The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
| PROMOTER OF JOINTS
Continued From First, Page.

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on a Minnehaha carr The detective
called to him and they got off at Twelfth
avenue S, Detective Percy De Latttre with
them. Norbeck then sent De Laittra
away and took the witness to a resort at
1925 Second street S. Said the Witness
"Norbeck said Me and Gardeners the
for. I'll fix 1t up for joint for YOU
That's good. I said, I don't believe you
can do 1t, but If you can there's money
In it, How much?' said he. oh, $3.50
or 5000 week, says T. We talked some
more and then he said the. fixed it and he
next night. met him in saloon and we
went to Gardeners home.'' s..
About the $500 which Edwards claims
to have paid Gardner for, protection the
witness said he had kicked about pay
ing 80 much when less would do just as
we'll. RI told him. said Edwards, that
the officers were all scrapping among
themselves and we might get, the double
cross. He said, Billy, I'll give you my
word of honor it will be all right. If it
isn't you will get your money back. The
old man is coming home tomorrow from
his hunting trip and want the money to
give him as soon as can get to him IN
the morning.
The money was paid, one of the bills
UOlu6 q QOV. AC pay LuCuC vas IAouO oI
Gardeners home and afterwards Gardner
showed both Edwards and Crossman a
big roll of bills which he said was for
''the old man" and which he told Edwards
he had collected from the women ne had
on his staff" %. '
cold Man" Reported Pleased.
"Afterwards. said Edwards, "Gardner
told me he had met the old man at the
depot and that everything was all right;
that the old man was much pleased with
our $500 and said to go ahead. Sometimes
Gardner would come around and tell us
to close up and move. We always did it..
Finally Gardner told me to tell the boys
not to do anything because he couldn't
be responsible If they were caught. He
said to tell them to go over to st. Paul
or some place until we could open up
again. We had paid for five weeks then
and had worked two .
In order to raise his share of the $500
the witness testified that he had borrowed
$40 from the Detective Norbeck and had
repaid it later. After Edwards had been
arrested Gardner, he said, had come to
the Jail to see him. "He shook hands, -
said the witness, "and said he was afraid
/ would get him into trouble. I told him
had got the worst of 1t and was going
to tell the grand jury all knew. He said
that would get him into 1t ard asked me
| 10 KEEP Hill OuI DIS ldI DIS 1 COu4O. I10
said I hadn't been treated right. l told
| him I'd be as easy as I could"
| Norbeck had also called at the jail.
'He asked me what I was going to do
| and said he didn't blame me, that he
would do it himself" continued the wit
ness. "He said he wished he had never
had anything to do with graft and !. said
wished had never had anything to do
with the cops, that they were all in. He
| co id q un,116 tall - Tho GRAND i11rv him
self, but would tell only enough to pro-
| tect himself. You take my advice
said, and tell all you know. If you don't
you'll get into trouble I won't incrim-
mate myself, he ssaid.'
At this point court adjourned until
Edwards Cross-Examined.
Edwards resumed his testimony thi
| afternoon. He identified officers Lont
| and Zalusky as the men who had arrested
/ him in the joint on Sixth street. He als'
| identified the satchel that had been takel
from him at that time: and its contents.
| "You may cross examine, Mr.. Erwin,
said AL J. Smith.
what is your real name?'' asked tn
attorney for the defense. -as@- =.
.Ed Moore replied the witness.
Edwards said he had always gone b.
that name in Minnesota. He admitted be
I ing, a confidence man by profession, =,
Mr. Erwin asked the witness If he hal
! not often fcooked up !. stories to get him
! self out of trouble, but the question wa
ruled out, khe defense taking TAX an an excep
ton. :.
eourt?" queried Mr.. Erwin: 49,.
Eyes, sir. I was, convicted OF sWlndl1n
Frederick Burns out of $50" g
The indictment was received in evi
| denee. o.. .-.- o..
Mr.. Erwin then asked if Edwards at
torney had not made a request that Ed
| wards be allowed to go before the gran
jury and testify on municipal affairs be
fore being sentenced, the intent evidentl
being to show animus on the part OF tn
witness against the police department.
. The witnes ssaid he had told the stor
\ OF his relations with the police depart
ment to Tailor Alexander before he ha
been convicted. He had been subpoenae
to go before the grand jury later. Befor
that Hovey C. Clarke and w. j. Hielt
both Jurors, had visited him in the jail
"Did they hold out any promises
your" Mr.. Erwin asked.
''No, sir. No one did" tx
''Didn't they say you would be take
care of If you testified before the gran
jury?'
"No, sir. They didn't say anything c
the kind"
| questioned ABOUT -IHe plS AhiCI 'ooSE
so frequently mentioned in this case, tn
witness said he did not know where j
was Such book had been kept D
Charles Howard, but Edwards had nc
seen it since his arrest. He did not kno'
whether or not 1t had been produced be
fore the grand jury -" -
Mr.. Erwin then asked the witness If h
had received any promises from MI
Smith. Jai!or Alexander, or anyone else
He received a prompt answer in the mega
tive.
Decided to Tell All.
Edwards had sent for Crossman to ca
upon him in the Jail. There he toll
Crossman that he had made up his min
to tell all he knew before the grand jur!
Crossman and afterwards Charlie Howar
agreed to do the same.
z..What motive induced you to tur
states evidence against the Cheeseman's s,
l asked Erwin. s.-..-.-. .-
81 haven't done that said Edwards.
"Well, you accused them of being you
partners didn't your s.. .....,.. , ~ r.
II told the truth
, .'What motive led you to do this?"
81 washed my hands Of the whole al
fair" -.< ..,... -,- ..-..-
''Why?" ...-... ......-
"WeH, because I found the police VIII
: were to protect me more dishonorabl
I than was
9 Further questioned about his motive,
r said: -.
a 1.-THE motive that led me to do it we
l 30 of oi