The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-01

out twenty of that money; come on in and
I'll split it with you"
We went into Brenck & Krent's saloon
and Pothen bought drink and changed
twenty; then he handed me ten dollars
and said: Il guess 1t will be all right; the
chief will hold out the rest
The next morning l met Pothen and he
said that there was a row about the
suckers money and that I had better get
out of the way as the mayor was threaten
ing to investigate. l told him that would
better for a day Then he called
Boerner and We went up stairs and talked
the matter over, the three of The re-
suit of the talk was that -Boerner gave
me an order to go to Minneapolis and stay
there that day. l went and returned the
next day.
When came back I heard more of the
matter and went to Schweitzer and tcld him
he hed better get the money. He said that
Goss had it.. / went to Goss and he said
that Pothen had it l took Pothen upstairs
in the station and made him give me the
money. He gave me $50. Pothen didn't
want to give it up but wanted to give it
to Darragh to get Roebuck out of town
before the affair went any further. | made
him give it to me.
| came down town and went to the st.
Paul Savings bank. where l got check
Gashed and the money changed into bills,
1t was gold that Pothen gave me. couple
of days later | went and gave the money
to Darragh. adding the $40 that l had got
first from Pothen.
know much about the investigation; he said
that If there was investigation he would
not mix up in it on account of my family.
There was an investigation. but | was not
called in. On Sept. | resigned voluntarily
from the force; was not removed.
Sept. | met Schwetzer and he said:
You had better not be around when this
thing comes of'-meaning a further IN
veStigation. l told him that | was not
going to leave, that I had no money and
had to take care of my family Schweitzer
said ''NpVpr mind family. thav wi
be taken care of; don't know who'll do
1t, but they won't lack care" The next day
| met Griffin and he said: You better
duck" I told him that I had no money.
and he said "lll see you tomorrow and
give you fifty" The next day was Satur-
day. l met Griffin and he gave me the
| know, came to my house and told me that
| had better get out. On Monday l met Of
fcer Tschida, and told him about the man
who had come to the house. He said: 1T
was good hunch, you had better take
it" The same day l met Schweitzer, who
told me that | hadSbetter Murnane that
vice was to get out. and Pothen came and
told me the same. I told him that if there
was trouble that he would be in it and
that if was going to get the worst of it
he would go with me to saltwater.
That day went to Minneapolis and stayed
there three months. 1 never out Of
the town.
AS he completed his story ant
Strengthened up there was a sigh o.
relief. There We're a number of Off
GERS in the room, and they were all re-
lieved, for there was no telling how fal
he might have gone.
why did you not arrest the mar
Furey yOurself?" Mr.. Hearn asked
Gruber.
Il had orders from Schweitzer never
to make ar arrest in Grifs place, tC
stay on the outside and get my mar
coming out, if it was necessary. Once
before [ arrested a picture agent il
the place and Schweilzer made a row
about it. Afterwards Griffin said t
me: Why do you do this when yOJ
know you are shaping your chief il
the face? I ought to get this mucf
protection; I am entitled to this much
protection from the Republican party.
I complained of the roasting 7 got tt
POthen, and he told me that I Ough
to use some sense and know my bust
ness. [ dare you to deny that you SaiC
So" said the witness, starting from hi!
chair and addressing himself to POthen
POthen made no rejOinder
On CrOss-eXaminatiOn the witness
said that he had resigned of his owl
free will. Schweitzer did not ask hin
to. but County Attorney Anderson told
him that if he did not resign he would
be sorry for it. This In answer to 6
question by Mr.. Anderson.
why did you not arrest Furey?'
Because I was instructed by Chie1
Schweitzer not to arrest any one If
Grifs"
''POthen arrested him there"
yes, but he wouldn't have done it 4
John Clark had not been standing out
side"
you say that you made Pothen give
I'D the money: how did you do it? Dix
you threaten him."
II did worse than that"
What did you dO?"
81 pulled a gun and made him give |
to me-" said the witness saVagely.
The Characterization did not elici
anything calculated to break down the
testimony of the witness.
After court adjourned there was {
good deal of comforting, and a numbe
of subpoenas were sent out both by TIL
defense and the prosecution, and it i:
likely that the trial will be a length!
ore. All of the heads Of the police de
partment will be put on the stand.