The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-23
COURSE
OF STOLEN DIAMOND
IN THE KING CASE
Fhe State Laying Broad Foundation in the Prosecution
Against the Detective-Various Witnesses Who Had
the Diamond Stolen From Hooper Are Placed on the
Stand-A Gamblers Ability to Define "Reputable"
Citizens Is Questioned by the Court.

"He said he did,
This was stricken out.
"Did he have the diamond when he cams
back?'
They ''Split Up' $40.
mo, sir. He brought back $40 and
divided it among the crowd. got So.
I suppose the others got the same
The witness had seen Miller afterwards
but had not again seen Sergeant, or
White. He didn't know the present where's
abouts of any of the trio. ~. $.
How long have you been acquainted
with Detective King?" querfed Mr.. Smith.
''Ive known him eyer since / was lit
tie boy. He knows our family. FL.
Have you been in the city constantly
since that robbery?'
well, in and out. l haven't been in this
city all the time So
Were you arrested after March / for
the theft of that diamond 2" i.
"I was. Officers Gallagher and Bahan
took me down to the city hail.
"Did you see Mr.. King there?"
Eyes. He asked me about the stone.
denied all knowledge OF it and he
turned me loose. After that went down
to Chicago" ...s.a-. -'s.t-
"But you came back?'
eyes, sir" --
"And did you see King after that?
'I met him frequently on, the street,
maybe eight or nine times a week.
"Were you arrested after that?"
Eyes Captain Alexander arrested me.
had been indicted and I was kept in jail
four months
Did you ever seen your brother and
Billy Edwards tfen?'' 49,.
Eyes. Edwards came there to see mo
with my wife,
did you talk with the defendant,
King, after your release pr Eif sE-
"Yes i met him on First avenue and
Fourth street, about the middle of 0c-
tober.''
"What was said?" r. srs
I This was objected to- but the court
ruled that the witness might answer.
| King Changed the Subject.
IT said Hooper ought to get his dia-
mond back. I spoke to King first. He
didn't. say anything to that, but took a
cigar out Of his pocket and lit it and
started to talk about something else"
did you know then. that the Hooper
diamond had been obtained from any per-
SOM Mr.. Weleh objected and the; objec-
.iztion@ was sust aimed. $500 s-
Now, you were arrested a third time !''t
Yes, sir = : <+>S =
.And you have a bail bond up?"
- II had, yes (.
'"Do you know the people who signed
that bond p"
RI know Mr.: Massolt, but not person
ally. - -:
This finished the direct examination,
and the witness was turned over to Mr.,
Welch. =
when you talked with Mr. King at the
city hall that time, were you put through
the sweating process?' asked the at tor.
ney for the defense. .Es>. =,
~ was asked all kinds Of questions"
replied the witness, with smile.
Were you there when Reid was ordered
locked up?''
II was
'sWhat did King say?"
"He. said he had got a telegram from
this man Hooper, that he had lost dia.
1nond, and asking him to arrest Reid and
Miller. He said he didn't like to do it, but
would have to lock Reid up. Then hs
told Officer Bahan to charge him with
grand larceny in the second degree
/ The witness remembered that Inspector,
Price and Harvey had passed through the
room while he was talking to King. He
said King had not talked to Reid in pri-
vate, as the latter testified Saturday.
The witness had just seen Hooper In
the Town Market, to know who he was,
but there had been no talk between
them. He denied he had had any talk
with King after his release from Jail, ex->
cept the one already referred to-
Who was your att orney when you were
tndicted?" asked Mr.. Smith, on redirect
examination. -as&>
| "a. H. Hail.
Didn't Reid deny to King when you
and he were down to the city hall that he
1 knew anything about the diamond %
a He did; yes, sir.
Cigarmaker by Profession.
Lou Wiley, an employe of the syndicate
! gambling combine, was then called
1 He testified that he knew Sergeant and
had bought a diamond from him year
I ago last spring.
What is your occupation" asked Mr..
Smith.
"My profession?'
eyes, sir"
BY profession / am cigar MAKER
/ What were you doing during the
month Of March, 1901?''
Gambling.
'Who for %
1.-The Syndicate gambling house at s2l
! First avenue So
did you ever see Mr.. King there?"
I Yes
How long have you known him?"
Seven or eight years.
How long did you know Sargeant?"
Several years. knew him first wreu