The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-03
STATE RESTS AT LAST
TESTIMONY COMING IN FOR THE
DEFENSE NOW.
ALIBI PROVEN FOR G. S. PERREN
witnesses Swear He Was at Home When
Robinson and Rosenow Say He Met
Them at the Factory.-Other Tes-
timony for Defense.

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it's side of the big conspiracy and arson
case of the Chicago Bedding company.
During the afternoon the same big
crowd finally got into the court room.
At the time of going to press j. c. Mes
bitt was still on the stand.
Witness was shown the check book
and he read the stubs Tor checks pay
ing for large amounts of insurance just
prior to the fire, and one was for a
band for picnic. He testified to the
wooden buckets .all coming to the fac
tory during the week before the fire.
The step ladder got there the day be-
fore. Then letters were read to the
Jury written Eby Perren to parties in
Chicago leading up to the organization
Of the Spring Edge Mattress company,
which showed it to be practically the
same thing as the Chicago Bedding co.
At this point it was conceded on the
part of the defense that Perren was a
director of the Bedding company. The
letter book showed Mr.. Perren had re-
signed his Office as director and mana
ger June 81. S. G.. Plotkin, he said,
was vice-president Of the Bedding Co.
A couple of bills and transactions of his
were entered in the evidence.
Cross examination by Mr.. Cavanagh:
The inventory of the stock and salvage
he had testified to the first time he was
on the stand took no account Of the in
surance. The picking machines were
used here before they were shipped to
Chicago to the Spring Edge Mattress
company. Did not know that the
Pittsburg Bedding company had ever
paid it's account. A. q. French had
ordered that six or eight buckets were
to be placed in the factory.
By Seaman: Rosenow did not have
any of the books last night. He mere
ly picked up the order sheets mo-
ment. Was asked if Cowie had offered
him a position if he testified right for
the state. He replied he had not. No
one had paid him anything for his work
in looking over the books for the state.
| By Foster: Books were i'll great
confusion when he went into the en-
ploy of the Chicago Bedding company.
Did not know anything about Perren's
resignation at the time.
Redirect by Mr.. Quarles: Witness
was shown check signed by Bloch.
1t was introduced to show the financial
condition of the company June %. 1t
ran to Dan Head & Co. for $500 and
was protested. Two checks to Plotkin
were exhibited, but were ruled out of
evidence.
The state rested at o'clock and Mr.
Seaman asked that Robinson take the
stand again for two minutes.
Examined by Seaman: Was called
out of cell at about midnight one night
by Barney Graft. Did not say that he
would implicate business men whose
names had not been mentioned in the
case if he was paid to. This was said
to be in the presence Of Cowie, Harkins
and Graft.
Mr.. Cavanagh made the first outline
of the defense to the jury for Mr.. Bloch.
He asked particular attention to the
witnesses he would produce. Where a
witness has lied the jury has right to
disregard his evidence. He believed
some of the lines of testimony so far
given would be knocked out. The de-
tails of Bloch's connection with the
Chicago Bedding company were all
brought out. All his money and prop
erty were in this company. There
must be motive to crime in this case.
The jury must determine whether there
was any motive IN burning his all-his
only means of support. Then brief
statement of the evidence so far intro
duced was brought in.
Mr.. Scanlan followed He started in
by fattering the jury and telling the
men just how sure he was that they
would give him fair verdict. There
has not been one word shown that
Hueffer or Harris we're connected with
the case. Mr.. jacobson is a reputable
business man. He had a shoddy mill
on which there was no insurance. He
was not connected with this company.
There was no evidence of arson in ia
cobson's shoddy mill here. The matter
of Jacobson being the paymaster for
the crowd was all brought up, and the
testimony explained away. Robinson,
he said, had testified falsely all through.
He said he would prove that Robinson
stated he would implicate other prom
inent men here in town whose names
had not heretofore been mentioned.
Every transaction on the books sworn
to by the book-keeper is legitimate
transaction.
The first witness was Julien Crut-
wall. Resides in ST. Louis. Was trav-
cling salesman for the Bedding COM
pany. Had been in Kenosha since
June l. Also represented the North
western Wire Mattress Co. Stopped
with Perren while here. Spent most