St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-12
'SLIM" WAS In THE DOCK.
SUSPECT DUGaN ARRAiGNED ON THE
CHARGE or MURDER.
"VORKEY"IN JAZZ IN CHICAGO

He Is Arrested by tho Chicago
Police and Held for local Off
cers-Dugan Declines the Serv-
ices of an Attorney-He Can
Handle His Own Case Best
Which Is Set for the 23d.
Sheriff Eye has received telegram
from the Chicago police stating that
Tommy Lyons, alias orkey,"th fourth
Harris murder suspect, had been arrest
ed in that city on the charge OF va
grancy. He will be held until ieQuisi-
ton papers can be secured and Eye can
get to the Windy city. 1t is likely he
Will start tor there this morning. The
fellow under arrest IS tough customer
and has n bad record, but there Is Il
possibility he Is not the one wanted
here. The name "Yorkey" is conf
mon name among thieves and crooks.
and 1t may be the wrong tree has been
barked. According TO the police the
"Yorkey" who WAS in the city at the
time of the Harris murder was known
as Charles Rogers, alias York"
jim Slim, the crook brought back
from st. Louis several days ago, was ar
raigned before Judge Jamison yester-
day afternoon at the conclusion of the
Cham berlain trial. The name Slim is
the one lie was indicted under. the
grand jury not knowing his other
aliases. The charge on which he was
arraigned was murder in the first de-
gree, it being alleged that he murdered
James Il. Harris, and that the time of
the murder was June IL, 1893. Sheriff
Eye brought the prisoner into the court
room. and il must be admitted that the
sheriff appeared the more worried of
the two.
What is your plea to the charge OF
murder in the first deglee?" asked the
court.
Not guilty." said the man, COM
posedly.
A more ill-favored looking fellow than
the prisoner would be hard to find in Il
days travel, and yet he is possessed of
great GOODNESS and nerve. He said his
name was James Dugan. and that he
knew nothing OF the sO-called aliases.
Judge JamiSOn.
Dugan scratched his head thoughts
fully, and then replied: mo, judge. |
don't care for an attorney. This whole
thing Is only big farce any way. and |
can take care of the case myself.H
Sheriff Eye grimaced and looked dis
concerted when his famous prisoner
declared the case to be nothing but
farce. 1t hurt his pride.
But. remarked the Judge, looking
with aSt0nlShment at the man who,
charged with murder, declined the serv-
ices of an attorney, "hadn't | better
appoint one to look up the evidence in
the case and help you with other things
pertaining to the trial?"
Dugan's lip curled contemptu0usly as
he replied: mo, Judge; no matter who
you would appoint. he would take no
interest i'll my case, and | am of the
opinion L can do better for myself"
He spoke bitterly, and us though he
mad had experience in just such cases.
What time would you like TO have
the trial set fOr?" asked the Judge, po-
litely. Twill the 10th of this month
suit you?'
mo, judge, can't get my evidence
together by that time, for several of my
witnesses are OH the Pacific coast"
The court finally set the case for the
23d inst, and remarked that if Dugan
was not ready to try his case then
postponement could be taken. On this
date the cases of Dick Reed and Joseph
White, charged with the, same crime
and numbering the same man, will be
called. AS Dugan left the court room
he said, half to himself:
II know my business"