St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-15

to take the question up after the cleo
ton.
what motive had you of exposing
this matter?''
"SimpIv that of good Citizen"
''When was 1T that Mr.. Cross told you
the warehouse commissioners did not
want to stir in this matter until after
election?''
1T was in the spring of 1890"
"Did he say the commissioners ever
intimated such thing to him?"
''fhose were the words he expressed
to me.'
"What?"
''The commissioners seemed as if they
did not want to do anything until after
election"
''How did he know that?"
''He had letter."
Witness knew of thirty cars being
shipped out without inspection. The
cars were billed as screenings. He per-
sonally examined eight of these cars.
His information about the other cars
was gathered from the train slips.
''Have you ever seen any grain
mixed?"
| No"
$40 you know of any mixing?"
"No; Pye simply heard it spoken
about"
''By whom?"
| Farmers.
"Any one who has had personal knowl-
edge?"
mo"
Merely common ramor??''
Yes"
Took 1t Back.
Witness took back his statement at
| the previous examination that there
was collision between the elevator peo-
| pie and the state officials.
"Who told you that Richards went to
Hartman and said that he would give
the whole deal away if he was not given
Pattinson'S, the yardmasteI's, posi-
tion?"
mo one.'
sit was mere surmise you men,
toned privately at the previous exami-
nation?'
1T was an opinion.''
but you do not know positively that
Richards went to Hartman and said he
would squeal?"
NO; but it was my opinion they
wanted to get PattInsOn out"
But no one told you?"
mo"
The warehouse commissioners show
ing no disposition to inquire into the
nOn-inspection of wheat, witness and
Mr.. Pattinson waited upon Mr.. Ripley,
of the Duluth public elevators, aud in
formed him they were going to have the
matter exposed.
"Weil, tell us all about it?''
Il told Mr.. Ripley we called to in
form you that we are on to the crooked
work around the elevators"
what did he say?"
tsWRIl what Of ito, T caid. SVnn
have have been loading and shippin e
wheat at nights billed as screenings an d
it is about time to stop
Witness confessed, so far as he per-
Sonally knew, nothing ''crooked'' h ad
occurred for year and three months.
| 1t was late in the summer of 1890 that
this interview took place.
What did Mr.. Ripley say?'
"He said We'll guess we can run our
| elevators to suit ourselves and load and
| ship wheat either by day or by night
whenever we see fit, without consulting
you"
He did not weaken particularly"
mo, he did not weaken. SO | said to
him we have got data and we will go
before notary public and swear to
these facts. He said, We'll go ahead
and see who will suffer the conse-
Quences.' says You cannot bluff u.s."
| did he Try to bluff yOu"
well, he said go ahead That
seemed like bluff"
You are a man who will not be
bIutfed?''
Eyes, Sir"
Was Not Kicked Out.
| Witness made statement denying
the report in st. Paul morning paper
that Mr.: Pattinson and he were kicked
out of Mr. Rupley's office. 1t was abso-
lutely false. The statement in other
papers that he was discharged en-
plOye of the elevators was also false,
and also that he was a shady character.
His character was as good as any mans
and great deal better than a great
| MANY.
What other talk had you with .Rup-
ley?"
None at ALL
sis it not a fact that you informed him
you had all this data and inquired of
him how much it was worth?"
mo, sir; did not"
''Did you intimate to him that you
would like to hush the matter up2''
mo, sir; it is false"
You made no such statements?"
NO, sir; nothing approaching that
subject"
You went to see him for what pur-
pose?''
80 let him know that we were going
to expose the crooked work."
You did not intimate anything about
money!"
No; if we wanted money we would
never have mentioned the matter to Mr..
Cross months before"
lis it not fact Mr.. Ripley wanted
you to leave his office?''
mo, sir; Mr.. Ripley acted like a gen.
tleman.''
He did not ask you to walk out?''
''No, sir.''
''You did not take immediate steps to
! expose him?"
mo. sir; it was a little before the
election, and | thought l would wait
| until the election was over"
The witness was briefly re-eXamined,
but nothing of material moment was
adduced, and at 6 o'clock the committee
| adjourned until 10 O'Clock this morning,
You Should Have One.
Beautiful and perfectly fitting White
and Fancy Vests, all ready to put right
on and wear, 81 to Sc, at the Boston on
Third street.
Technically He Was Guilty.
| Wilbur Tibbels went before Judge
Egan yesterday and withdrew his for
mer pleas OF not guilty and entered plea
of guilty to an indictment for selling an
obscene publication to Lee Ohnstin, a
boy under age. Judge Egan imposed a