The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-01
MUM WASN'T THERE,
According to the Testimony of
st. Paul Man.


The state sprung its star evidence yesterday
morning in the case against A. H. Num-,
when Henry L. Reune a photographer, was
placed the stand and asked to identity a
cart load of photographs, which were en-
largements of the erasures in the book and
of the marks on the blotter.
well, let's see what this is for before we
waste the time" said the court.
Mr.. Purdy explained that the pictures were
to be used to show the characteristic makes
upon each. The defense objected to the evil
dence but the court allowed 1t.
Aside from the photographs, the negatives
also were identified. The witness explained
that the blotter and the page were both en-
larged exactly five times, the measurements
being made with a compass, from two points
on each original, SO that the engagements
were exactly the same.
1--WE offer these pictures and negatives in
evidence" said Mr.. Purdy.
I'VE object to Them, said Mr.. Brown
"They have no connection with page 2O5 the
page mentioned in this indictment, and the
pictures were taken at too distant date
from the Indictment, or charge. 1t seems TO
me it is about time to get down to page 20
We have been browsing about it all day:
Il have some authorities began Mr..
Are those the ones you got out of Mr..
Nunn's envelope?' asked Mr.. Brown, sar-
casticaliy by the help of that envelope you
ought to be pretty well posted in this case:
expert Prof. Curtis. examined the photo
graphs for the defense.
objection sustained, sald the court, anu
the state was given a hard blow in its line
of evidence. Mr. Purdy persevered' ana
took other photographs Photographic en-
largement of a portion CT the blotter ana page
204 being the first shown and offered IN EVIL
I'VE object" said Mr.. Brown. 1.-The blotter
Itself is the best evidence"
''These photographs are not correct, SAID
the court 81 have examined them, and in
one case particularly the photograph hardly
shows a portion of the line that shows on the
blotter. The objection is sustained
The state was completely knocked out.
c. J. Minor and Henry Altnow were recalled
and gave minor testimony w. E. Steele was
allowed to swear that Mr.. Num- had once
told him that there We're errors on the tax
book in the erasures of the headings OF the
columns. The jury was permitted to go into
vault where the forgery was alleged to nave
been committed.
after the arguments, and them Rome Il.
Brown for the defense, made an opening
which was surprise to the prosecution anu
everybody present in the courtroom, TOT tnat
matter The warmth of his talk bought MIR.
Purdy to his feet several times in obJect19ns,
but the attorney said about what he liked to
the jury.
of Courts Dickey, regarding his suspicious
of Num- on Thursday and Friday mornings,
June 10 and H. MIR. Dickey had positively
sworn that Mr. Num- was about the ONCE
those days, and his actions made him sus-
picious The speaker did not tmpute any dis
honesty to Mr. Dickey, but he believed the
clerk was carried away by the Vlrulence Oh
the prosecution and had said TOO much. re
believed that, because the defense would
prove beyond the shadow Of a doubt that
Num- was in Litchfeld, Mimi, on both those
DAYS nearly 100 miles from Minneapolis.
The Defense it appeared, had perpetrated
neat little trick upon Henry Altnow, the
main witness for the state. At the time he
was testifying, Monday, Mr. Brown handed
him a piece of paper upon which were INK
oIO md oclyp 6 thnSn
marks bore the appearance of the ones he had
seen Saturday. June II. He testified that they
did In opening to the jury Mr.. Brown said:
iury that @tii those hose marks which Mr.. Aitnow
swore looked like the ones he saw on the
book were at least two days old, and were
ing Mr. Altnow swore that the marks on the
book that he saw Saturday, had turned black
Monday. If that was true, then there is
net doubt but that those MARKS ia ks on the
Friday for they could not have turned black
so soon otherwise.
eve do not like to cast any reflections ~on
any member of this prosecution. | want
you to try, however when you go into that
jury room with a blotter. Make mark
with some Of thu writing fluid, then blot it.
Judge Elliott swears that he made a blur
from enc of those marks the book by
running his finger over it. He probably did,
and, if he did, then somebody put that mark
there. after Mr.. Num- left the office, for l
defy any of you to blur that ink, fifteen
seconds after it has been blotted, or book
has been closed upon it,
Uri L. Lamphrey, of st. Paul, was the
first witness called for the Defense and he
testified positively that he was at court at
Litchfeld Thursday and Friday, June 10 and
II, and that Mum was there. He played
cinch with him, and went fishing at lake
near by those two days. He produced
notices of motion for the cases argued at
that time, but they were not admitted In evil
dence. The defense was allowed to Introduce
a letter from Mr. Num-, in which he asked
the witness to have the case come on there
June 10 instead of June s. as they had been
noticed for. No cross-examiration shook this
testimony, and the court adjourned after it
was put in.