The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

What talk did you have with him 2"
asked Mr.. Boardman.
He wanted us to discontinue paying
money to Gardner"
Three weeks later the witness went to
the city hall. ~
Was Told to Pay Cohen.
IT asked the chief" said she, ''if it was
all right for me to pay the money to
Cohen ..a.>s...- ~.
What did he say?" inquired the county
: .'He said it was He said to go on pay
ing the same amount we had been paying
and to pay it to Cohen"
This is the first direct evidence con-
Meeting An1es, and Cohen, and it is vastly
important -. .--, .-.--.. .. ~
The witness said her call on the chief
had been made after Cohen had told her
that he was to collect the graft" She
went down to the city hall to see If he
had acted with authority, and discovered
he had. Afterwards she paid Cohen $40
on two separate occasions. me money
was put in an envelope and left at the
jewelry store in the manner already re-
lated by other witnesses. 49, -
On cross examination Miss Mcintosh
was unable to fix the date-of Ames' visit
although she thought it was in January
or February. ..... --. 10. ...s.
The Charge corroborated.
Emma Murphy of 124 Second street S.
some time last January, accompanied by
Detectives Wirtensohn, Malone and
Bracket. ...-s.
''He stepped into side ROOM" said
the witness. He said it had come to his
and he told me not to pay a cent to any
body until was told what to do. He
| said to come to his office in three or foul
days and he would let me know what tt
do
Later Cohen called and the usual ar.
| rangement was made. The witness mum.
Der was '13. j" The payments were no,
made promptly and Cohen called to see
about it.
II told him 7 would go and see Mr.
Ames," explained the Witness, land
went up there and told him couldn't pay
| a fine, because I had been sick. I tolt
him Cohen had been down there to SCI
| me and he asked when. He said If
couldn't pay I couldn't, but he said
should pay just as soon as could and HI
| said all the rest were paying
| Ethel Ford came next. She lived at 12t
Second street S last winter. Ames ha6
| called her also.
He asked me if I had been paytns
money to Gardner" said the witness. 9:
told him had and he told me not to pay
| no more, but to come to his office later
| and he would let me know what to do
I went to the city hall five days later anG
| the chief said should wait, that he would
let me know in a way I would understand
| what I was to do
! Some time later Freddy" Cohen an.
peared with the customary order. The
witness was numbered "3O.' She paic
| Cohen SIS in March and SIS again in April
+ Grace Elliott followed. Her palce is al
257 Third avenue S. Ames had called
| there last January with Detective Braclx.
EFT. Again Ames had ordered the pay.
structed the witness to call at his office
When she did SO he told her he woult
/ send "a man" to see her shortly and thai
the man" would let her know what tt
| do. ,.~- -, H.. "-3;,-s5. -
Then Cohen bobbed up again; spoke hi:
little piece, passed out a number, ant
| went his way Afterwards the witnes.
went to Cohen's jewelry store and pait
him SIS, twice. -. . -. -. -. :. f.. : ; -
On cross examination the witness stated
that Ames had said he would protect
her II She ran an orderly house.
Ida Elliott. was crcss-examined this
afternoon. The chief had told her she
must run an orderly house. He had aft
| erwards said he would send a. man doW1
to see her. The idea the witness got from,
this was that the chief would send to see
if the place was orderly. She insisted
she did not know why she had paid Cohen
the money.
| Gladys Barr was next. Her place was
| at 400 Second avenue S. Ames had Wis
| tied her, too, some time the latter part
of January, and had ordered her to stor
paying money to anybody until she heard
from him. Cohen again followed the
chief. He said Ames had sent him; left
Instructions that protection money
should be paid in at his jewelry store
issued another number-37, this time
and then continued on his rounds. The
witness payments had been fixed at $2E
monthly, and were met promptly.
What did you pay the money for?'
! asked Mr.. Boardman.
| Protection the witness replied, with
out hesitation.