St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06
WHOSE PLACE IS IT?
AID. MURPHY,S SUPPOSED WINE
ROOM DISOWNED BY HIS
SWORN TESTIMONY.
SUBLETS THE RESTAURANT,
hE SAYS, TAKING PART OF HIS
RENT IN MEALS DAY BY
DAY.
At Least Another Day VIII BE Oc-
.upied With the Social Purity
Trial.

The trial of Alderman Ed l.. Murphy
was resumed in the municipal court
yesterday in the presence OF room
completely filled with a curious crowd,
the greater part of which was present
the previous day, all intent upon fol-
lowing the testimony in regard to the
events said to have taken place in the
wine rooms alleged to be conducted by
the defendant. The representatives of
the w c. T. u. were out in force,
though somewhat late in arriving at
the opening of the court
Mrs l. ~ Murphy, who had been on
the stand the day before was the first
witness called Mrs. Murphy had tes-
titled to a fight having taken place
while she was in Murphy's place sun
day night.
Did you remain while the fight was
going on?" asked Attorney Butler.
No, sin
why did you not tell me that last
night?" sharply inquired Mr.. Johns.
Mrs. Murphy replied that she had
thought the day before that she had
remained, but upon thinking the mat
ter over had found she was mistaken.
4LSIls Sdlu JOIIIlSJ yOuI WuOl6
story was untrue?"
The witness would not admit that
such was the case and upon stating
that there were no other inaccuracies
in her previous testimony which she
desired to correct, was excused.
A. ]. Kempman, local agent for the
Schlitz Brewing company, was next
sworn. He said he had known Murphy
for four or five years, and knew where
his place of business was. Witness pro-
duced a liquor license In favor of the
Schlitz Brewing company granting the
privilege of selling liquor at $40 ST.
Peter street, Murphy's place.
What have been your duties?" asked
Mr.. Butler.
Collector" replied the witness ST
have visited Murphy's place once a
month"
At this point Attorney Johns object
ed to the line OF questioning, on the
ground that the license had no place
as evidence in the trial.
Mr. Butler said he offered the license
to show that Murphy assumed the re-
sponsibility and paid the SchIitz Brew
Ing company proportionate share of
the receipts. 1t was proposed to show
that Murphy exercised proprietorship,
rented the place, controlled it and it
made no difference whether Murphy
paid the money or not. He called at
tent1on to a provision, of the penal
code which provides that any one
aiding, abetting or helping in the COM
mission of a crime is a principal.
Judge Orr cited cases where the pro-
prietor of such places had not been
held exempt from Indictment because
he did not own the place or because
the license was not issued in his name,
so Mr.. Johns withdrew his objection.
Continuing his testimony, Kempman
said he had collected $S5 a month for
eleven months from Murphy, and S65
on the twelfth month, which made it
an even $1,000.
Asked what kind of a place Murphy
conducted, the witness said he knew
nothing about it. He had collected the
$3.50 each month from Mr.. Murphy, whom
he some times found in his office and
at other times back Of the bar.
kempman was not cross-eXamined.
Frank A. Seymour, cashier of the
Merchants National bank, admitted
that he owned the property in which
Ed Murphy's saloon is located
Cathcart MaXfield testified that he
was a clerk and collector for Cathcart
& Co. He had been in the habit OF
collecting the rent from Murphy each
month.
Rev David Morgan next took the
stand. He testified to having been in
Murphy's place upon three occasions
The first time was last August.
Mr. Johns objected to the prosecu-
ton going back so far
The objection was overruled, and Mr.
Morgan continued:
Il went in on the side door" said
Morgan, "and we heard loud talk and
foul language coming from the inside
OF Murphy's place FIR. Gmeiner weak
ened when he heard the language. but
L pushed on in. AS I entered the door
the talk was so vile that l. too, backed
out"
'Tell us what it was" said Mr.. But
Ter.
Mr.. Morgan repeated the language
claimed to nave been heard.
Mr.. Morgan said he went to Murphy
one saturday afternoon last Novem.
Der.
81 was in the hallway looking fol
Murphy" said Morgan, "when a WON.
an came out and asked me to have a
drink. L thanked her and said I was.
MT thirsty, and when I was I gen.
orally drank water"
Did you talk to somebody yester.
day about this case?" asked Mr.. Johns
He couldn't remember.
Call Mr.. Covington," said Johns anf
that individual appeared.
did you talk to him yesterday?"
eyes"
'Where?"
'In the witness ROOM"
Didn't you say to him that Murph,
couldn't get a license: that you never