The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-09
!: GARDNER TAKES THE STAND
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Irwin A. Gardner Indicated to the court
room audience that his sdefense was nearly
all in Sat urday afternoon by taking the
stand himself. He said he was 20 years.
old and had livedzin Minneapolis fifteen.
years. His residence now and for, some.
time past was at 422 Tenth avenue S. He.
had known DR.. Ames for fourt cen years
and had been employed in his office for
six years. His duties at first were those
Of Office boy and his salary was Sc per
week. Later he learned to dress wounds
and his salary was Increased to $40 per
week. When Mayor An1es took Office the
last time his salary was fixed at SIS per
week while attending lectures and SIS
per week when not so attending. \
His hours for attending lectures were
from 8 to IL and from to o'clock each
day. This schedule was changed accord
ing to the changes. at. the school, When
not attending lectures he studied at home.
What time he felt he could spare he spent
at DR.. Ames' office.
Witness said that at the time of Mayor
Ames' assumption of office he was ap-
pointed a special police officer, but the
mayor revoked his commission person
ally after he had held it about two
months The reason. given by the mayor
was that he doubt ed whether he had
authority to appoint Gardner special
police officer. Witness said he ordered
his own star made. It was in the form Of
the ordinary special police officers Star.
Met Edwards Through Norbeck.
Edwards had been introduced to the wit
ness by Detective Norbeck, who brought
him down to the house to see about rent
ing the Gardner pavilion at Minnehaha
Falls. In order to forestall the state,
Mr.. Erwin brought out the fact that Gard
ner had been arrested, at Minnehaha for
selling liquor without license and for
keeping disorderly place, being con-
victed in the municipal court on both oc-
casions.
Gardner said that the liquor he sold
was "hop-tonic," which contained only
one per cent Of alcohol. The fine was paid
by the manufacturer who had assured him
that he. could not be prosecuted for SELL
ing 1t. The arrest for keeping disor-
derby place was due to the puritanism
Of the neighborhood.
Several days after the first conversation
with Edwards the latter again called &C
| companied by Lincoln. Cross1nan. Detec-
tive Norbeck was at the house when they
arrived. Gardner admitted he was we'll
acquainted with Crossman, who had leased
| place at his pavilion at Minnehaha for
various games. Crossman offered to rent
a part Of the pavilion for $500, provided
he should be allowed to inst all certain
games. Gardner refused to entertain this
proposition, however, as he. had been in
trouble with the police before over the
gambling games.
Referring to the evidence of Edwards
the witness denied that Edwards had pro-
duced deck of cards and had shown him
how three card monte was-worked. He
denied that there had been any talk about
big mitt work. There had been some talk
about gambling but only in connection
| to install at the Falls. He denied that Ed
wards and Crossman had called at his
home six or seven nights in succession.
Absolute denia1s were made by the wit
| ness to all the stat ements. given by Ed
wards and Crossman regarding the fa-
| nous interview on Sunday, Nov. 8, in the
medical office Of Mayor Ames. He de-
MED that he had been in the, Office at all
on that day; denied receiving 5000 or any
Their sum, on that day or any other day.
He Knew of a Joint.
Asked if he knew the location Of any
big rnitt joints in Minneapolis he said he
tain place was a big nitt Joint, SO called.
1t was at 327 Second avenue s. Asked
how he happened to go there, he said:
had been up to see Dr.. Skaro relative to
the condition Of my wife, and there was q
sign on the door that he was out I don't re-
member what the sign, was, but to the effect
that he was not In the city, and was going
back to the school. i had a lecture between
and 5, and on my way back to the lecture
was going to take the Bloomington car I'd
| 80 down to the school, and walked from the
office up First avenue to Fourth street and on
| Fourth street down, as the Bloomington ave-
nue. car goes, expecting to take the car. q
course, II It overlook ME before got to the
school; and met or saw Lincoln CrossTnan--
or Edwards-at tile corner OF Second avenue