St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-11
IT'S ALMOST OVER NOW.
THERE'S BUT ONE MORE WITNESS
FOB THE DUGAN TRIdL.
MIR. DAVIS AND HIS ALIBlS.
He Is Not Proving as Strong q
Case as Was at First Antics-
pated-Feeley and a Number "a
Other Witnesses Were on the
Stand Yestcrday-Case Will Cd
to the Jury Tuesday.


The trial of James Dugan for the muf
| der of James X. Harris is practically at
an end, the defense having but one wiz
! ness yet to go on the stand. The deg
Tense throughout the trial has fougla
| with but one weapon-alibi. Witnesses
| have heretofore been placed OH tlR
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 fOs
! the defense had stated to the jury chat
! he proposed to show them that the de-
PENDANT on that night had gone no fur
Their 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.
Young Feeley was recalled to the
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
block away. From there ne and White
went to Sheridan'S saloon, reaching
there about O'clock. The witness saw
Gallagher, Harrigar, White, Dugan and
some women there, besides several
other people he did not know.
You are a great deal Interested in
the White family, are you no1?" asked
Mr.. Nye.
NO. sir, not particularly; l have been
there several times, and so has Belle
Brennan, but we are not particularly
thick"
Tue 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
neaDoliS. Witness said that Joe White
kept company with a 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
shooting"
No. sir"
The second day?"
Yes, Sir"
Did you say the boys done it?' "
NO, 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 whether
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 y O'Clock,
came over to Sherdan's aud met-TOm
Gallagher. The two went 10 st. Paul,
Gallagher stating that he wished to look
the White house 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. Dugan and YOrkey that
night, and did you at any time see
Dugan take off Il straw hat and throw it
across the counter and produce soft
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 ObServed"
Not that | saw"
Did not Joseph Sheridan, after You
had been indicted and III conversation
with you on the indictment, say that it
was mistake and that Reed was not i'll
the saloon that night?'
Feeley testified that this was Substan-
TALLY true. The witness created quite a
sensation at this point by testfying that
while III the Office of the county attOr-
ney, about two weeks ago, that Mr.. Nye
got angry and said:
cd On you, Phi send you and
your partner over the road"
when Dugan and | went to st.
Paul" said the witness, "Dugan said
he wanted to 90 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 tie kitchen to
see Mrs. EImS a minute. Dugan waited
outside and went away without me. L
do hot thiuk that any member of the
EIms family saw or spoke to Dugan at
that time. Dugan wore a cutaway sack
coat"
MIR. Davis attacked his own witness
and attempted to break down his state
| ment that he saw Grindall in Minneap-
oils the day before the murder at 5:45
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 l 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 wifeY'
| Yes, SIR"
Ibid not say to you when in CONVEX.
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 on the night of June Is in the
companY's yards near the Union ele-
| Yator.
He testified that the taller of the men
spoke to him, and asked for a drink of
|
suit, wore a soft black hat and had a
smooth face. He stood eight or ten feet
away when he spoke TO the witness.
Joseph White. stand up! ordered
Mr.. Davis
rs This the man you saw that night?''
III could not say that l ever saw that
man BEFORE" answered the witness.
Dugan then stood up. Mr.. Davis
asked, Ibid you ever see this man be-
fore?'
The witness stated that he could NOT
say, as he had talked only with the
taller man.
Mr.. Nye-You described the appear
ance of tall, slim man, with a light
complexion and smooth face, and
clothed as you have described him to a
newspaper man, Mr.. Pegler, few DAYS
ago, did you not2
"Yes, Sir"
The witness could not swear that the
two men before him were not the men