St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-21


long, and l wanted them cut"
"These were bought at Blixt's re-
quest?"
Yes
What did he say he wanted them
for?''
ITO stop the coal passing through
the furnace"
What did you do with these T rails
when you got them?'
Il took them in the engineers room
at;the Ozark and left them"
you were informed that BliXt only
used one?'
Yes; asked him why he only used
one, and he said that was all he need
ed
These irons were cut the proper
Yes"
Now, as to the Ozark flats; you lived
on the fourth fioor?'
Yes"
tIn relation to the character of these
flats, who assisted you in the manage
ment of the property there?"
Harry assisted me a good deal"
Did you look after the entire place
or entrust it to Harry?"
THE latter part of the time did not
have much to do with it,
| Have you had a stroke of paralysis
or palsy lately?"
Yes, about two years ago."
when did you turn the management
| of the flats over to him.
81 did not turn them over entirely to
him.
How many stories are there?"
Five
How is it heated?'
| by the hot water system"
Are all the flats provided with city
water and closets"
yes, both hot and cold water
There is also an elevator in the
building with a separate engine?"
Yes, run by steam"
There is large amount of machin-
cry there?'
| Yes
''The superintendent of this matter
would require many visits of careful
man to the basement during the day."
YES"
with regard to Blixt, how many
visits would it require for the superin-
tendence of this - there would con-
stantly be leakages in the pipes?"
| What matters required attention ~
Sometimes there was a leakage
who were the complaints of the
| tenants reported top
| eff l was around, they spoke to me-
and if not, to the elevator boy"
| Did Harry, in the superintendent
and assistance he gave you constant
! ly, have to go in the basement-say
once or twice a day?'
I'm the cold weather he would
ION Dec. what time did you go tc
supper outside the f1ats?''
about 6:45.'
Did you start promptly on ac-
| count of your wife's indisposition %
Il can't remember
How long were you down at sup
| per?'
About twenty minutes or so''
While you were there did you no.
tice Harry in the dining rooom?'
Il don't recollect seeing him.
Where did he sit in reference to
you when he was there?'
He sat on the right-hand side''
Where did you go from suppper?"
| Il came home and lay down on the
lounge"
| Then you got back about 7:1O?'.
about that time"
WAS your wife with you when you
went up?"
Yes
| did you see Harry in the fiat that
EVENING""
yes, he came in twice, and the first
time his mother said: L see you are
fixed up
do you know how long he was
there?"
81 do not
What time did he leave the fiat the
last time?"
Il looked at my watch just then, and
it was about eighteen minutes to 81
How long had you been there be-
fore Harry came imp
About fifteen minutes or So
Can you say how long he was
there?"
81 don't know"
did Adry say to you on the Sth of
October, L am going to get money
somehow -
He said he would steal and rob and
hold up trains'
did he say he would fix Harry"
"He said I know Of scheme to fix
him.
Has Adry in your presence made
threats of violence to Harry? If so,
when and where?''
HE has made threats a good many
times, and he said: See if 1 don't fix
him. "
During what number of years?''
During the last three or four
months before this trouble
WAS it said good many times?"
YES"
Explain the circumstances of these
statements
Il had trouble with the books. and
when I spoke to my wife about it
| told her to mention to Adry the books
being wrong. On the Sd of October
went to Pipestone, and on the 5th
returned, and on the 9Th L went to the
office, when Adry turned over to me
what he said was all the money he had
collected. 1 told him he had not
turned in all the money, and he
cursed and swore and said: If you
value your life, don't say I stole the
money l found there was SIS missing
and Adry said he could not account for
it."
cat this time did he say anything
about Harry?'
HE said he would fix him..
The Court-Did he accuse Harry of
taking it?
mo, he said he had lost it.
Mr.. Erwin-At that time did Harry
have anything to do with collecting the
| money?
mo, sir
"Who made the entries in the books
| of the collections?"
"Adry.'
How much, from your inspection OF
| the books, was there a shortage in the
| accounts during Adry's superintend-