The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-05
GOES TO JURY TODAY
BOTH SIDES RESTED YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON IN BOURNES
sEea6iND TRIAL
DEFENSE OFFERS NO EVIDENCE
DefendaBt'a f3torneys Follow Pro-
ceduse in Former Trial and
Call No Witnesses in
Their Behalf.

The states aetorney and Walter b.
Bourne's attorneys will this morning pre-
sent their respective cases to the jury
that was chosen to try Bourne on his
second trial on ian Indictment of grand
larceny in the first degree.
The state rested yesterday afternoon
shortly before $40 clock, and the attor-
Ieys for the defense announced that they
rested also. The usual motions were male
and taken under Amusement by the
bench, and probably before tonight wal
ter r. Bourne will know whether or not
nc is to have ten years more attached
to the five that he has already received
at the hands of Judge Bum.
The state introduced a number of wit
nesses yesterday whose testimony was or
a technical nature, and necessarily unlrl-
teresting, but in spite of this the court
room has been crowded throughout the
trial. There have been runlors to the ef-
feet that. if Bourne went on the stand
something sensational in regard to the
methods of the auditors office would be
divulged, but all these have been headed
off by the action of the defense
At the morning session the eXoamina-
ton of County Auditor Johnson was re-
sumed. His testimony was along the
same lines as. that of the day before, and
was freely interspersed by the sharp,
short objections that fell from the lips of
Attorney Bowe for the defense. In near
~ every case the court ruled in favor OF
the state.
Identifies Bourne's Writing.
James Drummond, the present deputy
auditor, was the next witness called, and
he testified to the handwriting and sigma
ture of Bourne in the matter of the Man.
nering refunding order. He proved tho
records of his office, as testified to by
Auditor Johnson, and his testimony was
almost entirely corroborative.
Charles Mobery.. of the register of deeds
office, was called and identified records.
books, etc. E.. P. Sandborn, at present
owner Of some of the tax certificates in
question, testified as to the ownership of
them, and Benjamin J. Shipman, of the
German-Ameriean National bank, testi-
fed to transacting certain business with
Bourne. 81 aas
Miss Hannah Meyer, of the traasurer's
office. gave substantially the same testi-
Dlony as in the former trial, except that
it was in reference to the Mannering or
derS
Jacob Simmer, William Cauly, H. NJ
Nevin, r.. .B. Lewis, w. H. Lightner,
Henry Vonderwever. S. G.. Iverson, IL. c.
Anderson, Edward G. Connnack and Ed
ward Allen were the other witnesses call
ed by the state They are attorneys, bust
ness men and bankers that are interested
in or have had dealings concerning the
certificates in question.
The efforts Of the state to locate VIII
lam Mannering or E. ]. Trowbridge, who
also figure in some Of the certificates,
have been of no avail, and the presump-
ton is that they are straw men, created
for the occasion.
The exact amount of money that Bourne
obtained on the seven certificates in ques-
ton is S7,352.4S which amount he received
in the form of a check from the State
Savings bank, in payment of the refund
n1ent orders which the bank purchased.