The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-25
EDW ARDS GOT
THE SPARK
King Defense Claims the Big
Mitter and Not King Got
Hooper's Diamond.
Victor WEIGH Makes Strong
Opening Address to
~. the Jury.

King, appropriated the Hooper diamond.
That Is the contention Of the King
defense as outlined this morning by Vic
tor J. WEIGH in his opening address to
the jury. -.
His statement comedies closely with the
line of proof introduced by the state, up
to the vital point of Edwards testimony.
Edwards, on the stand, testified that he
had given the gem to King, at Moss
Brothers saloon, on the evening Of Aug.
20, last. Mr.. WEIGH branded this state
ment as a lie, and promised to show that
Captain King was 500 miles away from
Minneapolis on the night in question.
That evidence to this effect will be forth
coming there is little doubt.
On August 1s Capt ain King and his wife
left Minneapolis on a pleasure trip to
Port Arthur. They travelled on passes
an dthe stub of Kings pass, bearing the
important date. will be introduced in evil
dence. ..<: ~:~. ~. =. - -.
The defense will admit and offer an ex-
PLANTATION for every bit Of testimony in
troduced by the state, with the exception
Of Reid's and Edwards statements. and
with a dispute regarding the minor de-
tails of a talk between Captain King and
A. H. Hall, which the attorney related on
the stand yesterday. The defense will
admit the conversation, but will claim
that Mr.. Hall, in the light of informa-
tion given him, placed wrong const rue
ton upon Kings words, and has not
quoted them exactly. With the explana-
ton offered. such mistake might easily
be made. That it has been made, the de-
Tense will attempt to prove
The defense will, admit the theft of the
diamond, and will claim that the stone
was stolen by Reid, who afterwards at
tempted to sell or pawn it in two different
local pawnshops.- 1t will admit that
Billy Edwards secured possession of a
diamond stud-perhaps the very one stoler
but it will not admit that the gem was
ever in Kings possession, or that he ever
knew its wherea bouts.
Mr.. WEIGH promised to introduce evil
dence to show that King was not in Moss
brothers saloon the night Edwards Went
| in there, and that the "big mttter," in.
| stead OF giving the stud to the detective
In reality tried to sell it to third man
| He also promised to show that an offer
OF sale had been made previously to Tom
Murphy, the saloon man in whose pos:
session the stone was for time. sr,~f
Late yesterday afternoon, following thu
! clos eof eshe states case, the court over
ruled two motions to dismiss. and wher
court convened this morning Mr.. Welct
delivered his opening address.
Victor Welch's Address.
The defendant" said Mr. Welch, "ha
made his home in Minneapolis for tn,
/ past eighteen years. During that time h
l has been prominently connected with tn,
| police department., the sheriff's Office an,
as detective, and I venture to say he II
the most expert detector Of crime in tn,
northwest
He related the circumstances attendin,
the theft of the stone, the report of tina
theft to the police, the bringing i'm O
Reid and Adams, the arrest of Reid, whom
the detective knew to be a crook and thu
liberation Of Adams, against whom h,
knew nothing except that he was thu
companion of men Of shady regulations
Then he continued:
The PROOF will show that when Mr.
Hooper returned from Washington hi
called upon Captain King and said he be
lieved a man named Herman Miller wa
mixed up IN the matter. He asked KIM
to arrest Miller and instructions wer
| issued to bring him in II ne could b.
found. King believed Reid to be tn
thief. He knew nothing against Adam
except that he consorted with men of ba.
| reputation. ST.. ....E.. .-.
Reid and Adams were indicted by tn,
grand jury and thrown into Jail. Reit
was in jail already. King had put hin
| there. Adams, too, was arrested and wa
jailed. --... ..s-.-~.-.a g.. G..
Nov, King never saw this man Mill
er. He was pointed out to Hooper, bu
King never saw him. At one time som
one telephoned in and said Miller ha,
been seen in front of a saloon. TIL
proof will show that King at once mad
an effort to verify the report, but failed
after Adams was jailed King met hi
brother, Charles Adams, on the street
one day and asked If he would like to SCI
his brother get his liberty. OF course tn
boy said yes and King, having NJ
proof against Adams, but still suspect
ing him, told the boy to go to his broth
er and tell him he had better turn il
the diamond If he didn't want to follow
Reid to Saltwater.
CHOW, Mr. Hooper and King wer
specializing one day as to what had be
come of that diamond. 1t hadn't beef
reported from any pawn shop, and KIM
said: Mr.. Hooper, II your stone wa
really stolen, as you believe, 1t is likel
that it has been disposed of to som
gambler or fallen woman. That woul
be the likely course for the thieves t.
follow .
After Charlie Adams told King that h
was trying to raise money to get tn
stone back, King told Mr.. Hooper that
He told him everything, just as 1t hap
pened. That is the states proof.
mo one from the county attorney
office ever asked King to furnish evi
dence for use in the Reid case. But MI
Leary, who had prosecute dthat case, di
ask him If he could get any evidenc
against Adams. This was after Hope
had said he could not identify the mar
King had been unable to find anyone VIII
had seen Adams on the train. Conse
quently he told Mr.. Leary he couldn't fni
out anything against him. Mr.. Lear
, said he would have to dismiss the case
then; and Mr.. King agreed with him
AS a matter of fact the case was dis
missed.
ION the stand Harry Adams said he. me
King on the street, after his discharg
from Jail, and remarked: Hooper ough
to get his diamond back Now, they M
meet on the street, and Adams did max
that remark. King thought the state
ment significant. It indicated that Adam
knew movement was on foot looking t
the return Of the gem And he did max
a reply. He said: Harry, I think sc
too. II you know anything about It VIII
! the devil don't you turn it Ing Adam
said he didn't know anything about 1t.
II Gives the Lie to Edwards,