The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-17

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tive of military trial.
MAKING CAPITAL.
Even the astute Mr. Nelson made
nothing out of him-and Mr.. Nelson is
carrying on the case like a man who
| knew just what he was doing and was
determined to make capital for both
| himself and his client He is earnest
alert and watchful; inclined to split
hairs and letting no opportunity go by
without taking advantage of it. To-
wards the close of the hearing last
night he interposed a general objection
TO the testimony of young Mr.. Cutler,
and stood pat with an amused smile
while Mr.. Cutler made things very
hard indeed for the engineers office.
until Judge Brill beamed over at Nell
son and inquired if he heard an OBJ
lection.
NO" said the lawyer, smiling; "I
don't mind the testimony, as 1t all
comes under the general objection I
made when 1t was opened"
That was at the time when Mr. Cut
Ter said he had gone with his father
to the government building Feb. %
last, and asked about the time checks.
and had been told by Mr.. Du Shane
that they were not authorized by the
government but that they would be
taken care Of Mr. Nelson wanted that
sort of evidence, but he could not ex-
pect such luck as to get it on cross
examination.
The court room was crowded all day
by the usual crowd. reinforced by
many members of the bar, and when
Mr.. Anderson fired his thirteen-inch
gun in the morning by the introduce
ton of the letters from Southall most
of those present thought 1t was all
over. BY the time the hearing had
closed last night it was conceded that
there was g fight on that would by
no means stop in the district court of
Ramsey county.
Mr.. Emmons was put on the stand
again when court convened yesterday
morning. His examination went to
show that he had got as much money
out of the checks as he paid for them.
the contention before the Jury being
that he could not have been deprived
Of any money If he had more when he
quit than he did when ne started He
testified on cross examination that he
bought small bunch of the checks
on July a. 1897, $3.50 worth, which, he
said, at their face value was $412. He
said that he did not always pay cash
for the checks, for he sometimes loaned
Southall money and sometimes South
all loaned it to him.
Mr. Southall often loaned you
money, did he not?" asked Mr.. Nelson.
MONEY OR CHECKS.
mot often, but sometimes. There
was no general arrangement between
US. but I sometimes had the checks a
day or two before 1 paid for them If
1t transpired that 1 could not get the
money, the checks would have been re-
turned to SouthaIl."
He said that he did not have any
checks at present, that they had all
been sold or put up as security. He
admitted that he had borrowed on them
an amount in excess of that which he
paid for them. In explanation, the
witness aid that on the face of it he
had borrowed more than he put up,
but he paid in discounts an amount
equal to $4,000 more than his returns
If the inerest was reckoned.
II thought the checks a good thing,
and 1 didn't want bankers and cap
italists generally to know what / had.
/ thought 1 was getting them all, but
1 found that other people were in on
them, and Southall told me that he
was obliged to let other people in or
they would go down to Washington
and have pressure brought TO bear on
him to sell them generally"
Lieut.. Charles Keller. u. S. A., en-
gireer corps, was called, and said that
ne lived at Rock Island and was an
assistant in the engineers office. He
said that he was sent to ST. Paul by
Col. King in April. 1897. to investigate
charges against Southall. He was ask
ed to state what conversations he had
with Southall. There was an objec-
tion and long legal wrangle. Mr.. Mel
son objected unless the conversations
had to do with the time checks men
toned in the Indictment, but the OBJ
lection was overruled, and Lieut.. Kel-
Ier told Of the conversations had. He
said:
CONVERSATIONS WITH KELLER.
'HThe talk was private Southau told
me that he knew he was criminal
and ought to be in states prison. 1
LOlQ MIN LIldL l. ndQ -DtEu
to act by Col. King and that 1 must
have a list of the paper that was out,
and he said that he would make out
list and send il to me at Rock Island.
He sent the list and letter I dis
charged him. but afterwards permit
TED him TO resign, as it made no DIFF
ference to US. He was ar the time L
first saw him clerk in the employ OF
the government under Mr.. Du Shane"
The witness identified the letters.
which were offered in evidence. They
follow. and were introduced in EVIL
dence:
81. Paul. MINI. April 4. lss7.-col. W. r
King Corps OF Engineers. United STATES
Army, Rock Island. Ill-Dear Sir: Lieut..
Keller will Inform you OF my distressing Git
uation, but / feel Il my duty to make direct
personal acknowledgment OF nay guilt. and
to tender my resignation Of the position /
have held under you.
! want also TO assure you that my wrong
doing involves myself only and not the goy-
eminent or any one connected With this Of
fee but myself beg a,so TO assure you