St. Paul daily globe., 1893-11-17

forward, distracted the sack of precious
metal. placed 1t under his coat and
rushed for the exit.
Mr.. Butler next detailed the result of
the work of the detectives and police in
their investigations of the robbery-how
they had fallen upon scrap here and
bit there, each apparently unimpor-
tant IN itself. but when linked and fitted
together becoming of decided impor-
tance. He showed how the four in
dicted robbers had first come under the
observation of the Minneapolis authori-
ties and been arrested there. photo
graphed. released and ordered out of
town; how these photographs had ulti-
mately led to their Identification as be-
ing connected with the bank robbery
1or which they are now being tried. He
also Sketched their whereabouts while
in this city after leaving Minneapolis.
He told of the rooms they had rented,
and the places where they reSorted, and
persons with whom they associated and
nad business dealings. He next traced
the trail to Chicago, and gave all inter
estlng account of the scenes ana Incl
dents which finally eliminated In the
arrest of Fleury and MeIggs in Chicago.
and, week later, of Ben Miller in New
York.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Buffers ad-
dress to the jury, the first witness called
was FRANK II. Seymour, cashier of the
Merchants National bank for the past
eleven years, and for twenty-one years
past a member of the clearing house in
the First National bank. The witness
testimony was confined entirely to the
mode and manner of doing businessuln
the clearing house, and after brief eX-
ANIMATION he was eXcused-the defense
having no questions to ask.
James +. Bryant was the next wit
ness. he was paying teller of the Mer-
chants National bank, and it was part
OF his business to count out the money
for the clearing house. He did this
Aug. IA last. His testimony showed the
money was counted and put in canvas
sacks, and then sent to the First Ma
tlonal bank in charge of trustworthy
messengers. The cross-eXamination
ELECTED nothing of any Importance on
the case at bar.
e. B: Strate. express clerk of the Mer-
chants National, remembered sealing
Iour bags of gold on morning of Aug.
IA last. He described tying up the bags
and sealing with wax. He also remem-
Dered Keeling the bags, and found they
contained s5, $40 and $40 pieces, re-
spectively.
Waldo Davis was the next witness, but
MS testimony was not important. Re-
cess was then taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
RinaldO Lares was the next witness
put upon the rack. He was the mes
senger intrusted with the duty of taking
the money To the claariDu housa aod
his testimony did not differ in any ma
terial respect from that given by him
on the preliminary eXaminati on, and
which was fully published at that
time. His testimony is important in
that he Is the one witness chiefly relied
upon by the state for the Identification
OF the prisoner at the bar. He was sub
Jected to lengthy and most severe
cross-examination by the defendants
attorney, and by all who heard 1t will
be remembered as one OF the most crisi-
cal and searching Investigations to
which witness was ever subjected In
this state, or, in fact, anywhere in this
Western country The ultimate dis
position of this witness occupied The
greater part of the afternoon.
Charles Gall was the peXt witness
sworn, and testified he was at the FIRST
National bank, where he is employed as
paying teller. up to 11:30 a. III. Aug. Il
last, and SaW-one or two persons come
up TO the window Of the room in which
he was employed, and one was man
about five feet six or seven inches. He
didn't notice which way the man went.
The object OF the testimony seemed to