St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-21
piece in pay; he was arrested in my


John McGuiggan sworn: / am po-
llceman Of this city for eight years.
Question by Butler-Did you arrest
Howard, and, il SO, when and where did
you make the arrest?
Erwin objected to any testimony
given by this witness, on the ground
that it was subsequent to the commits.
sion of the offense and could not tend to
show prima facie case of conspiracy.
The court took the matter under ad-
visement. and the witness stepped
aside.
George G. Power sworn-I am assist
ant cashier of the Merchants National
Bank of st. Paul, and live on Laurel ave-
nue.. this city. We have a bag of gold
brought into the bank by the agent of
the express company. bag was here
identified by witness. Exhibits A. B.
G, ID. E. f, G, II, j. K, L. NJ. N, o were
offered and received-most of them
without objectionable objection. when
ever made, being overruled. Among
the exhibits was the Australian Ma
sonic card found by w. A. Pinkerton
on defendants person. Erwin objected
TO 1t being received, but was over
| ruled.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
w. j. McGuiggan, recalled: arrested
Howard. objection and exception. [
arrested him at the house on Canada
street; it was at 7:45 in the evening;
took him to city hall and chief of police;
searched HIM there; found $500 in $50
gold pieces; the same evening saw him
again. Ali these questions were taken
under objection with exceptions noted,
and when witness concluded Erwin
moved to strike out all the testimony of
this witness. [Overruled and exception
noted.
Andrew j. Shirks-Am detective
and live in Chicago; know defendant
and saw him on West Madison street, in
Chicago: saw Miller Aug. Is on the
same corner where l had seen Fleury;
saw him in the afternoon, also; saw
Miller there the same day; saw MeiggS
about half block away, can't tell the
hour; it was not far from o'clock; a
colored man was standing there and
| carrying leather grip; the cOlored man
went into the house and came out be-
fore Meiggs; he came from second floor
Of the lodging house or hotel; saw him
an hour and half after l first saw him;
L saw MeiggS at the window; / went to
the room which had been occupied by
MeiggS and found trunk, russell
colored grip and about same size as that
carried by the colored man.
The trunk, which was in court,
was found to be locked, aud the
key had to be sent for, which oc-
casioned delay of some ten or fifteen
minutes. Ali the testimony of this
witness was taken under objection, and
exception noted.
Meiggs and Miller were on same side
OF street when they came out of the
hotel.
Ernest Y. Lorenz-I am secretary of
Chief of Police Garvin, and have been
for over year. Exhibits I,J,H, F identi-
fed. Exhibits f, G, IL and | shown wit
ness. l turned them over; all these
things were turned over to me for safe
keeping when they were brought up
from Chicago. l put them in box.
where they were kept until brought
into court. Don't remember when How
ard was arrested: remember receiving
money on that day; [ think it was in
the middle of the day l received the
money-the day Howard was arrested.
All this evidence was under OBJ
lection and exception.
John c. McGinn sworn-Saw Howard
the day he was was arrested; received
on the day of his arrest $500 in gold;
there was, think, some IS in silver
which was turned over also.
w. J. Clifford sworn-Saw the money
taken from Howard; McGinn and my
self took it from him.
Messenger Rinaldo Lares recalled for
further cross-eXamination: Know Will
lis Williams, the Pioneer Press re-
porter.
Didn't you on Aug. Is have an inter-
view with Willis Williams in the Mer-
chants National bank in regard to the
robbery?
Ibid gou not tell him you didn't see
the man that got the money and that
you didn't think anybody else saw
him?"
uOuG huOW ludI Sdlu SO.
Erwin Answer the question, Mr..
Lares.
Butler objected. Objection sustained
and exception noted.
Erwin to Lares-You know that gen.
tleman, Mr.. Williams?
Answer-Yes, sir.
Did you have an interview with this
gentleman, Mr.. Williams, in which V on
said you didn't see the man that robbed
the bank, and that you didn't think
anybody else did?
Answer-I don't think said that,
STATE RESTS.
Erwin then rose and addressed the
court, saying that counsel for state ad
promised to produce sufficient evidence
to prove a prima facie case of con-
spiracy. He had failed 10 do this, and
he now moved to strike out the evil
dence given by Miss Putin am.
Overruled and exception noted.
He moved ccesSively to strike out
all of Mrs. Moe nnich's testimony relat-
ing to acts and admissions of the CO.
defendants; also the testi monv of STAFF
ford and Elliott. and also all testimony
whatever relating to anything occurring
after 70 o'clock N. on Aug. IA last.
Each motion oyerruled, and exception
in each case.
The same motion was made as to the
testimony of w. j. Early, John King,
Cassaw, Bromley, John MALTA, Marti
NJ