The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-24

Upon AL Smiths advent. the prisoner
grasped his hands In abject humiliation
and cried: a
| :: My God, Smith, I'm glad to
! see you! I'll tell all; I'll make
| : clean breast Of 1t. II I'd fol-
| !: lowed your advice I'd have been !:
: all right. They all quit me and !:
| let me do the best could alone.
I'm going to tell all know about ):
everybody and save myself" j
| Norbeck was told that his wife and fam
| lily were being cared for. He didn't seem
particularly interested.
s"How's Carrier" he asked. my God.
don't lock her up Let her co."
| Mr.. Smith Immediately took charge Of
| the prisoner and gave orders that he must
not be permitted to talk promiscuously.
Norbeck's exclamation of relief at seeing
his recent prosecutor speaks volumes; 1t
| tells whdat an awful strain he has been
under beneath crushing burden of guilty
knowledge and how little confidence he
has in the ability Of his associates in
corruption to save him. His, iii tell
ALL rings the death knell Of many cor
ruptionist bluff.
Why He Went and How.
After the first shock of discovery, greet
| ing and reproach Norbeck was allowed to
|
leaving Minneapolis. week ago yester-.
day, In the midst of his trial: He told
| two stories. Neither makes 1t appear
that he had any special reason for flight
other than he got to drinking and missed
his appearance in court. But the fact
! that Harvey's commitment for perjury
paralyzed Norbeck and the added fact that
he had removed his mustache to conceal
his identity show motive and method
! slightly beyond those Of a simply drunken
mind. ~, -. = ). -, 80 500
Here is the prisoners hrst story -
Monday night put In in Minneapolis
drinking at Ella Hammond's and at
Edith Rogers. was pretty drunk but
managed to catch the first car for St.
Paul Tuesday morning. There met
two st. Paul detectives. and we
got to drinking and drank, all
day. They knew had money,
and seemed to want me to spend It on
them. Tuesday night was too drunk to
know much and they put me to bed in the
Gruber hotel at Seven Corners. Wednes-
day morning was still drunk and kept on
drinking as knew 1 had missed going to
court and was probably in for it. That
morning I went down to Inver Grove,
where I got the papers and saw was.
wanted.
Thursday L went to Mendoza where
| was to meet Carrie Emerson. She
She was to meet me at the ferry at 8
In the evening, but heard that my bonds
men had men looking for me, and SO
didn't go to the ferry. Carrie was ar
rested that day, though didn't know it,
and couldn't have come anyway. That
night I stayed at Mendoza and Friday
went down to. Lakeville on the Milwau-
kee road. l stayed there Friday night
and Saturday walked to- Chaska. I slept
at the Sherman house that night. went
to the Minneapolis hotel at o'clock Sun
m n md i}A5 oil
with Henry Brinkhaus, the proprietor.
Was drinking off and on most Of the time.
Sunday I walked over to Carver and
stayed there till they got me-
Brinkhaus counted the money and the
fugitive was given a room. Norbeck
in Chaska Saturday night. Norbeok
walked to Carver Sunday with Willie
Odell, son Of Attorney W. c. Odell Of
Chaska. Odell never suspected Norbeck' 8
identity. ~,
Later the prisonery told his other story
to Deputy 10th. He said he spent $500
in his carouse of Monday night, and that
early Tuesday morning he walked over
the trailway tracks In the upper mill dis
trict and found place near the river
where he slept until 10 a. m. (This is
where he was seen by a colored woman,
as reported Saturday, When he woke
up he realized that he had missed court
| W ."
half drunk till Wednesday afternoon,
when he walked to Minnehaha He was
there more than as~day,' with no food
and nothing but whisky, Then he walked
to Hopkins, where he caught a. train
for Carver
Shielding Carrie Emerson. 80
| In this second story it will be noted
that Norbeck makes no mention of Carrie
Emerson. HE'S trying to shield her,
for last night he begged Al Smith and
Deputy 10th not to prosecute her. He
said she had no1part In his escape and
\ was zone Of the best fellows in the world =
Norbeck also said he had bought new
suit at Chaska, and had left his old
outfit In the woods, together with any
thing which might serve to identify him.
These were the clothes and articles the
Journa Of yesterday.
| Who Gets the Rewards
No sooner had the identity Of Norbeck
been thoroughly established than there
were three claimants for the $1,000 re-
ward. Constable Goetz felt entitled to
lit because he :.saw him FIRST Opposed
to him we're Brunius and Aretz, who
felt that they should have 1t because they
precipitated the arrest. Ray Barney
thinks the discovery OF the clothes en-
titles him to the reward. John s. Nelson
postmaster at Carver, Is another, claim
ant. They will probably "split" the re-
ward between them. Sheriff johnson
of Carver county, was advised by Al
Smith not to try to adjudicate so nice
a question off-hand. The cash is in the
hands Of Sheriff Dreger and will remain
there till the rights of the claimants are
established > " -s<......
Brando sodini and "Dick" Hill, bonds
men of Norbeck, held conference last
night and decided to make no claim fol
the $315.75 found on the prisoner: They
suggested that it be turned over to his
wife. as she is destitute.
Brought to minneapolis.
Norbeck left with Sheriff Dreger in q
wagon at daylight this morning for Min
neapolis, under guard and escort HI
: arrived here at o'clock and was at once
taken to the county Jail. AS soon as the
King case is disposed of, another indict.
ment against Norbeck will be moved .an6
) I the chances are that he will plead guilty
and turn states evidence If permitted to
A month ago Norbeck snapped his finger.
} at the grand jury in assumed contempt
| To-day he is broken in spirit, his family
} is ruined and his prospects show moth.
ing but disgrace in prison stripes Fcl
: price he betrayed to criminals the
; safety of the people whom he was sup
: posed to protect. Now the small eparl
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