St. Paul daily globe., 1894-02-11
IT'S ALMOST OVER NOW.
THERE'S BUT ONE MORE WITNESS
-F0R THE DUGAN TRIaL.
MIR. DAVIS AND HIS ALlBls.
He Is Not Proving as Strong a
Case as Was at First Antics
pated-Feeiey and Number d
Other Witnesses Were on ttIf
Stand Yesterday-Case will Cd,
to the jury Tuesday 81

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The trial of James Dugan for the muf
der OF James r. Harris is practically Il
an end, the defense having but one wiz
ness yet to go OH the stand. The d&
Tense throughout the trial has fouglH
with but one weapon-alibi. Witnesses
have heretofore been placed OH tlif
stand to prove an alibi for both Joseph
White and Dick Reed. and yesterday
Attorney Davis brought forward his
witness in an attempt to prove the
whereabouts of James Dugan on tho
evening of June Is. The attorney fOr
the defense had stated to the jury that
he proposed to show them that the de-
fendant on that night had gone no fur
ther than Sheridan's saloon and after
wards to Washington avenue, where the
accident occurred to him, and that he
Immediately afterwards returned to his
room and renamed there throughout
the night. Unless the remaining wit
ness can present more conclusive evil
dence than those which appeared yes
terday the hopes for an alibl for Dugan
are certainly small.
witness chair at the opening of the
morning session yesterday morning. lie
was cross-eXammed by Mr. Nye. Kee-
ley testified that he had been in the
barber shop at the corner OF Fourth and
Washington avenues long enough to get
shaved, and White waited for him a
block away. From there ne and White
went to Sheridan'S saloon, reaching
there about O'Clock. The witness saw
Gallagher, Harrigap, White. Dugan and
some women there, besides several
other people he did not know.
you are great deal Interested in
the White family, are you not?' asked
MIR. Nye.
mo. sir, not particularly:I l have been
there several times, and so has Belle
Brennan, but we are not particularly
thick"
The witness was not willing to swear
that he saw Joe White two weeks after
the murder, but was certain that he had
seen him within month of that time.
He always saw him at the White house
in st. Paul, or around Jim Sheridan's
saloon, or Belle Brennan's place i'll Min
neapolis. Witness said that Joe White
kept company with Miss Roy. He did
not know that she was known by the
name of Irish Nell.
did you have any conversation with
Jim Sheridan the neXt day after the
ShOoungW
No, Sir"
"The second day?"
"Yes, Sir"
"Did you say the boys done it?' %
mo, sir"
"Did you not say to me in the court
house," asked Mr. Nye, Leaning for
ward and gazing steadily at the Witness.
THAT you couldn't. remember whetheE
you said that to Sheridan or not?"
The witness said he could not swear
he had made such statement to the
attorney. He stated that the day after
the murder he got up about II o'clock,i
came over to Sherldan's and met-Tom
Gallagher. The two went 10 st. Paul,
Gallagher stating that he wished to look
for his brother. They did not call at
the White mouse while in ST. Paul.
To make point, Mr. Davis took the
witness In hand and asked:
Did you stand at the bar drinking
with White. Dugau and Yorkey that
night, and did you at any time see
Dugan take off straw hat and throw it
across the counter and produce a sDft
hat from his pocket and pat 1t on?"
mo sir" ~
"Was there any interchange of hats
between the defendant and any of the
others that you obServedw
mot thai | saw"
.'Did not Joseph Sheridan, after yon
had been indicted and III conversation
with you on the indictment, say that it
was mistake and that Reed was not in
the saloon that night?"
Feeley testified that this was Substan-
TALLY true. The witness created quite
Ia,
while i'll the Office of the county attOr-
ney, about two weeks ago, that MIR. Nye
got angry and said:
Cd d-n you, Phi send you and
your partner over the road"
when Dugan and l went to st.
Paul" said the witness, "Dugan said
he wanted to go and see his attorney.
He wanted to get his good money
which the person had held back from
him. While there l went to the Elms
house, and stepped into the kitchen to
see Mrs. ElmS minute. Dugan waited
outside and went away without me. l
do not thiuk that any member of the
Elms family saw or spoke to Dugan at
that time. Dugan wore cutaWay sack
coat"
Mr. Davis attacked his own witness
and attempted to break down his state
lntlIL blldO HC odH OliHudll III mIluedD-
oils the day before the murder at 5 AS
o'clock.
The witness stated that he was not
sure of the exact time, but that it was
about that time.
MIR. Nye = You think that Sheridan
was under the influence of liquor that
night?
Yes, sir.'
"Who was the partner that 1 was
going to send with you over the road?''
II think that was Belle. Brennan OF
White"
"Will you swear you did not tell me
Belle Brennan was your wifeT'
Yes, SIR"
''Did not say to you when in conver.
sation with you that it was strange that
you could remember what you wanted
to and had forgotten what you did not
wish to tell me and were shielding the
Whites?"
II think that is what you said"
Michael MaiSer, the car inspector for
the Great Northern Railroad company.
testified that he, with Olson, the witness
who had Identified White on the stand.
were engaged in cleaning passenger
trains OH the night of June Is in the
company's yards near the Union ele-
vator. q
He testified that the taller of the men
spoke to him, and asked for a drink of
water. The man was dressed in dark
suit, wore soft black hat and had a
smooth face. He stood eight or ten feet
away when he spoke to the witness.
Joseph White. stand upw ordered
Mr.. Davis.
rs This the man you saw that nights
81 could not say that l ever saw that
man BEFORE" answered the witness.
Dugan then stood up. MIR. Davis
asked, Ibid you ever see this man be-
fore?''
The witness stated that he could moi
say. as he had talked only with the
taller man.
Mr.. Nye-You described the appear
ance of a tall, slim man, with light
complexion and a smooth face, and
clothed as you have described him to 4
newspaper man, MI. Pegler, few days
ago, did you not2
"YeS. SIR"
The witness could not swear that the
two men before him were not the men