The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-15
AZ D1IRNAM sTATEs 1T.

the feed.
AS DURHAM STATES 1T.
"I said he couldn't get that contract
if he put up $4,000 for 1t. He said they
agreed to employ Minneapolis labor,
and I said that didn't make any differ
ence. for the contract would be no good.
He said Richards lived in my ward,
and he would like to have me meet
HIM. I didn't say anything. l SAID l
would not be home that night, for had
to meet Mr.. Kelly at the Nicoiiet
| house. That was all that was said.
"Did YOU ever tell him to put up $lO,-
OCC?"
mo, sir"
"Did he ever say you need not ex-
pect $4,000 from him?
mo, sir"
"Did you ever say he could put up
the money with the city clerk
| "Never"
| "Did YOU ever tell him you would
use your influence for the bid!'
IT never did"
WAS there any talk about leaving
money with the city clerk!
mo, sir, never at all"
did you ever have any other talk
with him on that subject?'
| mo, SIR"
Did you go to the Nicollet mousse
that night?"
Eyes sir, and went into the billiard
room looking for Kelly, when L saw
| HalVOrSon and Richards. l was intro
| duced to Richards, and he asked us IN
to have a drink, and I refused, but L
did take cigar in the bar room. Mr.
! Halverson went out and tolu
Richards I couldn't work for. his con-
tract, because I was for days work.
Mr.. Kelly came in and we had an
Wy t11
and then started out Mr.. Kelly follow
ing US, and Mr. Richards left did
not see him again that night. l and
Kelly went out together. and l asked
him to go to the transfer, but he said
we would go in the morning. We went
to his barn and made the appointment
for the next morning"
| "Kelly and I came down town the
next day, and took lunch together and
looked at some horses. We didn't
buy any. He was with me until 3
O'Clock when I left him and went to
the city hall and went to the third
floor, by elevator, and went in to the
meeting of the reservoir committee"
Did that meeting take a recess that
afternoon"
mo, sir. it did not
did you see Richards that day."
mot until that afternoon at the
committee room. 1t was crowded In
the room and 1 waited around there,
and went to the little room, where l
saw Halverson and Richards. That's
when we made the bet I said they
wouldn't get the committee report and
he said he would bet, so 1 made $40
bet, and we gave our money to Hal
version. 1 never had any other talk
| with Richards there. I didn't see him
again until evening. When the COM
mittee adjourned I went home right
away. That night attended the coun-
ell meeting, and coming down | met
Jennings in the car. We came to the
city hall together, and there saw
Richards waiting. I met him at the
door, and he said he wanted to talk
with us. We walked down to the hay
scales. and he said he wanted us to
help him out with the contract. He
said he had drawn $4,000 from the bank
and it was in his safe, and if we would
for us.
II refused the money and so did Jen-
nings. We said we could not go back
on our friends in the ward for any
money, and refused him. I never asked
either of them for any money at any
time. 1 was never in the White Ele-
plant saloon with Richards in my
life
This was the story of the defendant,
and he was turned over to the states
| attorney for cross examination, but
the latter did not make a point. He
rather strengthened the story of the
witness. Durham related that in his
opinion Halverson was drunk when he
met him at the White Elephant
Joseph Kelly took the stand and told
of his going with Durham to Mid
way, and meeting him at the Nicollet
house. Aid. Jennings was the last wit
ness of the day.