The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-10

$50. Rhodes was not willing witness.
as you all saw. He probably couldn't
tell it all--hes got to hold his Job.
"Now, put the case just the same way
but with different facts. That man
Rhodes comes along and sees a man
steal a hoe in front of store. He ar
rests the man and the man admits the
crime, but tells him to call up 337.' Does
this man Rhodes do that, unless he has
had his instructions beforehand? Con-
spiracy? Yes, gentlemen, conspiracy OF
law-abiding citizens banded together to
blot out infamy, corruption and treason,
Would that we had more Of them!. s
Forbearance iii Arrests.
"Now, think again, Edwards testified
that he skinned man at 80 Sixth street
S. Edwards says 500, one of the officers
says $40. Look at the officers record in
his little book 1t says here robbed the
men, Edwards says be careful now what
you are doing. But the officers don't take
Edwards to the lookup whSre he be-
longed. No, they take him to the chief.
Look again at the Roman Mick case.
He lost draft for SITS, but with all the
police about town he had to make con-
tract with the big mitt men in order to
get back part of his money. Had to get
a lawyer and a reporter to get only
part of his money back.
'"Chief Ames knows Edwards had been
introduced to him by Norman King as
confidence man. but he didn't operate
here. When he is brought in, he makes
himself quite at home in the chiefs Of
fee. Why shouldn't he? The officers
walk out; the victim walks cut. He never
gets his check back. Edwards slips out
through side door and out on the street.
Everything Is coming his way. He meets
Gardner on the street and is happy. He
said to Gardner: You're strong; you
delivered the goods He had right to
say that didn't he? Gardner did all that
the contract called for.
Now when Long and Zalusky brought
Edwards before the chief what should he
have done? There was nothing in the
world for Chief Ames to do but to tell
the officers: Take this man down, lock
him up and make out q complaint He
had no other duty-none whatever. When
did he ever do it where Edwards was con-
cerned? But we must probe and probe
to the bottom. 1 am sorry for Gardner,
but no man is sacred in a matter like
this; not even the highest. : -
The Little Brown SntcheI.
AS a souvenir OF this 800 case, where
Edwards told Long and zalusky they had
better be careful, We have this little
brown satchel Why didn't Chief Ames
give it back to Edwards? Why is that
officer taking souvenirs from big mitt
men in Carrie Emerson's place? Don't all
these circumstances show conclusively
that the police were good friends, were
hand in glove with each other?
Now look at the case of a $275 check at
81 Sixth street S by a confidence game
In this case we have three detectives.
The stranger went down where every
body goes to recover stolen property, and
he meets Harvey, who says he is a detect
i've. Harvey gets another man named
Hansen, who Harvey says is a detective.
The man madeaa beef Harvey and Han
sen go up the street and meet Norbeck, a
detective, who after being on the police
force seven years.. doesn't know what a
confidence game is!
The single act of Chief sAmes on that
day alone destroyed the discipline of the
Edwards loose, the whole department was
informed of it, They learned that Ed
wards was a favored man.
Didn't Know Edwards Trade.
THE defendant in this case admits a
few things not criminal and for a further
defense says that he did not know Ed
wards business.
Mayor Ames revoked Gardner's COM
mission as he says, because he thought he
power; 1t is given him by the charter!
He did appoint Gardner an. officer and he
exercised his peculiar duties up to the
very last.
"Mr. Erwin know what he will say.
AS, he did in the celebrated; Hayward case,
ne will say of Edwards as he said of
Blixt: I see a tiger from whose fingers
drip1= the blood of Catharine Cling But
Hayward, was convicted and was hanged.
I'm all conscience who else could take
the stand and give testimony'that he had
given money for protection but the man
who. did? No honorable citizen could
testify to bribing officers of the law, be-
| cause he wouldn't commit bribery. a..'erf
Much depends on your verdict. The
honor and integrity of Minneapolis and
the state of Minnesota are in your hands
Will you say that corruption must: stop,
or will you let this man go forth to con-
tinue his business of bartering away your
honi? Let the chimes on this court
house peal forth the beautiful airs of
Home, Sweet Home and My Country
It's of Thee as you deliberate in your
chamber among yourselves on the verdict
you will render: Remember. the North
Star in the flag Of our. country. Re-
member that star on the flag stands for
liberty, for Justice. for protection, for
life, liberty and property, Do not by
your verdict blot out that star and leave
on the flag a stain that shall ever stand
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