The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-28
GLOBES MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE
20 WASHINGTON Az. SOUTH.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 27.-The state today
made its first effort to directly connect c. b.
Gushing with the death of DR.. Ormond.
letter was offered in evidence in which Or
mond stated his purpose of seeing Gushing
the last day he is known to have been
alive. and number of witnesses were sworn
TO show that the doctor had left the Mid
way district for Minneapolis the day he dis
appeared, and had told them he was going
to Minneapolis to see Gushing to collect
some money.
Coroner Dennis was the first witness sworn
today. He identified a knife taken from the
body and corroborated portions of the testi-
mony taken yesterday. as did also John
Walsh. the morgue keeper, who was recalled:
Then Frederick c. Ormond. son of the dead
man, sworn. His evidence was the first
direct effort of the state TO connect Gushing
with the disappearance of ormond. The prin-
cipal point in the sons testimony was the
Identification Of a letter written by DIR. Or
mond. follows:
Dear Fred: After lot of trouble I have
got back the So I paid A. B. Gushing for
the trap. and he has made an arrangement
to meet me this evening in Minneapolis and
give me- the Sl0 paid for entry of the horse
in the races. 1 don't think he will pay me.
but he says he will. so l will go and meet
him. The trap which he sold me was not his.
but he had borrowed 1t from a man by the
name of Kelly and when l found the trap
in Kelly's possession and that 1t belonged to
him. Gushing was willing to settle. ! have
sent you an order for the S45. so that shall
more l see of this crowd. the less l like them.
shall leave here IN the morning for home.
Hoping you ar all we'll, etc.
GSigned) w. NJ. ormond.
There was objection to this evidence but 1t
was admitted for the time being, the court
reserving final decision. Later the court
ruled against the letter. but intimated that
the portions of 1t referring to Ormond's ex-
PLANTATION of meeting Cuching be received
later. Young Ormond's testimony was ex-
tensive. but in the main was not OF special in
terest or Importance aside from an tdentihca-
ton of the knife found on the body as one
belonging TO his father.
Detective Hoy, E. A. Simpson followed each
other on the stand in rapid succession, but
added little to the information already brought
out. This closed the morning session. Louis
johnson was the first witness Of the after
noon His evidence went to show that Mr..
Gushing was seen driving Sept. q or %
with who might have been Ormond.
identified by the witness was ruled out by
the court on the ground that the picture had
been taken some twenty years ago.
William Ormond and Simpson were then
recalled. Simpson testified that when Or
mond left the Transit house for the last
time he said he expected to return earlier
in the day. and had told the witness he was
going to Minneapolis to settle about a trap
with Mr. Cushing
Alexander Simpson, John D. Barrett, L. L.
Sheets, P. T. Hoyt and John T. Kennedy,
the next witnesses, all testified to having
seen DR.. Ormond on the last day he is
known to have been alive. The effect of the
testimony was to show that Ormond started
for Minneapolis and that he intended to meet
Gushing.
W. D. Stafford. issuing clerk of the Min
neapolis money order department, produced
the applications signed on Sept, %. Among
them was that signed by DR.. Ormond.. This
he believed was received about 4 o'clock,
though he was not positive. The testimony
tended to establish DR.. Ormonds presence in
Minneapolis on the day of the alleged MUIR