St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-20
AS TO THE THIRD MAN.
George A. GrinGau Very Sure He
Saw Him.

AT the opening of court yesterday
morning unimportanat testimony was
given by Edward GooGsell and f. c..
Erhardt. George "A. Grindall, heavy
set man with light mustache, who
gave his residence as 10S Eighth street
southeast, was next called. Grin
dali is an unusual looking man with
high sloping forehead like Hans Won
BuloW, the famous pianist. Grin
dali had on his overcoat when he took
the stand, and was informed that he
had better take it off, as he would be
present some time. He took the hint
and removed his coat. He appeared
i'll at ease and his eyes shifted about
continually, resting nowhere in partic-
ular Mr.. Erwin conducted the ex-
animation of Grindall as follows:
Q. What is your name? A. George
A. Grindall
Q. What is your business? A.
Teamster
@. On that day, on Monday, the Sd
day of December, where were you at
7 o'clock? A. 1 was on First avenue
north, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, on the side toward Hennepin.
@. What were you doing there at
n L
ment there with young lady-Lizzie
Anderson.
Q. What did you see there-who
did you see there at that time? A.
see man there about five feet eight
or nine inches high, had gray mus
tache and gray whiskers-looked like
that gentleman's right there, coming
to a point Indicating Mr.. Sweetser).
@. How was he dressed? A. Dressed
in long dark overcoat, one of the caps,
new kind of cap in use this fall
don't know what kind of cap you call
it. He had his collar around his head
like this.
@. A long, dark overceat? A. Yes,
a black overcoat.
Q. Collar up? A. Yes, sir.
@. How was the coat, buttoned or
unbuttoned? A. Buttoned up all the
way down. buttoned to the knees.
This called for an immediate objec-
ton from Mr.. Nye, and a wordy war
ensued between him and Attorney Err
win The court sustained Mr.. Nye's
objection, and Mr.. Erwin, his choler
rising, said:
"I wish to show by this witness a sys-
tenn of persecution on the part of per-
sons connected with the constabulary.
l don't know what connection they
have with the prosecution, and don't
believe any with the county attorneys
Office
The Court-Well, you can't do that.
But Mr.. Erwin would not down, and
persisted in the same line of question
ing, and Mr.. Nye as often objected and
was sustained by the court Among
the questions which were ruled out
was one asked witness if Detective
Hoy had not threatened him, and If
police officers of the city had not hoot-
ed him. To this latter question Mr..
Nye objected vehemently.
1.-The objection is sustained" said
the court, "and l think the counsel
ought to know better than to ask it.
You know very well, Mr.. Erwin, it is
not competent"
Il hold that they are competent,t
said Mr.. Erwin, rising to his feet.
well, hold they are not" said the
court, emphatically.
The attorney insisted that he should
be permitted to ask the question and
he was not satisfied when the court in
formed him he could do so at the proper
time.
II want to anticipate, your HONOR
he said, "to show they are manufacture
ing something to bring down this wit
ness-I want to meet it at the door"
This was too much for the county at
torney, who, with, blazing eyes, leaned
forward and, nodding his head signif-
icantly, said:
81 will show you who has been manu-
featuring before l get through
well, you hunt it up, cried the Tall
Pine, rising to his feet and speaking in
a loud voice, hunt it all up"
@. Go on and describe what you
saw? A. 1 saw the men there first
when I went there; and when / was
there a little while and heard the bell
ring, and l waited a while and l asked
the man what time 1t ws, and he
told me that it was ten minutes past
z, and walked back and forth mind
ing my own business and pretty soon
/ saw this buggy coming down around
the corner from the West hotel. 1t
was a piano box bugg with a buck
skin horse. CWitness identified both
as the ones he had seen at the dime
museum.)
Q. Who was driving? A. A lady.
AS near as 1 can say she had on a
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