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

my money from the pcnltentiary. When
we were there Feeley said, Its early
yet, let's 60 over to place where used
to board.' He said it was Whites house.
did not go in, but waited outside for
him.
The witness stated that he stayed in
his room until the 18th, most of the time
reading a book he bought, 1.-The Moon
stone" by Collins. He strolled out oc-
casionally. lie said he was not init
mateiy acquainted with Feeley.
Now, on the night of June Is, what
did you do after Jnne l5?"
well, l strOlled around alone and
finally got to Sheridan's saloon about
$50 or 8 O'Clock. l remained there for
about an hour. drank very little that
night"
Where did you staff for when you
left the saloon?"
IL started to 20 home. i saw every
body drinkin' and maxim hogs outer
themselves, and | got disguised and
left. AS l came out of the saloon a
man at the alley hollered oh. Jim!' and
stopped, and he said, Don't you know
me% told him No and he asked me
II had not lived on Lyle street, in Chi
cage. l told him that lived there
once.
WAS this the man you met there?"
asked Mr.. Davis, showing photograph
Of Rogers.
No. that's not him." was the answer.
well, go on"
well, the man talked to me and
asked me if l knew George Wilson,
Croker and others. Then he asked me
what L was going to do. l said that
would go to Chicago. He said that he
was going to Chicago. too, and we might
rs we'll on ~ a clynd m a IN on IN
st. Paul with him. and said would"
"Why did you go to ST. Paul to nave
your wound dressed?"
II didn't know where there was a
doctor in Minneapolis, but | remem-
bered that l had seen doctors sign in
st. Paul and went over there"
Now. this man who shot you, did he
not tell you his name?'
mo, SIR"
What time did you go TO st. Paul?"
1T was after l got up, about o'clock
think. did not tell any one in the
house that [ was going"
'What time did you get back?"
about II O'clock"
Ibid you tell any one at the house
then that you were shot?''
No; | did not think it was any Of
their business"
why did you go to St. Paul the sec
ond time?"
"Oh. to see some parties. 1 wanted
to see fellow and try and get JOB"
"WilI you swear that you did not
give your watch to GrIndall, and after
you heard of the Harris murder went
and got it back?"
Eyes, SIR"
"What were you doing at st. Paul the
days you were THEREOF
II just walked around. had SIG or
SIS IN my pocket and could 90 without
working"
The witness then gave an Interesting
sketch of trying to beat his way to Chi
cago.
=, At this point Mr.. Nye called for DR..
ID. V. Scallon, VINO made his way and
stood up i'll the witness box.
The scene that followed was an in
tense one.
AS Mr.. Nye put his question squarely
at Dugan he never removed his eyes
from him. Dugan sat on the edge of
his chair and flashed look, first at the
tall doctor, then at the stern attorney.
VIII you swear that you never saw
that man before?" asked Mr.. Nye.
Yes, sir; never saw that man be-
fore In all my life. He didn't look any
thing like him.
w III W. ONOdl tilol llilS HAL uIu IlOL
dress your arm at Eau Claire, and that
you did not tell him that they called you
Slim but that your right name was
Dugan" asked Mr.. Nye, becoming very
determined in his manner.
res, SIT; never saw him BEFORE"
was the answer in an excited voice, the
witness eyes swapping fire.
And did he not ask you why you did
NOT nave the man arrested who shot
you, and did you not answer that a
friend interfered. and your friend shot
some one who was liable to die, and so
you got out?"
mo sir, no SIR" exclaimed the wit
ness, leaning forward; 81 tell you |
never stopped in Eau Claire. 1 never
saw that man before. The doctor who
dressed my arm was an entirely differ
ent looking man."
MIR. Nye then took another tack.
what had you on your person when
you were arrested in st. Louis by
Ziegler?"
"Oh, bunch of keys, case knife, a
comb, brush and some other things"
Mr.. Nye produced the articles, which
were identified by Dugan.
why did you carry case knife!"
well, found it and l thought that
1t would be good thing to scrape the
luuQ OH from my Shoes"
Witness carried the candle because he
went to boarding houses where they had
no lights. Attorney Nye then produced
the soft hat that witness stated he had
had for five or six months; asked him if
he ever carried it in his pocket.
mo, Sir" answered The witness, II
never put it in my pocket.
Try this on" said Mr. Nye. produc-
ing, the straw hat. and Dugan put it on
and turned his head around so that
the jury could see how it fitted.
Mr.. Davis picked up knife among
the things taken from Dngan when he
was arrested at st. Louis, and asked
him where the stains on the blades
came from. Witness answered that he
had cut tobacco with the knife.
II see a number of detectives here"
said Mr.. Davis. Twill one of them loan
me a skeleton key?" John Hoy passed
one over. and after inspecting it Mr..
Davis gave it back, asking Mr.. Hoy to
be on hand with it tomorrow.