The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23

he was employed at gambling-house In
st. Paul"
How much did you give him for that
diamond?"
$40"
"How long did you keep the stud?"
Until about $3.50 the next morning..
Ibid you see 1t afterwards?"
I'm Franks necktie. yes. I gave it
TO Mr.. Flick"
On cross examination the witness said
he had not seen Sergeant since last sum-
mer. He had bought the stone, he said,
some time late in March or early in
April. Other states witnesses said the
date was March 1. Sergeant had come
back seven or eight weeks after that and
had asked about the gem.
Now you say you have seen this de-
PENDANT in that establishments" asked
Mr.. WEIGH.
Eyes, SIR
well, suppose you have seen a great
many men there. first and last, reputable
citizens?"
wait a minute" interrupted Mr..
Smith, 1--WE don't want to try the whole
town here"
IT question whether this witness is an
expert on the subject remarked Judge
Simpson.
you have frequently seen policemen
there?"
ION raidlng expectations. yes
That's ALL concluded Mr.. WEIGH. @-
You are still running?" asked Mr..
Smith. "'- e. :, -.
This was ruled out and the state called
Frank Flick. Mr.. Flick said he had
bought a diamond from Wiley. Some
time afterwards he met number of men
in an alley back of Lyons saloon, where
he sold the diamond to one Of these men
for $50. At this point court adjourned
until o'clock.
"Billy" Edwards Testifes.
Frank Flick resumed his testimony this af-
ternoon, under cross-eXamination. He went
his story told at the morning session
and said he thought Sargent had paid him
made. in an alley back of the Oneida block.
Sargent was the only man in the crowd he
knew.
Mr.. WEIGH spent some time in an effort to
Ak approximately the date of this transaction,
but without any marked success. The wit
ness finally said, however, that it was prob
Billy Edwards was the next witness. He
said he had known NORM King since the
Pratt administration. He: also knew Harry
Adams =. 80. i ~ 49,
Did you ever have talk with King about
Il did; in Murphy's saloon: on July Or
YOU better go and tell Adams if he don't
come in with that stone III fax him just as
fixed Reid, knew Reid had got ten years.
during her husbands trouble. We talked
about the diamond
did you do anything toward recovering
the stone?'
II contributed little money Charlie
Adams and Mrs. Adams raised a fund, enough
to get the diamond back
After that did you ever receive diamond
stud from Charlie Adams"
Il did. He gave it to me at my house,
the last part of July. I telephoned to police
headquarters. but Mr.. King wasn't there. l
telephoned again and asked where could see
him. He asked what l wanted and | said
wanted to hand him that He said to come
down to Moss Brothers saloon. I went down
and told King Murphy had the stone. and
would give it to him just as soon as Adams
was sprung
What do you mean by sprung" -,
Liberated: he said he wouldn't take it
from Murphy. but wanted me to give it to
him. I said if did Adams would have to go
free and King said If he got the stone there 1
You know me, Bill; my word is good, isn't
it, I said 1T certainly is.
"A few days later. I went down to Moss
Brothers again with Charlie Adams and A.!
gave King the stone. He told me to tell
Adams to keep a stiff upper lip