St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-22
The SAGE'S BIG SUIT
Sensational Testimony Galore
Brought Out at Yester-
days Examination.
Col. King Dilates With Glee
Upon the Central Pacific
Incident.
What w. G. LIE Due Knew
About the Hastings & Da-
kota Matter.
He Also Throws in a Few
Remarks About a South
ern Railway.

The second day Of the Donnelly-
Pioneer Press suite opened yesterday
morning with every seat i'll the large
court room occupied and standing room
at premium. The attorneys in the
case arrived few minutes before the
hour of calling court and busted them
selves in arranging and sorting their
| papers, much as a general places his
army before the beginning of battle.
All were present when the short,
Obesque figure and round face of the
defendant were noticed as ne quietly
made his way to his seat. A number
of ladies graced the dingy old court
room with their presence.
Capt. Hart made the opening address
10 the jury On behalf Of the defense.
| He referred to the past census trouble,
and intimated that that unple aSant cpl
sode In the history of the two cities
would not deter the jury from being
impartial. The life Of Donneily was
| reviewed, as was his career in congress.
| The whole cause Of the trouble eleven
years ago, when the letter was first
| printed, was gone over by Mr.. Hart.
| At one point Donnelly made an objec-
ton. but the court allowed Mr.. Hart to
| proceed.
w. S. King was the first witness
called. In response to questions be
| said he was SiXty-two years of age and
had resided in Minneapolis thirty-four
years. His political career at Washing
ton was briefly inquired into by At
torney SquireS as sort of preliminary
to more material evidence.
DO you remember writing this letter in
question:
Yes, sir do
please state the circumstances under
| which you wrote 1t -
objection Allowed.
''After my return from Washington l saw
| 1t stated III the newspapers. lObjection.] My
attention was called to the fact that there
| was ananonymous letter. the authorship of
which Mr.. Donnelly said objection from
Wellington.
Judge Flandrau-W We have a right to
show IL.
Wellington-We are not trying Mr.. King
Later II was brought to my notice that Mr..
Donnelly was writing to minneapolis for
specimens of nv handwriting. / was right
eously and wrathfuly indignant [objected
to, sustained. In accordance with an idea.
sat down and wrote him such letter as he
would not forget during his life''
How was that!'
Through the mails. and addressed TO him
Washington. d. e. did not keep a copy
of it,
did you ever at any time give to the pub
lie press any copy OF Inc letter.
II did not
'In that letter there are a number of state
ments made as TO what Mr. Donnelly had
Gone. From what source did you obtain that
information?h
Some of them from personal knowledge
some of them from parties
Can you give the names OF any of them?''
''Yes: from Cakes Ames. of Massachusetts
Richard Frenchre. of New York.
The witness said that Donnelly had stated
that the letter was either written by Col. g.
W. johnson or himself. He stated that Don
nelly wanted him to Swing out and get me
in as senator" This he refused to 90. when
Donnelly offered him $1,000 and had begged
the witness TO work for him, at the same
time promising the witness brother Grin
5000. This was also refused.
The afternoon session opened at 2 o'clock
with Mr.. King still on the stand.
Col. King, call your attention to this
paragraph OF your letter. 1 recall the time,
az you will also etc.. in regard to the draft
Please state the circumstances"
some time after my return to Washington
l received in my mail letter from New
York. which, after reading, was a letter from
a gentleman i'll New York. l haven't the
letter, nor can say where 1t is"
I'VE ask the counsel to produce it If they
have it said Mr.. SQuires.
I'VE haven't it. said Wellington.
Estate the contents
1.-The purport of the letter was to this
effect: Enclosed you will find draft of
$500 which you will favor me by handing
TO Mr.. Dopnelly.''
Who signed itf'
&c. 7. Huntington, president of the Central
Pacific railway. Mr.. Donnelly was on the
committee on Pacific railroad
What did that letter contain?'
"A drift or check for 81, 50O.'
How was it drawn?'
$50 as to be negotiable without further in
dorsement'
The witness stated that when Donnellv at
tempted to bride him they were alone, and
that the interview only lasted ten or fifteen
minutes.
did you endeavor to give the substance of
your conversation in deposition taken from
you?''
Yes. sir; and I'm glad you have that
The deposition was read to show that he
had said that the $4,000 was for Dana and
that he would give him $4,000 additional.
II was late i'll the afternoon before the wit
ness finally stepped down from the stand
The defense then called W. G. lie Due He
stated his age was siXty-seven, and that his
home was in Hastings. The examination re-
ferred mainly to Donnelly's connection with
the Hastings & DAKOTA railway. Donnelly
asked him. as president of the road. to give
him 81, 500 cash and $1,000 in stock. The
request. or demand, rather, was made
getting the land grant passed. The witness
SAID he had placed the matter before the
directors. but at first they were opposed to
giving but finally decided to give 81, 500, and
So.uCV sloCk. Inc witness SAID ne favored
the donation, and looked upon it as per-
tectiy honorable piece OF business. num-
Der OF old time stained letters were produced
which the witness identified as having writ
ten.
Witness testified that Donnelly had told
him Oh one occasion in Washington that he
had received $4,000 cash. S25o00o in stock
and the attorneyship Of the road, from the
Memphis, FL Paso & Texas railway for sery-.
ices rendered. He and Donnelly had been
friendly up to 1879. when they had a falling
cut and they had never since been friends.
The trouble between them was due TO what
Cakes Ames had told him
You and he are not friends?''
mo, we are not"
You have feeling of enmity towards
him?''
No, not enmiiy. 1t is more feeling of
pity
A copy of the resolution of the Forty-third
congress, granting the land to the Hastings
Dakota road, was offered in evidence,
accompanied by certified copy of the note
on the same, in which Donnelly voted in the
affirmative.
neer Press, was placed on the stand, but was
examined only as to the management of the
paper.
j. A. Wheeock, editor of the Pioneer
Press, was next called, but nothing of mo-
ment was br ,ught out. He stated that the
letter on which the present action was based
was fist published in 1880. being received
from the correspondent in Washington. An
attempt was made to show that the letter was
given by Donnelly himself to the reporter
but was ruled out. the only authority the wit
ness had being heresay.
The court then adjourned until this morn
ing.
THE STATE Y. NJ. G. A.