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

ATTORNEY ERWIN
| ing been made by which any persons
should have thelicense, privilege or per
mission to carry on gam bling or similar
| games in this 5city?' .sa' +.@
I "No, sir" n
HAS Mr.. Gardner or any one else: sugs
gested to you the proprlety of any such
arrangement; the terms of such arrange
| ments or made any arrangements for you
for the protection of any such joints?"
'."No, SIR" :. :>,a..s.,. W. .5-... -,
i sIIas any one proposed that you, that
/ any such arrangements should be n1ade?"
| "Never." ~ - E. 81: ;.,~5 49, -.
cts an insult to ask" began Mr.. Err
win, when Prosecutor Smith objected to
|: so much persifage. n =: -
II have right to be courteous to my
own Witness insisted Mr.. Erwin. 'Now,
I ask you, mayor, have you ever received
| from Gardner or any one else represent
ing any gambler, or big mitt man, or any
| one else OF that character, any money or
gratuity or any promise or anything else
| as license privilege: permission or pro-
| lection for operating big mitt joint, a
gambling joint, three card monte joint
! or any similar placer, :.-- :. .:z.s.-=
| II have not was the decided answer.
Nov. 2, before you went hunting?'' :,
ri was not" H..
Did y99 ever s see Edwards Or =, erosHnan
mot to my knowledge. You mean my
| medical ofice?"9 .t -; ~,
eyes, .s@1l
- .No, t did not ST.
did you, as they testified, come IN the
reception room and take a-pair Of hunt
ing boots?' /. 90 r. - ..-t,.T@~,=
II never had pair Of hunting boots in
my Office = 80 - ;>:lst Z = ; I.
Z He ordered Bonge Trapped.
."Did you know anything 81 the trap set
! for Bonge?'' .. - st...' ..s-ss tS4zshg ..~g5
eyes, Sir + ordered It, p
How long did you have it. In constd-
GRAFTON ?" 49,. r., !
5''I think the day previous, -
what was the moving cause?'' -
l. "He tried to blaekmail me-" ="
|. M"How and by what means were you III
formed that he was attempting to black
mail you ?''.., = 1..E>s'' .. -
The state objected to this question and
was sustained by. the court
Give. to the Jury the information you
mr.. Smith objected again ana again the
objection was sustained. y :. = <
What did you do?'' inquired Mr.. Err
win Changing the subject.
II ordered three Of the detective force
to accompany Mr.. Gardner on an import
ant piece Of business. That is all know
personally, the rest Is from hearsay.' ::
; ''Dtd you receive your Information from
Gardner or other persons?
| From other persons: ~. ~ ". :
+ "Did you officially direct Gardner or as
your friend to. act In this naatter?,
He was in my office and I supposed
had a right to order him" a. i
| what were your reasons for, taking
such extreme n1easures?" > .- r.
| Objection was made to getting at the
| old subject again. -.
Had you any reasons for taking such
steps?''
| Prosecutor Smith had to object and
Judge Harrison reminded Mr.. Erwin that
| he was consuming valuable time.
81 know, your honor but I: want to
make my record complete explained the
stall pine
| S@seWell> you have asked these questions
| three or four times after they were ex-z
cluded and there is NO use in keeping it
| up remarked the court. -
.Reverting to the important evidence of
| Ed Conner, reporter on the Times, Mayor
| Anles was examined at some length. IN
response to a question as to what talk
he had with the reporter them ayor said:
Conner told me over the telephone that
| he could not meet the appointment at my
house in the evening. He wanted to- know
II had made up my mind yet and I asked
him why he did not keep the appointment
and told him that would see him later"
"Did he say anything about having a
| talk with Edwards regarding big mitt
points?'
There was no mention made Of it. At
| a latter meeting Conner told me that he
| had an article attacking me and my fam
| lily and the only way Of stopping the pub-
LEGATION was by appointing him to the
| police force te3
Then Mr.. Erwin turned his attention to
Fred Bonge, at that time reporter on the
Tribune. =
.sWhat knowledge had you that Bonge
was attempting to blackmail you?''
Bonge fishing trip proving barren also, Mr.
Erwin abandoned it.. After pondering
deeply a few moments, he turned to the;
| states attorney and safd:s. III
''Yoli may take the Witness ~ -E s:y
Smith Takes the Witness. y. &
Mr.. Smith lost no time III preliminaries
But plunged right into the Conner incl
| dent. -
SIN your testimony you said that you
had no Information from Conner at that
time that big fnitt joints were being cons
| Quoted in Minneapolis. IL that true?''
"He never said anything to me about
1t over the telephone.
1t developed later on, however, that
Conner and the mayor had discussed big
mitt operations at the city hall.
| Changing, the line Of cross examination.
| the prosecutor asked:
what did you appoint Gardner for ?'s
II wanted him at my medical ONCE ;"
| "fIe wore q star % is.5 bssT: .-,5s-s7
1 ~ don't know it.'' a.
Didn't he have it on when he came to
4 the court house %
/ ri know nothing about it,
/ rtWhat did he dor"
"He carried messages and did other
duties.''- $50
He could carry messages without that
Commission, couldn't he ?'
But he had other duties
! Well, just name some OF them
He was to DO about the Office and take
orders from his superior oficer.,'
What superior otacer did hs have7,s
j 1.-THE navnr.'' Is