The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-06
NOW THE EVIDENCE
JURY TO TRY WILLIAM DAWSON
JR. COMPLETED EARLY IN THE
AFTER NOON.
ANDERSON OPENS BRIEFLY.
HE TELLS THE JURORS WHAT HE
EXPECTS TO SHOW TO
THEM.
z II
SEVERAL WITNESSES CALLED.
MIR O'Brien Again Raises the Cues
ton of the SufHclency Of the
Indictment.
ANDERSON OPENS BRIEFLY.
SEVERAL WITNESSES CAL


the last vacant seat. When court
opened at 1890 a. m. there were seven
jurors in the box whose names the
6 b e has already published. Three
more were secured during the forenoon
session. They are William L. Hoffman,
who is in the employ Of Zimmerman
Bros; James J. Dunnigan, a plumber,
and Luke D.. Hughes, a venerable citi-
zen who said that his occupation was
that Of willow worker.
Half an hour before the noon recess,
the panel became exhausted and the
court ordered the sheriff to bring in
taIesmen and then adjourned until 2
p. m.
Upon the opening of court in the
afternoon four talesmen were there to
answer to their names as drawn from
the box. The first one, Charles A
Briggs, was excused for actual bias
The second, Joseph Witha, a shoemaker
in the employ of Gotzian & Co., who
said he could try Mr.. Dawson fairly.
was accepted as the eleventh juror
Patrick Murphy the third tatesman,
was excused. John Chenery, a pain. er,
was excused on the peremptory chal-
who didn't want him because he was
doing work for the board of school in
spectors.
summon additional talesmen, Mr..
Sheriff." directed the court The court
bail1ff went among. the spectators and
selected four more names which were
duly written on separate pieces of
paper and placed in the revolving box.
Two Of these four names belonged to
James G.. Donnelly and Joseph Mac
Cauley. Mr.. Donnelly's name came out
first.
AS Mr.. Donnelly stepped forward,
those in the court room who knew that
Mr.. Donnelly was one of the defend
ants bondsmen on the bail bond fur
nlshed In this very case expected that
the county attorney would call the at
tentlon OF the court to the fact. But
MI. Anderson never said word He
allowed Mr.. O'Brien to proceed to ex-
anime Mr.. Donnelly as to his state of
mind. Mr.. DonnelIy admitted that he
was acquainted with both the Dawsons.
but was positive that he entertained no
bias or prejudice for or against Mr.
Dawson or the state. He could try the
case fairly. I'd 5-
Cross-examined by Mr.. Anderson,
| Mr.. Donnelly reiterated his statement
that he was not biased nor prejudiced
In favor or against the defendant
Still the county attorney made no ref
erence to the Dawson bond and as
Mr.. Donnelly's answers indicated that
he had formed no opinion, the county
attorney finally got rid of him by ex-
hausting his only remaining peremp-
tory challenge.
Joe MacCauley's name came out
| next, and as Mr.. MacCauley said he
had formed no opinion as to the guilt
or innocence Of William Dawson Jr,
and was confident he could try the
case fairly, he was accepted as the
twelfth juror. Mr.. McCauley is an
electrician connected with the North
western Telephone company, and was
formerly the superintendent Of the DO
lice patrol telegraph.
A few moments after the selection
of the jury, County, Attorney Ander-
son began his opening address to the
jury. 1t was a plain, straightforward
zeal flourish. Mr.. Anderson said that
the state would prove that Mr.. Dawson
was the cashier of the Bank Of Min
nesata and director of the bank for
several years, that he had an open ac-
count in the bank; that on April 1. 1896,
that account was oNerdrawn 81, 700 or
$4,000, and that the overdrafts in
1896, until the aggregate footed up to
over $4,000. Mr.. Anderson further de-
elared that the state would show that
on Aug. H. 1885, q credit of SEE, 900 ap-
pearing on the DEFENDANTS account did
| rot represent cash, but note of $25,-
600 Of the st. Paul P1ow company:
that the bank directors did not know
of this note, and that this credit of s25,-
900 was not authorized by the officers
and directors of the bank. Mr.. An
derson, in conclusion, said that the
state would prove that a credit of
100000 appearing on the defendants
account Sept. 2S, 1896, did not repre-
Sc mt either cash or note or any written
obligation, but was entered on a credit
slip made out by the defendant him
self
The county attorney then offered in
evidence certified copies Of the@cer-
t:acate Of Incorporation of the
Bank Of Minnesota on file in the
register Of deeds office and also
on file in the. Office Of the secretary
Of state. Both copies were admitted.
At this stage, in order to protect the
rights Of the defendant, Mr. O'Brien
objected to the introduction of any
evidence on the ground that the in
dictment was insufficient and did not
uSllLlISly Slole lie commission or q
public offense AS this motion inyoIy-
ed the Identical questions raised upon
| the demurrer to the Indictment, which
the district court overruled some
months ago. Judge Willis overruled
the objection. remarking that the Dues
ton Of the sufficiency of the indict-
ment had already been adjudicated.
The state first called Frank A. Sey-
mour, one Of the receivers Of the Bank
Of Minnesota. Mr.. Seymour said that
as one Of the receivers he had taken
possession of the books and records of
the bank. The witness was shown sew
eral account books, journals. ledgers
ETC., which he identified as belonging
to the bank, and also number Of
notes and deposit slips.
Mr.. Seymour, when asked if he knew
what official positionSMr, Dawson held
in the Bank Of sMinnesota in 1895. said
he did. Mr.. O'Brien objected to the
next question, which was: What posi-
ton did Mr.. Dawson hoId?" and the
objection was sustained. The county
attorney then sked Mr.. Seymour what
conversation if ANY he had ever had
with Mr.. Dawson concerning the lat
ter's official position IN the bank. Mr..
Seymour said chat pr. Dawson had
told him that ne, Dawson, had been
the cashier Of the bank.
On cross-examination, Mr.. Seymour
testified that he had never seen the
exhibits shown him until he came into