The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-10
FITCHET1
CASE OPENED.
The Jury Is Secured and
Addressed by MIR.
Boardman.
Patrolman John Long Tells
How He Bought His
Appointment.

Appointment.
/ The Fitchette Jury.
ED ndINGo, school teacher, Hanil.
THOMAS VAN LEAR, machinist, 2225
NEleventh avenue S.
| r. J., RAY, veterinarian, Richt1eld. i
LLEWELLYN A. ABBOTT, contractor,
3046 Bloomington avenue
! GEORGE w WAKEFIELD, with Gale
& Co. 260S Portland avenue.
DANIEL ODoNNELL, Milwaukee
shops. >@
4 EDWARD A. GERARD, emotorman, 314o
DAV1D S. QUINN, shipping clerk, 5s2
Sixth avenue N.
ALEXANDER ORR, janitor, 25oe En-
j erson avenue N.
| SYLVESTER B. CONRAD, real estate
2439 Portland avenue. ~
! CHARLES f.. ONERSHIRE, secretary
Fire Proof Door company, Il Highland
avenue. ."E.
JAMES "A 5FAGAN, real estate, 275o
| Fremont avenue IS. .- e !.
| Four additional Jurors were secured to
pass upon the evidence in the case OF the
state against Captain Coffee John"
Fitehette at the morning session OF court
! o-day. They were Edward "A. Girard,
a unotorman, 3140 BlaisdeH avenue; David
1 S. Quinn, shipping clerk for the LYMAN
Eliel Drug company, 532 Sixth avenue N;
! Alexander Orr, school janitor, 25OS
Emerson avenue N; and Sylvester B. Con-
1 rad. real estate, 2439 Portland avenue.
This makes ten jurors in all. David
I Weiskipf was sworn, but was after
wards excused because he was SUFFERING
/ from Iumbago and was under physicians
4 care Et-@.. .
| Charles S. Gale escaped service through
4 a rather fine drawn ruling Of the tr1ers.
Mr. Gale admitted he WAS prejudiced
against the defendant, but explained that
| prejudice and Judgment were Two different
things and said he could and would try the
i case fairly If sworn. The itTfers, however,
| told him to step down, and he did so with
alaerlty. .- -
Lieut.. Ginsberg a Candidate.
1 An: amusing incident came when the
! name Of Martin >Ginsberg was called.
1 Ginsberg is a police lieutenant and re-
4 sponded in full uniform, the effect OF
which was heightened by a resplendent
N. E. A. badge. He knew every one in
any way connected with the; case, but
swore he had formed an opinion, and It
began to look as though the state would
have to use. peremptory to get rid or
him. However, County Attorney Board
man explained that his position on the
i force exempted him from jury service II
he wished to claim such an exemption.
"You don't hear him crying to get off,
do. you?'' oueried Freeman P. Lane, one
l of Fitchette's attorneys, 'facettouSly.
4 ct would like to be excused if I could, =
said Ginsberg.
i -t*Just make that request to the court,
will you?" asked Mr. Boardman; and the
i lieutenant did so. He Mas told to step
down. '.+' $3.50 -. -. ~ Ill.,
When Is He Tyventy-one7 ~.
David S. Quinn, one of the jurors ssworp,
when asked his age, replied: II will be
p morrow The defense did not OBJ
ject to his serving, and the state was
satisfied, SO he was accepted. However,
) many claim that Quinn has already
. reached his majority. 1t is simply the
when does the twentieth century begin?
r problem in "a new form At any rate,
he has been accepted to serve in the case
, and thus the district court has gone on
a record on a problem that excited consid-
cradle discussion year or so ago. w.
y Mr.. Lane apparently feels much ag.
: grieved at the way his client has beer
= Daniel C. Hagen's examination, this
b, morning, the juror said he had read about
4 ''Cc flee John" in the papers. ASKED
! whether. the papers had prejudiced hin
against the defendant, he replied: well
5 according to the papers they are al
i guilty, every policeman in town.
0 ."The papers do seem to have busted
/ / themselves unnecessarily about this
case,'' agreed the attorney. ''They have
+ printed a lot of sensational stuff and
a eff the papers nave tried this case, lie,
' us not try the papers,, interrupted the
t court, and the examination proceeded, FIa
g gen finally being excused by the triers
: William C. Baxter, the first veniremar
called, had no epinion on the case, bu
itMr. Lane had once had q suit against
him and was unwilling to let him serve
He. cost the defense another peremptor.
challenge the fourth. j.. ~:=~
: Charles =. Ovenshire, a manufacturer
Living at n Highland avenue, was sworl
this afternoon as the eleventh juror:
Il James A. Pagan, the fifth called thi
' Eafternoon, and the sixty-sixth since tn
9 trial began, was accepted as the Twelfth
d man. Heis a builder and resides at 244
IT, HUMBOLDT avenue. Apparently the jury i
IS a good one. ~
s The Case Is Opened.
: At AIS County Attorney Boardman be
l. gan his opening address. He spoke briefly
" saying that the indictment accused "Cof
u fee John of having received a gratnit
IS Of 5000 from sDavy" Johnson, for whtc
II he secured the appointment of John Lon
Al to the police force. He then called Cit
ID Clerk L. A. Lydtard The state prove
'e by him the defendants appointment, hi
et acceptance, the filing of his bond and Toat
} Of Office. Mr. Lydiard also testified t
1t Longs appointment as a patrolman.
r John Long was then called. He was dis
charged from the force a few days ago b
Mayor Ames, and consequently appeare
in court in civilian attire. He said he ha
been removed when Mayor Arnes first too
Office having then been a patrolnaan, bu
. had been reinstated the following Angus
81 gave David Johnson $20o.'' e1plaiae
/ the defendant, TO get me back on th
Q. force. He sent for me to come to- h
y office. went there and we then wer
= over to Coffee Johns. That was Angus
g 81, between IL and ~ o'clock. In b
= Office I gave him the $500 I statd Q
= = the sidewalk and Johnson went insid
= = He and Fitchette were out of my sigf
~ for one or two minutes. Then they cam
81 out together. Mr.. Johnson took q pfet
-, ~ of paper out of his pocket and took dow
=. my name eHasked who my frient
se were, and gave him sonne. I think
:. wrote them down, too. He said 1T woul
"a q be all right and said he was going dow
- to the mayors Office right away, becaus
~ he was plugging for another man, to
- That afternoon went into the restauran
Tom Brown and the mayor and Mr.. Fl
= Ghetto were eating together The mayt