The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-09

THE LITTLE
Prosecuting Attorney smith-Do you KIN
II believe that is all, your honor" re-
marked Mr.. Erwin after short pause.
| Smith Takes the Witness.
| Assistant County Attorney AL ]. Smith,
7 in opening the CROSS examination, sought
| to inquire into the intimacy between the
witness and Billy Edwards. He admit
ted that they were friendly and the Ed
wards and Gardner families were, on.
! friendly terms. - - =
you did not know what his business
| WASP" No.. -, r. ~
at did not
MOT until you heard Of it here In.
court?' ...,.r.
"No, did not
cit came as surprise to you?"
well, yes. was surprised when I
heard that he had been arrested for hold
ing UP a man. There was nothing said
| about the big mitt' game that time
Mr.. Smith then examined the witness
very closely as to the details Of the talks
with Edwards, Crossman and Norbeck.
He said that he had vacant bit Of land
adjoining the Gardner pavilion. about
60x60, which he proposed to lease to Ed
wards. He told Edwards that it had been
rented for 5000 for the season and would
not be rented again for less than $3.50.
"The next time Edwards came he
brought Mr. Crossman and introduced
him? ?" asked Mr.. Smith.
cit was not necessary, as I knew Mr..
Crossman before" "
What kind of, games were they to
| run?'' inquired Mr.. Smith. .,....,.
"Oh, a striking machine, shooting gal
lery, doll game, knife rack, cane rack"
"Suoh as are on the Midway now"
| WELL haven't had a chance to see
the Midway, much as would like to-"
The witness said that he had subse-
quent talks with Edwards regarding the
lease of the land but no: deal was ever
closed.
The witness admitted that he attended
the medical school in October, November
and a part, of December last. during all
of which time he. was drawing SIS per
week from DR.. Ames. y IA -,,-z.ss
What did you do for the SIS per week
when you were attending school?" in
wei, I helped In the Office. ''~~ :;s'+'>-:
you couldn't have been there very
much?" ~-.. -" t....
mo, 1t wasn't much"
"But you still drew the SIS per week?"
urged the prosecutor.
Eyes, DR.. Ames had paid me that for
the past two or three years" ....'a.-
GARDENERS Income.
..That is your only income?" -...
''No, SIR .--.-.
What else have your .|-.+r
81 get an income of $1,100 per season
from the property at the Falls and 5000
from the vacant ground adjoining
He. had, however, to pay for the rental
T"You don't deny that you had the talk
that Captain Alexander testified to on
the stand?" r.. - =
II certainly do r. ---.s<
''Well, you haven't denied it," insisted
! Mr., Smith.
II deny It now. and would have done
SO before II had a chance" replied the
witness promptly. .f.a:., <z.
Witness Gardner admitted that he had
gone to Captain Alexander to talk with
him rega riding the police Investigation
He tried to ascertain what was going on.
"You are what is known as a stool
pigeon?" asked Mr.. Smith.
| "For whom" retorted the witness.
I well, for anyone?" --..-.., ~. -,- f. Ed
l. Gardner did not know that he was a
stool pigeon and could not say what the
term meant. ..rs@
Didn't you say that you collected
money from abandoned women in your
talk with Captain Alexander" ~.
did you mention the name Of man
named Cohen?"
II don't believe did. Don't recall to-
do you know q man named Cohen ~
This was objected to by the defense
and overruled by the court.
Exception noted said Mr.. Erwin.
II know several-Dr. Cohen, M L..
Cohen replied the witness. :.
"Do you know red-headed one, named
Joe?" ~.s" 49,, F.. -
II don't think know him." :|
Gardner would not admit that he had
his special officers star on his vest when
Captain Alexander called at his house on
May with a carriage. He would not
admit that he wore 1t at the courthouse
that same day.
" He did admit that he had. not aban-
doned the use OF the star when his COM
mission was taken away from him.
At; the request Of Mr.. Smith the wit
ness produced the famous star and turned
It over to the states attorney.
'You didn't tell Mayor Ames, Colonel
Ames or any member of the police force
what Attorney LOOMS was trying to do
In Iowa o."
II don't believe did"
why didn't you tell some one that
LOOMS was attempting to commit a
} crime by Keeping the complaining wit
ness out OF the way?'
We'll, they told me that the man could
not be brought back here from Iowa If he
! didn't want to come. can't see why
the law IN one place should conflict with
the law In another explained the wit
ness ingenuously. II didn't know it was
q crime"
Bonee Incident Reviewed.
The Bonge incident was next thoroughly
gone over. The cross examination re-
vealed nothing new except that the wit
ness, accompanied by Detectives Norbeck,
DeLaittre and Bracket, had called the
morning after Bonge's arrest 5 at the
. county attorneys office to swear out a
warrant.
# "Bonge was drunk that night he came
! to your house, was he not?"
II don't know"
Had q dissipated look z,
], Very much so.,'
}. Was a newspaper boy ~
u II had never met hin.untiI hat time
Your neighbor, Hunt brought him In
Eyes, SIR
"You were running the trap. weren't
your" IS
# was trying to catch blacknailer.' .
We'll, he wasn't trying to blaekmAil
you " - r 80 s ~
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