St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-19

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Charges the Jury With Being
Fixed by Officials High In Au-
thority-Roastedb by the Judge.
He Apologies.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Afier the intro
duetion of few witnesses for the
state. Assistant States Attorney Bot.
tum today formally announced that the
prosecution in the Conghlin case was
ready to turn the case over to the de-
Tense. Judge Wing. for the defendant
made several motions to exclude objec
tionabie testimony. and the court adj
journed until Monday.
81 can say that the conduct of the
attorney. If he did write that article, is
| unprofessional and outrageous Such
was the rebuke Judge Tuthill admins
| tered TO Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Kirkham Scanlan just before the adj
| journment of court. Judge Wing,
counsel for the defense. had read to the
court all article which appeared in a
Chicago newspaper, IN which Mr.. Scan
Ian was quoted as saying that, he feared
the Conghlin jury had been ''fixed,' -
and intimated that officials high in au-
thority were responsible.
An affidavit setting forth several pub
lished stories assailing the prosecution
in addition to the charge of jury brib-
ing, was presented and signed by
COughiin and his attorneys, Wing and
Donahoe. Judge Tuthili began scor-
ing of Seaman, when that attorney in
terrupted.
"NO, don't care to hear from you"
returned the court. '.Such communi-
| jury. l don't want to hear anything
from you unless you want to deny you
wrote it. You have done an
OUTRAGEOUS THING.
"And If you ask the opinion of any
fair-minded lawyer you will hear the
same from him."
''But think"
Never mind what you think; your
position is absolutely indefensible,"
Attorney Seaman al this point ac-
| knowledged that he had done wrong
| and repeatedly apologiZed for his error
II would like to say" said the attor.
ney, ''that man connected with the
! defense has seen fit to accuse me Of
| putting up the whole scheme Of Frank
| Bardeen's testimony"
| Bardeen is the new witness whose
| testimony last week that ne had turne d
a search light on COughlIn, the night OF
| May 4, caused sensation.
WHO is that MANI" demanded Judge
Wing. rising from his chair
| Attorney A. S. Ttude," replied At
torney Seaman.
| 81 know nothing of A. S. Irude's
connection with this case" said the
| court. II have never seen him in court
and have not been notified to that eff
| feet.
''Mr. Trude is engaged by the defense
on the outside" repeated Mr.. Seaman.
| Judge Wing advanced astep and said
MIR. Trude is stranger to this case.
| your honor. Any one who speaks to
the contrary is wrong. 1t is another of
their suspicious. They are suspicious
OF themselves and everybody else.
"Fhe persons who say any one be-
] sides Daniel Donahoe and r. M. Wing
is conducting this case,
| SPEAKS UNTRULY.
"This wildly suspicious young man
here has created another still wilder
lsstery. "J1iaS5s 2s5A - 80 = $500.
| ri don't care for Judge Wings opin-
ion of me-" retorted Attorney ScaElan.
| The court had not flushed his rebuke
of Attorney Scanlan's action, and now
took it up again from the side of the
jury.
/ You have done these men a great
| wrong" he said. Nov, while they are
| shut out from the world, TO have some
| OF them branded as corrupt is one of
| the greatest wrongs that can be per-
| petrated. | can conceive of nothing
| more unjust"
II wish il understood that I am not
! taking back anything l said," put in
Attorney Seaman. Every word of my
interview with the Journal is true. but
| l am sorry it became public"
States Attorney Bottum sought to
| defend his associate. Judge Tuthill
interrupted and ended the incident,
| renarking: 81 merely wish to ay,with
respect to the action OF the officer OF
| this court, without making any order,
that his action III publishing that letter
was simply unprofessional and out
| rageOuS."
Without further comment, he then
] adjourned court.
The defense made one motion regar d.
| ing testimony that was not formal The
motion was to reject the testimony OF
| Mrs. COnklin respecting the white horse
/ as incompetent. The prosecution had
failed to produce Beck. the reporter,
whom Mrs. Conklin said brought the
| horse to her. The defense claimed the
| prosecution had failed to supply the
necessary link. The court eserved his
| decision. Ii Mrs. ConkIin's testimony
| is rejected Frank Seaman would remain
the only witness on the Identification of
| the horse.
! Each and every motion of the defense
for the exclusion of testimony heard
| during the trial. except that relating to
| Mrs. ConklIn's Identification of the
White lorse, was promptly overruled by
the court, aid an exception was entered
| on behalf Of the defendant.
1t was rumored today that Joe Nc
Laughlin. brother CT Mrs. Foy, who
could not be secured by the state, had
been located by the defense, and would
appear as witness OH behalf OF Dan
Coughlin, and would contradict, point
blank, the evidence of his sister.