St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-12


four prisoners were finally brought in
and ranged ina row, with Henry Johns
sitting between Meiggs and Howard.
By consent of counsel, it was agreed
that the testimony heretofore taken
touching Thomas Fleury's connection
with the theft should be allowed to
stand as to the other men.
The case against James Howard was
then taken up, and Detective Joseph
Lawrence, of Minneapolis, testified as
to the arrest of the prisoners in Mime
apolis. the conversation had with them,
the photographing, etc. During Law
rence's siege on the stand. Mr.. Johns
made repeated objections, and was as
instance. The croSSfiring Of the law
yers was tedious. but developed nothing
new, except that Lawrence's knowledge
OF what constitutes vagrancy was some
thing remarkable indeed. His defni-
ton ought to be framed for new inQui-
Sition room.
Detective John p. Hoy. of Minneap-
oils. failed TO answer call.
Mrs. Mary Shaw, of 564 Canada street,
testified as to Howard renting room
in her house. She indicated one of the
prisoners as the man in question. She
nearu Howard in his room after 10
O'Clock in the morning. but did not see
him again until between 8 and in the
afternoon. He left shortly after, and
she did not see him again until he was
arrested Tuesday evening.
On cr0ss-eXamination Mrs. Shaw said
that Howard had handful of gold
pieces when he paid her for the room
OIL the 5th.
Eugene Shaw testified to seeing How
ard. Fleury and Morris together in the
California wine house the day before the
robbery, and at II 80 on the day of the
robbery Fleury was in the cafe with a
woman.
Lawyer Johns cross examination
brought out the fact that Howard had
said he was hacker of prize fighters
and had $1,000 to $4,000 to back an
Englishman named Jimmy Ryan. Also
that Howard and Mrs. Miller had been
in the cafe for some time before Shaw
got around to wait on them.
Ernest Willet testified regarding
Towards visit to Wildwood and giving
him (WilletU handful of gold TO keep
while Howard and party went in BATH
ing. Witness did not know how much
gold there was, nor the denomination.
MISS PITMAN's STORY.
Miss Bertha Pitman, of 533 Broad
way. waitress in the Portland cafe,
testified that Howard ate at the cafe for
several days prior to the robbery, &C
companied by Fleury and Miller, whom
she identified.
County Attorney Buffers questions
brought out the fact that dit supper Sat
urday night and from to O'clock of
the Sunday before the robbery, five men
came and ate together. Miss Pitman
pointed out Meiggs, Howard. Fleury
and Miller as four OF the five. and de-
scribed the fifth man as smooth-faced
and quite tall.
Detective McGuiggan detailed the cir
cumStanceS 0fthe arrest of Howard and
the finding of $500 in $50 gold pieces on
lis person, tied up in Gotten handker-
chief.
Chief of Detectives McGinn testified
as to private conversation he had with
Howard shortly after his arrest, in
which good deal of ''fy talk" was
alleged to have been INDUCED in,
amounting almost to a confess on OF
guilt on Towards part. Cross-eXam-
nation developed nothing except that
the money taken from Howard had no:
been marked. The coin was not pro-
duced i'll court, which led some people
to hint it had been stolen when the
chiefs safe was tapped. But Mr.. But
Ter said the money would be produced
at the proper time.
The state will rest On the Howard
case this morning.
Judge Twohy did not fix the amount
of bail for Thomas Fleury yesterday.
Mr.. Johns intimated that they might be
able 10 procure bail if fixed at $1,000.
1t is reported that Fleury's trunk was
''frisked' by the Pinkertons in Chicago
and $1,000 in gold taken therefrom.
The story has not been verified in ST.
Paul.