The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03

No, sir" .,aA
why not9 r. - at
because they were working under
protection of Colonel Ames and the
mayor" - - a, -, ,-,--.---, ,---,---
Whereat the crowd laughed. - : =. = =
"Did you ever see any list of men
working for Crossman and Edwards ?" !
Eyes, sir. Either Crossman or Ed:
wards gave one to me. I gave 1t to the.
chief"
Mr.. Smith named over the men 10 en-
ployed and asked the -witness7if7 knew
II do" replied Norbeck. sYa
Ibid you have a talk with the Uasaef
about these mem" y
Fixed with the Mayor.
Eyes. In the city hall, in the chiefs
Office. 1t was late in October, or early
in November. told him eCrossman and
Edwards were going to open smitt Joint.
said they had. an arrangement. with
Gardner and Gardner; had fixed: .it-~with
the mayor. I told him: as soon as they
got started would: bring him a list of
the men. I told him had an order from
Mayor Ames to work with, Gardner, about
the women, houses of assignation. candy
stores and the graft. -. - ...<s. -,
This order, Norbeck explained. was
given by the mayor In the News Letter
office, Norbeck having been summoned to
meet the mayor there.
THE. chief called me in about week
after I had given him that list con-
tinued Norbeck, land showed me second
list. He asked If knew them and
said I did"
Did you have any other conversations
with the chief about Edwards and Cross
man p ''S'S'"
II had several conversations. - ,.
with reference to the MEX case?"
letter from
Mick, I showed 1t to him. He said he
was glad the thing was settled. I talked
to him after man lost q $27o check on
Sixth street. Harvey was. sent out to
locate the check, but he didn't go to the
mitt joint because he knew they had
THE chief said Edwards and Crossman
would have to stop the check business.
It caused too much trouble. MY orders
from Ames was II man came In and
made a kick I was to take him UP to the
place and square things the best way
could without making an arrest
And you did that during November?'
II did 1t for year and half"
The Chief Let Edwards Go.
When court reconvened this afternoon
Norbeck was questioned about the famous
| satchel taken from Billy Edwards when
he was arrested by Officers Long and Ia
catchel In the chiefs Office.
The chief called me into his Office"
Norbeck explained, "and said: What do
you think? Long and Zalusky brought
Billy Edwards in here and were going to
arerst him. I fixed it up with them SO
they let him go and I let him out the
side door. He left his grip here but he
can have it If he wants it. Il took the
grip out and put it in MY locker. After
| wards left it at 220: Second street for
Edwards" s>:. =
What was in the grip" queried Mr..
Smith. -
Poker chips, deck Of cards and rail-
road MAPS >."
Norbeck was then asked If the chief had
| not appointed other police captains to
help the witness in his collection Of money
from abandoned women, and offered to
show that Detectives Bracket and Wir-
tensohn had been assigned to that duty.
The question, however; was ruled out.
Later the witness was permitted to say
that he and Bracket had usually worked
| together. Brackett Is now among the
missing. ". -',~S::s - -
The Cross Examination. -.
To Mr.. Welch the witness explained
| that he had been first appointed-<to the
| police force by Mayor Pratt and had
served continuously until within a week.
Mr.. Welch then compelled the witness
| to admit that he had testified in the
Gardner case and that he hadsaruni4away
before his own trial which followed
Gardner's. was finished The attorney
then proceeded to point: out, to- the wit
ness discrepancies in his testimony. CIV
en- then and now. To the first of these
questions Norbeck replied:: Vs. >>>
| Il might not have told the truth then,
because the mayor told me"
I wait minute!" thundered Mr.
| Welch. Don't volunteer any informa-
/ tion. You will have chance to ex-
plain later, If you can explain
To subsequent questions along this same
line, Norbeck replied: II did say that
but it wasn't the truth"
All this proved highly diverting to the
| crowd, which laughed its approval until
raped to order by the deputy
"In this trial." said Mr.. Welch, "yo,
say that you were given "a: list Of names
of big mitt steerers and that~you gave Il
to the superintendent Of poHce?''-., ..s,<
Yes; I do say it, and it. is the truth.
Then your testimony in 3 this =. trial
when you are under oath, is true; ant
your testimony in the Gardner. trial, ,whe1
you were also under oath, is false p w
Eyes, sir. 1t is -. :... -
did you not testify in the Gardne
trial that you never knew of the chief
receiving money from any of these men 2
Il did" 49, -.
"And you will say so now?"
Eyes. I don't know that he did of m,
own personal knowledge. 1 never. say
| them give him any money"