The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-13
The ALDERMAN ADMITS 1T.
FOUND $500 IN AN ENVELOPE ON
HIS DESK AND NEVER IN
VESTIGATED.
Given n Chance to Qualify If He
Can-News of Mime
apOIis.

set away dIlNSJ Luey u MIN.
1t was Joel B. Bassett who spoke
and the large court room in the court
house and city hall was packed when
he uttered these words, but the jury
had been let out in order not to hear
what was transpiring in the room, and
the they" referred to the aldermen.
Taken piecemeal, together with the
evidence in the Drew trial, the public
is in possession Of positive evidence
out of the mouths of the
actors themselves, that there has been
corruption in the city council, and
that there has long been a combine
that has reaped a harvest from con-
tracts voted through by the aldermanlc
yeas"
AS far as the trial of the state against
charles f. Haney has progressed, there
IS not the least evidence connecting
CHARLES F. Haney with the bribery. AL
1hought Francis G. Drew has admitted
pocketing purse of $500 which h.
found in his committee room. He
pocKeted 1t without asking a question.
ana never opened it until he arrived
az MS once, and then used 1t as he saw
NJ When Mr.. Hall asked him WIN
ne did not try to discover what it was
1or, ne said that if he was not entitled
10 II ne would hear of it, and so made
no inquiries.
AS for Mr.. Haney he sits there in the
court room with his wife, conscious
OF the inability of the state to find the
INK connecting him with the money
and smiles back at his former frienda
IN the council with visions of Mexico
ana the banana belt before him. ONLY
once was there a break in that placid
race, and that was when J. B. Rassett
was sworn, and was asked to give o.
concession made to him by Haney at
Normal Ill
MI. Hall objected with spirit and for
an hour the attorneys wrangIed over
the admission Of the evidence. with
Inc jury excluded from the room, MIR
l5aSsett did manage to crowd before
the pubic the fact that Haney had
confessed to him that there was gen
eraI corruption in the city council. but
that II all was known he was not bv
any means the blacklist among them
there
Then the court overruled the objec-
uon, the jury was called in. the court
settled back in it's chair to hear the
confession, and Mr.. Bassett swore that
Mr.. Haney had not told him ANYTHING
about that particular charge. Mr.,
Hairs face assumed the brilliancy of
a Fourth Of July night at the result.
he wanted to hug somebody, and In
that line appeared as If he had designs
upon his little wife, who occupied a.
seat near the wall.
the state is practically through with
Its evidence 1t will try to introduce
some of the members Of the grand
jury this morning to show that Mr..
Drew did connect Haney with the
$500, and then Mr.. Hall will move for
dismissal Of the case.
| The question is, will the court AL
| low it,
John p. Wall, formerly deputy sher-
IN, was the first juror called in the
Haney case yesterday morning. and.
without any questioning, he was :-olect-
| ed as the eleventh juror to try IL.
case. John Lucas, of Eden Prairie, was
objected to. and Alex Mcneil, Of Day
ton, the third called, accepted. This
completed the jury.
COUNTY ATTORNEY OPENS.
County Attorney Peterson opened the
case for the state, reading the indict-
ment, which charged Charles F. Haney
with having offered Aid Francis q
Drew $500 as a bride June 6, 1896, for
his vote for the awarding Of the con-
tract for asphalt paving to the War
ren-Scharf Asphalt company
| In cases Of bribery" said he, I'VE
| cannot always get the exact contract,
and 1t is for you to find from the evil
| dence If the conversation held in fact
| amounted to a contract. We will show
you that Mr. Haney has admitted the
! offense, and that he has been in the
habit Of br1bing aldermen. 1 wifi re-
serve my argument until the evidence
| Is i'm
Several exhibits were introduced.
| then Aid. Drew was called. After
stating his acquaintance with Mr..
! Haney. he said, in answer to a ques-
! ton by the prosecution:
| Haney.'
Did you receive any?"
! mo, sir. Never 10 my knowledge"
Il understand you to say that you did not
| lutions."
| mo. SIR
There was hush in the court room and
a pleased smile from Mr.. Haney and the
| aldermen present. 1t was a surprise to the
! state and crowd.
You know what you are swearing tor
! asked Mr. Peterson.
| Yes, sir l do
Read these resolutions said Mr.. Peter
son. handing him the book. The witness
read them, and said he knew what they were.
Did you not testify before the grand jury
on those two contracts?"
| 81 questioned about them"
/ 81 Eohject," cried Mr.. Hall They have
shown no surprise here, and they cannot I'm
reach their own witnesses"
JUDGE SMITH TAKES HOLD.
TASK him If there were any money trans
actions between them" said the court. 2.
There were not" said the witness mo
money transactions then or thereafter"
did you find any mony on Mr.. Haney' 8
desk at the time you voted for the resolu-
tion?''
did you find $500 on Mr.. Haneys desk?"
mo, sir"
Did you get $500 from any source what
ever that was given you In the city hall?'
Your honor said Mr.. Peterson, breath
ing hard, 81 would like to state to your honor
what this witness testified to before the
II object" cried Mr.. Hall. ut must be stat
| ed in private.
There are four or FIVE members of the
grand Jury here" said the attorney, who
Let me ask" said the court, sternly.
Did you ever find any money"
HE FOUND $780,
"Yes-yes, SIR" was the reply his face
| flushing.
Now, go on and tell all about this" cried
the court We'll find out something about
| this now.'
Collected to-" cried Mr.. Hall.
"Overruled." retorted the court.
II found $300 in my committee book, July
| 20, in an envelope, In the ONCE, in the rack.
! don't remember all l testified to before
| the grand jury. That was at the time the
| gas committee met. and went to get the
1t was book that would consult and was
always kept in the clerks Office
WAS that rack on a desk in the Officer"
| ''Yes, sir"
''I think not. / don't recollect whether the
! book was in his private Office or the outer
office. The rack was moved once, over Mrs.
| Haney's desk She worked there at that
| Of a dnSlr