The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14

for Bonge because he was a. newspaper
man and had just as much right to get
money out of US as we had to. get money
outsof5the suckers sS
NorbecIe Promoted Dinner.
Edwards testified that he had given a
dinner for Gardner at Norbecles request
and that Norbeck had been present.
Did you ever have talk with Norbeck
about Holmberg?" asked Mr.. Smith.
"Yes, sir. l asked Chris to tell Holm
berg that everything was all right, that
we had police protection and that he
had better go to work for us. He saw
Holmberg and afterwards told me that
he would come down that night. He came
and went to work.
The witness then testified that he had
personally handed Norbeck the $50 on the
payment of which the present indictment
Is based. Mr.. Smith then entered into
Edwards career and the witness was per-
mitted to testify that he had never been
convicted of any crime, prior to his re-
cent conviction for swindling, no defense
having been interposed in that case.
Edwards then told of his talks with
Norbeck in the county jail, after he had
decided to talk, to the grand jury, and
said he had advised Norbeck to tell all
he knew, but. the detective had replied
he would lose his job If he did
This closed the direct examination. Mr..
Smith asked permission to call A. P.
Loomis, out of the-regular order, explain
Ing that Mr.. Loomis desired to leave the
city. Mr.. Erwin, however, objected, and
the cross examination of Edwards began.
Erwin Cross-Examines.
Mr. Erwin opened just as he did in the
Gardner case, questioning the witness
about his business, the intent evidently
being to show that he was man of bad
doubted ~.+ ...
"A glib-talker, man who can talk
well, he is the best confidence man, isnt
he?" asked Mr.. Erwin. -s
mot; always" E--.s- aa. W.
"Well, it's just as easy to talk over
twelve men who haven't been robbed as
one who has, isn't it; and you didftalk
over men you had swindled?"
The question was objected to and the
objection sustained. 1t caused a litter,
and the deputy raped for order.
Mr.. Erwin asked about the payment OF
$500 at Gardner's home at a time when
Mrs. Gardner and Gardner's father and
mother testified he was at bis father s
house - thus establishing the family
alibi' which failed to impress the Gard
ner jury. .. .,,.as.s. ~
Next came Mr.. Erwin's list of "conspi-
racy" questions, in the course of which
the attorney attempted in vain-to make
the witness say that he had been promised
a light sentence in return for his testi-
mony before the grand jury. Then the
Norbeck affidavit was produced and again
the witness denied it's sta tements. Read
ing from the affidavit Mr.. Irwin asked:
''Did you not tell Norbeck that you
didn't suppose he would stand a show for
chief Of police under the next mayor, but
that he would for chief of detectives" ?"
"No, SIR replied the witness, Il dtdn't
{ know who the next mayor would be-
Hicks and Smith Refused Bribes.
W.. w. Erwin continued the cross exam
| ination after the noon. recess. Edwards
repeated his former story of the arrest by
Inspectors Nick Smith and Oscar Hicks
He admitted that he had tried to bribe
| them to release him, but both refused.
| Mr. Erwin did his best to induce the
| witness to admit that some kind of im'
| munity had been promised for his testi.
mony. These attempts signally failed, al
though Mr.. Erwin said: "Ah, ha!
| thought SOL, when the witness said thai
Crossman had agreed to his plan and hat
| consented to corroborate what witness
testified to- .. .:.a
"Have you been out of Jail since your
trial?'' asked Mr.. Erwin.
"Yes, 1 have" was the quick reply.
| where to?" ... T..
Objected to by the state and sustained
| by the court ..'t -. b..
Have you been out to get shaved? Have
you been furnished with liquor? 2, and sim
! liar questions were fired at the witness II
| rapid succession, each being objected to b,
| the state and the objection sustained By
| the court. .. =. -
Have you been furnished with an.
opium?" asked Mr.. Erwin. .''-.'1-
mo, sir
Hold on, Mr. Edwards" interposed Mr.
Smith. "Give me chance to object
object to this question and ask that tn
answer be stricken out"
1.-The objection is sustained" said tn
court with some asperity. ... = -
Mr.. Erwin, as in the Gardner trial
spent a long time trying to trace the fam
Gus book which Charles Howard KEEP
showing the cash receipts and disburse
ments for "steerers" and protection il
connection with the big mitt joints. Fail
ing again to find the book, Mr.. Erwil
turned his attention 10 the meeting be
tween the witness Link Crossman an
Gardner at the medical office of Mayo
Ames on Sunday, Nov. last, when Gross
nan paid 5000 to Gardner, the first in
stallment' paid for protection. This in
cident has been SO thoroughly threshe
over that nthing new was revealed. Z.
"THROwING THE SCARE"
| II. Mil =