The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07

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new city hall by Edwards and pal. Nor
beck and De Laittre watched the opera
ton through the glass door. There had
been no prosecution because Tweeden had
gone. $5J55s8 * (, :. VAS WIS; :55g# ~
....And if remember right F talked with
you about it, .too,"' said the witness.
s Well, you'll have to tell me a great
deal more before will be satisfied" re-
sponded Smith: Didn't you receive $e5
as your share IN the Tweeden case?"
mo, Il didn't
'You never saw Tweeden after his ap-
pearance before the grand jury?"
mo, not until~Gray trial this spring.
''Do you mean to say that you don't
know that playing three -card monte is
crime in Minnesota?' F.r-ss
II have never played the game and did
not know what it was
He Gould .Fix', Norbeck.
Mr.. Smith produced a; telegram and
asked the witness if he had ever seen it.
This met with objection and the question
was withdrawn for the time This is
telegram sent by Gray, Edwards partner,
| to his wife, in which he said that he
thought George Kent could fix Nor
beck - : = - = - = "a. ..e -
structed him to- look up the MEX case
| and get the missing draft, but he had
been unable to get it: 1'a.% j.
| Mr.. Smith questioned the witness about
the time he. talked with Lincoln G. Cross
man regardingoa ,$275 check a sucker"
| had lost. Norbeck 2 said he had asked
Crossinan II he knew anything about the
check, and fCrossman had replied he did
not - = -'-f-- - = - -
The examination then turned to the
Bonge affair. The witness said he went
to Gardeners house with Percy De Laittrie
in compliance WITH orders. Mrs. Card
ner and Edwards were the only ones
there. Mrs. Gardner said enough for him
| TO realize that he was wanted for some
said that he expected two two newspaper
men, but didn't, give their names He
had some marked money for them and If
they took the money it would be easy
to get them afterward. ~ 5s:A%s"@ E%s:A<s;
Witness did snof know Until afterward
what the purpose awas in trapping Bonge.
lageWhen he: next saw Bonge the latter
was In the saloon. sRoach's,@ on Third
street, between Nicollet and FIRST avenue
S. Z He was searched and locked up at
the central station. - :. - -,- ~.
Recalling the 275 draft. Mr.! Smith asked
what had happened. Norbeck reiterated
his direct evidence On the evening of
|
who had lost the check, he met Cross
Imam, = butt did not recall that: anything
| was said to CrOssman. later he met
Edwards and he told Edwards that: the
check must be produced. : .-s,. 49,.
f. II made as strong a; bluff as could
declared the witness. .@rtst-.- ->...i
,:>"1Yhat bluff did you make?' inquired
the prosecutor with interest. 5as. ~
81 told them that there would be trouble
and I even threatened to lock them up
|1.,"Oh; you said that interposed Mr..
Smith with fine irony. :; = go. - =
Eyes, I did,, -. .g,-j@5 <s-,a.ss ~.
! The check was finally produced when
the men were satisfied that it's owner
would not prosecute. He gave the check
to- Harvey who gave it to the sucker"
Norbeck then left the three men together.
'Why didn't you make some arrests?''
| = eff had gone to the county attorney to
get a warrant for the arrest of any one
without complaining witness L wouldn't
get one" .s..x s--.- * - a..
eHAt the time of adjournment for the
noon recess Norbecks was still on the
stand. -: :. ~ - ~ -.
Former St: Paul Mayor subpoenaed.
Former Mayor A. r. Kiefer Of St. Paul
was in the courtroom this morning. He
is under subpoena by the defense and will
be asked to testify regarding Edwards
corded to him by Detective Wells.
- Unfami1iar with the Game.
4 In the afternoon session Norbeck said
he did not know why Edwards was at the
Gardner house the night OF the Bonge in
cident. He admitted having secured q
diamond from Howard five years ago. He
said he did not know Coleman Atkins
and other big mitters.s: He knew the
steerer, Bjork, and supposed that he
worked in a sawmill; knew Holmberg
another steerer, and had heard that he
was in business at Camden Place; knew
| Miller, still another, two years, but did
not know what his business was. He did
not know that they we're buncos steerers,
and big mitt men, or that they worked
for Crossman and Edwards. He knew
Happy Charley Howard.
NYou know what g. big mitt game is
how it is played, don't you, Norheck?"
"No, don't. I>would like to know
said the witness, without blush.
you never heard of the big mitt
gamer
ooh, have heard something-read
{something in the papers"
Got your information from the news
papers, did your
"a part Of it, ~ f ts# 5.
"But you don't take any stock in what
you read in the newspapers? ''Ss5
"No, do not
Gardner's Family Alibf.
f Clara A. Gardner, the youthful wife OF
the defendant, was trifle nervous as she
| took the stand She described the posi-
\ ton ofsthe rooms in her home and told
of two visits there by Norbeck and Ed.
Wardss She said 1t was not true that Ed
wards, Crossman and Norbeck bad come
to the Gardner home every night for eight
or ten nights in November Edwards had,
l however. come several times Mrs Ed :
wards had taken the witness sleighing.
Edwards was fond Of the Gardeners little
boy On Nov. 8 she said Gardner was at
| his parents home from morning toto p.
N. This is the date given by Edwards az
the time when he closed the deal with
1 Gardner.
Mrs. a. L. Gardner, mother Of the de-
PENDANT, corroborated this point.
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