The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-04

Long, zalusky and Rroades are names to
conjure by. Enough appears to have been
sworn to by them to show conclusiyely
that whatever Chief Ames' connection
with the graft may have been, ne was
Informed time and again that a gang OF
organized crooks was operating untram-
meled in Minneapolis with the active co.
operation and assistance Of members OF
the police department. 1t is hard to get
away. from the conclusion that he had at
least a guilty knowledge that crime was
being Winked at in high places months
before the arrest of Edwards, Howard.
Crossrnan, ct al, followed by. the most
sensational disclosures and incidents that
have ever marked an American municipal
scandal Investigation. -s.sSzs
The defense Is making much of the
tenuous thread of testimony which might
under more favorable. circumstances be
taken to indicate that the chief was real
ly, personally opposed to joining issues
with Edwards and his crowd, and that It
was only because of higher official resis-
sure (which he was powerless to resist
that he did not shake off the incriminat-
ing yoke which had grown hateful and op-
pressive to his otherwise honest
shoulders. 80 49,. :..>
i This, of course, leads to the inference
that it was the hand Of Mayor .Ames-the
Goldman" himself, who is, after all, re-
sponsible for law and order in Minneapo-
lis--that controlled that most remarkable
combination, the Minneapolis police force,
and actually led it from the straight and
narrow path of duty. -,-- - - as
That the defense may proceed along
such lines was strongly indicated by the
stresss laid this morning on that part OF
the testimony of Ed Connors, the re-
porter in which he quoted the chief as
having said in an interview:
Po,r@ 10.
is going on in Minneapolis, it is without
my sanction" Z e..
Even such week attempt to shoulder
the responsibility on to his brother would
avail him little. AS chief of the police
department, 1t was his duty to ferret out
crime, and apparently no attempt was
ever made to apprehend the "big mitt"
crowd until the arch conspirators were
finally arrested, more by accident than
design. = -. :.g@-s-ft
Welch's Brave Front.
Nevertheless. Mr.. WEIGH appeared to be
hopeful of making q good showing for his
client. s.sF.s
'oThe states case is like a SKINNER"
he said;, ut is full of holes"
Mr. Welch tried hard to have the case
postponed until tomorrow when the state
rested, but Judge Simpson couldn't hear
him. r--, s
at is unheard off,, said the court -, that
you should ask to have court suspended
for whole day after the state has
rested" .-,-~ ~. 49, -.-.- -. 5..--
Mr.. Welch explained that the state had
closed much sooner than the defense had
reason to expect and that it would be inn
possible to subpoena witnesses on a hol-z
iday and have them in court by this af-
ternoon.
To this Judge Simpson replied that it
would be just as sensible to say that a
criminal could not be arrested for the
commission of crime on legal holt
day. .''- ..> ~ e. -
Going to the trial was Of far more i'm
portance to hundreds Of spectators than
going to the races. Even though 1t was
a holiday the court room was almost as
crowded as at an ordinary session The
crowd showed a tendency to be demon
strative. and once had to be threatened
with expulsion by the court before quiet
could be restored. - 1s.t
Evidence of the Patrolmen.
Compared with what had gone before
the evidence was not especially sensa-
tional. Patrolman Zalusky, who was on
the stand Thursday, was recalled. He tes-
titled to having arrested Edwards in the
joint at 80 Sixth street S. He had told
| Edwards that it looked like a robbers
roost, and that If he wanted to ':run any
game like that he would have to go down
/ where he belonged" When the officer
! conferred with the chief later he had
! been told never to arrest man unless
sure there was a case against him.
| Although Zaluskey was sure he had a
| case against Edwards. it was the chief
who decided not so. and Edwards was
| allowed to go. The chief, he said, always
decided whether officers had a case
| against a man or not
Patrolman Rhoades saw Norbeck take
| sucker into the Joint at 327 Second
avenue S, Sunday, Nov. 10. He inves-
tigated and found that the victim had
been skinned out Of $15,'' which he
made Edwards refund by the choking
/ process.
4 Edwards had said: You're going too
/ fast, You'd better cal! up 337 (the chiefs
/ telephone number)."
When Rhoads reported to the chief he
1 had been told never to make Edwards or
. his associates give back any money, but TO
bring both swindler and sucker to head
quarters.
Mr.. Welch repeatedly addressed Ed
Connors, the police reported, as officer, ;"
whereat the latter blushed deep GRIM
4 son and made haste to deny the allega-
+ tion.
After Connor's testimony Mr.. Welch
made an Intellectual attempt to impeach
| the testimony Of Lincoln Crossman who
was recalled. The defense wanted to show
by Connor' S testimony that Crossman had
testified falsely about paying the chief
$25 The court ruled that it was not
proper to crossexamine the witness about
a matter not already in evidence.
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