Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-12-28
LINDELIE TRIAL.
EVIDENCE ALL IN AND THE CASE
GOES TO THE JURY TODAY FOR
THEIR VERDICT.

EVIDENCE ALL IN AND THE CASE
GOES TO THE JURY TODAY FOR
THEIR VERDICT.
The evidence in the Lindelie cast is
all in and the case goes to the jury to-
day. 1t is stated THAT a conviction
is hardly expected and that the case
will probably result in a disagreee-
ment. The cross-eXamination OF
Iindelie by States Attorney Bangs de-
veloped some interesting matters with
relation to money that was paid to
Lindelie by suspected characters and
fused in enforcement league work"
When asked regarding receiving
money from o. Olson and Ben Frank
lin of Grafton, he stated that despite
all his protests the latter had left $50
Oh Lindelie's desk. This money had
been used in prosecuting league work,
the defendant testified, and the $40
that he had later returned to Franklin
he had paid out of his own pocket.
Asked as to whether or not he had
ever received $50 from Way of Devils
Lake, he stated emphatically that he
had not. He admitted that he had
had some correspondence with Way,
but that it had been in connection with
some other business entirely.
The defendant also denied that he
had ever received directly or indirectly
money from Druggist O'Keete of Cav
alier, but said that he was aware of
the fact that the attorney for the
league had received such a sum from
Mr.. ulm Of that place, but that he had
not received or handled the money in
any way and had no connection with
the transaction.
He was then asked as to whether or
not he had received any money from
the langdon druggists and at this
juncture Nh. Bosard objected as not
being cross-eXaminaticn, but the OBJ
lection was overruled by the court and
the witness allowed to answer. Lind
ellie admitted that he had received a
registered letter from a party in Lang
don containing $50. He said he had
at first put this money in his desk, and
that he had afterwards used it for the
benefit Of the league by applying it to
his salary account. He was moi asked
as to who the sender was.
The witness vas asked regarding
the gambling operations in this city.
He stated that he understood that Miles
was gambling in the city and admitted
that Miles had been to his house on
numerous occasions and had offered
him various sums if he would agree to
protect him, but declared that he re-
jected all such propositions and had
never received a cen from Miles,
either Directly or indirectly. He said
that he had no knowledge of any fund
being raised monthly by the gamblers
of the city, and that if there was such
a fund he was not aware Of it, and that
Miles had never paid him a cent as a
representative of the gamblers.
He admitted that Pat Doyle, of Ink
ster, had during the summer of 1898
called at his house and left $25 there,
but tina the had given the money back
to Doyle a short time afterwards when
the latter called for it. He also stated
that Pat Phalen, of Larimore, had
called at his house during the same
summer and left $25 on the table,
stating that he was running a blind
pig:
He stated that he called Phalen back
just as the latter was leaving the room
ana had written him a receipt for the
money, which Phalen accepted. The
receipt was signed ANDREW Lindelie,
Secretary"
Defendant denied having received
any money from M. J. Mulloy. He
also denied that he had tempered with
any of the samples of liquor before
they had been sent to the university
for analysis.
The witness admitted that Brown
and Edwards, two of the league de-
tectives, had been at his house last
Monday evening and that the two had
agreed to go to the east side and have
an interview with O'Leary. When
asked by States Attorney Bangs what
the object OF the meeting with O'Leary
was supposed to be Lindelie replied:
Il wanted to find who 1t was putting
up the job on me, yourself or O'Leary,"