St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-22
The EVIDENCE Is ALL IN,
AND THE JURY WILL Be CHARGED
THIS Ef0RNigG.
ELEURY CASE NEARLY EMBED

EEEUEaV CASE NEARLY ENDED.
The Evidence in the Bank Rob-
berry Case Closed and the
Speeches of Counsel Made
Evidence of the State Strongly
Contradicted-Bnt and Err
win Make Strong Pleas.
The eigfthlday of the case of The State
VS.. Fleury opened yesterday morning at
10 o'clock. The gloomy weather OH the
outside lent no cheerful aspect to the.
dismal surroundings Of the old court
chamber, but the crowd was there in all
its pristine compactness despite the
raging snow storm then prevailing. -,
Upon being called to order, proceed
ings were commenced by recalling to
the stand Darwin l. Stanton, whose
name had been the day before mad
vertently given as Sanborn, for cross
examination.
The cross-examination was conducted
by Mr.. Butler. and was very searching,
as well as energetic. In reply to the
questions propounded. witness said he
had lived here in this city two years
last March, and since that time
had worked at the printing business for
Brown q Treacey, and also done sub
bling" at different dates for the Pioneer;
he had also worked for the Ramaleys and
Withys, and done other jobs here and
there. He was questioned very closely
as to the length Of time he had worked
since he came to the city, and his an
swer was to the effect that he had
work at least half the time he had been
in the city.
Witness was shown the paper he had
obtained from Lawyer Stanton, and
asked if he had been carrying il about
with him all the time. and in answer to
the question, said he had got it Aug. IA
last at about 1910 a. M, and had thence
gone to the bank. reaching there about
l1:20; noticed some five or six people in
the bank corridor; went to the paying
teller's desk and remembered there was
man who stood behind me;
SAW MESSENGER LARES
and the porter come in with the sack,
which they laid down OIL the floor; saw
LareS take the bags and lay them on
the window ledge: he stood beside the
ledge with his arm resting Oh the mon
ely, and had in his hand a paper which
he was reading. Soon after he missed
one of the bags. and theu he drew his
gun and started toward the door. l
looked again and saw him on the steps
going down; did uot see any of the de-
PENDANTS here in the bank; will swear
that if either of these gentlemen, How
ard, Fleury, Meiggs or Morris, were in
that bank lobby could and would have
seen them. There was one man at the
on the east side of the post passing by
the porter; did not get my money
changed then"
"Why didn't you get it changed?"
Because l got COMPOUNDED. and did
think"
''What do you mean by that?" -,
''I'll tell you why if you'll let me-"
Mr.. Butler here interrupted the wit
ness. who thus lost the opportunity of
explaining his peculiar state or condi-
ton at that time, anu proceeded to QueS-
ton Stanton as to his whereabouts. on
the afternoon and evening Of Aug. IA.
He denied being on East Tenth street
or in that part Of the city at 1:30- or
D. m. of that day. He also denied that
he was watching the house while the
baggage was being removed that after
noon by the drayman, as heretofore de-
tailed. In further reply to Mr.. Butler.
he said he had told Mr.. Seymour that
the colored porter was moving in the
direction of the door, and that he had
called him back. Witness, continuing
II was subpHnaed in this case Nov. S.;
was in court Nov. ID; I was i'll the
saloon near the Germania bank one
day that week; can't say what day /;
was at the fremont one day, and then
went to Henry Sehade's for a free
lunch; l have worked about half the
time for the last six months; L moved
because I wanted to-"
Ibid you pay your rent?''
[Objected to as immaterial and irrele-
want. Overruled and exception noted ]
Ans.-Yes; a part, not all of it.
''Is it not fact that you moved from
place to place to get rid of paying your
rent?'
[Obiected to. Overruled and excep-
ton noted.
Ans.-I did not move for that.
Butler-When you were in my Office
why didn't you tell me great injustice
was being done to those men by keeping
them in Jail, and that they were not
guilty?
Witness-You wouldn't give me time
to get in word edgeways. I went to
you to collect the S1.5O you owed me on
the book, but which you didn't pay.
[Laughter.] You then walked away
into your office.
During his croSs-examlnation witness,
speaking of himself while in the bank,
had used the words she felt confound-
ed" and upon being asked what he
meant offered to explain, when he was
interrupted by
THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
and the matter dropped. Shortly after
wards Erwin recalled the matter to his
dtIeutiOH, anu dSh6u llIHl 10 explain
what he meant. The state again inter-
posed its objection, which was sus-
tanned by the court, and an exception
was then noted.
Erwin-What is the sum total of your
Indebtedness in this city since you have
been here?
Witness-I'll have to figure on it lit
tie. Taking pencil he soon announced
the res suisse.
In reply to further questions by Mr..
Erwin, witness denied that ne was on
the 10th on Canada street. Witness here
supplemented his testimony of the pre-.
vious day by telling how he had gone to
both Messrs. Seymour and Power, of the
bank, and also to Detective McGinn, to
whom he had told his story, and who
had snubbed him for his pains. For
that reason he had not gone again, and
didn't intend to.
E. G. Ecklund-Have been employed
both here and in Minneapolis; was en-
ployed in Minneapolis up to about Aug.