The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-04

SOAi AiSS1OOm tAuMUcI SlA ~ PoShSa AS&S ~
terday afternoon, until the heat became
almost unbearable and the air stihing.
Former Mayor James Gray was there,
it was suggested for the probable pur-
pose OF getting pointers on how not to
run police department. for use in the
event of his reelection. General Y. MEG.
Reeve was in the crowd So was Captain
Chambers and other members Of the old
Thirteenth Minnesota regiment. with
which Colonel Ames served in the Phil
ippines. None of them looked particu-
larly concerned at the colonels disgrace,
however. -. 50
Former Chief of Police James Doyle
was there. So was John Long, the patrol
man whom Mayor Ames recently dis
charged He will be called upon to tes-
tify later. Lac Stafford and General, S.
E. Olson were interested observers. So
was John A. Folsom, business manager
of Mayor Ames' paper. number OF
women were in the audience. ~, 80 X
Christ G. Norbeck was OH the stand
under cross examination yesterday aft
crToon. - ..' -
"Now, is it not fact that as soon as
you were apprehended and brought back
here from Chaska, you started IN to
curry favor with, the prosecution by tes-
tifying against other police officials,
hoping that you might be treated more
leniently thereby? Is that not true?'
asked MT. WelCh. - 49,.
"No. sir" -r =
well, what did you change your tes-
timony for?"
Because I wanted to place the trouble
wrerc it Belonged
you did, remarked Mr. Welch in dis
gust. ''You wanted to place the trouble
where it belongs?"
Yes. sir" replied the witness dog
gedly, II did, ..:t'< 49,
Norbeck Told to "stand Pat"
The redirect examination proved i'm
portant.
''Did you ever have any conversation
with the chief relative to your testimony
in the Gardner trial?' asked Mr. Smith.
Mayor Ames and the chief of police
told me if didn't stand pat there would
be no place for me on the force
''You stood pat, didn't your
Fl did"
"I'll call Peter Nelson, said Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Nelson was not in the courtroom,
but Peter Anderson, one of Nelson and
Nordlander's employees was, and he took
the stand. Anderson's testimony was
merely corroborative Of that given by
Roman MEX yesterday morning. He had
accompanied MEX and Roche Prenevost
to headquarters when they went down
there to complain about Miex's being
swindled, and he corroborate ed Mick
story of what had occurred.
Roche Prenevost came next. Prenevost
testified in the Gardner trial and his tes-
timony given yesterday was a repetition
of the story he told on the stand at that
time. He said he had accompanied MEX
to police headquarters and had asked
Chief Ames to detail man to investigate
Miex's case. The chief had refused, ex-
planning that Detective Bracket, who
looked aft er such cases, was not IN. Later
he refused absolutely to assign another
man to the case, and insisted that Prene-
vost and MEX wait for Brackets return.
Cheerful Charley.
Cheerful Charlie" Howard came next,
and he made good his sobriquet. Howard
explained the working Of the swindle
adopted as their own by Edwards, Cross
man & Co., and told how "Chris' Norbeck,
used to throw the scare into suckers,
by asking them if they had license to
gamble, and threatening to arrest them
when they replied in the negative.
Howard said he himself had taken kick
ers to police headquarters and had sent
them inside. He remembered seeing De-
tective De Laittre come out with one of
these men. Norbeck brought them out
frequently; and Detective Bracket, now
fugitive, also sat in the game occasion
ally.
do you remember any more?" asked
Mr.. Welch.
"I can't give you the names, now" re-
piled the witness.
"Well, think. I want to see how many
of these detectives were in cahoots with
you swindlers.'
"O," remarked Howard, his face
wreathed in smiles. 'Just name them
over. You won't be far wrong
Robert C. Hill, police reporter on the
Tribune, testified that the chief had told
him newspaper publicity of the MEX mat
ter had flushed the game" and that he
would be unable to do anything toward
the recovery of the draft. p, .
Officers Long and Zalusky were sworn
and both related the circumstances OF
their taking Billy Edwards to head
quarters. Edwards was taken down there
with his gambling paraphernalia, and ac-
companied by man whom he had swim
died; but the chief Informed the officers
that there was no case against him and
let him go. Afterwards his cards, chips
and so forth were returned to him by
Detective Norbeck.