The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-05
BASSETT FIRED up
WHEN ATTORNEY JACKSON TRIED
TO TANGLE HIM WHILE
TESTIFYING.
I'M HERE TELLING THE TRUTH,
SHOUTED THE IRATE WITNESS
BACK TO THE DEFENSE'S
ATTORNEY.
That the Reason Given by the Wit
ness for Cheap Disposition of
COIIaterals.

The case of the state against Man
ager Haskell, of the Times, was taken
up largely yesterday with the reading
Of affidavits. When the Coombs deposi-
which went to show that ]. A. Edwards,
Of chicago, held q large amount of stock
of certain Homestead Manufacturing
company, of Maine, Judge Belden OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Jackson at once took the floor in
a lengthy argument for it's admission.
His claim was to the effect that the as
sets of the Homestead Manufacturing
company were 1876 lots, which were COW
cred by the mortgage securing the
bonds of the West Pullman association.
The Homestead company was organlz-
ed for the express purpose of dividing
UP the lots in question, that had been
hypothecated by some one, and the
creditors had lost by it.
Judge Belden called the orator down
at once, and said that he did not state
facts
I'm the first place." said Judge Bel
den, my friends start out with false
premise. I do not understand that those
lots were covered by this mortgage
They were released lorg before. If the
defense will show one circumstance
connecting Mr.. Edwards with this COM
pany in any particular, 1 will with
draw my objections"
"Of course, we can't make Mr.. Ed
wards tell all he knows, so we can't
produce any evidence" replied Mr.
Jackson.
The court allowed the evidence, say
ing at the same time that there was
no materiality at the time that he
could see, but it might become material
later.
A letter book copy of a letter written
by Mr.. Hamblin to Mr.. Coombs, which
was also sent to Mr.. King, was read to
the jury, to be taken in connection
with the King deposition, this part of it
having been delayed until the copy of
the letter was found. The letter was a
lengthy one, and outlined the plan of
the sale of the remaining assets for the
benefit of the Menage note holders
The deposition of Edwin A Smith,
which was offered and received, was
not read by the defense, Mr.. Jackson
making the statement that he was not
particular about it, as it showed that
he did not know much about the mat
ter.
Daniel Bassett was recalled for the
completion of his evidence The wit
ness had desk in the Minneapolis
| Trust company building, after the COM
pany moved into it's new quarters 1t
was necessary that some one should be
there to sign papers in Mr.. Hills alb
sence, and he was there for that pur-
pose He was asked to tell when the
executive committee had met and
passed upon the sale of the West Pull
man bonds, prior to the filing of the pc
| tition for sale, to the court, and stated
that he had understood that there was
a meeting when he was away. The
matter was talked over considerably
before he went to Chicago to make the
Investigations.
witness, land it caused me considera-
bic anxiety at the time / was yery
much interested in getting out of that
equity as much as possible, and I know
it worried me-
Inc witness was shown a typewriter
paper which purported to be report
of the condition and value of Pullman
lands, and he was asked to identify it.
He remembered something of the kind,
but as there was no signature he could
not say if the paper handed to him was
a report of the Minneapolis Trust COM
pany.
What knowledge had you prior to
your visit to Chicago of the value of
those bonds?' was asked
What knowledge 1 had then didn't
amount to much, for nobody had any
idea of the value then,'' was the an
swer.
isn't it fact that not a member of
| that committee held himself RESPONSE
bic for any of the acts of that COM
| pany?"
'I want it distinctly understood /"
said the witness, that 1 did hold my
self personally responsible, and that I
conducted all the duties that fell to me
with the strictest integrity and to the
| best of my ability"
The witness told of his trip to West
| Pullman July Is, 1896. At Chicago he
net Mr. Hamblin, Mr.. Lindley and Mr..
Brown, of the Minneapolis Trust com
pany, also Mr.. Kneeland, of the West
Pullman association. They all went via
Illinois Central to West Pullman, and
! drove all over the town. After spend
| ing the day there they went back to
| Chicago, where the witness passed sew
eral days in making inquiries regard
| ing Pullman
81 came to the conclusion" said he,
that West Pullman was very much
like st. Louis Park and Robbinsdale,
! and that unless there was heavy CAPT.