St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-01
FRANKLIN ON THE STAND.
DIDN'T KNOW THE MONEY! cAME FROM
pL0YES
OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR.

Says He thought the Money Came
From Parties VINO Wished to
Compensate Him For Loss Or
Time Working For the City
Details Talks With Fuller and
MCCARTHY.
The Franklin alleged bribery case
was resumed in Judge Kelly's court
yesterday morning. There was tno
opinion announced from the bench rel
alive to the conversations among en-
ployes OF the building inspectors, Office.
County Attorney Butler called the wit
ness L. F. Kelleher to the stand aud
asked him what conversation he had
with MIR. Mccarthy when he paid over
his assessment of Sl.60 The defense
interposed an objection to the question,
which was promptly Oyerruled. and the
witness proceeded to give the substance
OF the talk to the effect that Mr.. Nc
Carthy. the deputy building inspector,
called him to his desk and showed the
names of the employees of the
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Mccarthy stated that MIR. Franklin was
only getting SOS per month, and the low
est salary in the building inspectors
Office was $50. 1t had been thought that
purse should be made up for Aid.
Franklin to make up sum about equal
to the salary in the building inspectors
office, and that Mr.. Franklin would be
friend IF the office. The witness told
Mr.. Mccarthy that he did not like the
plan. as it seemed like brlbe. Mr..
Mccarthy replied that there would be
nothing wrong, as it would be simply a
donation, aud not bribe.
Other testimony of the same charac-
ter was adduced. and at IL a. III. the
stale rested. Mr.. Barnard opened the
case to the jury for the defense, after
an argument OIL motion to dismiss
has been made and denied. 5
Harry Franklin was asked to take the
stand in his own defense. He went
over part of the ground before dinner
and during the afternoon his testimony
was completed. He testified that he
came to this country about six years
ago from England aud went to work in
the Pioneer Press job rooms. he quail
fed as alderman from the Sixth ward
June l, 1892. That was the first Office
he held. He met H. h. Fuller after his
election one evening when a caucus of
members of council was held at the
Windsor hotel. They had short talk
about he building inspector election, in
which he told Mr.. Fuller that but little
had been done relative to considering
the election of a building inspector.
After that MIR. Fuller did something in
drawing up resolutions for him. After
the caucus at the Windsor Mr.. Fuller
spoke to him again about electing a
building Inspector. He told Mr.. Fuller
that he would not favor baker nor a
blacksmith for the office. A few days
after Mr.. Fuller approached him with a
typewriter paper, and told him about
all ordinance that had been introduced
III the council relative to the selection
of a building inspector, and stated that
Mr.. Morris was elected at a special
meeting, and that some of the men who
voted for Mr.. Morris had said they
would vote for Mr.. johnson. He said
that the ordinance would legislate Mr..
Morris out, but did not say that it would
in effect put Mr.. johnson back in the
Office. The ordinance passed the board
of aldermen. and was voted for by the
witness 1t passed the, assembly also
under a SUSPENSION of the rules, and
went back to the board OF aldermen
with an amendment. 1t was then fe-
ferred to special committee consisting
of Messrs. Copeland. Jensen and Zim-
norman.
Several questions were asked relative
to the political affiliations of Mr.. Frank
lin; but the court ruled them out. Sew
eral questions as to how the Republican
members of the council would vote on
the ordinance were asked. but the court
did not allow them to be answered. The
court also refused to allow Franklin to
testify as to how he would have voted.
He was allowed, however. to state that
he had voted with his party when the
ordinance first passed. The ordinance
was referred to the committee after the
Republican aldermen had consulted
over the matter.
Mr.. Franklin was asked to detail the
conversations relative to the ordinance
which we're held by himself. Mr.. Fuller,
Mr.. Zimmerman and MIR. Jensen. but,
as he would persist In giving conclusions
ard understandings, tho county attor-
ney interposed objections. and Mr.. Nc
Donald had hard time of It making
his witness understand that he was to
give facts and not arguments. At these
conversations the witness advised Mr..
Fuller to let the ordinance rest until
after tile fall election. Continuing the
questioning, Mr.. Mcdonald drew out
the following statements:
II can't say what said; I knew was
opposing the ordinance. The Repub-
lican aldermen afterwards met in Mr..
lngersoll's Office to discuss the election
of a public printer. Mr.. Fuller was
there. urged the desirability Of Re-
publicans Of both bodies going into a
caucus. Mr.. Fuller said he was willing
for caucus of the Republicans of the
use talking about the ordinance, for II
Aid. Jensen and Aid. Hickman op-
posed it the ordinance could not be
passed. Mr.. Fuller agreed with nv
statement l opposed passing the or
dinance for the purpose of letting the
other side put In an inspector. learned
| that the ordinance was for the benefit of
Gates A. johnson after it first passed
the board of aldermen. / never had
anything to say about the 0rdinonce one
way or the other after 1t went into the
| committee. I always thoughttt was dead.
l opposed putting Gates A. johnson
in the Office. believed that 81
| Mr.. Morris was to be put cut the Re-
publicans should consult as to a sue
| cessor. Another reason was that when
| was secretary OF the trades and labor
| assembly we opposed his being in the
Office because he was incompetent. The
trades assembly protested against Mr..
johnson being in the Office after the
| falling Of the walls Of the Shepard
building. first bad a conversation
| with Mr.. Mccarthy when no came to