The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-13
CRUSHING WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE.
Strong Case Being Made ImpeachinG
Billings Statements.

The defense in the case Of the state against
John r. Howard Is putting in strong evidence
The whole is bearing upon the most important
points in the case; the impeachment Of the
testimony of Billings, the complaining wit
ness.
Conductors Smith and Miller were sworn
yesterday and identified their punches in the
ticket used by Fraser, in going to Fargo. He
rode upon their train, and while they did not
see him, because he was in the sleeper, they
identified the pass and also identified their
report to the auditing department regarding
the same. They were quite certain In their
testimony and no cross-examination could
shake them.
Henry Turner, the hackman who has the
stand at the Brunswick hotel, testified posi-
lively that he had not had Fraser or Billings
in his hack on the night when Billings had
riage there. He was quite positive as to the
time and knew he had not carried the two
men at the time.
Aid. Burke O'Brien, who was member of
the grand jury which heard the evidence IN
the case when brought in Hennepin county,
swore that at the time Billings swore that
the conversation with Howard took place in
a room up stairs in the Brunswick hotel
Billings had given evidence in the present
case to the effect that the talk took place
down stairs.
NJ. A. OHair swore that Billings had told
him that he had told the bribery story before
Frank d. Larrabee, and that it was made
solely for the purpose Of obtaining money
from the railroad; also that Larrabee was to
c. G. McEimee, of the attaches Of the
Great Northern at the st. Paul office, testified
regarding the letter written by Billings, and
swore positively that Col. Dodge was Ill at
the time the letter came, and that 1t lay
about the office for some time before Dodge
received it. Cy Wellington and NJ. D. Grover
both swore that they present one day
in the Great Northern office when Frank d.
Larrabee came in with the affdavlts from
Otto and Billings, and that Larrabee asserted
that if the road did not settle his case as he
bod rfN,YI1 How ard n
the others to the penitentiary. ]. H. Wendall
of the firm Of Wendall & Pidgeon, swore that
Billings gave false testimony relating to al
legged conversations with him in his office.
A. T.. Merrill, a member of the grand jury
to which the Howard case was taken in Hen
nepin county, made a strong witness for the
defense. He swore that when Billings was
before the grand jury he testified that he and
Howard were together in room up stairs in
made to bride Otto. On cross-eXamination,
Attorney General Childs asked him if he was
not mistaken and if Billings had not said
something had occurred up stairs in the hotel
at Buffalo.
NO" replied the witness. 81 know 1t was
the Brunswick, because l recall asking the
witness relative to the location of the stair
way in the Brunswick. l am certain about
it,
Judge J. H WendaI, of Wright county,
gave Billings the lie direct. He swore posi-
and told him about his coming there to
fix juror was manufactured out of whole
cloth. The only truth in 1t was that he had
seen Billings for a moment on the street. He
had not even gone to his office with him, as
Billings had sworn.