St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-13

l might il could get room. She said
that she had rooms to rent and showed
me room which l hired. That night
Belle Brennan brought John Feeley in
and introduced him to me. stayed III
the room until June IT,"
did you, on June Is, meet Joseph
White, John Grindell aud olherS?"
"Yes, sir. l was reading book when
Belle Brennan came in and asked me &c
come into her room. / went, and pretty
soon three men came in and was in.
troduced to one by the name OF Joe
White. cannot remember the other
names. l had never seen the other two
men before.''
What did they say?"
zone OF the men said 1t was pretty
warm and asked me to take a drink,
which l refused. Pretty soon John
Feeley came in, but went out again.
stayed in the room about an hour. Then
l went to my room until supper time.
After supper l went ont OH the street
for about an hour. A day or two before
had been in Sheridan's saloon with
John Feelev. and l went up there. Ii
must have been about 9 o'clock. | WELT
In at the front door. The doors of the
room III the back of the saloon were
open. and | saw my landlady there and
Belle Brennan. In about an hour Joe
White came in. had no conversation
with him except asked him 10 have a
drink with me. l wore a straw hat that
night. l had two straw hats; one pur-
chased ct st. Paul"
Mr.. Davis here produced the famous
straw hat. and asked Dugan TO put it
on. He did so, and turned his head so
the jury could see how the hat fit. 1t
was much too large. He said he had
never seen the hat before.
Ibid you on the night of June Is, in
James Sneridan's, take this hat from
your head, throw it across the bar and
take another from your pOcket?'
mo, sir.''
Nov long did you stay in SheIidan'S
saloon that night?"
81 don't know just how long,
Ibid you talk with any one else that
night?'
Yes. sir. met strange man out
side"
describe him."
1.-The man was taller than me. He
had smooth face, and had corner of
his tooth filled with gold. | met him
near the alley, and we had quite a con-
versation together. He invited me to
"What about Joe White?"
ale went away when l was there
and said he was going to take the car
home"
where did you and this strange man
go when you left Sheridan'S place?'
I'VE walked to Washington avenue
and car came along, and we both tried
to catch it. In running, ran against a
man, and we both fell down. The fellow
l was with said: You're a hell of a
runner; if you hadn't fallen down we
might have caught that car Then he
wanted me to go over TO the sporting
houses, but said that l did not have
any money TO throw away. He said
that he would pay the bill if would
lend him s. until he got to st. Paul. l
told him that would give him dollar,
but couldn't lend S.. He said: YOU'RE
you son of b. told him | wouldn't
stand to be called that, and struck him.
Then we grappled, and he shot me.
Then he Went one way and | went the
other"
where did you spend the night?'
u went to my room after the shooting
and stayed there all night. got up at
at about halt-past T."
You have heard the testimony of
Mrs. Harris. who swore that you were
in her room that night and grappled
with her husband. James Dugan, were
you in her house that night or hear
it?"
mo, sir: l was never on the East side
In my life"
Dugan then told of how he had gone
to st. Pau, where he remained three
days, and then took the train that went
frNxay IL
among other stations. Eau Claire. Mr..
Davis asked if it was in Eau Claire that
be had the wound in his arm dressed.
The reply was:
mo. sir. 1t was small station some
where beyond. My arm had swelled up
so badly had to get doctor to dress it.
He cut out the bail. l had it dressed
again in Chicago. l was in Chicago
from June 10 to 20. l sold worlds fair
pictures, as my arm was too sore to do
other work. Then went to st. Louis
for two weeks, then to Romeo, LII.
From there l went back to Chicago,
then to Memphis, then 10 ST. Louis,
where was about two weeks, when the
detective arrested me. l was taken up
to the chiefs office and the chief said:
'HullO, jim; yoIfe wanted in Mime
sofa for murder | told him that |
never committed murder in Minnesota.
Two days afterward Sheriff Eye came in
and said: L guess you don't know me?'
told him did not. and he said that he
was sheriff of Hennepin county and
wanted ME for murder. 1 told him that
it was serious charge, but that | was
not guilty"
"What did Sheriff Eye say to you?"
"Well, he said You are old enough to
know better than to get mixed up in
this trouble with people like those l
told him that there was some mistake,
and that would go back to Minneapo-
lis without papers, for L was not mixed
up i'll the affair.""
"What else did he say?"
"Ege said, when he brought me out,
Jim, don't think you had anything to
do with this trouble, but | think you
can tell me all about it, When talking
with Eye | said that l did not wish to
tell him anything, as he would probably
testify against me. He said that he
never went OH the witness stand against
any one, and if l would tell it all we
would try and get at this matter"
In referring to the deputy Sirois,
Dugan stated that he was we'll aware of
his intentions when he came TO stay in
the cell with him.
II knew just what he was put there
forD said the witness "and was very