The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-21

Hooper, you don't know when or where
or hoy you lost your diamond, do you?''
asked Mr.. Welch. & #gi. ..
"You didn't see anybody take 1t ~
No. sir. But know now how 1t was
taken"
"You don't know OF your own knowI-
,edge?"
Il didn't see it taken; no, sir
Nov; No !. how h did you happen 70 go down
II went because Captain Alexander
asked me-
did he point out Adams to you?''
HE took me to see 1t / could recog-
nize him, and then he pointed him out
to me-
Had you ever seen him before?" a
'sNot that know off,
when was this?'' t
t'About two or three weeks ago"
This was after Adams was arrested tho
second time. The witness did not see
him while he was in Jail the first time.
| Before the cross examination was COM
| pleted, "Billy' Edwards and John Reid,
| both important witnesses for the state,
entered and took seats within the railing.
| Reid was brought here from Saltwater
| to testify. He is slender, with a thin
face. sharp features, dark brown eyes and
| black hair. ~ .-. -+r ...a4
| Ol cross -exdIuluhtlOu MT. SdlO
| that. Kings statement to him that Adams
was implicated in the robbery was the
first thing that led him to believe three
men had been mixed up in the affair He
had heard that the grand jury had in
dicted Adams, but supposed the name to
| be an alias for the man he knew as Miller.
| did King tell you he would do all
asked Mr. Welch. go .ae.r.as-E Il z
He told me he would get it back. That
was after Adams arrest. He told me
| several times - :
Mr.. Welch sought to show that the case
| against Adams had been nolled because
| Hooper was unable to identity him, but
| the witness said he had never been given
an opportunity to identity him until later
| do you know who Adams attorney
was?' asked Mr.. Welch.
"a. H: Hail." ..... '.- -s . ~
Didn't you tell him or the county at
torney that you couldn't identify Adams?"
mo, SIR . = 't,-.
| And the county attorney nolled that
case without giving you an opportunity
II never saw him until about three
weeks ago. ~:..-.
did you have private detective
working on that case?" 7
| mo, SIR
! did any one else?'' =
"Not to my Knowledge -: - =. r. - -.
! Nov, after you heard the Indictment
against Adams had been nolled you went
down to the county attorneys Office for
| the first timer -- ~
| 'Yes, SIR ~
| What did you do?"
| "Well, I swore out a warrant for his
arrest again on charge of stealing my
| diamond" .... =. -------
| "He was arrested?" - b ...*-
Eyes, sir - X.
| And what state is the case In now?'
IT don't know" -. -.'' ..1.-~
did you go before the grand jury?"
| II did, ....
Mr.. Welch endeavored to find out what
| had occurred, but the court would not per-
NIT It,. Mr.. Smith explained that the
grand jury was still in session and it's
future action problematical.. .as@rr jA.4
where did you get that: diamond"
| asked Mr.. Welch. ~ - ...- . 5'.
~ bought 1t from a friend named Will
| helm, cutter at the Palace Clothing COM
panys establishment
Further examination developed the fact
that the stone was in pawn at the time OF
it's purchase, and that the witness had
redeemed it. p
! The cross examination of Hooper was
resumed at o'clock. On direct ex-
animation he testified, that a younger
brother of NJ. l.. Cohen had told him his
diamond weighed about a carat a quarter
and a sixteenth. Witness denied that he
had been told the gem weighed seven
eighths of a carat and was worth from so
to, s75. The attorney then drew dia-
mond ring from his finger and asked
| whether any one OF the three stones with
\ which 1t was set resenbled the missing
gem The witness replied that his dia-
mond was larger. Two diamond studs
were next shown to him. He said, both
were smaller than his own, and that the
sittings were smaller than his own, and
| that the sittings were different. The
questions indicate that Cohen will be
sworn by the defense later. ~a-
John Reid was the next witness. He
| knew Adams, Miller and Samuel Sergeant
and admitted having seen Hooper in a
| Great Western coach. In addition to the
men named, King White was also in
| the gang. Reid said he did not know
who took the diadmond. =. -