custom for commits
| sion men i'll Duluth to return false grade
! to their customers, and pocket the profit
| themselves. What have you to say against
| that?"
''Isimply say, that in my opinion any man
who makes such an assertion is an unmiti-
gated liar. am commission merchant,
and this is an attack upon me, and it mat
| tiers not who saysit, it is unqualiiedly false"
Mr.. Thompson was further iDterro-
gated by Mr.. Childs as to the reinspec-
| tions on grain dried, cleaned or i'm
proved in special bins, and stated in
brief that any facilities that were ex-
tended at terminal points for increasing
the value of grain must necessarily be
of benefit to the whole Northwest.
Mr.. Severance cross-examined wit
ness regarding the 100000 bushels of
''HOt Wheat''
in the Lake Superior company's ele-
vators in the spring of 1856. He stated
that if the grain had been posted in
accordance with the requirements OF
law it would have affected every mar
ket in this country, as we'll as abroad
In explanation, he said that the ware
house receipts issued from the public
warehouses in the Northwest are in
circulation throughout all the Eastern
money centers, being held az collateral
for money advanced to carry the crops
of the Northwest. Under the laws, the
holders of the oldest receipts would be
! obliged to take the damaged grain, and