The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-03

senting Mr.. Conner also and he said h.
was. Gardner asked what Mr.. Como
wanted and Bonge said position Mr.
| Gardner asked, what do you want?' anc
Bonge said, I want money 5000, Gardner
| said that was too much and Bonge said,
.whatSwill you give?' Gardneraasked wha
he would take and Bonge said $125. He
said he had an article all ready to print
and that he was going to write up the
mayor and his family. Gardner said he
would give $25 then and the 500 later"
| Did Bonge say he had an article writ
! ten about the administrations"
Yes "
''Did he say there was anything about
mitt joints in the article?"
! Not that know OF. I understood it
was a.general write-up of the admins
| tration."
Did Bonge say what paper this article
was to be printed in?"
why, no, he was a Tribune reporter"
Did he say anything about the
Tribune?'-s -,
II didn't hear anything. The phono-
graph was still going
Who turned that phonograph on?"
II don't know"
did Mrs. Gardner?"
Il don't know"
Trap Sprung on Bonge.
Witness testified that Gardner had left
the room with Bonge and that he did not
| recall having seen him again until next
| morning. Somebody had told him to come
| out from his hiding place but the witness
couldn't remember who 1t was. Bracket,
Norbeck and Percy De Laittre had walked
out together and had gone to Roach's
| saloon. where they met Bonge and Con-
nor. Asked whether Officer Krumweide
| was there, the witness said no" De
Laittre and Norbeck talked to Bonge.
They got in before 1 did, explained the
witness. 'They asked him where that
money was. He asked what money. He
| played the innocent part. When they
said that money you got from Gardner
him. I think Norbeck searched + him.
| They found the money. We had the
numbers Of the bills.
What did Bonge say?'' asked Mr..
| Smith. ,..
He wanted to know what was up.
They said they would show him. They
arrested. him and took him down to the
station -s..-s...s. ,,.s 81
This closed the morning session and
! court adjourned. with Detective Bracket
| still on the stand under direct examine
| ton. ..a-.5ss5 ,.,,z "a
De Laittre on the Stand.
Detective Percy De Laittre was called
! to the stand at the opening of the after
noon. The examination of Charles Brack-
ct twas not completed but Mr.. Bracket
| was not, in court and De Laittre was
| sworn to save time. D..
He said he knew Gardner and knew he
| had worn star of some kind The wit
ness added that he had supposed Gardner
was employed by Mayor Ames as an as
| sistant in his medical office. r.... ....
! Did you ever see Norbeck with Will
| liam Edwards? ?" asked Mr.. Smith.
| yes; two or three times. Possibly
| more"
did you see Edwards one time near
the Milwaukee depot with man who had
| lost $105?"
| Yes, sir"
where did you first see that man."
| ''In police headquarters. He was sitting
| there when I went in ".--..
Attorney Henry S. Mead Interrupted,
| asking that the defense be allowed an OBJ
lection running to the whole line of ques-
tioning.
81 understand you have an objection and
exception to everything in the trial. re-
torted Mr.. Smith. 49,. 1919.
The blanket objection was not allowed
and an exception taken.
/ The witness said the victims name was
Berg. When he had gone into police
headquarters he had found Berg and Ser
geant Farnum there. Farnun told him
out with Berg. First they went to a
ticket office, where the witness talked
to the ticket agent, a man named Nord-
lander. From there Berg and the detec-
tive walked to the Milwaukee depot, ira
versing decidedly .circuitous route.
You took him to the depot?''
Eyes, sir"
what did you expect to find there?"
''We were looking for the place where
ne lost his money. He said it was down
there somewhere, but he didn't know
Just where
! :
came right up to us and said to the man
Whats the matter now?'' The man
said: "You were there when lost my
money! Edwards said he didn't get it
They stood there talking. I wanted tt
"A arrest Edwards, but the man wanted tt
y get out Of town and wouldn't stay tt
prosecute. I told him I couldn't do any
thing unless he wanted to appear in the
municipal court the next morning, and hi
wouldn't agree to that" >r1r~..;.
l do you know a man named - Fred
? Bonge?" ~ r. ii a...-..
/ Eyes, sir" O.. '-.e..- -r ..-ss .. ;,
Witness said he had been at Fardner's
house the night the trap was set fol
Bonge. Afterwards he had followed
Bonge to Roach's saloon. ,s --.
3 Il asked Norbeck what we were SEM
down to Gardner's for and he said Bonge
4 had been trying to shake down everybod,
;. In It own an dthat they were going {
HoAu u1IH SolueCNluS1 SAID inc WlLneSS.
S Norbeck and Bracket had gone dow1
Y there together and had hid behind tn,
Y piano. Norbeck, however, kept sneezint
> and was sent out of the room so hi
:. wouldn't frighten off the quarry. d.
Laittre and Billy Edwards then shared
: the shelter of the piano together. .....
> Ultimately Bonge arrived and was Civ.
en- s25 by Gardner. AS soon as he left
) the officers followed him He was tracked
to Roach's saloon, arrested, searched and
p locked up. >'t@ (
Bracket came into court while De
Laittre was on the stand. 49,. .
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