The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-17
MAYOR KEEPERS POLICY FIND
COURT STILL WRESTLING WITH
THE ONE THE CHIEF EXECU-
TIVE RAIDED
Motion to Dismiss the Case Denied
Morton, One of the Defendants.
Tells About the Mysterious Mr..
'MuIIer."

The motion to dismiss the case against
the defendants rounded up by Acting De
tective Mayor Kiefer and Assistant Act
ing Detective McIntire in the policy shop
rald' was yesterday denied by Judge Eine.
The motion was based upon the claim
that the prosecution had failed to estab-
hsh the allegations to require that the
accused persons put in a defense.
Little of interest developed in the case
yesterday, as it was late when the mat
ter was taken up and only one witness
for the defense was put on the stand
The testimony OF the witness, Morton
one Of the defendants, differed III every
particular from that of the states star
witness, John Christiansoa. Morton de-
MES having been mixed up in a policy
drawing or that there had been, to his
knowledge, any policy drawing at "a East
Third street the night Mayor Kiefer raid
ed the place. From the questions put to
Morton by Stan Donnelly, who is defend
ing the accused, it appears that an effort
Will be made to establish that the mys-
ferrous Mr.. Muller brought into the
case the day before by the prosecution,
owned and controlled the rooms raided
and the paraphernalia seized in them and
the persons under arrest knew nothing Of
what sort of a place they were in.
Morton said he was at the room the
night of the raid, but was there waiting
for Mr.. Muller" whom, ne claimed, owed
him sum Of money for job of painting
he had done. Morton said Muller was a.
the rooms early in the evening, but left
there about 8 o'clock telling him Nor
tom to await his return Morton said he
remained in the rooms until after 10
clock, but saw no gambling or betting
of any kind going Oh. He remembered
seeing ChristiansOn come in, but this was
as far as his testimony in any way cor
responded with that of Christensen. He
denied that he had stamped any numbers
on bits of paper, as ChriStianSOn said he
saw him do, or that Reilly or any one
else in the room played a game of any
kind. He said he saw no blindfolded boy
drawing numbers out of the glass jar in
evidence, and said he had not seen the
jar, except when "Muller' had it in his
hand early in the evening and put it in
a closet Morton said the jar, so far as
he saw, had not again been taken out Of
the closet that evening. He said he knew
Kendrick, one of the negroes under ar
rest, and Reilly, also Behind, but claimed
to have made their acquaintance upon the
streets. He said he was himself a sign
painter and met Muller through doing
a piece of work for him. The work con-
sisted in painting a lot of numbers on a
table top. Mr.. 81 .Mpller" told him. Nor
ton said. that the, painted table was to
be used by him [''Muller'D at the county
fairs this fall. IT was while waiting for
money for this work, Morton said, that
he was arrested. Morton said he saw
Christianson writing on piece of paper,
but did not see Kendrick give Christian
son any policy tickets or any money
change hands, 80"
The case was continued until today be-
fore Morton finished his testimony.