The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-25

rom Murply ana tnat EdQle Marlln wore
1t before 1T was returned. believe
! Charlie Adams Is an honest boy, but. he
was hoodwinked by Edwards. Edwards
suggested that he was a proper man to
giev the diamond to King. First they
| gave 1t to Murphy. Then Edwards said
to. Adams: King won't take 1t from
Murphy, I'll have to give 1t to him my
SELF. Then he took Adams down to Moss
Brothers saloon, but he told him to stay
outside, note how shrewd he was, he said
King wouldn't stand to have anyone else
present. Now, believe Edwards did go
| into that saloon as Charlie Adams testi-
| fled. ! believe 1t is true; but right here
the scene changes. Edwards feared ar
rest. He wanted to get out of town. He
| took that diamond into the saloon and he
| tried to sell it there, just as he had tried
| to sell 1t to Murphy before. We will show
you this by proof that you can't doubt.
Why, gentlemen, they accuse King of
stealing this diamond. Edwards accuses
him; and all the time the scoundrel had
stolen it himself. y
We will show you, too, that after
wards Edwards did sell diamond stud
TO one OF his pals, Charlie Howard, and
that Howard drew the money out of a
bank here in Minneapolis to pay for it,
I'VE will show you that Edwards Of
fered to sell that diamond to Murphy
for $50. and that Murphy tried to sell it
for him to his bartender. That Martin
wore 1t until he decided he couldn't at
was then returned to Edwards on his
statement that he had found man to
whom he thought he could sell It, -. Il
we Will show you that on Aug. 20,
the day the state claims this diamond
was turned over to King in Moss Broth
ers' saloon, Mr.. King was 500 miles
from Minneapolis. With his wife he had
zone on q trim fo port Arfh,,r ond he
didn't get back until Aug. g.. We won't
give you a family alibi to prove this.
We will prove 1t by records that can't
be disputed and that the county attorney
will not attempt to dispute"
Says Edwards Hit the Pipe.
Now, gentlemen, have outlined to
you the facts in this case; and, if can
prove to you that William Edwards Is q
liar you should be and you will be sat-
ished: will show you that Edwards is
an habitual user Of opium; that he
smoked opium in his own house all last
summer; that he smoked opium frequent
ly with Charlie Howard; and that 1T is
an .impossibility for a man who uses
opium to tell the truth. The use of the
drug so blunts a mans moral sensibili-
ties that he lies habitually. - Opposed to
the testimony OF such a man, am willing
to let you decide whethr or not you will
believe the. statements OF Captain King
an expert police official, who has lived in
Minneapolis eighteen years"
Defense's Witnesses Put On.
Peter S. Nelson, deputy clerk Of the
municipal court, was the defense's first
witness. He testified to having received
| a telegram and letter from Roy Pearse
| diamond and asking him to attempt its
| recovery. The COMMUNICATIONS, Mr.. Neil
sen said, had been handed to Detective
Thomas Gallagher. 1870
Mr.. WEIGH sought to prove by Mr. Nell
! sen the con tents Of both telegram and
letter, but was not permitted to do so.
Detective George Bahan was called.
! portance about the communications, al
though he did remember hearing q tele-
gram read. - = p .-.s,
Pawnbroker Inspector Price was the
next witness. He had been in his. Office
when Adams and Reid were brought in be-
fore Captain King. Mr.. King had stopped
! him as he passed through and had asked
IL he had ever seen either OF the men
Price said he had seen Reid in a pawn
shop, trying to dispose of diamond. A.
| forwards King had gone into the witness
Office and had shown him letter and tele.
gram relating to the theft of the Hooper
diamond; ..y... 80. -
Il =
Price explained that it was his duty. tc
receive daily reports from the pawnshops
but said the Hooper stone had never beer
reported. He denied having been in Moss
Brothers saloon with King at any time
! when a man called King out behind tbs
screen. and said he had never seen Bill,
Edwards In the saloon. He knew Edward
and had once arrested him.
when did you change your name?'' asket
Mr.. Smith, on cross examination. ?
II neVer-1changed It," s..s = s
4 'Isn't your name Prosins,: and didn't yo,
change it nine years ago when you deserte,
your wife and family in New York;"
mo, sir. -, -: ..,. 49,. 80 =
What is your name?"
price"
'tWhat were you born %
Price. That's the way I spell it in Eng
!. lish:" ....
We'll. spell it in German -. ~, :.
4 ItPr-i-a-s.'' g.
"What?", g. - >. a. 80
"'tP-r-a-s.' -".5 1922 - '%.-@
i why did you change it," 49, go.
THAT was the easiest way to spell 1t ii
English i. .
Continuing, the witness said he hat
seen Reid in Jacobs pawnshop, 40 Wash
ington avenue S, some time after March
1, of last year, trying to pawn or sci
diamond stud. He didn't appear tt
know very much about the incident. Les.
than an hour later he had seen him II
Harris Goldstein's place, where Reid hat
offered the stud to Harris.
On redirect" examination the witness
again attempted to; spell his name ans
said it was "P-r-a-u-s." Afterwards b.
again spelled it "P-r-a-s:'' ,%s.- =.
i Charles Wintry was called, next. He
said he had lived in Minneapolis ter
years. -.a...s. ',...... -.
What is your business?" asked Mr.
Welch. II :. !: . - -: - =
I'm a decorator by trade. And I hay.
a profession. I'm a swimmer. I'm {
bartender. =: I'm an all-around man. re
piled the witness. 90: 1t
Mr.. WEIGH sought to show by Wintr,
that Edwards was an habitual user O
opium. The state objected and AL J
Smith argued the point. Mr.. Weleh re-
Piled and in the course. Of his argumen
said he expected to show that Edward,
had opium since he became an inmate
I of the pail and that he had used it habit
ually prior to his arrest. The state.
objection was finally sustained, and NJ
"opiunl proof" will be admitted.
SAYS 1T IS A LIE
Moorhead's Chief of Police Replies
to Edwards Story.
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