St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-03
Field, MAILER & Co

had then rented the room; he told swift
ness he came from California; saw
Howard with Meiggs at White Bear
lake; Thought he first saw Meiggs and
Howard together; next saw Meiggs
Monday; met him on Canada street;
talked with him another objection and
eXception]; went with John King to the
house and loaded the baggage on the
dray; took hand in loading it; Meiggs
and Miller and King and witness;
Meiggs said he was going to Chicago.
and invited me to go with him; | de-
clined, and suggested he take McCaf-
fiery with him; went then to the ticket
office and bought three tickets; Meiggs
then gave McCaffery 81 to pay the dray
man; McCatfery gave me the checks
for the baggage and | gave them back
to Meiggs; they TOOK the $40 train Oh
the Omaha road; went with them to
the train; first heard of the robbery at
II o'clock that night.
Bert McCatfery sworn: Am fireman
on railroad: saw Meiggs three or four
times before the robbery; saw him with
Howard; he spoke of being engaged in
mining specmlations; next saw Meiggs
OH Canada street Monday afternoon;
he said he was going to Chicago on bus
mess. Witness here identified some
baggage, trunks and satchelS. Mr.. King
lett the house with the baggage first
objection and excebtiOn]; Meiggs. on
the way down, asked to go to Chicago
with him; then went 10 the ticket
OF #.
went then to depot and checked the
baggage; when returned l gave tick
cts and checks to- Meiggs; he was in the
depot; went to Chicago with Meiggs;
Meiggs engaged and paid for room in
Chicago; had no money except what
Meiggs gave me; next saw the baggage
in the room in Chicago; can't say how
long the baggage remained in the room !;
missed the baggage Friday evening;
that trunk, pointing to one of the trunks
in the court room, was given to me; first
| heard of the robbery Friday night about
1880 after it occurred.
John King sworn: Express driver
got certain baggage on Canada street
and brought it down town. Witness
here identified certain pieces of the
baggage.] Meiggs told me to take bag
gage down to Third and SIbiey streets
| and wait for him till he came.
Sidney Cassaw sworn: Last August
had the handling of baggage at the
union depot; didn't see Meiggs that
day: baggage was checked on Omaha
road; refused to check black satchel be-
cause it was too small. aforementioned
checking the other pieces.
Mary Shaw sworn: She testified to
renting a room Aug. to one of the CO.
defendants for two weeks; he said he
had come from California; left the
! house Aug. IA; he did not stay in the
house that night: he had visitors the
next day after he came to the house.
Cross-eXamined He paid me i'll gold
money and paid for two weeks.
Eugene Shaw sworn: Waiter last
| August in California Wine house
| know defendant; saw him with Howard
| ana others at California Wine house
they remained until o'clock. The bal
ance of this witness testimony was as
| given heretofore.
Cross-examined-He told me he had a
bag of gold on ice, and would back
Ryan the prizetighter to the amount OF
from $1,000 to $4,000.
Judge Kelly then ordered that all
criminal cases untried during this term
he continued for hearing to the next
| December) term. He then ordered
court adjourned to Monday at 10 a. IN.
After a night with the boys
Yours for clear head-Bromo-Se Settler