St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-10
GOT THE BILLS MIXED
that WILL Be The DEFENSE or VA.
MARKHAM.
NOT THE SCALING BILL,

But the Land Tax Bill, Was What
He Referred to When He Con-
verscd With Mr.. Glas7-Notion
to Acquit Denied by JuIge
hicks The State Rests It's
Case.
In the Markham bribery trial the
state rested Its case yesterday at noon,
and then Attorney George P. Wilson
made motion to submit the case to the
jury. with charge from the judge to
acquit the defendant. The question
was discussed vigorously by both sides,
and in the afternoon extensive argu-
ments were made. Judge Elliott took
his seat with Judge Hicks during these
| arguments. The question of acquittal
was finally taken under advisement,
court being adjourned for the nonce for
Judge Hicks TO consult his law books on
the points advanced. The result was he
| denied the motion. and the defense was
obliged to 90 on with its witnesses.
The first witness called by the state
III the morning was James E. Glass. the
complaining witness in the indictment,
and president of the Gefunct Northern
Mill company. He stated that he was
acquainted with the defendant, Joseph
NJ. Markham, and saw him in his Office
in the Guaranty Loan building on Jan.
2S, 1898. Asked to relate the CONVERSE
ton that occurred at the time, ne said:
He said that the bill we were inter
ested in was in danger, and that we
must put up something to have it
passed. He said that the majority was
against US, and l told him that Mr..
Wyman thought that the bill would go
throug Oh on its merits. He said that
Wyman was a nice >man and all that,
but he did not stand in with the boys
down there. | asked him who were
az ainst the bill in the committee. and
he named Boreen. of Saltwater; Fuller,
of Little Falls, and another man. | then
asked him how much was needed TO
carry the bill through. | asked him how
much it would cost. and he replied
about 81, 600 to fix things as they should
be. Questioned further Markham finally
amed $1,000 as the amount. and / told
him the lumbermen would have meet
ing shortly and would consider the mat
ter. Markham was in the office a half
hour or 500
Mr. Wilson conducted the cross-ex-
animation and brought out that MIR.
Glass was not well acquainted with
Markham. He Recognized him when he
came into the Office, however.
AT the time Mr.. Markham was In
your Office did he not state ne was in
favor of the billf' asked the attorney.
''He left Inc with that impression"
Did YOU not state before the inyes-
tigating committee that Mr.. Markham
claimed 10 be in favor of the biIl?"
II said he appeared to be 500
Z. w. BackuS, Representative Koer-
ner, j. I. Wymau. Daniel Miller and
Ray w. Jones testified to the fact that
MIR. Markham was i'll favor of the bill at
the time referred to. Mr.. Wyman was
then called and testified that Markham
voted against the bill in committee. He
further testified that Nh. Markham
voted against the measure 10 place the
bill on general orders. The next day
be voted In favor of the motion to re-
consider the vote. and at subsequent
time voted TO lay the bill on the table,
which action had the effect Of killing
the measure. On all three occasions he
voted against the bill.
This concluded the states case.
Mr.. Wilson in opening the case for
the defense outlined his plan of attack
to the jury He said that the states
| attorney. Mr.. Peterson. had in his re-
! marks laid stress upon the intelligence
, of Mr.. Markham. So far as he could
see Mr.. Wilson said it did not follow
that because a mau was member of
the legislature he WAS of more than
average Intelligence and honesty. In
| fact, he did not think it was the rule at
all. He then went on TO pooh pooh the
idea of MIR. Markham going about and
soliciting brides. If he was man of
intelligence he would never have been
guilty of such fool act. To do what
Mr.. Glass states he did he must neces-
sarily be fool. No man of intelligence
would go at it in the way the state
claims Mr.. Markham did. Bride takers
always have their man Friday. In re-
ferring to the corruption in public bod
les, among them legislatures, Mr..
Wilson said that al one time the legis-
lature of North Dakota had the name
of being a very corrupt institution. He
had made up his mind from personal
observations that the legislatures of
this state are OH par with North Da-
+ kota when ii comes to corruption. Then
he referred TO Alex Mckenzie. of Bis
marck, aud said he was the prince of
the lobby force. ana likened him TO
David B. Hill. of New York.
When Mr.. Wilson concluded his ad-
| dress Mr.. Markham was called to the
! stand. Mr.. kellogg conducted the ex-
animation, and asked HIM:
You know Of the log-scaling bill?"
Yes Sir" was the prompt reply.
''Do you know Joseph E. CLASP"
81 have met him several times"
Did you see him on the date referred
| to in the Indictment. Jan. %. 1S93?'
Yes sir. al his Office in the Guaranty
| Loan building. l saw him once before.
am acquainted with Ray Jones'"
"What did YOU come over to see Mr..
] Glass abont?'
Il came over to see Mr.. Jones about
the bill. called the Markham bill, to tax
all the railroad lands in the state. |
wanted Jones and other Heunepiu
county people to use their influence in
the matter of my bill. L went into Mr..
Glass Office and asked for Jones. He
stated he was out of the city, and didn't
know when he would return. He asked
me what | wanted to see Jones about,
and / said it was about the bill. l said
the bill was coming up Oh the following
Tuesday, and wanted to know what the
| Minneapolis people Intended 10 do
about ii. He SAID something about the
| Nyman bill, and i-meaning my own
biIl-said that it would be found some
thing besides hustllng would be needed
to pass the bill. Then he said to me
tnat MI Yman thought The Dill was
Al! right and would 20 through, and |
| replied that l did not think Wyman and
his bill were in it at all. | then told
him that we intended to raise a funI OF
81, 200 TO pay for the legitimate expenses !
and counsel hire"
Did you say you were in favor of the I
| Wynan bill?''
''Certainly-I was, under certain coz
ditions.''
"Wha were these condltons?"
''If my people, the ones engaged in
logging, were not opposed TO it.'' \
Did you have reference 10 your bill :
when you said it would come up on.
Tuesday, and that something would
have 10 be done about it?''
at was"
How and before whom did the billE
come up"
a..